My London Tour Guide

06/06/2024

Thank you Viscount Alan Brooke for your plans for D Day and for the many brave soldiers who served and continue to serve to fight for freedom.

12/05/2024

Being in the Cabinet War Rooms today, Sunday 12th May made me think about these words. 84 years ago Churchill was at Chartwell probably writing these words as he prepared to give his inaugural speech as PM on Monday 13th May. And it made me wonder how appropriate these words also are today. He continued the speech with the words "Victory at all costs—Victory in spite of all terror—Victory, however long and hard the road may be, for without victory there is no survival".

19/04/2024

Thanks to my friends Mark & David for including My London Tour Guide on their podcast about London. A great piece on British Airways and what you can do in London as a tourist.

The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode 78

17/03/2024

Someone must have seen my recent posts about how amazing being a London Blue Badge Tourist Guide is and thought to themselves that they'd like to be one too. Well, nows your chance. Follow your dreams!!

📢 We are delighted to announce that applications for the next London Blue Badge Tourist Guide training course are now OPEN!

We are reverting to a September start for our course and with the amount of interest we have received from eager guides to be and the demand for guides in London we have decided to run a new course from September 2024 rather than wait until September 2025.

If you are ready to Start your journey to a new career, joining the exclusive community of Blue Badge Tourist Guides in London, the gold standard in guiding. Be your own boss whilst sharing your love of London with the growing number of visitors to our great city.

If you want to be part of our next cohort of students follow the link in our bio to read the prospectus and apply. We can't wait to meet you.

British Guild of Tourist Guides Institute of Tourist Guiding

14/03/2024

The Chief Yeoman Warder’s mace and Yeoman Gaoler’s axe have seen centuries of history ⛏️ The head of the Yeoman Gaoler’s axe is dated to 1530. Both of them on display today at the Tower of London for the ancient ceremony of the Constable's Dues. If you'd like to learn more about the Tower of London why not let mylondontourguide be your London Tour Guide

04/03/2024

Coincidence or not ??. Cornhill Insurance established on one of the highest points in the City of London in 1905 and The Shard, one of the highest points in London, built directly opposite in 2013.

29/02/2024

Wishing Barney all the best in the new role. The future of the monarchy is in his hands. Want to find out why, book a private tour of the Tower of London, and I'll tell all.

25/02/2024

I love how my past life and my current life coincide. My mobile disco days from 45 years ago and currentlyvguiding in the British Museum. But can you spot the connection??

15/02/2024

Today at Westminster Abbey, a memorial to Ernest Shackleton will be unveiled. Commemorating a true story of determination, courage, and strength. In 1907 Shackleton set sail with 300 bottles of Mackinlay Rare Old Highland Malt on board. The journey was abandoned along with 11 bottles of the whisky. 100 years later in 2007 they were discovered frozen in the ice. They were still drinkable and this bottle is a commemoration of the original. I'll be unveiling this later!!

19/01/2024

Given the extraordinary story of Joseph Malins, a Jewish migrant to the East End of London, opening London's 1st fish and chip shop in 1865, who better to tell you where else to buy the best fish and chips in the East End of London today than me, a Blue Badge Tour Guide, a specialist in Jewish tours of the East End of London. Let Mylondontourguide be your London Tour Guide !!

And who was the genius behind it?