Tag Archives: Ye Olde England Tours

The London fences made from stretchers

Posted on August 26, 2017 by Stephen Liddell

Famously many of the iron and steel railings in the U.K. were removed and melted down to help the war effort in WW2. Whether a large city park or a private residence, chances are if there was a traditional style … Continue reading →

Posted in history, London, Science and Engineering, WW2 | Tagged Air Raid Protection Officers, ARP Stretcher Fences, history, Life, Stretcher Fences, The Blitz, Ye Olde England Tours | 6 Comments

Crossing The River Thames By Cable Car

Posted on June 29, 2017 by Stephen Liddell

Sometimes when I am running tours, I get to do new things even in my home city. Of course, that isn’t too hard when you live in London as not only is there a 2,000 year old back catalogue of … Continue reading →

Posted in London, Travel, Ye Olde England Tours | Tagged Cable Car, Emirates Airline, Greenwich, Life, London, O2, River Thames, Travel, Video, Ye Olde England Tours | 5 Comments

Waking up early for success

Posted on May 15, 2017 by Stephen Liddell

I don’t know about you but I have always been an early bird. Even when I was little, I was up by 6am and today if I make it to 6am then it is a great lay-in. For some reason I … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Opinion | Tagged business, Business Leaders, Early Risers, Entrepreneurs, Life, Motivation, Success, Successful people wake up early, writing, Ye Olde England Tours | 3 Comments

Opportunity Knocks… Again! From blogging to the small screen.

Posted on February 27, 2017 by Stephen Liddell

I’ve found that blogging has opened no end of doors for me whether it be writing books and articles, my tour company or being invited onto the radio or television however I must admit that I wasn’t expecting what happened … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Travel, WW1 | Tagged Common Wealth War Graves Commission, CWGC, Death, Life, Manfred Von Richthofen, Red Baron, Reuel Dunn, WW1, Ye Olde England Tours | 16 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 →

Posted in Life, News, Popular Culture, writing, Ye Olde England Tours | Tagged books, London, News, promo video, Social Media, writing, Ye Olde England Tours, YouTube | 9 Comments

A Cute Salute At Windsor Castle

Posted on January 7, 2017 by Stephen Liddell

It’s not often if ever I post anything considered vaguely cute on my blog but having seen this yesterday, I thought it was too good not to share. The footage of four-year-old Marshall Scott who visited Windsor Castle on Wednesday … Continue reading →

Posted in Cool Britannia, Funny & Humour, Life, News, Travel | Tagged British Army, Coldstream Guards, Marshall Scott, The Army, Tours, Windsor Castle, Ye Olde England Tours | 5 Comments

A timely Sherlock Holmes tour of London

Posted on January 6, 2017 by Stephen Liddell

Originally posted on Luxereporter:
It’s 130 years since Sir Arthur Conan Doyle published his first Sherlock Holmes novel and his character is, after numerous incarnations on screens large and small, probably going stronger now than it has since the early…