Red Beard Tours

11/07/2024

Thank you to the staff in for letting this nosy tour guide in to have a look around and ask questions. Formerly the Gents toilets on Bigg Market, now a lovely little cocktail bar with some remaining features of it's original use.

So if you need refreshment after a tour of Newcastle you could maybe go to this bar and support a local business.

25/04/2024

Today I'm helping my friend Marc from / at the art and crafts fair in Derwent Manor Hotel.

Take a look at his Etsy page if you like what you see.

www.etsy.com/UK/shop/archaeoscribblebeard

And if you would like a tour of Newcastle then visit www.redbeardtours.co.uk

26/11/2023

Throughout the current cost of living crisis I have kept my pricing the same for tours in an attempt to continue to offer great value. However despite my business growing, with bookings increasing 27% this last year, I am actually worse off despite working that much more.

Sadly it is time now for the prices to increase, and from January 1st an adult ticket booked directly with me at redbeardtours.co.uk will increase (by £4) to £24 per person, and a child ticket goes up (by £2) to £12.

Trip Advisor bookings will continue to pay a higher price due the daylight robbery they call fees which I have to pass on.

I still think this is offering great value for the tour I provide, especially if booked directly. The best value of course is to book at source!

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In other news, I will be taking a break from December 20th until January 6th, and bookings slots will become available for the New Year over the next couple of days.

05/09/2023

I'm taking a couple of days off to celebrate my 50th birthday on the 7th.

Tours will resume on Friday.

28/07/2023

With the hearing in US Congress yesterday making the claim that aliens are among us I am left wondering how I might get them to come and do my tour. 😂

13/07/2023

I had a proud moment this morning when I saw that my 5* reviews have now exceeded 300!

I excitedly told about it, but she didn't seem interested. She just walked out of the room!

I'm a little behind at responding to reviews, but I promise I will. I appreciate every review I get from my customers so thank you to everyone who has taken a tour, and extra thanks to those of you who got me to this point!

06/06/2023

This sculpture in the heart of Wallsend represents a Roman taking their chickens to market. I learned this from Red Beard Tours!

Here's a useful link from Newcastle University:

https://co-curate.ncl.ac.uk/market-woman-wallsend/

18/04/2023

Another great tour around Newcastle with some lovely customers today. I wonder if they realized I was in a lot of pain though?

When I woke this morning the cat had made herself comfortable behind me and with outstretched paws (and I think claws too) had pushed me out of her way as I slept and into a position that meant I started the day wincing with back pain.

Some over-the-counter Codeine later I was able to start the tour without issue. By about half way around the Codeine was wearing off and I started to slow down a bit and at the end, after saying goodbye to my guests, I headed slowly to the bus stop home with the slightest twist causing me to wince and catch my breath.

I've been home for a few hours now, and I think I should probably have stayed home today. It's worse now than it was this morning. I've taken more pain killers and found a comfortable place to sit with a bottle of water, a book, and some snacks, but I'm finding it hard to get up again without the use of swear words!

I may be here for some time, and that cat had better not do the same to me tonight or she'll be shut out of the room!

She's on Instagram if you want to see the beast that caused me so much pain today.

14/04/2023

Today I'm in Morpeth helping Archaeosoup with the history quiz as part of 55th Morpeth Northumbrian Gathering.

03/04/2023

All 11am tours now meet at Société Café Bar on Grey Street. Pop on in a grab a takeaway drink before the tour starts to keep your hands warm while the mornings are still a bit chilly!

All other tours currently still meet at Grey's Monument at the top of Grey Street.

23/01/2023

Sometimes a review for my tour slips through the net and I don't see until weeks after it is written. I just discovered this lovely review that was written back in November.

It has really made my day to read something so nice!

I love what I do, and it makes me very happy to hear that others love it too.

18/09/2022

31/08/2022

The Turk's Head in Tynemouth has an unusual exhibit in the case on the wall!

14/08/2022

It's a nice relaxing Sunday at home with today. 🐾

29/07/2022

The ones you might see scrawled on walls or the pavement in Newcastle during a tour might not survive for future generations to see, but Marc over at Archaeosoup has an interesting (and amusing) chat about p***s imagery in the archaeological record with art historian and archaeologist Samira Minetti over on Youtube.

Please take a look, and if you enjoy the content like and follow their work!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eus_Epv5nmg

Please also remember that Red Beard Tours is open all year round. So sign up for a tour if you fancy learning more about the city or book one for a friend or family member as a gift.

Welcome to Archaeo-Chat. In this series we record unscripted conversations about archaeology, what it is like to be an archaeologist and related topics.Today...

16/07/2022

With a health warning in place for the heatwave on Monday and Tuesday, I have chosen to cancel all tours on these days, I am ginger after all!

Please stay safe and hydrated during this time.

Oh, and book at tour for when things have cooled down! ;-)

13/07/2022

It's always a pleasure to meet up with Mr Soup (and Indy) for a coffee!

Had a great brunch meet up with Red Beard Tours today. Indy made sure we kept to the agenda and that we had sniff breaks!

He also got a little bit of sausage and bacon as per his consulting contract fee.

09/06/2022

It has just come to my attention that my business phone isn't working. Calling it gets a ringing notification and will go to voicemail, but the phone itself does nothing, no ringing, doesn't light up.

If you need to get in touch with me please use email until this is resolved. The address is [email protected]

Thank you

31/12/2021

Wishing all my customers, past and future, a Happy New Year!

2021 was... interesting? Let's see what 2022 brings!

01/09/2021

Today (and tomorrow) I had the pleasure of doing some tours for The Mercy Hub. It was a lot of fun, and I met some real characters!

We're on a walking tour of Newcastle this morning (and this afternoon!) with Red Beard Tours. Did you know the castle was haunted?!! Newcastle's Best Summer Ever Cathedral Church of St. Mary, Newcastle Upon Tyne

24/08/2021

Red Beard Tours is 2 today!! 🥳

This last year has been a tough one with Covid shutting tours down, but I've made it through that, and hopefully next year will be a full year of trading (I've not had one yet!).

I want to thank my friends and family for their support, and my wonderful customers for taking the tour and leaving me fantastic reviews. Without those reviews I would never have got the TripAdvisor Best of the Best award, thank you!

Last year I celebrated the anniversary a day late because I didn't realise on the day, but this year I have a plan...

Today, I will be having cake! 🎂

18/08/2021

I popped into Barber Crew for a beard trim as it was getting out of control. I'm really pleased with it, but the cat is less than impressed, and after scowling at me, is now hiding under the bed! 😄

13/08/2021

Waiting for the proper award certificate. Until then I just want to show this off again... :-)

11/08/2021

Oooh! TripAdvisor have given me a badge for my tours! :-)

It's still cheaper for you to book a tour with me directly though!

www.redbeardtours.co.uk

04/08/2021

Today I took a walk through the Tyne pedestrian tunnel and over to Jarrow Hall where I had the pleasure of meeting up with the wonderful Mr. Soup (Archaeosoup) for a coffee and a chat about everything from living in the northeast, to making video and, of course, history and archaeology.

It was a pleasure to meet you Mr. Soup!