Just wanted to leave a wee message about our guided tour on Tuesday 22nd July with Shaun. It was a great start to our York trip – the lad was enthusiastic and really well informed taking us around the main areas. That 2 hour tour basically set us up for what to do the rest of the week – a really big thank you to him for giving up his time.

Just a quick message to say how wonderful Colin, our tour guide on the 2.15pm tour, was yesterday. A really enjoyable 2 hours spent in the company of some fascinating people from all over the world. Just the right pace, both physically (on a really hot day) and historically – I was taking notes and photos along the way for my blog. I’ve spent today looking through the photos and notes I took and not only can I recall what Colin said, but the route we took and the wonders we saw. The whole experience was truly captivating! I thoroughly recommend going on one of your tours which I stumbled on by chance – I am so pleased that I did. Many thanks and best wishes

My wife, sister, and I did your walking tour yesterday (the guide was a Scottish gentleman whose name, I think, was Frank) and I just wished to let you know how much we all enjoyed it and how grateful we were for the opportunity. We saw so much that we would not have seen without the excellent guide and even had we chanced upon it, would not have understood, that the tour added greatly to the enjoyment of our stay in your beautiful city. Many thanks.

I am writing to express my gratitude for Alan’s interesting account of York’s history and relaxed approach to the tour today at 2pm. Alan guided myself and 8 foreign students visiting York for the summer. The students were very positive about the tour and albeit nervous to ask questions, took in a lot of the information Alan offered which is fantastic and a testament to Alan and his thorough knowledge of York’s history. Thank you again for an enjoyable afternoon.

Jen, our tour guide was wonderful. She was very knowledgeable about the city and kept everyone engaged. It is great that the guides volunteer to show visitors around. Now we want to come back and learn more.

Thank you so much to the Association of Voluntary Tour Guides and to John who gave a score of other tourists and me an informative, insightful, and thoroughly enjoyable tour, accompanied by the best of weather, on 17 May 2014. John was surely a masterful guide.

My friend Francesca and I would like to thank you and John, the guide, for the wonderful walk in York on Sunday, 27th April. York is a \dqlittle jewel\dq and John was able to transmit us his enthusiasm and deep knowledge. Thank you!

A message of huge congratulations for your excellent tour, which I took this afternoon at 2.15. Apologies that I’ve forgotten your guide’s name. His commentary and care of our group was tremendous, and I could not have wished for a better introduction to York. Your volunteer guides offer a tour that would attract a big cost elsewhere. And over 2 hours of detailed background and walking exploration. Thanks again from a grateful Aussie!

Hi, I would just like you to pass on my thanks to Pat, the wonderfully bubbly and bright tour guide who took us around York this morning. Her knowledge of, and love for her home city came across loud and clear throughout the walk, and the whole group hung onto her every word. It was an absolutely wonderful introduction to the history of York, and was the highlight of our visit.

Just a note to say thank you to Rod and the Voluntary Guides for the very insightful tour of York on Easter Sunday. Rod’s passion, knowledge and love of York shone through and we learnt more in 2 hours from Rob than a week with a book. Thanks to Rod and all the volunteers for being so generous with their time.

Delightful – most enjoyable afternoon. Who said you get what you pay for, it was a marvellous introduction to York

I would like to express our thanks for the excellent tour provided by John on Wednesday 12th March at 5pm. Our colleagues from across Europe thoroughly enjoyed it and it was very much the highlight of our team meeting. The English members of the team also loved seeing the city in a new light. I will be recommending your services to family, friends and colleagues alike.

Whilst visiting York on Friday 21st Feb 2014 myself and 2 friends found our way to Exhibition Square and joined Mike your guide for the escorted walk, and we were very glad we did.I would recommend the walk to any visitor and if they were lucky enough to get Mike as a guide they will get a great tour. Thanks for the well presented informative walk

We joined the walking tour around York today, with our guide, John, and we both found the walk very interesting, informative, and at times even amusing. I could not think of a better way to learn a little of the background and history of York, and would like to say thank you to John for keeping us entertained for over 2 hours.

My husband and I arrived in York at 9.30am on Monday 17th February and by 10.15am were fortunate to just make the start of a brilliant two hour walk with one of your excellent guides. (His name may have been Kevin). We were very impressed with the pace of the tour and his vast knowledge of your beautiful, historic city. He gave us such an interesting time that we were able to return to some of the places over the next few days feeling knowledgeable. Couldn’t recommend the excellent service more highly

We would like to say how much we enjoyed our guided tour with Wendy on Friday. It was one of the highlights of our visit to York. Apart from the tremendous knowledge that Wendy has of York she was very friendly and made the tour really memorable. Please pass on our thanks to her.

I would like to say thank you to Colin for an enjoyable walk on Sat 8th Feb. My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed the walk and thank Colin for sharing his knowledge of the city. A well recommended tour.

