As one of England’s most historic towns, Kingston’s Ancient Market Place and Riverside are full of sights and stories of times gone by. The earliest written reference tells of a Great Council held here by King Egbert of Wessex in 838 C.E.
Kingston has a valuable resource ready and willing to tell and show you, and your friends, the town’s history. Let Kingston Tour Guides take you on an extraordinary journey, rich with tales from the past.
Kingston Walking Tours provide such regular weekend walks:
Town centre walks meet below the Golden Queen Statue on the Market House in the Ancient Market Place every Sunday morning at 11:00 a.m. from March to November (excluding Easter and Remembrance Sundays) and at 11:00 a.m. on the first Sunday of every month from December to February.
They also provide walks of Surbiton on a monthly basis in the summer months.
If you have been on a tour previously, please note that the Guides have introduced a new walk for you, this being, tales of The Ancient Pubs, Inns and Taverns of Kingston, and they give this once a month April to October, at 2pm on a Sunday afternoon, and they are, later this year, introducing a new, specific tour of All Saints’ Church.
All walks are free and the guides are volunteers and accept no payment for what they do. That said, donations to help the running of the guides, publicity, etc., are always most welcome and gratefully accepted.
They can also tailor their service to particular requirements, for example, private walks and illustrated talks.
They regularly give talks to local groups, Schools and colleges and can help Cubs, Scouts, Guides, etc., obtain their local history badge by coming on a walking tour in the summer evenings or having an illustrated talk in the darker evenings.