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24/08/2026

15/08/2026

Fancy trying something new?

Why not train to become a Yorkshire Blue Badge Tourist Guide?

Taking place between Jan 2027 - March 2028, the part-time course will be run by the Institute of Tourist Guiding.

Here’s what you can expect:

- A nationally recognised Blue Badge qualification
- Part-time training alongside work or other commitments
- Practical guiding experience across Yorkshire
- The skills and confidence to lead tours for visitors from around the world
- Training to guide at some of Yorkshire’s most iconic attractions
..And by Summer 2027 you could be fully qualified to lead tours in York Minster!

To find out more, please visit the link in our bio.

26/07/2026

Don't miss this excellent play by Angela Clare about Anne lister's relationship with Mariana Belcombe. Part of the and performed in the stunning Merchant Taylors' Hall

York Georgian Festival (yorkgeorgianfestival) is coming - 6 to
10 August 2026.

Full details of the programme are here: https://www.mansionhouseyork.com/york-georgian-festival

So many stories of the 18th Century! Explore the experience of women of fashion, love, religion and the law with us and our friends at The Bar Convent, York Castle Museum, Barley Hall and Fairfax House.

Image description: Woman standing wearing a white shaded dress with a purple ribbon around her waist with another woman behind her who is resting her arm around the shoulders of the first. Background is a purple / brown colour. Text reads - No Priest But Love, A Talk on Anne Lister of Shibden Hall followed by a script in hand performance of a new play by Helena Whitbread and Angela Clare.

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25/07/2026

An opportunity to join us as one of is on the cards! Residents & fans of the White Rose County can sign up with Yorkshire's Best Guides to train to become a Blue Badge Tourist Guide in the new year! Follow the link below for more details! 👍

Institute of Tourist Guiding World Federation of Tourist Guide Associations. (WFTGA) FEG Tourist Guides VisitEngland

23/06/2026

So proud of the Knaresborough Guides. Their tours are a wonderful introduction to the town and they all have such passion and enthusiasm to share with their guests. Institute of Tourist Guiding Yorkshire's Best Guides

Knaresborough Town Council is marking a major milestone on 25 June 2026: one year since the graduation of the town’s volunteer ITG White Badge Town Guides and the launch of The Mayor of Knaresborough’s Town Walking Tours. In just twelve months, more than 1,000 people have taken part in a free to...

28/04/2026

Discover the stories of one of the city’s most unique assets with a Marina Tour!

📅 Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday
⏰ 11.30am
🎟️ £5
🔗 https://www.hullmuseums.co.uk/museum-events/hull-marina-tours

03/04/2026

Thankyou to everyone who has supported us this week to help If you are visiting this weekend don't forget to buy your Anne and Ann pin for a minimum donation of £5. We need £30,000 to refurbish the gate to just how it was when Anne and Ann walked through it in 1834. If you can't visit us, but would like to make a donation, please use the QR code above.

30/03/2026

26/03/2026

Yorkshire's Best Guides at the Yorkshire Society Heritage symposium. British Guild of Tourist Guides Institute of Tourist Guiding

23/03/2026

https://www.visitchurches.org.uk/get-involved/give/support-a-campaign/goodramgate-keep-the-gate-open
Please donate if you can. Thank you so much!

Keep the Goodramgate Gate open! The gate into Holy Trinity from Goodramgate is in need of urgent care and restoration.

This gateway has welcomed many visitors to Holy Trinity since the 1700s with the ironwork gate being added in the 1800s and is listed by Historic England as grade II *.

For those who prefer a weblink: https://www.visitchurches.org.uk/get-involved/give/support-a-campaign/goodramgate-keep-the-gate-open

Please donate if you can and watch this space for details of fundraising events. Thank you!