History Tour Guide

Job Description

What you'll bring to the team

Are you passionate about history and enjoy engaging with guests of all ages?

If so, join our team as a Historical Tour Guide and bring the rich history of Warwick Castle to life!

As a Historical Tour Guide, you will deliver history tours to guests of all ages, taking pride and care in our artifacts and surroundings.

You will provide excellent customer service while undertaking historical research and interpretation for the castle. Working well within a small team that delivers results is key to this role!

With engaging talks and tours, coverage a range of popular topics including the past owners of Warwick Castle, to a deep dive into the castle’s weaponry collections.

Flexibility is needed as shifts will include weekends and bank holidays, ideally to start at the beginning of May 2026 and go on until 1st November 2026.

This is a part-time, seasonal contract position, with 5 hours per week being as a minimum but could see you working up to 5 days per week!

You will be supporting a committed team and will be required to fill gaps within the rota, covering weekends, holidays and sickness.

Qualifications & Experience

• Ultimately an passion for history and the Castle itself!
• Experience in public speaking or talking to large groups of people
• Experience in working in customer service
• Optional experience working in a heritage setting
• Passionate about the business and this field of work
• Able to work well as part of a team and independently

Benefits

Alongside working with a great team, we also offer:

• 25% discount in our retail shops and restaurants and 40% off LEGO online
• Merlin Magic Pass - giving you free tickets to all our attractions worldwide for you, your family, and friends every year
• Employee pricing up to 55% off cinema tickets

If you are interested in this opportunity and you would like to hear more, please click on the apply button now.

At Merlin we welcome the world to our magical attractions and resorts every day and we want to reflect that same multicultural mix inside our business too. We strive to create an inclusive and diverse workplace where people can be themselves, have the same opportunities and thrive together. Because at Merlin, everyone matters!

Together, we work to create a workplace where everyone feels valued, no matter their age, race, gender, disability or sexual orientation. Although we understand that we'll always be learning and growing, we aim to be the most inclusive and flexible employer in our industry.

We reserve the right to remove this vacancy advert early, should sufficient applications be acquired.

Pay Range

GBP £13.15/Hr.