The Mayor of Knaresborough's Town Guides

In Spring 2025, Knaresborough will have an exciting new attraction to offer visitors and locals alike. You will be able to enjoy a free guided highlights tour with The Mayor of Knaresborough’s Town Walking Tours. Before then, we need to recruit and train a team of enthusiastic volunteer guides.

Could this be YOU?

We can offer you:

The opportunity to learn new skills

Full support and learning materials

The chance to meet new like-minded colleagues

Become part of the elite team of The Mayor of Knaresborough’s Town Guides

Visitors eager to join your tours and hear about this remarkable town

Fun! We want this to be an enjoyable experience for everyone

 

Can you offer us?

Commitment to attend lectures and practical sessions on selected Wednesdays, January to April 2025

A welcoming personality and a desire to communicate

Collaboration with colleagues on creating the stories to share with visitors

Enthusiasm and passion to showcase your town in a programme of walking tour during 2025 and beyond

 

We are looking for individuals who love meeting people and would enjoy sharing their passion and enthusiasm for Knaresborough with visitors from all over the world. You don’t need any prior experience or expert knowledge, as all the guides selected for the programme will be offered a thorough training in both practical skills and the background knowledge required to present a first-class tour of the town

Knaresborough Town Council has teamed up with the Institute of Tourist Guides to offer an in-depth course, leading to a well-respected award – The ITG White Badge – a sign of quality and professionalism within the guiding world. You can find out more about the Institute of Tourist Guides here www.itg.org.uk

Successful applicants to the course will enjoy 21 hours of knowledges-based lectures about all aspects of Knaresborough’s history and guiding theory plus 18 hours of practical guiding training. The course will take place on Wednesdays from the beginning of January 2025.

The search to find The Mayor of Knaresborough’s Town Guides will start with an Open Day at Knaresborough House on Wednesday 16th October. So, if you would like to learn a new skill, learn more about your town, meet new colleagues and volunteer to lead tours and be an ambassador for Knaresborough, join us from 1:30 – 4pm to hear more about this intriguing opportunity.

 

If you can’t make the open day, you can download, complete and return the Application Form by the 31st October 2025.

 

Sarah Cowling (about the Course)

Margy Longhurst (about the walking tour)

Margy.longhurst@knaresboroughtowncouncil.gov.uk