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Photos of Edinburgh

Posted on June 11, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

This week I’ve been away from my usual haunts in London and leading a 10 day tour around Scotland. Naturally the place to start of at is the beautiful city of Edinburgh. Like many other great cities, Edinburgh takes great … Continue reading →

Posted in Heritage, history, Photography, Travel, Ye Olde England Tours | Tagged Edinburgh, Edinburgh Castle, Mons Meg, Royal Mile, Scotland, Walter Scott | 1 Comment

My ride in the last ever petrol London Black Taxi

Posted on May 28, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

In my role as a tour guide, I get to explore every hidden corner of London, though after nearly 5 years I sometimes feel like I am still just learning the ropes. Every day, every neaighbourhood reveals new secrets, new … Continue reading →

Posted in Cool Britannia, Heritage, Life, London, Travel, Ye Olde England Tours | Tagged Black Taxi, Hackney Carriage, London, London Taxi, London Transport, Tours, Travel, Ye Olde England Tours | 1 Comment

2,000 years on Bath Abbey is set to use the famous hot water that the Romans did!

Posted on May 24, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

Long before the Romans, it was the ancient Celts who lived across the British Isles who first noticed the hot waters spewing forth from deep beneath the the surface of the Earth, In fact, they used to pray there. When … Continue reading →

Posted in geography, history, Science and Engineering, Travel, Ye Olde England Tours | Tagged Bath, Bath Abbey, Bath and Stonehenge, Energy, Green Issues, Renewable Energy, Roman Baths | 1 Comment

Harry, Meghan and the £32 million wedding!

Posted on May 17, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

Today’s couples spend an average of £17,913 on their big day, with the average wedding size being 78 guests for the ceremony and 83 guests for the evening. However, Harry and Meghan aren’t like today’s average couples. They’re having everything from bespoke silver … Continue reading →

Posted in Cool Britannia, Heritage, Life, News, Ye Olde England Tours | Tagged #RoyalWedding, Meghan Markle, Prince Harry, Royal Family, Royal Wedding, Windsor, Windsor Castle | 10 Comments

Ye Olde England Tours is Hiring!

Posted on May 5, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

Most of you will know that I run a small tours company based in London. We do a large number of walking tours in London itself along with plenty of day trip car based tours to places of interest such … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Travel, Ye Olde England Tours | Tagged Jobs, London, Recruitment, Tour guide, Vacancy, We're Hiring | 9 Comments

Humphrey Repton and the Bloomsbury Squares

Posted on April 30, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

One of my favourite areas of London and one which I have written on previously is Bloomsbury. Once the area was full of grand achitectural squares with lush green gardens as their centre piece. Even today, the area retains an … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, history, Life, London, Ye Olde England Tours | Tagged Bedford Square, Bloomsbury, British Museum, Literature, Russell Square, Sherlock, Woburn Abbey | Leave a comment

The Roman Ruins Under A London Hairdressers

Posted on February 8, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

I hope you’ve all enjoyed my recent guide to some of the remaining sights of Roman London. Since writing those posts, last week I carried out my very first Roman Walking Tour of London from someone who must have seen … Continue reading →