People are being given the opportunity to become one of Exeter’s famous Red Coat guides.
The City Council is recruiting for its award-winning Red Coat Guided Tours. Anyone interested is being invited to an open meeting to find out more.
The meeting is being held at the Custom House visitor Centre on Exeter Quay, at 11.30am on Saturday 29 March.
Red Coat Guided Tours is a free service provided by Exeter City Council. It enables visitors to enjoy Exeter’s rich history with a guided tour of the city. In 2019 the Tours received the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, and last year they were awarded a Travellers’ Choice Award from Tripadvisor
Guided walking tours operate daily with a wide variety of subjects charting the history of the great city of Exeter. Knowledgeable Red Coat guides bring history to life with guided tours of the city.
People can choose from a variety of tours including Exeter Old & New, Medieval Exeter, Ghosts & Legends and Exeter’s Historic Quayside. There’s also Tudor Exeter, Exeter’s City Wall, Forgotten Exeter, Royalty in Exeter, and lots more.
Red Coat guides will be at the meeting to explain about the role and answer any questions.
The Red Coats will be able to say just what it’s like to be a Red Coat and encourage anyone interested to join the next training programme which will take place later this year.
Those attending the meeting will also be able to get an idea of what level of commitment is needed for the role and what the expectations are once the training has been completed.
After the meeting, if anyone is still interested, recruitment packs will be distributed with interviews scheduled for July and August and training between November 2025 and March 2026.
Anyone interested in attending is asked to email redcoat.admin@exeter.gov.uk
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