She is the founding director of ArtscapesUK, a London-based cultural experiences company. Art History UK is a specialist art historical tour company operating in London. We run around four tours a month in London's places of artistic and historical interest. They take place on weekends, evenings and during the week, and last from 1hr45 to the whole day. We aim to inspire, excite and inform our tou
r-goers, with stories, little known facts and a big dose of humour. Founded by Rose Balston, Art History UK combines fresh enthusiasm with unrivalled knowledge and the desire to share it. We pride ourselves on combining this scholarship with extensive tour guiding experience, attention to detail, juicy tales, conversation, challenging ideas and a fascinating exploration of the hidden corners of London’s past. Testimonials
"AHUK has given me two excellent days opening my eyes to interesting London sights. Rose is a delightful guide, the enthusiasm for her subject is infectious. Her days are planned meticulously; her groups feel both well informed and well looked after at the end of the day." MW (Greenwich)
“I would strongly recommend joining a tour put on by Art History UK…in three brief hours, we were inspired to levels of wonder”
-Mark Hedges, Editor of Country Life
"I came away from our day at Greenwich feeling completely uplifted. Your breadth of knowledge is incredible and your enthusiasm for your subject is infectious - you kept us captivated from beginning to end. Keeping the groups small made it all seem wonderfully personal from our point of view. Your organisation skills are superb as everything worked like clockwork.Thank you enormously for a truly memorable day." GG (Greenwich)
"We loved loved loved our day with Rose on Thursday. She has such a light touch – full of facts and intriguing details; she speaks so easily and engagingly. How lovely it would be to look at the rest of London with her as a guide!"
RS (Georgian/Medieval)
