Private tour in Birmingham Vicky N
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I love finding out about, places, people and our heritage. Fascinating facts, hidden places and inspiring vistas excite me and I enjoy being able to share my discoveries with others. It is important to me that I research carefully and throughly plan for any tour that I give. I enjoy the chance to provide a courteous and positive for my tour guests. Initially from Yorkshire, I have been an adopted Brummie for over thirty years. It's a city which is exciting and always changing with its roots firmly in the past but rushing forward into the future. Trained as an archaeologist I spend many years digging and analysing finds from excavations in Cheshire, Lincolnshire and the Midlands developing knowledge about the Roman and Medeival period and specialising in pottery of most periods, but particularly the Middle Ages. When leading adult education groups the highlight was when we found a Roman road. A second career in teaching primary children was suffused with the natural enthusiasm young children bring to their learning. My career took me in the direction of supporting special educational needs pupils and families. Whether with friends or family I realised how much I enjoyed finding places and planning itineraries on days out and holidays. When the opportunity came to train as a Blue Badge Tourist Guide for the Heart of England my decision was simple. Since qualifying I have really enjoyed researching, planning and delivering tours, meeting a wide range of new people and helping to explain the richness of my region. Blue badge guide , Heart of England MITG Member of the Insitute of Tourist Guides Accreditation for guiding Windsor Castle, Windsor and Eton I am not a driver. I can accompany your vehicle or I can arrange for a separate car and driver.
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Tour starting point flexible - city centre and digbeth- photos, drive through - jewellery quarter -drive through, stop outside - edgbaston - drive through -Moseley dr Want to know about the hidden Birmingham? Join me visiting the places less known. We get to know Digbeth, vibrant, and very much Birmingham. In the jewellery quarter let me show you the secret places producing jewellery that was sold around the world and listen to the life stories of these hard working people. Travelling out to the leafy suburbs of Birmingham, we see the University established by Birmingham's greatest mayor, Joseph Chamberlain, passing Highbury House discover the complexities of a great man. The Twin Towers of Sodor in J. J. R Tolkien's Lord of the Rings -see where he found childhood inspirations for his great writing. Discover the paternalism of George Cadbury the chocolate maker who built a village just for his workers. Returning into the city centre our tour travels past places where 'Brummies' have made our city great
Tour start is flexible • Birmingham City centre- drive through and pass by, photos • Digbeth -drive through, stop outside, photos • Edgbaston -drive through, stop outside, photos • Moseley - pass by • Bournville pass by, stop outside, photos • Return to city centre - drive through • End of tour -drop off flexible This tour as a whole or partially, can be customized to fit your preferences - please inquire!
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The tour will be by rental car with a driver. The car will be a large family car.
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