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10/09/2022

Lovely day trip to Bath. Glorious weather and only 90 mins from London by train.

08/05/2021

Does anyone else hate having their picture taken? Well hate no more!! I’ve just had some head shots done by the wonderful Paul Nicholas D**e. He put me at my ease and created a very relaxed environment. He is not expensive and have very kindly given me a 20% odd discount code. His fabulous studio is in my development, so you can pop over for tea afterwards.

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29/04/2021

Ten years ago I started the Street Art walk for London Walks and as things begin to reopen, it’s time to get back out on the streets. If you find yourself looking for an activity on Sunday 2nd May, why not join me. Make your reservations via the link below.

The Street Art Tour – aka Bombing with Banksy & Co. – is the London Walk that explores East London's dynamic, vibrant, ever-changing street art scene. It's guided by a local who's part of the scene, has great connections, collects cutting edge contemporary art and is a professionally qualified B...

27/04/2021

Authenticity is very excited by the announcement from Kensington Palace that their first exhibition post lockdown is going to be “Royal Style in the Making”. As well as including designs for Her Majesty the Queen and her sister Princess Margaret, this will be the first time in 25 years that the wedding dress of Diana Princess of Wales had been on display.
Why not combine a visit to this sure to be blockbuster exhibition with a visit to the atelier of one of Diana’s favourite designers on our “Designs on Royalty Experience”.
authentiCity - See the real London.



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16/04/2021

Thank you Mr Doodle I love my new Puma trainers.

15/04/2021

My new website is almost done. Now I just need to write some content and get some clients :-)

In a previous life I was a Stage Manager and still try to get to as many shows as I can. For 15 years I was also a Tour Manager leading tours of the UK, Ireland, Europe, USA, Canada, New Zealand, The Middle and Far East, so I am very experienced with both large and small groups

04/03/2021

24/02/2021

Here’s me hosting this week’s Guide London live broadcast. Not a particularly big cat lover, but this was fun.

11/01/2021

If your trip to London has been curtailed and travel restrictions are still in place, why not join us for a season of live Virtual Tours. Tours run all the way through to the end of March. If you can’t make the live tour, no problem. You will be able to watch them on catch up. Subjects range from the bridges of London, to Theatreland, to the archaeology of the City of London and the graffiti and street art of Shoreditch and Spitalfields.

Buy tickets for Blue Badge Premium Virtual Tours Package on Zoom, Tue 5 Jan 2021 - Thu 18 Mar 2021 - WELCOME! We invite you to a season of 20 live premium Virtual Tours by London Blue Badge Tourist Guides. The programme will consist of a weekly series on Tuesday mornings at 10.30am and Thursday afte...

21/08/2020

Hey everyone

Time for a new public walk. How about “From Bangladesh to Banksy” - The Story of London’s New East End. Sunday 27th September at 2.30pm.

https://www.walks.com/our-walks/5138/

This vibrant new walk tells the incredible story of the transformation that the East End. A generation ago it was considered one of the worst slums in Britain, today it is one of the most important areas in Europe for the .com industries.

14/07/2020

Spectacular scenery on a cycle ride outside of the City if York. It’s easy to see how David Hockney was inspired.
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10/07/2020

So good to be back at the Tower of London today, and thanks to Yeoman Warder Moira Cameron for helping us make it happen.

09/06/2020

Christchurch Spitalfields is one of the most famous churches in the east end of London. Completed in the 1720s by Nicholas Hawksmoor. He was the pupil of Sir Christoper Wren the man responsible for the rebuilding of London after the Great Fire in 1666. The church was originally built as part of the 50 churches at the beginning of the 18th century. Unfortunately only 11 churches were built, six of them by this architect.
When I was a kid the church was almost falling down and was closed for 30 years. It
was given a large grant to allow the restoration and they also got permission to put a café and a community centre in the crypt. To allow this to happen, they got permission to remove 900 bodies. They are remoulded to have found scratch marks inside 3 of the coffins. Let that sink in for a second. Anyway, check the cafe out sometime when you’re passing.
My name is Pepe and I am a Londoner born and bred. I am also a London Blue Badge Tourist Guide, so if you want to experience London with a true local, get in touch. As well as giving you VIP access to famous sites such as Westminster Abbey, I can show you the hidden and secret parts of this great city. Worried your kids are getting bored in Lockdown? I can offer virtual walking tours of London sites and cover subjects as diverse as the Tower of London and Jack the Ripper.



