Exeter Red Coat Guided Tours

The City's FREE award winning Red Coat Guided Tours are provided by Exeter City Council and are the perfect way to explore Exeter, one of the oldest cities of England.  Run by experienced qualified volunteer guides a variety of tours are available, each one focusing on a different aspect of Exeter's history and culture.

Discover the city's sites of interest and hidden treasures. All tours are on foot so please wear suitable footwear. No dogs (except guide dogs) are allowed on tours. Children must be accompanied. 

Tours commence from the main West Front of the Cathedral (some tours from the Quay) each day of the year except Christmas Day and 1 January. See the website for the full tour programme and starting points, or download the programme below.

Red Coat Guided Tour Programme 1 April 2018 - 31 March 2019

Full details of the tour schedule are also posted on notice boards located outside the Cathedral, Custom House Visitor Centre on the Quayside, as well as outside Exeter Visitor Information & Tickets office, located next to the Princesshay car park entrance. You can also pick-up a leaflet at both visitor centres on your arrival or one can be posted to you.

Until further notice access to the Bishops Palace Garden on the Cathedral Close and Bishops Palace Garden tour on a Wednesday afternoon is prohibited. As an alternative the tour will finish at the Devon & Exeter Institution. 

We apologise for any inconvenience caused, for further information please call 01392 265203