Category Archives: Ye Olde England Tours

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A video of the re-opened Borough Market

Posted on June 15, 2017 by Stephen Liddell

Borough Market has long been one of my favourite parts of London and so aside from the more obvious issues following the recent attack there and the adjoining London Bridge, I have been waiting to get back inside both for … Continue reading →

Posted in Cool Britannia, Life, London, News, Travel, Ye Olde England Tours | Tagged Borough Market, food, London, London Bridge, Markets, Neals Yard, Southwark, Terrorism, Travel, Video | 4 Comments

Ye Olde Fighting Cock – The Oldest Pub in Britain?

Posted on May 18, 2017 by Stephen Liddell

This time last week I was giving a lovely guided tour to a charming couple to the old Roman city of St Albans which as it happens is just 5 miles from my house and an hour out of central … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Life, Travel, Ye Olde England Tours | Tagged County of Hertfordshire, food, history, Pubs, St Albans, Ye Olde Fighting Cocks | 4 Comments

ORP Blyskawica, Cowes and an unexpected surprise for the Luftwaffe

Posted on May 8, 2017 by Stephen Liddell

I’ve had the good fortune to be in Portsmouth twice in the last 3 days. It’s one of my favourite UK cities and I’m always very happy when I get to give a tour here. There is more than can … Continue reading →

Quote | Posted on May 8, 2017 by Stephen Liddell | Tagged Captain Francki, Cowes, history, Isle of Wight, ORP Błyskawica, Portsmouth, The Blitz, The Solent, WW2 | 2 Comments

Bloomsbury – The Literary Heart of London

Posted on March 20, 2017 by Stephen Liddell

Bloomsbury is one of my very favourite parts of London. I’m a little biased as I spent four years studying at SOAS, a college in the University of London during the 1990’s and in recent years have been spending quite … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, history, Life, London, Photography, Travel, Ye Olde England Tours | Tagged 1984, Bloomsbury, British Museum, Literature, Peter Pan, Senate House, Virginia Woolf | 7 Comments

Great Fires Of London & those who fought them

Posted on March 9, 2017 by Stephen Liddell

I’ve been crisscrossing the country so far this week so have got a little behind on my blog posts so please consider this an emergency posting! I mentioned a few weeks ago that I was going to create a few … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Heritage, history, Life, London, Travel, Ye Olde England Tours | Tagged Firefighters Memorial, Great Fire Of London, Queen Boudicca, St Pauls Cathedral, The Blitz, The Monument | 11 Comments

From the Palace to the Jungle

Posted on February 17, 2017 by Stephen Liddell

You don’t have to have been to London to know what The Household Cavalry look like. With their bright red uniforms, highly polish breastplates and distinctive tasseled helmets. Their traditions date back to 1680 and are the personal mounted escort … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, London, Travel, Ye Olde England Tours | Tagged Army, Brunel, England, Horseguards Parade, Household Cavalry, Jungle, The Queen, Travel, United Kingdom | 3 Comments

So, we’re going on YouTube!

Posted on February 10, 2017 by Stephen Liddell

Sooooo, I’ve spent the last day or so creating two YouTube channels as it seems to be the way the world is going. Unlike some channels, hopefully I can put up some videos of interest and perhaps even a … Continue reading →