Love Yorkshire - Sarah Cowling Blue Badge Tourist Guide

15/11/2024

Christmas in York is pretty special, but is York the original Christmas city?

Join me on a festive walking tour of York, find out all about the Christmas traditions that you love.

Tours start today and run daily at 4pm 🎟

14/11/2024

Delighted that it was announced today that the Institute of Tourist Guiding AGM will be held in Bradford next year to celebrate bradford_2025 Bradford 2025. Also very proud to have been presented with the new photo card by Lady Victoria Borwick chair of VisitEngland visitengland Yorkshire's Best Guides

13/11/2024

We’re super excited about tomorrow night! 🤞

Our guided tours have been shortlisted in the Visitor Experience category at the prestigious REYTAs and tomorrow is the awards evening.

Best of luck to everyone shortlisted! 😊

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12/11/2024

Well this is happy news for a Tuesday!

Christmas Eve 4pm Tour is now SOLD OUT. An additional tour has been added at 2pm so don't miss out.

Tours start this Friday, still not 100% on booking? Here is a review from last year that is sure to change your mind. ✨

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - Tripadvisor Review - Nicola J

"Sarah was a wonderful guide.
She was full of information which was delivered with humour and energy.
The 90 minutes went so quickly!
We now know so much more about the traditions of Christmas and have fallen in love with York. Would recommend this for anyone, thank you Sarah!"

You can book here - linktr.ee/loveyorkshire

11/11/2024

Are you or someone you love a fan of Anne Lister?

Look no further for the perfect gift! The Anne Lister's York Walking Tour book is perfect for a self guided tour around York or the perfect way to follow Anne's footsteps around York from the comfort of your home.

You can buy from Amazon, direct from me or in person from Holy Trinity Church, Goodramgate, York.

Buy here - Linktr.ee/loveyorkshire

01/11/2024

It's November 1st which means we are officially allowed to get excited about Christmas 🎅

The York Christmas Walking Tour starts in just 15 days! With the first tour on Friday 15th November. I can't wait to start sharing all the ways that make York the original Christmas city.

It is also a great pleasure to share that the York Christmas Walking Tour has received a Viator Badge of Excellence!

If you would like to join this festive walking tour, do not hesitate and book your tickets today, last year we had a few sell out tours, we wouldn't want you to miss out 🎁

Book here 👇

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30/10/2024

Very productive day in Bradford with gotguided prepping for Yorkshire's Best Guides AGM next week. Started at the glorious woolexchange_bradford_, now waterstones bookshop, via the bradfordclub and met up with fellow BBG Barbara Morawska in spooky sunbridgewells for the best sciscilian cannoli ever! So much going on in Bradford - lots of works prepping for 2025 and more filming in Little Germany. This time peakyblindersofficial - looks like an explosion with all those green screens and debris British Guild of Tourist Guides Institute of Tourist Guiding

28/10/2024

Beautiful Holy Trinity Church, Goodramgate, York illuminated by candle light tonight with the Mary Anne Fisher, the female stonemason. Mary Anne took over the Fisher stone yard on the death of her husband Charles in 1861. Mary Anne’s ghost watches over the headstone in of her 14year old daughter Frances and 2 little sons, Richard and George. Did Mary Anne carefully and lovingly carve the headstone for her children? Hear more about Mary Anne in in the Museum Gardens7-10 Nov when the marvellous The Bloody Tour of York will be telling her story

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24/10/2024

Few more The York BID today. Found my favourite today -the beekeeper in - complete with the cutest bees buzzing in the breeze. Also the artist behind York Art Gallery. Is it William Etty? Saw his tomb on a wander round the churchyard - complete with another spooky monk!

21/10/2024

Was my pleasure to show Cathy around Leeds on her visit. Thank you Visit Leeds . If you want to enjoy the Leeds Highlights Tour that Cathy enjoyed book now Leeds Walking Tour www.leedswalkingtours.co.uk
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Irish Daily Mail

We’ve recently hosted Cathy Mullan from the Irish Daily Mail to experience the culture of Leeds and the surrounding areas. She enjoyed a day out to the beautiful Haworth to see the history of the Brontë Family, and some time to explore Leeds' landmarks like the Corn Exchange, the Royal Armouries and Harewood House. Read the article for yourself to be inspired on what to do on your next Leeds city break...

18/10/2024

Fantastic Sound and Light show commemorating the 40th anniversary of the 1984 Fire and the 137 firefighters who bravely tackled the blaze and saved the minster. The most miraculous survivor is the rose window, which cracked into 40.000 pieces, but remain intact. Thrilling projections relive the scene. Every night until 2nd November

18/10/2024

Book for the All Saint’s Day tours on 1st Nov and see beautiful Holy Trinity Goodramgate candle lit in all its glory!

As the nights draw in, York starts to tell its stories. Come and join us for two events in association with York Ghost Week.

Monday 28 October 2024, 6pm to 8pm drop into our Candlelit Mouse Hunt. Spot our mice and get a chocolate treat. Free, but donations welcome. Suitable for children of all ages (and the young at heart).

Friday 1 November 2024, Meet the Residents short tours of the site, inside and out, by torch and candlelight. Start times 6.00pm, 6.30pm, 7.00pm, 7.30pm and 8.00pm, Tickers £5 plus Eventbrite booking fee. Suitable for ages 12 and up.

16/10/2024

Launch Day for The Mayor of Knaresborough’s ITG White Badge Town Guides Training Course. The search is on to trainee volunteer tour guides to complete the course and lead highlight tours of the Town. Still time to apply, see the Town Council Website for details. Applications close 31st Oct. Knaresborough Town Criers cried about the event, thanks to Olwen and Mark, White Badge Tourist Guides from Hull Maritime walking tours and Jackie Clare co-president of Institute of Tourist Guiding and a great tour from Mayor Margy Longhurst to start our day Knaresborough Town Council Yorkshire's Best Guides

14/10/2024

A wonderful surprise when I took my group into the yorkminsterofficial today. All the chairs have been cleared in preparation for a very exciting event this weekend (watch this space- can’t wait!). The minster looks even more huge and awe inspiring with no chairs. And we get to see the and 1730’s stunning black and white stone floor. Beautiful

14/10/2024

The Mayor of Knaresborough's Town Guides

Join us for the launch event this Wednesday 16 October 1.30-4.00pm at Knaresborough House to hear all about how you can train to become a volunteer tour guide helping to enhance the visitor experience and support local businesses in Knaresborough.

For successful applicants, the free training course starts in January. The Council's hope that candidates will gain not only a qualification allowing them to offer tours on a voluntary basis under the Mayor of Knaresborough's Town Guides, but also to allow them to develop their own income-based tours if they wish. Closing date for applicants is 31st October 2024.

Come along on Wednesday afternoon to hear more or for more information visit our website https://www.knaresboroughtowncouncil.gov.uk/The_Mayor_of_Knaresboroughs_Town_Guides_48768.aspx
or contact 01423 864080 or email [email protected]

14/10/2024

Two little bears!

13/10/2024

Tourist Guiding workshop for the volunteers at Holy Trinity Church, Goodramgate, York. Fascinating how many people have left their marks in there from signatures on windows , initials , mason marks and a host of other mystery markings. Don’t miss their take over event on Friday 22nd Nov Yorkshire's Best Guides Visit York

11/10/2024

Strayed out of today, but the view back north was glorious. Humber Bridge looking spectacular. Potter round the humberbridgegardencentre and admired the tile walls at the old tile works