Association of Voluntary Guides to the City of York

We had a blast visiting York with our guide Kevin. He was very knowledgeable, friendly and explained the history of the city very well. We highly recommend it if you're visiting and enjoy walking tours.

We were warmly greeted by Ian at Exhibition Square.From the off, Ian was extremely informative, relaxed, and friendlyThe weather - bright warm and dry autumnalNovember afternoon was perfect for a gentle stroll around historic York - Britain's second city!Ian was always ready to answer any questions. And with the odd dad joke thrown in here and there, Ian was a delightful guide. He clearly loves sharing his knowledge to showcase some of Yorks' gorgeous historical areas.Ian was very conscious right from the beginning that he kept us up to date of safety issues - highlighting any low steps, narrow walkways, etc. At one point, when we reached a stone staircase leading up to the walking along the wall, he gave any member of the group the opportunity to leave if they were unable to manageThe tour overran by about 20/30 minutes, but we could have happily taken more time as it was so fascinating.Although Ian politely declined contributions as it's a free tour, ourselves included, there were several of our group that were more than willing to pay as it was well worth it.⭐️Highly recommend while in York that you spend a few hours wandering around with Ian or any other guide of this voluntary organisation⭐️

We booked the tour a day before via website, it was free of charge. We are in a group of 5 people. Amazing 2 hours walking tour. I walked around 10,000 steps and that was definitely good experience and exercise! Our guide knew a lot about history, very welcoming and friendly atmosphere. Highly recommended!

Informative , interesting, fun and fun two hour walking tour of the city .Highly recommend booking this tour to see the City and learn about the amazing history of York.Enjoyable for adults and teens !

My wife and I took a walking tour of the city during our recent stay. Our guide Liz was entertaining and knowledgeable. I would definitely recommend one of these walking tours and the best thing is it's free.

Great walking tour with Fraser, nice experience with a local that has so much knowledge of the city.

Amazing initiative of local guides. The tour was very interesting, guide Mike was very helpful and gave an overwhelming insight in the rich York history. Two hours passed as one minute.

We have just completed a morning tour with AVG. It was a fantastic morning filled with loads of history and hidden gems in York. I never would of seen half the sights and Liz our tour guide was fun and so interesting. A brilliant tour not to be missed!

Today we took this wonderful walking tour of York lead by an extremely knowledgeable & entertaining tour guide Fraser! We learned a lot about the history of York & how the architecture has changed over the centuries. Fraser also pointed out many small details that we would have never noticed. Thank you Fraser!

We joined the volunteer guide for a 2 and a half hour guided tour of Yorks' historic centre.The tour was terrific, full of interesting history ,facts, and stories of the city, which gave a great insight into England's history . I would highly recommend joining a tour if you're in York.