Last week I was invited to a preview of the Summer Opening of Buckingham Palace. As you probably know, it’s the official London residence of the King and typically members of the public can book to see inside the State Rooms each summer. The Diamond Jubilee...
As a tour guide, you tend to try and focus on what you can actually see around London. So this week’s blog is a little odd in that it’s all about something that no longer exists. Happily though, there are clues which aid our imagination. You...
In celebration of Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee, I’m working with Art of London to put together a special ‘Royal Warrants’ tour of historic businesses with Royal connections in the West End. Art of London brings together the UK’s biggest cultural institutions and showcases art in...
I often give private tours in Westminster Abbey, but this was a real treat to go to the areas not usually accessible!...
Peer over the walls and explore some of the history in The Garden at Buckingham Palace...
The story behind the Buxton Memorial, the jewel-like gem in Westminster that celebrates the abolition of slavery....
Despite being one of London's most iconic buildings, most people don't actually look at the details surrounding Buckingham Palace...
Each June Her Majesty the Queen gets an official Birthday parade in London, full of fabulous British Pomp and Circumstance. But what actually is Trooping The Colour?...
Looking up at this iconic London facade, an embodiment of England, it might surprise you to learn that not only is there an American on Westminster Abbey, but that ten of the figures here were only put there in 1998....
St Paul's opened its doors to evening visitors and photos are not only allowed, they're encouraged! Here is what I found inside...