Volunteer Area: Visitor Welcome/Public Engagement/Horticulture
Do you love horticulture, enjoy meeting new people from all over the world and have a passion for sharing stories? If yes, why not become a Garden Guide at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. From April to October, we offer twice daily tours of the Garden, with additional group tours offered year-round. We are looking for enthusiastic volunteers who can commit to leading 4 to 6 tours a month during peak season, on a rota basis, including some weekends.
Main Responsibilities
- Leading Daily Tours of groups up to 15 visitors
- Cream Tea Tours
- Guiding Group and Specialist Tours
- Preparing and researching engaging tour content
- Staying up to date with garden development, news research and events
What we can offer
- A training program is run for all new applicants from January – April
- Ongoing support and development
- A warm, welcoming and supportive community of fellow volunteer guides
- 10% discount in the shop/restaurants
Commitment
We ask for a minimum 1-year commitment and the delivery of 4-6 Tours a month, during peak season. Flexibility is built in; you advise of your availability on a monthly bases and you can also swap tours with others to fit around your commitments.
How do I apply?
For further information, please click here for a more detailed role description.
If you wish to make an application, please complete the volunteer application form and return this by email to volunteering@rbge.org.uk indicating Garden Guides in the subject line by 12 noon Monday 30th November 2025 and we will hold interviews during the month of December.
We warmly welcome applications from people of all background, valuing the positive impact this has on our team. RBGE is committed to ensuring that all volunteers are treated equally irrespective of their age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, and pregnancy or maternity.