@ Spitalfields E1

08/06/2020

The Coliseum has one of the loveliest canopied entrances is in London. Designed by the incomparable theatre architect Frank Matcham it is on St Martin’s Lane and it’s today the home of the English National Opera and the English National Ballet. It has one of the largest auditoriums in London and also one of the largest stages as well. It was the first theatre in London to have a revolving stage and was briefly as a cinema premiering the Hollywood movie King Kong in the 1930’s.

Pic 3 shows Brydges Place to the right hand side of the theatre which has to be one of the narrow streets in the entire country.

My name is Pepe and I am a Londoner born and bred. I am also a London Blue Badge Tourist Guide, so if you want to experience London with a true local, get in touch. As well as giving you VIP access to famous sites such as Westminster Abbey, I can show you the hidden and secret parts of this great city. Worried your kids are getting bored in Lockdown? I can offer virtual walking tours of London sites and cover subjects as diverse as the Tower of London and Jack the Ripper.


@ London Coliseum

06/06/2020

This live tour is just a little taster of the East End of London, one of the most fascinating parts of the City.
My name is Pepe and i am a Londoner born and bred. I am also a London Blue Badge Tourist Guide, so if you want to experience London with a true local, get in touch. As well as giving you VIP access to famous sites such as Westminster Abbey, I can show you the hidden and secret parts of this great city. Worried your kids are getting bored in Lockdown? I can offer virtual walking tours of London sites and cover subjects as diverse as the Tower of London and Jack the Ripper.

06/06/2020

This live tour is just a little taster of the East End of London, one of the most fascinating parts of the City.
My name is Pepe and i am a Londoner born and bred. I am also a London Blue Badge Tourist Guide, so if you want to experience London with a true local, get in touch. As well as giving you VIP access to famous sites such as Westminster Abbey, I can show you the hidden and secret parts of this great city. Worried your kids are getting bored in Lockdown? I can offer virtual walking tours of London sites and cover subjects as diverse as the Tower of London and Jack the Ripper.

05/06/2020

Simpsons in the Strand is one of the oldest and most famous restaurants in London. It’s opened originally in the 1820’s as a smoking room before becoming one of London’s go to restaurants by the 1850’s. It also become the home of chess for a time. Notice the chess pieces in the tiles above the entrance and the chess piece shaped topiary hanging either side.
Their full cooked English breakfast is legendary and is known as the 11 deadly sins!
My name is Pepe and despite my Spanish name I am a Londoner born and bred. I am also a London Blue Badge Tourist Guide, so if you want to experience London with a true local, get in touch. As well as giving you VIP access to famous sites such as Westminster Abbey, I can show you the hidden and secret parts of this great city. Worried your kids are getting bored in Lockdown? I can offer virtual walking tours of London sites and cover subjects as diverse as the Tower of London and Jack the Ripper.






@ Simpson’s in the Strand

03/06/2020

Join me for this Live East End walk with on Friday 5th June at 3pm. I’ll be assisted by my mate and fellow London Blue Badge Guide on camera. Highlights include a work by Banksy the world’s most famous street artist, a Church that buried people alive and a visit to the best chocolate shop in London to see them make their signature hot chocolate LIVE on Instagram!! Don’t forget you can only watch this tour if you follow .

The black and white bird, the Heron of Hanbury Street is by Roa, one of the superstars of the street art scene.
My name is Pepe and I am a Londoner born and bred. I am also a London Blue Badge Tourist Guide, so if you want to experience London with a true local, get in touch. As well as giving you VIP access to famous sites such as Westminster Abbey, I can show you the hidden and secret parts of this great city. Worried your kids are getting bored in Lockdown? I can offer virtual walking tours of London sites and cover subjects as diverse as the Tower of London and Jack the Ripper.





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