Carver Tours

28/10/2024

This is a tour designed for children aged 5 and up and gives a (slightly !) spooky history of Leigh on Sea

28/10/2024

Hi friends,

I’m running a tour this Halloween of spooky stories and REAL witch stories of Leigh for my lovely friends at Havens Hospice on Halloween!!!

Aimed at 5 years old and upwards; the tour will start from:

Sarah Moore pub, take in library gardens and finish by the brokers arms.

All children must be accompanied by parents, and will take no more than 1 hour.

All money paid will go directly to havens hospice.

Please note there will be some bangs and flashes !

Book via the eventbright link below, but hurry limited spaces available:

This is a tour designed for children aged 5 and up and gives a (slightly !) spooky history of Leigh on Sea

10/06/2023

Just finished a great day back at Hidden London Covent Garden secrets tour.

18 lovely people from British Museum in the morning and a further 10 in the afternoon.

I had an challenge unique to British tour guides.

I had to find shade !!! It was 35 decrees out there!

Finished the day with a lovely gin at Royal Opera House!

Next tour kingsway tram subway soon!

Please feel free to book this and at least 8 other amazing tours at https://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/hidden-london

27/05/2023

Just finished wonderful day of guiding at https://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/hidden-london running the secrets of London around Covent Garden tour.

Anyone looking for things to do over the bank holiday I recommend the museum and this tour and the other great tours too!

Explore ‘forgotten’ parts of the Tube network on atmospheric tours of disused stations and tunnels, go behind the scenes at some of London’s busiest stations, and uncover some of the City's fascinating history with our expert guides.

14/02/2023

First tour of 2023!

Carver tours is pleased to announce the first tour of the year!

We will be re-visiting our very successful tour :

Port town people

The tour will start at 2pm on Saturday 25th February at Strand Wharf.

It will take about an hour and will finish on the london road by the amazing Legra pub.

£10 for an adult
£5 for children

If you would like to come along please contact me via Facebook messenger

02/07/2022

Had an by amazing day, running four tours on roman London! The first was at the amazing city of London Billingsgate Roman house and bath, where I run three tours and in the afternoon my own tour of Roman London. I couldn’t have survived the day without the brilliant help from my son Jack!! Next Roman London tour is 1.9.22; please contact me to book!!

19/06/2022

Hi everyone,

I am really excited to present this summers tour:

On Saturday the 2nd of July, there will be an hour and a half long tour starting at Tower Hill at 3:30 and finishing at the Bloomberg building near Bank station. This will be followed by free tickets to see the Temple of Mithras,( www.londonmithraeum.com )

This is a tour focused on showing off Roman London.

We will search for the Roman governors palace, a 2000 year old amphitheaters and everything in between to build a picture of what London was like under Roman rule.

To join us on this hunt, the prices are as follows:
Adult: £10
Child: £5 (must be accompanied by an adult and be 6 or older)
Family: £20 (this accounts for up to 2 adults and 4 children)

Please note there will be stairs, tour would be suitable for children from ages 6 and older)

To book, just send me a private message via Facebook ! ❤️

A percentage of all revenue will go to the Golden Geese children’s charity (www.goldengeese.org) in name of Finn the Phoenix.

Here’s a little taster!

16/05/2022

Hi All,

I’m excited to start my summer season of tours THIS Saturday 21st May!!

I am honoured to have been selected by the Corporation of London to run 4 tours at the Roman House & Baths in Billingsgate. The first date is this Saturday at 11am!

If you would like to book please see the link below;

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/billingsgate-roman-house-and-baths-tour-2022-tickets-294048887137

I will also be posting some dates in June and July for the following tours:

Port Town people - Leigh-on-sea tour

Roman London - tour suitable for young families

Please keep an eye out for further details……

Roman London: Revealed!

28/10/2021

26/10/2021

🎃Special scary stories tour on Halloween!!!🎃

Back by popular demand, Carver Tours are retelling our scary spooky stories of Leigh on HALLOWEEN!!!

We will be raising money for the wonderful Finn The Phoenix and Gold Geese.

Price £5 child, must be accompanied by an adult.

Adults can go free if they come in costume.

🏆Prizes for the best costume🏆

To book please Carver tours via Facebook messenger.

For further information please see this link: https://fb.me/e/1b1JYuEQx

02/09/2021

We are so pleased and proud that Southend YMCA asked us to take the children on a tour.

They amazed us with their own facts and remembered lots from our earlier tour.

Our everlasting thanks to Davey Hal, Sue and Sasha at YMCA.

Hope to see you soon!!👍🏼👍🏼

25/08/2021

25/08/2021

Hi all,

Limited places available!

Book now for a great tour of our fine town.

What better way to spend a sunny bank holiday weekend?

And raise money for a worthy cause too!

We looking to seeing everyone on Saturday!

09/08/2021

07/08/2021

❤️ NEW TOUR DATE!!❤️

Thank you Leigh-on-Sea for your amazing response to our ‘Port Town People’ tour.

By popular demand we are adding a final date on:

Saturday 28th August 2021 starting at 11am

We start at Lapwater Hall Court on the London. Road and finish at Strand Wharf by the amazing Leigh Heritage Centre (www.leighsociety.com).

Tickets £10 per adult; £5 per child.

We already have some bookings so places are limited!

If you would like to know more about our fine town please Facebook Message to book.

We would like to dedicate this tour to Finn The Phoenix and will be making a donation from our tour in his memory.

Fly high Finn.

24/06/2021

Hi all,

Really looking forward to a Port Town People tour for Amy Mitchell and family this Saturday.

We are really pleased to announce we’ll be donating 50% of all tickets sold for our Port Town People tours this summer to a very important local charity.

See attached photo for details.

They will be racing up all those steps for two days raising money for this great cause.

If you also want to support them please go to the just giving page:

Rise like a Phoenix for Gold geese 2021.


https://m.facebook.com/finnthephoenix/

19/06/2021

Carver Tours are delighted to announce the first walk in our new Leigh-on-Sea series - called Port town People.

Join us for a stroll in the sunshine (hopefully!) to explore our lovely town, stopping at various places we have found to showcase Leigh’s amazing history.

You will hear stories passed down through generations of Leigh folk, backed up with historical fact, and also see what our town looked like in days gone by.

The tour will start by Lapwater Court and finish at the brilliant Leigh Heritage Centre in Strand Wharf.

Tour dates for July are:

18th July 2021 - 11am
31st July 2021 - 11am

Dates for August will follow soon..

Price £10 per adult; £5 per child.

The tour will last around two hour and please be aware there is lots of walking hills, and steps.

We are hoping to accommodate groups of 12 maximum and have been COVID approved and follow all current Government guidelines.

If you are interested please contact via Facebook Messenger.

We love living here and can’t wait to share this with you.