We took the 10.15 walk on 2nd Feb, Steven was a very well informed guide making it interesting and enjoyable we learnt a lot. I would recommend it to anyone

Just like to express our thanks and appreciation to Roy for the informative but relaxing tour this morning (Saturday 1st February). A great job well done.

Last week I had the possibility to go on one of your city tours in the morning. It was amazing how John, the guide, explained the historical things with so much enthusiasm and heart. He seems to know where each pebble stone in York came from. There are many small details that I wouldn’t have seen without him. Thank you!

Just wanted to say a big thanks to the guide for this tour (unfortunately I missed his name, as we had to changed groups due to numbers, but he is from the south of England). It was an excellent and informative tour; he was friendly and injected life into the history of York. I can’t fault his enthusiasm for his subject matter. I am a Green Badge ITC guide from Manchester and marveled at the range and depth of his knowledge and indeed the fact that this can be done for free is a miracle in itself. A credit to the city. Thanks again and best wishes.

We arrived in York yesterday, 23 May 2013. On the strong recommendation of our B&B owner we took part in the 2:15 pm historical tour of the city with John. He was excellent, friendly, knowledgeable and a credit to the Association of Voluntary Guides and York. This was a great introduction to our visit and we have no hesitation in recommending this tour to others.

It was my pleasure to be toured with Jenny last Wednesday. Despite the very cold weather, the tour was a total pleasure. Jenny just covered enough detail to ensure we were all engaged, but when asked for more information, or asked about ‘side-issues’ or totally unrelated topics she had such a deep body of knowledge that she was unfazed every time. Jenny is a true gem, and we look forward to visiting York again and enjoying another York tour with your organisation. Please pass my thanks onto Jenny.

I would like to thank Richard our guide for last week’s tour of York (Saturday 1 March). We were a group of 7 and Richard had to cope with a tour group that was at least 25. I have been to York several times now but have never really understood its historical context. Richard’s highly informative, stimulating and amusing tour was the best possible introduction to this wonderful city. Richard’s love of York and the enthusiasm he showed for the history of the place were nothing short of wonderful. It was fascinating and the 2 hours sped by. For all of us, it was the highlight of the weekend. Thank you very much Richard and thank you AVG tours.

We recently enjoyed one of your tours through York on the 3rd of February. Our guide, John, was just the nicest guy and really knowledgeable about the city’s history. We spent a nice few hours, learned quite a bit about York’s amazing heritage and got to discover some nice corners we wouldn’t have seen on our own. AVG’s tours are really a must-do in York! Thanks so much!

We went on a walk with one of your guides, Paul last Saturday 26th January. We had a most enjoyable time even though snow was still on the ground. Paul was very knowledgeable and gave us a real feel for York and its history. Please pass on our thanks to him.

We spent a lovely couple of days in York, last weekend, in which we had a 2 hr plus guided tour around parts of the city, old and new. Charlotte, our guide, was so knowledgable and interesting, that the time went by so quickly. This is an excellent, free tour, and I wish I had the chance to buy her a coffee, at least. Thank you for the extremely friendly education.

My partner and I were very glad to have made it to the walk with our guide Simon. Not only was he very knowledge and interesting, his enthusiasm and humour opened our eyes to the amazing history of the city. Thank you Simon.

Just a note to say a very big thank you for a most enjoyable and interesting tour of your beautiful city. We all enjoyed your company and listening to all your facts and stories about York. The tour was exactly what we hoped for and proved to be the beginning of a very successful trip. With thanks and best wishes,

Dear All,_I just want to say: thank you very much for your fascinating voluntary tour! I had today a great city tour with Monica and enjoyed it very much! I noticed directly, that you do this tour from the love to your beautiful city, its history and culture. I’m very grateful for this!_ All the best,

Wow!! We joined AVG’s free tour on Thursday 25th October with our guide John and thoroughly enjoyed the whole two (and a bit) hours. John brought York’s history to life with his down to earth insight into its historical events. Although we were a large group (35 ish) John catered for all ages and also the many nationalities excellently. John’s pace and use of humour kept the group engaged. We were really impressed with the quality and knowledge of our volunteer ‘ well done, please ensure this valuable, informative, educational and humorous service continues.

My wife and I visited York August 27th and 28th, 2012 as part of our travels between Scotland and France. We joined Keith on the morning of the 28th for a wonderful and entertaining tour. An excellent window into the history of the community and area helping to connect to some of what we had seen and heard in Scotland. It was our first time to York, although I had heard many tales of York from my father who was based at Linton-on-Ouse during WW2 (RCAF426). History can be dry but Keith brought it alive with his knowledge and wit. We went back to several of the sites and explored more deeply off the side streets and alleys. Thanks again. We hope to be able to return to York and the country side surrounding some time in the future.

