Portsmouth Guided Walking Tours

Walk Through History. Experience Stories That Changed New Hampshire.

Step into the streets of Portsmouth to uncover the powerful, often hidden stories of Black lives that shaped New Hampshire—from enslavement and resistance to freedom, legacy, and belonging.

More than just a tour, our trained Sankofa Scholars will take you on a journey that connects the past to the present and invites you to see history and your place in it differently.

Sankofa Tour Guides are specially trained interpreters who lead our tours through the lens of the Black experience. Inspired by the Akan principle of Sankofa—“go back and get it”—they recover and share overlooked histories, offering a deeper, more truthful understanding of New Hampshire’s past.

Portsmouth Guided Walking Tours

Also see Black Heritage Trail Tours across Greater New Hampshire.

Tour Details

Duration: 90 minutes
Location: Portsmouth, NH (Starting at 222 Court Street)

Time: All tours begin at 2:00 PM unless otherwise stated in the description.
Pricing:
Adults: $20
Seniors: $15
Youth: $10
Group Size: Up to 20 people
Walking Level: Moderate

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2026 Portsmouth Guided Walking Tour Schedule

History You Can Feel

Walk the streets where enslaved Africans lived, worked, and resisted. Stand at the African Burying Ground and reflect on lives once erased, now remembered. Engage in meaningful dialogue about memory, belonging, and truth-telling.

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Tour Guides

Angela Matthews

A Quest to Thrive: Economics of Slavery & Portsmouth's Early Black Community; Black Soldiers and the American Revolution

Dan Comly

On Saturday Night We Were Husband and Wife: The Black Family

Jenny Tibbits

Exploring Dover's Black History

Lynn Clark

Volunteer, Warner Historical Society

Nur Shoop (Lead Tour Guide)

Thirst for Freedom: From NH's Slave Trade to its Civil Rights Movement; Portsmouth Greenbook Tour

Rebecca Courser

Researcher, Merrimack County

Saniyah Bolton

Port of Entry: Boys and Girls for Sale

Sonya Arroyo

Stanford Cross

Prince Whipple and the 1779 Petition

Valerie Fagin

Ain't She a Woman: Let Me Tell You Her Story

Additional Information

Unless otherwise stated, all guided tours will start at 222 Court Street in Portsmouth.

Please plan to arrive at least 15 minutes prior to departure time. If you do not arrive 5 minutes before departure time, your spot may be given to another participant. Tours typically take 90 minutes.

Registration is required prior to taking tours. If you have not pre-registered, and if there is space available, we will register you onsite to join the tour.

There is a maximum of 20 participants per tour.

Accessibility & Safety

Accessibility: This tour takes place on Portsmouth’s historic streets, which include narrow sidewalks and cobblestone surfaces that can be uneven.

If you have mobility concerns or specific accessibility needs, we encourage you to reach out. We are committed to making this experience as accessible and welcoming as possible.

Safety: For your health and the safety of our guests, if you have any of the following symptoms, we ask that you refrain from joining a guided tour: Cough, Difficulty Breathing, Shortness of Breath, Fever, Chills.