I loved every minute of my first tour of York thanks to the enthusiastic guidance of Mike. His great knowledge and humour brought the history of this amazing city to life. I’m definitely returning to York to explore further. Many thanks.

Margaret was a well-informed and thorough guide. She kept us all interested and shared her knowledge with passion and humour. Her little anecdotes really added to the experience. rn

The lovely Angie took us on a wonderful, informative tour of York, visiting so many places we would definitely have missed without her expert guidance. Angie’s knowledge really helped bring alive the city for us, taught us the origins of well-known phrases and made us far more aware of features to look out for on the rest of our stay. A real highlight of our week! Many thanks.

We joined the Sunday morning Tour given by Debbie – she was brilliant, giving us an easy to absorb overview of the history of York across the centuries. Despite it being chilly and a few spots of rain, she made the 2 hour tour really enjoyable – thank you! rn

Our family guide was Richard C. He is arguably the best guide I have come across in England: knowledgeable and personable. RC’s enthusiasm about York is visible and contagious, we are so very grateful for him to take time to explain and tell so many key anecdotes which put in perspective everything we saw and the history of York in a broader historical contexts. We finally learnt the etymology of the expression eves dropping! rn

We thoroughly enjoyed the tour and Wendy gave us a fabulous insight into York so that we have decided we want to come back

My husband and I had a tour with Ian yesterday afternoon. What we really liked about it was he took you to quieter areas of the city and you saw things that I don’t think you would see on other maybe more well-known tours. We particularly liked the beautiful church he took us to which was very much out of the way. It was a thoroughly enjoyable way to spend a couple of hours in this beautiful city so many thanks to Ian and the organisation.

We were a group of 12 ladies from Bristol visiting York and we wish to thank Ann for setting up the tour and Wendy for giving us such a wealth of information as we walked around York. We all enjoyed the tour and we saw places that we wouldn’t have found ourselves. Many thanks.

I wish to say thank you to the volunteer Walk leaders who do free walks aroundthe city. On Tuesday my husband and I went on a tour in the afternoon Sue was the leader and gave us brilliant look at the history of York. We learnt new stuff and saw places not visited before. Even though we have visited York, many times before. Great to get such detailed information. Our sincere thanks for this excellent activity

Hubby and I enjoyed a very informative and amusing tour led by Martin this week. We were lucky enough to have lovely weather which obviously enhanced the experience and together with Martins knowledge of this beautiful city, made for a very enjoyable morning. Many thanks

What a great idea and so well executed. Our guides we’re friendly and informative. We saw and learned a great deal of this most historic city. Highly recommended for both one-off and regular visitors. Thanks so much.

Helen was the perfect host throughout our 2 hour tour of York. Her knowledge is in-depth and extremely insightful, her experiential knowledge of the area was brought to life, she shared personal memories of when she studied there herself which made the tour much more personal, (brought it to life in a more detailed manor). There was 9 on the tour and she kindly catered for all age groups, many thanks, Helen, Graham and Ann 🙂

One of the most surprising and interesting things about York is this fabulous guided tour. Our guide Keith was the perfect host and his knowledge was immense. Everyone who visits York should go on this tour.

We were guided by Alison who has an amazing in depth knowledge of York’s varied history. In 2 hours we found out more than we would have wading through guide books. Thank you Alison.

Mickelin was our tour guide and we couldn’t be happier! We not only explored the city but also learned a lot about its history and architecture. Thank you Mickelin for a fantastic day in beautiful old York!

We wanted to thank Ian for his tour today. We really enjoyed exploring York with him. He was very informative and friendly. A beautiful city.

Really enjoyed our tour with Niall. Having visited York many times I had not expected to learn or see so much that I hadn’t prior. rnWhist the tour was incredibly informative and insightful Niall also had a wonderful sense of humour – which was needed when recounting some of the more unpleasant tales surrounding the history of the city! Had a great time, highly recommend!

What an amazing AVG tour this was. My wife & I thoroughly enjoyed our 2 hour plus tour with Nick J. His knowledge of the history of York was vast and his delivery was easy to listen too, with many touches of humour. Don’t miss this real treat~ entirely free; the 2 hours plus went so quickly. Our thanks to Nick, you made our tour of York special.

Had a first-class tour with Alison. She took us to places we would never have found. Very informative and thoroughly enjoyable, would wholeheartedly recommend them.

Neil led our tour around York and he was great, so informative and knowledgeable it was a highlight of the trip. My partner and I both really enjoyed it, thanks so much!

Thank you so much to our guide, really enjoyed this informative tour.

Thoroughly enjoyed our 2hr tour with our guide Keith. Very informative and interesting, would highly recommend to anyone. Many thanks Pete & Deb’s

Even though we had spent 2 days in York visiting the Minster, Jorvik and The Walls, we still found much new information and as yet unseen sites on the walking tour. Alison was a very knowledgeable guide, clear, concise and with a sprinkling of humour. She was obviously enthusiastic to share her pride in her city. Thank you. We would definitely recommend. rn

Really good tour in small tour with very knowledgeable tour guide Neil (I hope I have your name right). rnHe really show you the city but gives you great tips too and it is totally free which is a bit pity. I would not mind giving him fiver or tenner or even somehow support the organization. rnThank you!

