Private tour in London Dewi E
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Dewi E.
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Hi! I'm Dewi, and I've worked as a tour guide for the last 12 years. Wow, how time has flown! Since starting work as a tour guide in 2013, I have built up an impressive reputation for excellence and fantastic customer service with several tour guiding companies. In the autumn of 2018, after working for other companies for five years and moving from a part-time guide to Head Guide and then the maternity cover for the Tour Director of a major UK tourism provider, I decided to begin offering my own unique tours through ToursByLocals. My interest as a guide includes film and TV tourism. I originally trained as an Actor at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and have worked on numerous film and TV productions with companies, including the BBC. In fact, I am the only tour guide in the universe who can say they have stepped through the doors of the Tardis, as I was involved in filming a BBC Doctor Who ident in 2016. I am also a massive history geek who loves the history of the early to mid-20th century, especially the espionage of the Second World War. I love sharing my passion for history with others. All my tours are based on things that I love: film and TV, and my passion as a performer, director and teacher of Shakespeare and History. I can lead tours on everything from James Bond, Doctor Who and Downton Abbey to tours on the life of Sir Winston Churchill, William Shakespeare and the real world of London's secretive Spies. While being based in London, I am also able to conduct tours to South Wales (where the hit TV series Doctor Who, Torchwood, and Sherlock were filmed and where His Dark Materials was filmed in 2018) and can take customers from London to Wales if they wish to explore the beautiful Welsh countryside. I can also accompany clients to the filming locations of the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts films (London, Oxford, and Lacock), as well as the filming locations for the hit TV series and the upcoming film of Downton Abbey. Given my range of film and TV knowledge, I can also create custom tours for clients interested in two or more film or TV shows but have only a short amount of time to explore the UK's vast film and TV sites. Currently researching a Doctorate at Queen Mary University of London. Master of Science (MSc) Degree Master of Arts (MA) Degree Bachelor of Arts (BA Hons) Degree Public Liability Insurance Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check. I do not have any restrictions in regard to my guiding; I can offer a full range of experiences. Why not check out some press reviews of my tours? https://globetotting. com/harry-potter-walking-tour/ https://metro. co. uk/2021/10/04/famous-london-sights-youll-see-on-a-james-bond-tour-mi6-hq-15350485/ https://globetotting. com/james-bond-tour-london/ Please note: Between 15th and 21st June 2026, I will be delivering a paper at The Tourism, Hospitality, & Events International Conference entitled 'Autotopography and Tour Guiding: Lived Experience and the Local'. Following this, I will be taking a short break between the 21st and 29th June 2026. As I will be out of the UK during this time, my response times may therefore be slower than usual.
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As a child, I have happy memories of visiting London and being shown the Christmas lights by my parents. For me seeing the Christmas lights was the most magical moment at Christmas - other than the big day itself! As an adult, I still make his regular pilgrimages to London to see the Christmas lights and relive some of the magic those early visits instilled in me. This tour is your chance to step into the magic of Christmas with me and see not only London's best Christmas light displays but also some of London's most famous landmarks such as Trafalgar Square, Carnaby Street, and Covent Garden. Along the way, there will also be time to visit some of London's most famous shops, including Fortnum & Mason, the oldest bookstore in London, and some of the street markets that pop up throughout London at this festive time of year. There will also be time to stop and enjoy a hot drink (or two) as it's always a tradition to stop for either mulled wine or hot chocolate somewhere along the way.
The tour will start outside Covent Garden tube station. The first point of call will be Covent Garden market it'sbeautiful Christmas lights and market stalls. We will then walk down the Strand past iconic landmarks such as the Savoy hotel. After a brief stop in Trafalgar Square, to see the main Christmas tree in London we will walk part of the way up Regent Street. After walking up Regent Street will walk along Piccadilly, and this is your chance to visit the oldest bookstore in London and Fortnum & Mason if they are open. We will then walk up Bond Street, past some of the most exclusive and expensive shops in London before taking on the lights of South Malton Street. Our next stop will be Oxford Street, followed by Carnaby Street with its vibrant shopping scene. Once we visited Carnaby Street we will walk past the world famous Liberty department store (we can stop you briefly if you wish) followed by the oldest toy store in London Hamleys. Our tour concludes by walking to Piccadilly Circus.
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We will walk for the duration of the tour.
The Piazza, England, England, WC2E 8HD, United Kingdom
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