Profile updated 6/12/23
Cumbria, North East
English
01539-740133, 07875-662124
A graduate in Geography from Oxford University, with 20 years' management experience in the passenger transport industry. Widely travelled throughout Britain - with particular knowledge of the North of England.
Chairman of Cumbria County Council in both 2014/15 and 2016/17. Town Mayor of Kendal in 2005/2006 and a Cumbria County Councillor from 2005 until 2023.
Guiding with groups and corporate clients - including Irish, Dutch, Belgian, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Maltese, Israeli, American, Canadian, Chilean, Australian, New Zealand, Japanese, Korean, Filipino, Thai, Malaysian, Arabian, Indian, Pakistani and Chinese visitors.
Cruise ship on-shore excursions.
| Industrial Heritage |
| Lake District |
| Landscape Development |
| Town & Country Walks |
| Industrial Heritage |
| Landscape Development |
| North Pennines |
| Town & Country Walks |
| Geography & Geology | Rocks, landforms, scenery and landscape development. Coast, mountains and moorland. Man's influence through industry, agriculture and forestry. Development of communications, towns, villages, cities and ports. |
| History & Prehistory | Stone circles; Roman roads and forts; Anglo-Saxon Northumbria; Norman castles and churches; Border conflicts; the great Monasteries; Christian heritage; Quakerism; Industrial and railway heritage. |
| Industrial Heritage | Early industries; Wind, water and steam power; Mining and quarrying; the Industrial Revolution; Development of canals, roads and railways; Maritime history; Industrial and transport museums. |
| Regional Tours | Cumbria and Northumbria regional qualifications. Covering the Lake District, Roman Wall, North Pennines and Northumberland. Including the cities of Carlisle, Durham and Newcastle-upon-Tyne. |
| Transport | Ancient routeways and Roman roads; Packhorse trails; Bridges and turnpikes; Canals, waterways and shipping; Development of railways (especially in the north-east); Tramways and buses. |
| Walking Tours | Easy Fell walks and scenic rambles in the Lake District and Pennine Dales. Town walks throughout Cumbria and Northumbria - Carlisle, Durham, Kendal, Newcastle and elsewhere. |
| Politics & Government | A County Councillor in Cumbria since 2005. Chairman of Cumbria County Council for 2014/15. Also a Town Councillor - served as Mayor of Kendal in 2005/6. |
MA, MITG
No
Regional Qualifications: London, Cumbria, North East, South East England
Language(s): English
Regional Qualifications: Southern England, South East England, London, South West, Cumbria
Language(s): English