My wife and I are visiting from New Zealand and have been told by many folk we have met, that… \dqwe must visit York!\dq By chance we arrived on the correct day and time (10th September 2012) to meet with Roy, one of your excellent guides. We can’t speak highly enough of his knowledge and memory for historic facts and dates – and especially for his enthusiasm of the subject matter. One could perhaps expect some indifference from someone who may have conducted many tours of this sort, but Roy was always expressing his excitement and this infected us all ! It was so very much appreciated and we can’t wait to be able to visit York again and continue on the ‘discovery trail’ which Roy has introduced us to. Please convey to him our deep appreciation for his time, research and study he has obviously been involved in. We will be back!!

Hi. We would like to thank you for the guided tours by Roy, Ian and Malcolm you arranged for us last week. Everyone was more than pleased with their guide. We all felt the tours were very well paced in that: we were not physically rushed from place to place, the information we were given covered so many facets of York’s history, this information was given in a way that kept our interest with a mix of anecdote as well as fact, all our guides spoke with great confidence and humour too Many thanks, although I have visited York on other occasions, I now feel much more at ease in your beautiful city knowing more of its origins and how it grew and changed over the years. Please extend our thanks to our guides, it was a privilege to share in their great knowledge of York. Best wishes

Well, just to say thanks for the great tour we had! It was raining a little, but our guide made the tour the most interesting thing in York! We loved it! I don’t remember very well when we went, but I think it was 7th, aug. Thank you very much!

My partner and I went on a walking tour last Tuesday. I felt I just had to put into words how wonderful it was! The 2.5hrs + flew by and we both learnt so much. Many thanks to our brilliant guide Ray. I would heartily recommend to anyone visiting York. Regards

Good Afternoon. Just wanted to say thank you for the walking tour which I went on the 6th August. Our walking guide was called Mike, who was a fountain of knowledge. I found the walk fascinating, enjoyable and intriguing. Learning more about this great historic city York. Well done. Yours faithfully

We were visiting York from Austin, Texas for only two days and decided to go on the free walking tour. Our guide that morning was Angela and she was just wonderful. Not only was she extremely well informed on the history and archaeology/architecture of York, she was a true delight. And, she was genuinely empathetic to the people who made York’s history and spoke eloquently of the need for tolerance between faiths and different peoples. Angela brought York alive for us and she is, indeed, a treasure, herself. Please thank her again for us.

I just wanted to say how much I enjoyed the guided tour of York on Wednesday 20th June at 2.15pm. Charlotte who was our guide, was very informative, and it was very interesting to hear about the history of York, some of which I didn’t even know until the tour. I would recommend it to anyone else, who is interested in York and its’varied history. Thank you once again, and in particular to Charlotte.

Dear Sir or Madam, we recently enjoyed a tour guided by John S. His knowledge and warmth made the walk the highlight of our trip to the UK. Many thanks to your organization for the wonderful gift it provides visitors to your fascinating city. We hope to return one day. Regards

Dear Sirs, Just to say how enjoyable my wife and I found the guided walk we did with David on Friday afternoon last at 1.15pm. It was a most enjoyable and informative few hours which significantly increased our enjoyment of a short visit to the wonderful city of York. We just wanted to record our thanks and wish the Association every success in the future. Yours

Hi, we joined a free walking tour of York on Wednesday 8th February 2012 guided by Richard. We would like to say that we thoroughly enjoyed the tour despite the freezing conditions. Richard was a very informative and entertaining guide ‘ so much so that we felt it necessary to email to say how good we thought he was. We had a group of mixed nationalities and ages and Richard expertly gauged just the right level of detail and humour. Thank you very much to the Association of Voluntary Guides for taking the time to run these free walking tours ‘ a great service, much appreciated. Kind Regards

We had a tour on 31 January 2012 starting at 1015 with your guide Glen. He was very good and made the tour a memorable experience. Many thanks to your Association & Glen, Regards

Dear AVG group, my husband, daughter (a student in York) & I joined one of your tours on Saturday morning. Unfortunately I did not get the guides name, but she was a delightful lady with silver/light hair. The tour was absolutely enthralling ‘ she really brought the city to life, and I learned so much, not just about York itself, but the development of language, guilds, church environments’.I want to thank you for providing such an amazing experience ‘ I am now recommending to all my friends and colleagues! Many many thanks, Kind regards

Hi, my wife, son & I attended your 2.15pm walking tour of York today, run by Charlotte. I would like to sincerely thank her for the wonderful insight into the history of York she provided. We all learnt so much and it was a highlight of our stay here. Kind Regards

Dear Sir or Madam, we wanted to say thank you for a wonderful guided walking tour we had some weeks ago when we stayed in York. We have toured Britain for several years now and this was certainly one of the best walking tours we have experienced.

Hello. my husband and I visited York for the first time on Thursday 20 October 2011. We thoroughly enjoyed our day. One of the highlights of the day was the 2.15 guided tour, led by one of your volunteer guides. Our guide was superb ‘ a very enthusiastic and knowledgeable gentleman. We did not have an opportunity at the end of the tour to fully express our appreciation to him, so would appreciate it if you would let him know just how much we enjoyed and learned from his informative and interesting tour. Kind regards