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Q and A - Part 3

ianbraisby wrote 1 week ago: What’s the best thing about being a Blue Badge Guide? There are lots of things I like about it … more →

Tags: Free, Guiding experiences, midlands, Over £10/person, Under £10/person, Afternoon Tea, Castle, Chatsworth, Coach Tour

St Paul's Cathedral, More Than a dome2 comments

IsobelTouristGuide wrote 1 month ago: Today the cameras are going to be trained on London for Margaret Thatcher’s funeral, and one b … more →

Tags: Britain's history, In The News, Places to visit, London, St Paul's cathedral. Christopher Wren

St Paul's Cathedral4 comments

IsobelTouristGuide wrote 1 month ago: Tomorrow the cameras are going to be trained on London for Margaret Thatcher’s funeral, and on … more →

Tags: London, Guided walks, Photography, Southwark, City of London, St Paul's Cathedral, Details

Q and A Part 2

ianbraisby wrote 1 month ago: So here are some more questions about me and my work as a guide… What do you do when you … more →

Tags: Birmingham, Guiding experiences, midlands, Castle, Gardens, German tours, Ghost Walk, Guiding, Jewellery Quarter

A Charabanc Trip to Leicester4 comments

IsobelTouristGuide wrote 1 month ago: We’re a funny bunch, us London Blue Badge Guides. Today a group of us met up and went off to L … more →

Tags: Guided walks, Photography, Leicester, War of the Roses, Richard III

Walworth Society Meeting About the Old Town Hall Last Night8 comments

IsobelTouristGuide wrote 1 month ago: It was like a scene from that sweetest of films about community, Local Hero. As I made my way along … more →

Tags: Southwark, Walworth Society, Cuming Collection, Fire, Walworth Old Town Hall, St. Peters, southwark council, Newington Library

Are there any hidden extra costs?

Sally-Jayne wrote 1 month ago: There are no hidden costs, but there may be additional ones. If you book a Blue Badge Guide for a to … more →

Tags: Birmingham, Guiding experiences, midlands, NORTH EAST, North West, Over £10/person, South East, South West, Under £10/person

Princes and Paupers, A Guided Walk Around Kennington3 comments

IsobelTouristGuide wrote 1 month ago: Next Saturday 6th April let’s hope for blue skies and sunshine for this walk around lovely Ken … more →

Tags: London, Guided walks, Photography, se11, Kennington, Lambeth

Can anyone join your tours?

Sally-Jayne wrote 1 month ago: I offer two types of tours: public and private. The public walking tours are run by me and a colleag … more →

Tags: Birmingham, Guiding experiences, midlands, NORTH EAST, North West, Over £10/person, South East, South West, Under £10/person

Easter Walworth Photo Quiz12 comments

IsobelTouristGuide wrote 1 month ago: It was going to be a trinity, but it has ended up as six. Put your answers in the comments box, cloc … more →

Tags: London, Photography, Southwark, walworth, Photo Quiz

Walworth Old Town Hall Three Days After the Fire9 comments

IsobelTouristGuide wrote 1 month ago: When I hopped off the bus at lunch time today and dug my little Olympus out of my pocket to take som … more →

Tags: London, Photography, Southwark, walworth, SE17, Fire, Old Town Hall

How can I tell if my guide really has a Blue Badge?

Sally-Jayne wrote 1 month ago: Your guide should have a physical badge, like the one pictured. They will probably be wearing it, ei … more →

Tags: Birmingham, Guiding experiences, midlands, Institute of Tourist Guiding, tour guide

Walworth Old Town Hall7 comments

IsobelTouristGuide wrote 1 month ago: Today the scaffolding and hoardings are going up following the dreadful fire on Monday. I am a fan o … more →

Tags: London, Photography, Southwark, walworth, SE17, Old Town Hall, Cuming Museum

The Cuming Collection7 comments

IsobelTouristGuide wrote 2 months ago: You never know what the day will bring. Just this morning I went past the newly stacked portacabins … more →

Tags: In The News, British Museum in Miniature, Cuming Colection, Fire, walworth

The Cuming Collection

IsobelTouristGuide wrote 2 months ago: You never know what the day will bring. Just this morning I went past the newly stacked portacabins … more →

Tags: London, Southwark, walworth, Cuming Collection, devastating news, Fire

Chilham Castle Kent

Dawn Blee Blue Badge Tour Guide wrote 2 months ago: Another fascinating gem of a country house in Kent. There has been a castle on the hill top from Sax … more →

Tags: Blue Badge Tourist Guides, Events, kent, Capability Brown, Chilham Castle, Dawn Blee, John Tradescant

The Mystery of Jane Austen's Elephants

Dawn Blee Blue Badge Tour Guide wrote 2 months ago: It isn’t just Bath and Chawton that can lay claim to Jane Austen, Kent also has a share in the … more →

Tags: Blue Badge Tourist Guides, Events, kent, bath, Chawton, Chevening, Chilham Castle, Dawn Blee, Elephant

How much does it cost to hire a Blue Badge Guide?

Sally-Jayne wrote 2 months ago: The price for hiring a Blue Badge Guide varies from region to region, with London being the most exp … more →

Tags: Birmingham, Guiding experiences, midlands, NORTH EAST, North West, Over £10/person, South East, South West, Under £10/person

What is the difference between the Blue Badge and a Green Badge?

Sally-Jayne wrote 2 months ago: The Green badge is the second highest level of guiding qualification and shows that a person is qual … more →

Tags: Birmingham, Guiding experiences, midlands, NORTH EAST, North West, Over £10/person, South East, South West, Under £10/person


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