Great tour today with Richard – really interesting, informative and entertaining. The hours flew by despite the cold!

We had a great tour given by Richard of Halifax. He was very knowledgeable and entertaining. He went over his time with an extra trip into holy trinity church. rn

Had the loveliest time walking around in York with Richard! Super knowledgeable and a great guide. Thanks Richard! rn

The walking tour with Richard was fabulous! He shared his passion and also many stories for his home city with us! We went to places which I wouldn’t have covered by myself and I wouldn’t even know! It was wonderful! Highly recommend it! rn

The tour was great. Our guide was Joanna and she was really good. You can tell she loves the city and what she does, she was very enthusiastic. We had a very good time and learned a lot. We recommend it.

We were thrilled to be taken around York by John Shaw . He is so knowledgeable and passionate about York and made the Tour so memorable and fun . It made our weekend in York so special. Thank you John. What a fabulous Association. Highly recommend to everyone.

Despite the freezing cold Nick kept us enraptured with all the detailed history and stories of York. This was a fascinating tours that spanned the centuries and brought the many different buildings and areas to life. Thank you for a wonderful couple of hours a great introduction to the city.

Super tour by Richard – many thanks! The tour was interesting, informative and fun. Richard has great knowledge of the history of York and really engaging stories relating to the city. York is a great city and taking the tour has greatly enhanced the experience of our visit.

Excellent tour of York today with Nick. Lasted well over 2 hours and we saw and learnt a lot! Nick clearly knows his stuff and had some great stories to tell. Thank you! rn

Lawrie was an excellent tour guide who guided us through the amazing City of York. His knowledge of history and the city was vast and he made the tour very engaging. His relaxed nature led to a relaxed couple of hours walking around the city. rn

Our tour guide was Richard of York. Richard was very knowledgeable and had great intermixing stories along the tour. Highly recommend! We thought about a self guided tour but glad we got Richard!

Wendy was an excellent guide on our walk around York. She is knowledgeable, eloquent and able to answer lots of questions about the history of York. Wendy has fascinating stories to impart and genuinely enjoys her generous role as a volunteer. Thank you Wendy for a very pleasant 2 hours!

Best tour and tour guide we have ever had! Helen was our tour guide for 2-1/4 hours. She was wonderful! She gave us such an in-depth tour of York and many facts about the Roman and Medieval periods and beyond to current day. We could tell that she really loves this city and wants to share all that she knows about it. We would never have learned all of this on our own – and she is a volunteer. The pace of the tour was perfect too. Thank you Helen!

Went on the tour with Jo yesterday. My companion and I thoroughly enjoyed it… she was excellent. I’ve been on these tours lots of times over the years and they are always excellent, but this was particularly good and she took us to some slightly different places and away from the crowds. Please thank her from us.

What an excellent tour! We were led by Mike on one of the most interesting, engaging walking tours we’ve ever been on. It exceeded our expectations and the 2 hours passed really quickly. The amount of information and the pace of the tour were just right and we learned so much about the history of York which we wouldn’t have appreciated on our own. Thank you very much Mike!

My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed the tour and our guide was enthusiastic and knowledgeable. What a wonderful service you provide to visitors!

Wonderful tour provided by Cristina! She was so friendly, knowledgeable and fun, a very engaging volunteer tour guide.

Wonderful tour provided by Hellen ! Learned many things and loved her energy.rnThank you !

Our tour guide, Frazier, loves York and his passion for this charming city was evident throughout the tour. He was so friendly and knowledgeable and fun, a very engaging volunteer tour guide. I would highly recommend this walking tour!

Our guide Kevin was really informative and knowledgeable and he had a good sense of humour too. We really enjoyed the tour thankyou and learnt so much of the history of York. The tour has now set us up well for our one week stay in your beautiful City. Thankyou again.

I want to thank you for offering this historical tour of York. The information was fascinating and well presented by the guide Mike. It was wonderful to learn about the city from him.

A most informative, interesting and entertaining two and a bit hours in the company of our guide today. Considering that this is a free service, it was if exceptional quality. All questions were answered and it gave us an insight into the very rich history of this beautiful city.

Steve the tour guide from start to finish of our walk today was very knowledgeable, patient and informative of the city of York. His historical accounts helped both me and my wife to picture how it was then within Roman, Viking, tutor and victoriana times in York. Would very highly recommend people visiting York to attend and although totally free of charge would ask people to please contribute some money whatever they can afford to this volunteer initiative.

We live in the York area and booked to join a walking tour In June. It was fascinating, in fact nothing else would have induced us to walk through York in torrential rain for 2 hours. Thank you Alan, we feel both entertained and much better informed.

Our family thoroughly enjoyed our free walking tour with AVG! Richard, our guide was extremely knowledgeable and had a wealth of great stories to keep us entertained. He was also very approachable and answered all questions with aplomb. We highly recommend the tour as a way to make sense of the immense history of York.

