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25/04/2026

Here's something you don't see every day: the Household Cavalry stopping for coffee and carrots at a five-star hotel!

These soldiers and their mounts are members of the Life Guards, one of the two army units that make up the Household Cavalry, the mounted divisions who participate in all major royal events in London.

13/04/2026

My new blog is live on https://www.toursbygrace.com/blog
The latest instalment of my A to Z of London series: H is for Heroes. Featuring Florence Nightingale, Horatio Nelson, and some very brave pigeons.

06/06/2024

Reviews like this are part of what makes me love my job as a tourist guide! The connections we make with visitors from all over the world are so special, and I love bringing extra joy to people’s time here in London 💖

02/06/2024

📚 / 💰 Which do you think brings more happiness: wisdom or wealth?

The door to the north wing of London’s Victoria & Albert Museum - or the V&A as it’s known - bears the inscription “Better it is to get wisdom than gold”, and as tour guide, I’m all about learning more about the history and culture of this incredible city. But I have to confess that this glittering tiara might convince me otherwise…

The V&A is probably my favourite museum in London, with its vast collection of decorative arts, fashion, and jewellery. And it’s all housed in a stunning 19th-century building, with London’s prettiest paddling pool in the courtyard!

06/05/2024

This weekend I guided a hen do with a difference - we explored gothic literature and the literary ladies of Bloomsbury!

We began at St Pancras Old Church cemetery - who doesn’t start their bachelorette in a cemetery? - to visit the tomb of Mary Wollstonecraft, where her daughter Mary Shelley used to meet Percy Bysshe Shelley for night-time trysts.

Next up was the British Library, where we saw Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s love poetry to her husband Robert, and all agreed we may have been the first hen party to ever visit the Magna Carta!

We then wandered through the leafy squares of Bloomsbury, past T S Eliot’s office, the Shelleys’ home, and the house where Dickens wrote his first novel, to finish in the Lady Ottoline pub, named after the famously bohemian grande dame of the literary scene, Ottoline Morrell - where I couldn’t resist posing for a photo with Augustus John’s famous portrait of her.

Thanks Jen for allowing me to have such fun with you and the girls on this unique tour, and I wish you and “Norman” all the best for your wedding in June!

01/03/2024

One of the most important features of London is its river - the mighty Thames. At 215 miles/346 km long, it is the United Kingdom's second-longest river, and for millennia it has connected London to the rest of England, and, via the ocean, to the rest of the world. It is so important to the city's history that it even has a deity - Old Father Thames - who personifies the river. This magnificent statue of the river god graces the front of the old Port of London Authority building beside the Tower of London, that now houses the Four Seasons hotel.

If you'd like to hear more stories of London's gods and goddesses, I heartily recommend the Rivers of London series by Ben Aaronovitch!

19/02/2024

New blog!
In the latest instalment of my series An A to Z of London: G is for... Galleries. Yes that's right, we've moved away from death and disaster, into something a little lighter for this edition of the blog!

London has a world-class art scene, from the ancient to the modern, punk to kitsch, history paintings to immersive artworks, and everything in between.
As well as the pieces themselves, the galleries in which they are shown are some of the most beautiful in the world, and in this edition of my A to Z of London, we are exploring the letter G, for Galleries.

You can read the full blog here: https://www.toursbygrace.com/blog/art-galleries-in-london

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08/02/2024

On This Day... in 1587: Mary Queen of Scots was beheaded on the orders of her cousin, Elizabeth I.
Mary Stuart, declared Queen of Scotland at only six days old in 1542, and once married to the King of France, was a key figure in 16th-century European politics. She was imprisoned in England for 12 years while accused of various crimes and plots against the throne, and in 1586 she was implicated in the infamous Babington Plot to assassinate Elizabeth I and take the throne of England for herself. This was the final straw, and on 8th July 1587 she was executed at Fotheringhay Castle, 12 miles outside Peterborough.
She was initially buried at Peterborough Cathedral, but in 1612 her son James, now King of England after the death of Elizabeth, had her body removed and reburied in a beautiful marble tomb in Westminster Abbey.
The tomb is decorated with the red heraldic lion of Scotland, holding a mace similar to the one used in coronations of kings and queens.

05/02/2024

New blog!
In the latest instalment of my series An A to Z of London: F is for... Fire.

London is many things: ancient, modern, beautiful, bustling, cultured, fascinating… and flammable. The nation’s capital city has suffered many fires since its founding by the Romans almost 2,000 years ago, and in this part of my A to Z of London, we are going to take a look at some of the most famous and disastrous. Visit my blog to read the full article: https://www.toursbygrace.com/blog/fire-in-london

31/01/2024

On This Day in 1896, the artist Frederic Leighton died. His name may not be as well known today as it was then, but in his lifetime, Leighton was one of the most famous artists in Britain. He was a particular favourite of Queen Victoria, who bought his painting “Cimabue’s Celebrated Madonna” as soon as she saw it (it now hangs in the National Gallery). He was president of the Royal Society of Arts for almost 20 years, and has a grand memorial monument in St Paul’s Cathedral.

This painting of his, called "Flaming June", is one of my favourites. He painted in the academic style that was popular throughout Europe in the 19th century, and specialised in romantic scenes of beautiful women in classical settings. While today it is seen as a little kitsch, I think his works show great skill in draughtsmanship and colour, and have a pretty charm all their own.

25/01/2024

On This Day in 1896, the artist Frederic Leighton died. His name may not be as well known today as it was then, but in his lifetime, Leighton was one of the most famous artists in Britain. He was a particular favourite of Queen Victoria, who bought his painting "Cimabue's Celebrated Madonna" as soon as she saw it (it now hangs in the National Gallery). He was president of the Royal Society of Arts for almost 20 years, and has a grand memorial monument in St Paul's Cathedral.

This painting of his, called Flaming June, is one of my favourites. He painted in the academic style that was popular throughout Europe in the 19th century, and specialised in romantic scenes of beautiful women in classical settings. While today it is seen as a little kitsch, I think his works show great skill in draughtsmanship and colour, and have a pretty charm all their own.

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