From May to September guided walks of historic Guildford are offered on:
- Mondays at 11am,
- Wednesdays and Sundays at 2.30pm,
- Thursday evenings at 7pm to end of August.
Walks are free of charge and the meeting point is at Tunsgate Arch (opposite the Guildhall Clock) in the High Street. Walks last for about 70 - 90 minutes and cover about half a mile.
Special walks can be arranged for groups throughout the year at a low fee.
Schools - Guided walks of Guildford are offered free of charge to schools and can be tailored to fit in with national curriculum requirements.
Guildford is rich in history, it has a fine collection of buildings covering Saxon, Medieval, Tudor, Georgian, Victorian and 20th Century architecture, making it an ideal place for a school visit.
The voluntary Town Guides show and explain the town to over a thousand pupils each year. The most popular tour requested by schools is the Historical Tour of the town. This includes a brief history from the earliest times with visits to the Abbot's Hospital, a church and the Castle grounds. In addition to the Historical Tour the guides offer tours on Medieval, Tudor and Victorian Guildford to compliment the National Curriculum.
Other tours given to the general public and also available to schools are:
- Unknown Guildford
- The River Wey and St Catherine's
- Buryfields
- Lewis Carroll
- Henry Peak
Please contact Eric Morgan on 01483 233344 or Guildford Museum using the contact details below.
Guildford Museum
Castle Arch
Guildford
Surrey
GU1 3SX
Tel: 01483 444750
Email: museum@guildford.gov.uk