A couple of weeks ago we had the great pleasure of joining the walking tour around York guided by Kevin who is one of the York Association of Voluntary Guides volunteers. It was a small group of 6 people which was the perfect size for a comfortable walking pace and for the opportunity to ask all of our questions. Kevin generously shared his passion for the city and deep knowledge of facinating York and English history. I have learnt a lot about the incredible history of York during this 2 plus hours tour. rnKevin, many thanks to you for making our trip to York unforgettable! I would definitely recommend joining one of the tours offered by the AVG when you are in York.

We really enjoyed our tour with Liz last Wednesday. rnShe was a very informative and inspiring guide for sharing the fascinating story of York. rnWell done Liz and many thanks to the Association of City Guides and the City of York!

Thoroughly enjoyed the tour, very informative, and ray was fabulous! She was a wealth of knowledge and a wonderful individual.

I really enjoyed the tour with Mike. He was so passionate about the history of the city that made you want to know more and more about it. I really recommend it.

Alison, our tour guide, was excellent! I learned so much and she brought the history of York to life. The two hours went by in a flash. Thank you so much.

We spent a wonderful afternoon learning about the beautiful city of York . Wendy was engaging and knowledgeable . It was well paced and well delivered and I would highly recommend this tour . Makes me want to revisit York to learn more . Thankyou Wendy

What a wonderful tour we had with Wendy today. At each stop on the tour we were given interesting facts on the location. Time was taken to make sure we all heard and understood everything. I thought it was lovely how inclusive Wendy was as we were a mixture of ages and Nationalities she managed to chat to everyone as we walked between stops. Thank you for a wonderful afternoon. Pam x(from Skipton)

We have done the tour with Wendy, we loved her humour, she made the visit very entertaining, she gave us very interesting information and she kindly responded to our queries. Highly recommended!

The guided walking tour of York was interesting and informative. Our guide was knowledgeable, entertaining, and quite engaging. We enjoyed her amusing asides and stories which made the history come alive. The walk was not difficult for average walkers and the terrain was easy to traverse. We had parents with a baby in a stroller and they were able to complete the enjoyable walk. So we recommend this walk for everyone. Thank you so much for providing this service for visitors to York. It is well worth the time.

We really enjoyed the tour with Debby.rnNormally a tour guide gives you interesting information. Sometimes a tour guide is a real storyteller and occasionally a tour guide is a native. Debby United all these features and made this tour unforgettable. Thank you so much.

Liz was lovely and engaging and brought our group together very informative and passionate about York we did not feel rushed, recommend highly!!

Excellent tour! Ian was our guide and he did a great job explaining so many interesting facts about the city and showing us beautiful sites in York. I strongly recommend this walking tour to anyone who would enjoy exploring the city. Thank you very much!

Excellent tour! Ian was our guide and he did a great job explaining so many interesting facts about the city and showing us beautiful sites in York. I strongly recommend this walking tour to anyone who would enjoy exploring the city. Thank you very much!

We had a wonderful entertaining and informative tour of York with Kevin. We saw sights and gathered information on this walk which we probably would not have gotten on our own. He effortlessly led us through this beautiful city enlightening us with his knowledge while ensuring that no one was left behind. It was a great way to familiarize ourselves with the history and the layout of York. Kevin’s love of the city shone through in this tour.

We enjoyed our walking tour with Martin this morning. He was very friendly and knowledgeable about the places he showed us around York. Being from the US and visiting York for the first time, Martin was very patient with our questions and understanding that we lacked the background history to fully connect to the events and information that he was giving us. We so appreciate the Mayor’s tour program in York. Thank you very much!

Richard gave us a highly informative tour which made for a good starting point for the rest of our stay. He is clearly very knowledgeable and passionate about York’s history. Thank you!

Had a wonderful couple of hours with Richard who gave us an entertaining tourrna lovely man.rnI live near York but saw things I wouldn’t have seem on my own.rnGreat day

Of the walking tours my family did in the UK, this was the most enjoyable, organized and well-timed! Our guide was very knowledgeable and paced the tour perfectly. Learned a ton about York’s Roman and Medieval history, as well as some quirky trivia. Highly recommend!

Such an enjoyable tour of York with Richard on Friday. His knowledge is outstanding and delivered clearly and with great humours he obviously loves York and his job. Very well and many thanks.

My friends and I had a fantastic time on the tour led by Mick. It was great to be introduced to such a lovely city by someone so passionate about it, and born and raised in York too! We will be coming back, seems there is so much more to see.. rn

Having Richard of York as our guide was most enjoyable. He was friendly and informative. He showed us the sights and told many stories of this fascinating city.

I recently had the pleasure of taking a tour of York with guide Ian and I have to say it was one of the best experiences. Ian was extremely knowledgeable about the history of the town, and his passion for sharing that knowledge was evident throughout the tour.rnIan took us on a journey from the medieval period all the way back to Roman times, introducing us to the fascinating legend of Legion 9 Roman and leaving us wanting to learn more about this mysterious part of York’s past. I would highly recommend Ian as a guide to anyone visiting York. Thank you, Ian, for such a great experience!

My brother and I joined our guide Helen on one of the York AVG walking tours. We learned so many interesting details about the city, buildings, and history. This truly free tour was our favorite part of our stay in York. I would highly recommend to anyone visiting the city, especially in the early part of a visit to York. Outstanding!