Ian Jelf Guided Tours

11/11/2024

This started off as a way of keeping my tour guiding business going through lockdown but the demand has kept it going.

For a different way of doing a different kind of tour.......take a look at my virtual tours pages. Book through Eventbrite then watch live online or up to 14 days later. And tell your friends. And anyone else you think might be interested!

Ian Jelf is a qualified "Blue Badge" tourist guide for the Heart of England, London and South West England, with nearly 30 years' experience in tourist guiding. He loves taking people around surprising places, both famous and obscure.Check out his Tripadvisor profile.The "Blue Badge" is Britain's na...

15/10/2024

My virtual online tours of Walthamstow (yes, really) and the Gunpowder Plot are proving very popular!

Melton Mowbray (tomorrow!) and Taunton not so much…….

Details and booking at

Ian Jelf is a qualified "Blue Badge" tourist guide for the Heart of England, London and South West England, with nearly 30 years' experience in tourist guiding. He loves taking people around surprising places, both famous and obscure.Check out his Tripadvisor profile.The "Blue Badge" is Britain's na...

09/10/2024

Tonight! (Or on 14 day “view again”)

https://www.facebook.com/share/btjwMZ4RGnnwcgjC/?mibextid=WC7FNe

18/09/2024

Tonight (live or on 14 day “view again”)!

https://www.facebook.com/share/GYF5CEkhQRUgk3yb/?mibextid=WC7FNe

03/09/2024

Fancy discovering a slice of London as well as the story of a well known nursery rhyme?

The why not join me from the comfort of home for "Ian Jelf's Oranges & Lemons Tour: the City Churches of London"

"Oranges and lemons
Say the bells of St Clement's ......."

So begins the famous nursery rhyme.
But where are the half dozen or so churches mentioned in the rhyme? And what are the (many!) stories behind them?

This is the sort of tour I could never really do on foot as the churches are rather too spaced out to look at, at least in order!
So join me for this " virtual" walk through the City of London to find out some more about their fascinating (and often surprising) past.

"Here comes a candle to light you to bed,
And here comes a chopper to chop off your head!" (Only kidding!)

Details and booking at:

A look around some of the churches in the historic "Square" Mile" where London truly began.

25/08/2024

Have you ever seen "Ian Jelf Virtual Tours" advertised and wondered what they're like and how they work?

Well, here's a link to a free one I did a couple of years ago exploring the Somerset seaside town of Burnham-on-Sea.

Take a look.......and tell your friends!

https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/R9uySukzj_9hWU1-B3sc4U0MFY3IvamEbPJNiec4sMPUFjfiGNFFAp0JaxPEiP9d.NMTJWS3WtbicG8VS
Passcode: .3P%7+rN

Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise video communications, with an easy, reliable cloud platform for video and audio conferencing, chat, and webinars across mobile, desktop, and room systems. Zoom Rooms is the original software-based conference room solution used around the world in board, confer...

24/08/2024

I have two virtual tours currently on sale.......so take a look and tell your friends!

Ian Jelf is a qualified "Blue Badge" tourist guide for the Heart of England, London and South West England, with nearly 30 years' experience in tourist guiding. He loves taking people around surprising places, both famous and obscure.Check out his Tripadvisor profile.The "Blue Badge" is Britain's na...

05/08/2024

I've just put on sale a mini season of virtual tours on sale, including a couple looking at the beautiful city of Paris. currently the centre of world attention.

You can watch live or on 7 day "view again" from the comfort of home. For details and booking links, go to:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/ian-jelf-18435077503

And tell your friends! ;-)

Ian Jelf is a qualified "Blue Badge" tourist guide for the Heart of England, London and South West England, with nearly 30 years' experience in tourist guiding. He loves taking people around surprising places, both famous and obscure.Check out his Tripadvisor profile.The "Blue Badge" is Britain's na...

14/05/2024

Live online at 1900 BST tomorrow evening, or on 7 day "view again" join me for a virtual tour of a diverse, surprising and fascinating tour of the six towns which make up the English Midland local government district of Sandwell.

A virtual guided tour of the towns that make up the West Midlands Borough of Sandwell

14/05/2024

https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.co.uk%2Fe%2Fian-jelfs-surprising-sandwell-tickets-885436653867%3Faff%3Desfb%26utm-campaign%3Dsocial%26utm-content%3Dattendeeshare%26utm-medium%3Ddiscovery%26utm-source%3Dfb%26utm-term%3Dlisting&h=AT3V0H0m6bxxVNz5E4fgxhHcnzCEa28NkeyTFipLrRVC7RDtV2TuXBTXY6k4L6jhYXTG0_kKh_G11ho_T5Fs2YSd_51efZ1iBHSJvpPypW3haeRcTH_A3I1w9_WeztEsww&s=1

A virtual guided tour of the towns that make up the West Midlands Borough of Sandwell

30/04/2024

E-mails sorted.

Accounts updated.

Dog walked.

Lawns mown (well, it’s more moss at the front to be honest).

Optician booked.

Tomorrow’s virtual tour plugged. But what the heck,here’s another one!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/885433444267?aff=ebdsshios

Having sit down and lunch!

A virtual tour of a much noticed but little known island in the Bristol Channel

28/04/2024

A taster of what to expect from next Wednesday's Steep Holm Virtual Tour.......

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ian-jelfs-virtual-tour-of-the-mysterious-island-of-steep-holm-tickets-885433444267?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

20/04/2024

I’m putting some new tours on sale over the next day or so…….

19/04/2024

Full day tour with a delightful couple from Australia today, in Taunton for a music event and wanting to discover Somerset.

10/04/2024

TONIGHT at 1900 BST or on 7 day "view again" an online tour of London's exclusive and surprising Holland Park area.
Intrigued? Come along an find out more!

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ian-jelfs-virtual-holland-park-walk-londons-upmarket-secret-tickets-840570227177?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

01/04/2024

Coming up this Wednesday (that's 3 April 2024 at 1900 BST or on 7-day "view again"), Ian Jelf's "What's in a Place Name?", a look at the variety of origins and meanings of place names throughout England and beyond......

Join Ian Jelf's "What's in a Place Name?" online event to uncover the fascinating stories behind our favorite locations!

26/03/2024

Tonight live online at 1900GMT or on 7 day "view again".

Comparing pictures of Birmingham of yesteryear with those of today.

24/03/2024

TONIGHT live online at 17.00pm GMT or on 7 day "view again".......a virtual wander around the strtees 0of the stunning Northern English cathedral city of Durham!

Tell your friends!

Join Ian Jelf on a virtual adventure exploring the charming sights and hidden gems of Durham City, from the comfort of your own home!