We had a really interesting and informative tour of York lasting over 2 hours. Our guide Wendy answered all our questions and was particularly good with our son Marcus who has autism. Would thoroughly recommend!

My girlfriend and I had a fantastic time touring York with our guide Neil today. Neil helped us to understand and appreciate the city much more. His presentation and style were spot on: a healthy mix of historic facts and dates with clear personal stance on issues and lovely sense of humour. Neil’s love for York was coming very clearly through his speech. We felt privileged to be guided around York by someone who knows and loves his native city as Neil does. We recommend anyone coming to York to join tours run by voluntary guides.

Wendy was a brilliant guide. Very friendly and extremely knowledgeable. Highly recommended.

Richard C was great we were a small group and it felt great to have his knowledge shared with us, he delivered this with ease and was very personable. Although billed as a walking tour, due to the stops and all the nuggets of knowledge it was an easy 2+ hrs – other tours are available but this tour is completely free which is a testament to the team that run the tours – thank you

We did the free 2 hour walking tour of York yesterday, with our lovely guide Debbie. It was a fantastic and rewarding experience, where Debbie was extremely knowledgeable and delivered everything in a light hearted informative manner. We would thoroughly recommend going along on a tour, it’s a great experience.

Lovely tour guide with a laidback, warm and friendly style. We’ve visited York a few times before and thought we knew the city relatively well, but Debbie took us to several places we’ve never been to before and told us many new facts. rnReally enjoyable

We must have just had the wettest York City Tour on record! The forecast said it might rain, but it was torrential, with distant thunder and lightning. Our excellent guide Graham carried on regardless while doing his best to protect us from the elements and keep us safe. He still managed to deliver an excellent tour with a multitude of facts and details (we learned a lot) and delivered with more than a little humour. We had jackets and umbrellas, and remained relatively dry. Poor Graham was well and truly soaked. His performance went well beyond the call of duty. 20/10”rnLooking forward to next tour with Graham when it is not quite so wet’.. Highly recommended.

This tour was the absolute highlight of our stay in York. Our guide, Helen, was so wonderful and gave us an excellent overview of York’s history and monuments. We loved the tour and can’t thank Helen enough!

We would like to thank Judy for being the most outstanding tour guide today in York. For six Londoners who had never visited York before she made the tour totally enthralling (and that’s saying something considering we had 4 teenagers with us). It was fascinating and the 2 hours flew by. We all learnt so much and her passion and love of York shone through. It really made our trip! Thank you so much Best wishes Shoshannah Fenner and family

I enjoyed this tour so much, it is so nice to have someone truly in love with the city history and ready to share his knowledge ! Thank you for your time !

My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed the super guided walk given by Alison. She was informative, interesting and professional and the walk was fun!rnThank you, Alison!

Excellent!! Thank you Alison!

This was an excellent tour with Richard C, who was a very knowledgeable and interesting Guide. We learned quite a few facts we didn’t know about York and we thoroughly enjoyed our time on the tour. We would recommend this to anyone who would like to know a little more about this beautiful city.

What a generous gesture! thank you very much Richard C and AVG for very professional service. 2 hours guided walking tour of York for free! That is great:) Richard C is a very knowledgeable guide and knows funny stories. 2 h flew by even though it was very hot.

Keith was an amazing guide, so knowledgeable and provided a fascinating insight into York. Keith was entertaining and spent 2.5 hours talking to the group. The tour was relaxed and fun. It was very much a dialogue throughout with questions answered. Many thanks to Keith.

Thank you to our lovely Argentinean guide who conveyed her passion for York and York’s history on our tour! We loved that you gave us the full chronology of York so we would understand the parts of history we would later see in the town’s architecture. We would recommend this tour to any visitor to York!

Our tour guide Richard C was engaging, enthusiastic and so knowledgeable about York. He was able to combine deep historical knowledge with amusing anecdotes. We couldn’t have wished for more. Thank you!

Big thanks for the great tour today by Richard C. Really interesting tour and very knowledgeable guide. Would strongly recommend to others, even more so that it’s completely FREE ! rn

Great tour, knowledgeable and entertaining tour guide! Thank you!

I have done this tour now six times, and I have recommended a few friends to do it as well, and nobody has been let down. All the tour guides are excellent, very knowledgeable about history and culture. The tour is completely free and they won’t take tips. An absolutely unmissable when visiting York for the first time.

Amazing tour! We had ours guided by a Scottish bloke with a big booming voice. The tour was funny, interesting and enlightening. Highly recommended!

My sister and I did the tour yesterday. Our guide Nick was friendly welcoming and knowledgeable. The tour took us to tucked away places we might have missed and it was thoroughly enjoyable. I think it’s wonderful that York people devote their time to show off this historic and beautiful city. An essential start to any visit to York.

Sorry I can’t recall our guides name but he was legit, a 2 hour tour with almost non-stop history, how do they remember all that! Not only that but it never got dull, everything was presented with enthusiasm and respect, funny from time to

The guide really knows about the history of York and England, obviously loves the subject. She was very good at telling facts in an entertaining way.