The Medieval Quarter | a Manchester walking tour

Having popped into M’cr all my life for mostly shopping and socialising this tour gave a refreshing new perspective to this constantly evolving city. Ric is a very enthusiastic, knowledgeable and friendly guide. My friends and I thoroughly enjoyed our wander around the Medieval quarter learning and seeing so many interesting things, so much so I’d now love to explore the other tours Ric has to offer. Highly recommend!

I’ve been popping into M’cr for shopping and socialising pretty much all my life but this tour shows a whole new side of the city. A very knowledgeable, friendly and obliging tour guide (thank you for waiting for our delayed arrival Ric). Really enjoyed the history and various points of interest covered. Would like to discover more now so will look to book one of your other tours in the not too distant future. Thanks again.

Absolutely LOVED this tour with Ric! Fascinating use of visuals to help you step back in time and great knowledge of the city. I went with my Mum and we both learned lots about the city we live in! Looking forward to seeing any new tours you run, thanks Ric!

This was a fabulously informative & enjoyable tour! As a born & bred Mancunian, it was great to learn so much about my home city. Ric is a very warm & engaging host & he delivers the factual content of the tour really neatly via clever use of multi-media. Hugely recommend to both locals & visitors to Manchester!

I booked Ric’s Here. Then. & Now. tour as a client event for a group of architects and designers — it went down brilliantly. It’s not your typical history tour. The way Ric uses multimedia on location to show how the city’s evolved is a great touch, and even the group members who know Manchester well saw it differently. Super relaxed, really engaging, and pitched perfectly for a mixed group. Will definitely be booking again!

Rics tour was thoroughly enjoyable and entertaining. He recreated historical Manchester through his vivid informative descriptions, fascinating old photographs and really interesting stories. He has a very good knowledge of Manchester, with a particular focus on architecture, both old and new, which made the tour both absorbing and great fun. I would highly recommend a trip around Manchester with Ric.

My Dad took me along on this walk. Initially I wasn’t really interested but it was around my favourite city so I thought I’d give it a go, and he could buy the drinks at the end of it! Ric was really knowledgeable about the city and the old pics were interesting and presented on this screen which helped see what was there in a clear way. It’s nice to know more about the city when so much of it is changing.

Rik is the present day ‘Mr Manchester!’ His passion and experience is so prevalent in his tours, he obviously loves his home city and keeps a keen eye on development and a valuable bank of historical Images. It’s fascinating to see the images of before and now whilst on his tours. As Rik is an architect he is extremely thorough and keen to take questions on his opinion and express possible thoughts architects had when they produced the buildings in the city. The music scene notes are great also as are Riks recommendations on where to eat and pubs to drink in. If the Mayor of Manchester position becomes available soon, I’ll be voting for him! Keep doing what you do Rik, these tours are great value and I left having learnt so much about the city, your city!

Fantastic tour with an original twist, brilliantly presented. Not just history, but how the city became what we see today. Well done!