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Wimbledon Tours - Virtual or walking Accredited City of Westminster tour guide and local Wimbledon resident. Alan provides educational & entertaining tours featuring Wimbledon Common and village.
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Please get in touch to arrange an individual or group tour. Testimonials:-
MERTON U3A (The Manor Houses of Wimbledon - walking tour, May 2022)

The Manor Houses of Wimbledon stimulates the imagination since none of the grand houses still exist. Alan’s walk follows a route from the heart of Wimbledon Village along Church road towards St Mary’s Church, down the delightfully floral Dairy Walk and en

ds at the War Memorial. He describes the grand houses that previously existed and the aristocrats and merchants who built and inhabited them. These include characters such as Sir Theodore Janssen who built a house in the heart of the Village and then lost his fortune in the South Sea Bubble. Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough owned Wimbledon Manor House and the 2nd Earl Spencer resided at Wimbledon Park House. Both of these were located on the top of the hill, so in their day enjoyed splendid views across parkland and over the surrounding countryside. Alan’s research and local knowledge is very impressive and is delivered in a most engaging and interesting way. His walks and zoom talks are greatly appreciated as they really bring alive the history of the area and have opened my eyes to the rich and varied characters whose lives and houses have influenced the development of Wimbledon Village. Pam Wright

WIMBELDON GUILD (Theatreland, a visual tour of Covent Garden, May 2022)
Alan has given a number of wonderful talks for Wimbledon Guild. He provides great insight into his topics and feedback from attendees is always very positive. His most recent talk, Theatreland, a visual tour of Covent Garden, was especially well received. Zoe Davies

MERTON U3A (The 9 ponds of Wimbledon - walking tour, 2021)
"Thank you for the excellent walk which I enjoyed most thoroughly. It brought back lots of old memories. I posted two photos on my page but I really need a new phone. You are a terrific guide and I will definitely make a donation and sign up for the 26th. I am very keen to join the tour of the A.E.L.T.C., if I'm free and should numbers permit, and any other walks in the area. Good wishes." Fiona Jones

WIMBLEDON & PUTNEY COMMONS (The Grand Houses of Rushmere - walking tour 2021)
"With the Grand Houses of Rushmere, Alan has delivered another excellent, informative local walk. With his thorough research, coupled with pictures and maps we were all able to delve into the lives of the rich, famous and infamous who lived in these impressive houses. We learnt about breweries, a saw pit and early radio amongst very many other hidden gems all explained in an engaging and lively manner. I will give nothing away save to say I enjoyed it so much I did it twice!"
Sue Bucknall, WPCC conservator

THE ROYAL WIMBLEDON GOLF CLUB (The 9 ponds of Wimbledon - virtual tour, 2021)
Many thanks for a splendid talk last Thursday. The feedback has been terrific- it was very well received. If you come up with another talk, then by all means do let us know because even when (hopefully!) restrictions ease, what lockdown has shown is that there is an appetite for virtual events. Many thanks once again." Howard Gill, Former Chairman

BROMLEY U3A comments on a virtual tour of the National Portrait Gallery by Alan Blower, 2021)
"It was a pleasure to deal with Alan after he contacted us with details of his virtual tour. All the technicalities were sorted out and Alan always responded immediately to any queries. This was the first time we at Bromley had delivered any form of Zoom event, so it was amazing to have over 40 people attend on Zoom. Alan’s easy delivery style is delightful and keeps you interested throughout. Our members thoroughly enjoyed it and would happily listen to anything else from Alan. As one of our members commented “I have never enjoyed a conducted tour so much as this! So relaxing, and yet so interesting”. Sandy Boden (Secretary U3A Bromley)

WIMBLEDON WOMEN'S INSTITUTE (Virtual tour, 2021)
"With some technical trepidation we booked Alan to give us a Zoom talk about various aspects of the National Portrait Gallery. He was brilliant, the technical side worked very well and the talk was very interesting. I am so glad we decided to carry on with an online meeting as it was very good and very well received." Fiona Gerdes-Hansen (President, Wimbledon WI)

20 members of Westside Tennis Club strolled round the grand houses of Rushmere on a beautiful sunny afternoon last week ...
26/10/2023

20 members of Westside Tennis Club strolled round the grand houses of Rushmere on a beautiful sunny afternoon last week with the bonus of seeing the gardens of Chester House!

