History of Guildford Class 2025

We are a small band of enthusiastic volunteers who lead walking tours in Guildford town centre with the support of Guildford Borough Council. Each year we take thousands of people, adults and children on guided walks.

Guildford Town Guides

Discover the  town's fascinating  history from Saxon times to the 20th Century

Guildford Museum

We have joined forces with Guildford Museum Heritage Service to run this course which has been popular with history enthusiasts for many years.Classes will be held on Thursday mornings from 10 am to 12:30 pm starting on 16 January 2025 with breaks for Half Term and Easter. There will be 14 classes with the final class on 8 May 2025. See the Agenda above for the full programme of dates and topics.The classes are based on the course created by Matthew Alexander, former Curator of Guildford Museum. A set of Matthew's notes is included in the course.The classroom lectures will normally be followed by a visit to a historic location or building in the town centre. As a result, the sessions may take up to two and a half hours as a whole.The Cathedral session will take place at the Cathedral, not at the Museum.Access to the classroom at the Museum requires climbing stairs with a handrail to reach the first floor.

Programme of classes

16 January 2025 -  Introduction & Origins

23 January 2025 - Norman Conquest: Castle & Friary

30 January 2025 -  Medieval Guildford: Life, Wool & more

6 February 2025 - Guildford Corporation & Guildhall

13 February 2025 - George Abbot & Abbot's Hospital

27 February 2025 - River Wey

6 March 2025 - Georgian Guildford & Coaching Inns

13 March 2025 - Lewis Carroll

20 March 2025 - Victorian Guildford

27 March 2025 - Alan Turing & Guildford

3 April 2025 - Twentieth Century - University of Surrey 

24 April 2025 - Twentieth Century - Guildford Cathedral

1 May 2025 - Twentieth Century - World War I

8 May 2025 - Twentieth Century - World War II

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