Red Coat Guided Tour: Exeter Herstories - Walking with Women through Time

Exeter Herstories: Walking with Women through Time is a special Red Coat guided tour running on Monday 29 March 2027, starting at 11.15am. It's a two-hour walk through the city centre, and it's free to join.

The tour follows a route of women through time, stopping at landmarks around the centre to tell some of the hidden stories of women connected with Exeter. The focus is on their achievements, which have often been overlooked, and it puts them back into the context of their lives and the many diverse challenges they faced. It's less of a standard history lesson and more about the people themselves — the ones who left their mark on the city but didn't always make it into the main narrative.

If you're already familiar with the city, it's a good way to see it from a different angle. You'll be walking past spots you probably pass every day, but with a guide pointing out the stories that usually go unnoticed. It's a slow-paced morning, so it's as much about the walk as it is about the stories.

It all kicks off at the Devon War Memorial on Cathedral Green, right in the heart of the city centre. From there, you'll head out on the route, stopping at various landmarks along the way. The whole thing takes about two hours, and it's free, so it's an easy one to fit into a Monday morning. Just make sure you're at the memorial for 11.15am.