Well done to the members of the Islington U3A who joined Alan Blower on a walk/talk to enjoy the garden squares, pubs a...
12/09/2023

Well done to the members of the Islington U3A who joined Alan Blower on a walk/talk to enjoy the garden squares, pubs and the churches of Belgravia.

3rd September: 20 members of the friends of Wimbledon and Putney Commons joined Alan Blower and Nick Manning for a wal...
05/09/2023

3rd September: 20 members of the friends of Wimbledon and Putney Commons joined Alan Blower and Nick Manning for a walk around Rushmere pond, Wimbledon Common, talking about the Georgians and Victorians who lived in the Grand Houses of Rushmere.

As part of the City of Westminster Inside Out festival of art and culture, I led a group in glorious sunshine to discove...
09/08/2023

As part of the City of Westminster Inside Out festival of art and culture, I led a group in glorious sunshine to discover the theatres of Covent Garden. In the space of 90 minutes we visited two Opera Houses, 10 theatres and the Actor’s church enjoying the architectural splendor of these buildings, delving into the history of the theatres, but also getting a taste of the productions currently running and in the pipeline for these venues.

Thanks to everyone that came on the "Rushmere Walk" for the friends of Wimbledon and Putney Commons last Sunday, where ...
13/07/2023

Thanks to everyone that came on the "Rushmere Walk" for the friends of Wimbledon and Putney Commons last Sunday, where we walked past some of the grand houses on Rushmere Common and talked about some of the interesting residents that used to reside in them!

Great to meet you all yesterday South Dakota Ambassadors of Music and hope you enjoyed the tour! Good luck with the rest...
24/06/2023

Great to meet you all yesterday South Dakota Ambassadors of Music and hope you enjoyed the tour! Good luck with the rest of your trip.

Thanks to everyone from Hammersmith and Fulham u3a UK who came to listen to my illustrated talk on "Royal Parks and Pala...
10/05/2023

Thanks to everyone from Hammersmith and Fulham u3a UK who came to listen to my illustrated talk on "Royal Parks and Palaces".
Please do get in touch if you would like to arrange a similar talk or walk .

Great to be part of "The Big Help Out" on the Common organised by Wimbledon and Putney Commons and also to for helping...
08/05/2023

Great to be part of "The Big Help Out" on the Common organised by Wimbledon and Putney Commons and also to for helping me to promote my walks/talks!
Please contact me directly to organise a private walk.

Great to meet everyone from Dulwich and District u3a who joined me on the "Belgravia" walk this sunny morning.
03/05/2023

Great to meet everyone from Dulwich and District u3a who joined me on the "Belgravia" walk this sunny morning.

Thanks to everyone at U3A for attending my talk on "Royal Parks and Palaces". I've attached a list of the interesting ...
02/05/2023

Thanks to everyone at U3A for attending my talk on "Royal Parks and Palaces". I've attached a list of the interesting places that we visited that day. Looking forward to seeing you all again soon.

Thanks to everyone at Westside Tennis Club who turned up on a damp Wednesday afternoon to hear about the sporting histor...
29/01/2023

Thanks to everyone at Westside Tennis Club who turned up on a damp Wednesday afternoon to hear about the sporting history of Wimbledon Common and to enjoy the delicious afternoon tea that followed.

Great to meet the Theatre Group from Westerham U3A and we managed to stay dry on the Covent Garden Theatre walk!
07/04/2022

Great to meet the Theatre Group from Westerham U3A and we managed to stay dry on the Covent Garden Theatre walk!

Thank you Cranleigh & District u3a for inviting me to speak last week and for being such a great audience!
03/04/2022

Thank you Cranleigh & District u3a for inviting me to speak last week and for being such a great audience!

A beautiful but very cold day in London whilst touring the London Opera House!
31/01/2022

A beautiful but very cold day in London whilst touring the London Opera House!

Caught the sun on Rushmere this afternoon .... lovely to see the swans and geese
26/01/2022

Caught the sun on Rushmere this afternoon .... lovely to see the swans and geese

17/01/2022
Kingsmere in the sun!
17/01/2022

Kingsmere in the sun!

16/01/2022

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