Guide #2004
Hello and welcome to the Heart of England region. After a career in fashion manufacturing I qualified as a Blue Badge Tour Guide in 2001. Since then I have specialised in providing personalised, private tours of Birmingham and surrounding region. I love to share my enthusiasm with visitors from UK and abroad. As a 'born and bred Brummie', I have seen many changes to Birmingham over the last 25 years; from a city with a reputation for heavy industry Birmingham has become a highly regarded centre of excellence in all areas of business and culture. A wide variety of restaurants, great shopping, museums and galleries plus numerous local attractions make Birmingham a popular tourist destination with leisure and business visitors alike. Just a forty minute drive from Birmingham city centre are the famous 'Shakespeare Country' towns of Stratford upon Avon and Warwick with the Cotswold hills beyond. Whatever your reason for visiting and however much or little time you have to spare, I would be delighted to tailor a walking and/or driving tour that will help you discover the hidden. . . Heart of England. Hope to see you soon. Diane Qualified Blue Badge Tourist Guide Member of the British Guild of Registered Tourist Guides Member of the Institute of Tourist Guides Criminal Records Bureau - Security clearance Full private hire licenses and insured for hire & reward
Birmingham
Stratford Upon Avon
Cheltenham

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Diane was exceptional! We booked 3 days with Diane and she really came through with marvelous tours. She drew from her many years of experience to entertain and inform us of all types of stories and information along the way. She took us to all of the places we requested as well as many "hidden" gems that she knew about. She avoided the crowds and recommended...
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Dear Cindy and Bill Thank you so much for your lovely review! It was a great pleasure to share the three days with you. Thank you for being such fun and for your willingness to trust my choice of places to eat...I am really happy that you enjoyed them. I am also pleased that you enjoyed the tour as a whole and that you were particularly fascinated with the...
Diana was an amazing guide! She customized our tour both before and on the day, taking us through the most beautiful places in North Cotswolds. We could not have seen these place without her, and her breadth of knowledge as a local and as a Blue Badge tour guide really added to our appreciation. She is unfailingly kind and calm, adjusting as we went and even recovered...
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Dear Kumi Thank you very much for your lovely review! It was my pleasure to share a day in the Cotswolds with you and your family group and I am so pleased that you enjoyed the tour. I hope the rest of your trip goes well and would like to wish you a joyful 2026. With kind regards Diane
My husband and I spent a wonderful day choke full of information provided by Diane. She helped us to understand the plethora of historical facts and booked a reservation for an adorable tea house for lunch. We were very fortunate to have an extremely thorough tour of Anne Hathaway's Cottage but didn't have time to explore much of Stratford-upon-Avon. Diane provided us...
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Dear Debbie Thank you very much for your lovely review! I am so glad that you enjoyed the tour, it was such a pleasure to share the day with you both. Thank you for taking the tour with me. Wishing you a very Happy New Year. With kind regards Diane
It was great being with Diane. She was terrific. Who doesn’t want to be driven all over the Cotswolds so you can enjoy the scenery. Diane made it seem easy. She was thoughtful, told good stories and was efficient plus. Would highly recommend her.
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Dear Arnie Thank you so much for your lovely review. And for bringing such wonderful Winter sunshine with you. It was my pleasure to share this lovely region of England with you both. With kind regards Diane