Tag Archives: London

The largest glasshouse in the world re-opens at Kew

Posted on May 31, 2018 by

Founded in 1840, The Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew is one of the most extensive and important botanical gardens in the world, housing the “largest and most diverse botanical and mycological collections” around the globe. It’s quite frankly one of … Continue reading →

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My ride in the last ever petrol London Black Taxi

Posted on May 28, 2018 by

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 →

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The Royal Wedding – Harry and Meghan by the numbers

Posted on May 14, 2018 by

A few days ago, the Queen signed the Instrument of Consent which gave official approval for the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, you can see her signature at the top right of the document.  So I thought I … Continue reading →

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Ye Olde England Tours is Hiring!

Posted on May 5, 2018 by

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 →

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A Multitude of Maps

Posted on March 19, 2018 by

I had so many maps from my previous post Messing Around With Maps that I couldn’t fit them all in one post.  So here are another batch.     This interesting map shows the relative population density of the UK … Continue reading →

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Watling Street – A Roman Road through the heart of Britain

Posted on February 1, 2018 by

Though the Romans are famed for their roads along with many other things, they didn’t invent the idea of roads but rather vastly improved upon what had gone before with better engineering, money and manpower to it easier for their … Continue reading →

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An ancient Roman road re-opens in London – Watling Street Revived

Posted on January 29, 2018 by

You might have seen my last post on the London Temple of Mithras or London Mithraeum. As part of the massive building project which has seen the creation of the new Bloomburg Headquarters and the painstakingly restored and relocated Temple of … Continue reading →

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