Born in London, I am a Blue Badge Tourist Guide with 24 years' experience helping visitors get more out of their stay in Britain. “Friendly, knowledgeable, fun and flexible” - is what I’ve heard most over the years.

• The Blue Badge is the UK’s highest guiding qualification, rigorously examined by the Institute of Tourist Guiding, the industry’s standard-setting body
• Mother-tongue English and native-standard German and am licensed to guide in these languages.
• Proud recipient of more than 80 five-star reviews at TripAdvisor
• Experienced Tour Manager: competent in handling ontour challenges
• Former lecturer in higher education: a confident and engaging public speaker
• Member of the Association of Professional Tourist Guides and the Institute of Tourist Guiding

I have accreditation (including internal visits) in:

• Coach Panoramic sightseeing and walking tours in London
• Churches: Westminster Abbey and St Paul’s Cathedral
• Sites: Tower of London, British Museum and National Gallery
• Palaces: Windsor Castle and Hampton Court
• Areas: Stonehenge/Bath, Oxford/Stratford, The Cotswolds

My expertise is Castles and Gardens, especially in South England

• Kent, Sussex and Surrey
• Cornwall, Devon and the West Country

I have many years’ experience working in:

• Liverpool and the North West
• York and the North East
• Scotland: Edinburgh and the Highlands

Report on ARTE-TV, documenting the lesser-known heist of the Crown Jewels at Westminster Abbey:

• see a 5-minute preview here.

Guide for Trafalgar Tours

2012 - 2015

• Tour Manager in Germany, Switzerland, Austria
• Connecting with travellers to maximise their experience ontrip
• Liasing with suppliers to ensure smooth running of the tour
• Providing relevant and engaging coach commentaries and walking tours
• Responsible for delivering onbrand experiences

Tour Manager for Car Rouge Premium Tours, Switzerland

2012 - 2016

• Kent Gardens and Castles: 4-day Tour
• Cornwall: 6-day Tour

Education Lecturer for The National Gallery in London

2012 - 2015

• 60-minute highlight tours in German

Tour Manager for EF Educational and GoAhead Tours

1998 - 2012

• Overall excellent rating
• Training new Tour Managers
• Attending school pre-tour briefing meetings giving talks/presentations

MA (Theoretical Linguistics)

University College London, 1995

Dissertation: The phenomenon of asymmetrical verb second movement in German

PGCE (Further Education)

University of Greenwich, 1993

Specialising in Language and Information Technology teaching

BA (German; Ancient Greek Subsid)

University of Bristol, 1989

Class: 2i

School exams

Colfe's School, London, 1985

French, German, Russian A levels; 10 O levels