Angela Akehurst
Regional Qualification(s):
London
Language(s):
English
Phone Number(s):
07889-657773
Website:
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Introduction:
As well as showing you London, I enjoy guiding special interest tours, focusing on art, architecture, or garden design. I can also offer driver guiding in a spacious and comfortable VW Caravelle seating 6 passengers.
Personal Interests:
UK tours, Walking tours |
Garden Design |
Medieval Architecture, Cathedrals & Monasteries |
Art & Artists, Sculpture, Manuscript Illumination |
Special Interests:
Art/Paintings & Sculpture | I am particularly interested in medieval art and British art. I have also taught Art History. I can conduct walking tours in London based on artists or art movements, eg �Walter Sickert�s Camden Town�, and �The Camden Town Group and the Vorticists�. |
Castles & Palaces | One of the most specialised tours I have ever guided visited 3 castles a day for 18 days! I�m not a military historian, but I do find the architecture of castles interesting, and the aspirations of the kings and architects who built them fascinating. |
Churches & Cathedrals | My degree covered medieval architecture and sculpture ie churches and cathedrals. I can also guide tours looking at the religious history of Britain & Ireland, eg monasticism, the Reformation, Methodism. |
Stately Homes & Country Houses | Britain's grand houses offer such a glimpse into the past and into our social history, as well as being great treasure houses full of magnificent collections of art and craftsmanship. |
Regional Tours | I have many years experience touring in every corner of the UK and Ireland, and will never get bored with it - so many beautiful landscapes, so many interesting towns and villages, so many good tea shops and pubs! |
Gardens | I am interested in the history of garden design and contemporary designers. I offer garden walks and tours in London. |
Architecture | BA (Hons) History of Art & Architecture (University of East Anglia) |
Galleries | Alongside the major national galleries, London has numerous smaller collections, as well as artists� houses open to the public. I am happy to prepare gallery tours to suit a client�s particular requirements. |
Walking Tours | In London, I can offer general walking tours of most central areas, and special interest walks focusing on artists, architecture, and gardens. |
Museums | British Museum, �Art in the British Museum�, |
Endorsements:
Salisbury Cathedral, Canterbury Cathedral, British Museum, York Minster
Additional Qualifications:
BA(Hons)History of Art, Dip.Heritage Interpretation
Driver Guide:
Yes
Vehicles:
Type | Make / Model | Passengers | Air Conditioning | Disabled Access |
Car | VW Caravelle | 6 | Yes | No |