Anne-Marie will meet us at 11 am to give us a guided tour of her favourite areas of Greenwhich. Highlights planned are St Alphage Church, a brief visit to the ground floor of the Maritime Museum, Queens House, the Royal Navel College Chapel with an option at the end to visit the magnificent Painted Hall following its recent refurbishment, this …
Wednesday 14 August 2019 – Walking tour of Bloomsbury with Blue Badge Guide Anne-Marie Craven Bloomsbury conjures up stories of artists, writers, intellectuals and interesting relationships but the area contains much much more – centres of care for children, adults, horrid diseases and even horses; property developers and their ambitions, university departments and tiny rural oases. We finish near the …
Dr Barry Walsh returns to give a lecture on the exhumation and reburial of Richard III, which began with the discovery of the king’s remains within the site of the former Greyfriars Friary Church in Leicester, England, in September 2012. Following extensive anthropological and genetic testing, the remains of Richard III, the last English king killed in battle, were ultimately …
Thursday 16 August 2018 – Walking tour of Hampstead with Blue Badge Guide Anne-Marie Craven Art and architecture in Hampstead and Belsize Park: What was it which inspired so many avant-garde artists to come to live in and around Belsize Park in the 1930s and 40s? We shall explore this part of northern and leafy London and see and hopefully …
A light hearted look at the Tower of London and its surroundings. With Danny Hockman a Blue Badge Guide. Danny Hockman Blue Badge Tourist Guides are the official, professional tourist guides of the United Kingdom. They wear a Blue Badge to indicate their professionalism. They are recognised by local tourist bodies throughout the UK, and by Visit Britain [1] as …
Annual General Meeting followed by Royal Medicine Through the Ages with Dr Barry Walsh, a Blue Badge Guide. Blue Badge Tourist Guides are the official, professional tourist guides of the United Kingdom. They wear a Blue Badge to indicate their professionalism. They are recognised by local tourist bodies throughout the UK, and by Visit Britain as Britain’s official tourist guides. …
