A few weeks ago I was giving a Churchill Walking Tour to a family of 8 in London. It was a cold wintery Sunday morning and the streets were largely quiet until towards the end of the tour we came across a filming unit down a side-street near Parliament. There were a few doorways surrounded… Continue reading A London street transformed to look like WW2 in The Blitz
Tag: Private Tours
Queen Elizabeth Walking Tour of London
I only created one brand new tour in 2022, City of London Walking Tour which by chance I received my very first booking for this morning. I really enjoy researching new tours and locations and am always amazed how no-one had come up with anything similar and yet when various tours take off, they are often… Continue reading Queen Elizabeth Walking Tour of London
Great Crimes and Punishment 360 degree Virtual Video Tour
As some of you may remember, a few weeks ago I created my first 360 degree video tour which all takes place in beautiful and literary Bloomsbury in London based upon our great Bloomsbury walking tour of the district. So far it has proven to be very popular and even got me some new 5-star… Continue reading Great Crimes and Punishment 360 degree Virtual Video Tour
My first Virtual 360 Degree Video Tour of London
For the last few months I have been busy working out a vague plan to push my Ye Olde England Tours business forward. How can you be a tour guide and make any money whatsoever without there being any tourists? A few people around the world have done the odd live tour using their phone… Continue reading My first Virtual 360 Degree Video Tour of London
Coronavirus Diary 62 – I love it when a plan comes together!
Some of you may remember that in the first days when everyone lock-down, I took the opportunity to go outside having already been shielding for a month or so. I went off to fully explore my new neighbourhood and found so many attractions so I wrote quite a few posts on them and even… Continue reading Coronavirus Diary 62 – I love it when a plan comes together!
Coronavirus Diary 24 – Zooming around London
I had a brainwave today which isn’t unusual. What is unusual is that I have the time to act on it! I’m rather in a quandary, I’m living in this beautiful though work-in-progress new house and despite being at home, I’ve reached the limits of what I can do without spending money or going out… Continue reading Coronavirus Diary 24 – Zooming around London
My new tour – Sacred, Secret, Gardens of London
One of the joys of doing walking tours around London is that I often come across new areas, secret oasis almost, in the midst of one the largest and busiest cities in the world. I find that my tourists often prefer the hidden gems even over some of the big tourist sites or indeed big… Continue reading My new tour – Sacred, Secret, Gardens of London
A day out at Stonehenge and Salisbury Cathedral
This week I’ve had the pleasure of giving two guided tours to Bruce and Heidi from Denver, Colorado. They are a really nice couple and extremely interested in their history and all things British. Our walking tour of London was at times in danger of becoming a swimming tour of London and as it has… Continue reading A day out at Stonehenge and Salisbury Cathedral
My First Guided Tour: Windsor Castle
Regular readers may be aware that over the last few months I have been working on setting up my own personal and private guided tours company. It has been a long arduous but also frequently fun road setting up a company website, creating profiles on various guiding websites and creating and designing brochures, leaflets, business… Continue reading My First Guided Tour: Windsor Castle