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London on your feet "We loved Isobel’s dry humor and her knowledge and passion for what she does. "
If you have enjoyed a walk with me, please do leave a comment or email me via the contact form.
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Guided By Isobel 
The very first walk I took with Isobel toured the outlines of the London Wall. Witty, knowledgeable, fond of a good puns and bad jokes, but devoted to her subject matter, Isobel the Tour Guide left me ready to follow her to any corner of London she cared to guide. Isobel takes me to parts of London I’ve only read about to hear of stories people I’ve rarely heard of – and brings them to life. In skillfully weaving the fading evidence of London Past into the constantly evolving London Present, Isobel gives me much to savor (and read up on) long after the guiding is over.
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We seek out Isobel’s walks before planning anything else for our journeys to London, for we know that wherever she is guiding a walk, she will keep us rapt! Every excursion with her is worthwhile!
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We thoroughly enjoyed Isobel’s London Wall walk. She was extremely engaging as well as clearly so knowledgeable about what she was talking about it seemed as if she were merely scratching the surface of her vast repertoire of facts. I was also particularly impressed at how she regularly read my mind, for example when we paused at a street corner and I wondered to myself why one street was called what it was called, she explained without my asking! Likewise, just as I was wondering who Sir John Cass was, out came her explanation!
We thoroughly enjoyed Isobel’s company throughout the afternoon.
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Thanks Mike. Don’t worry, your email address will not appear on the site,
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We keep an eye open for Walks with Isobel – always a great two hours. Isobel takes what she does seriously but herself more lightly. Walk hangs together well, lots of info and special tidbits.
Keep up the great work
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Thanks Jane. I’m glad you enjoy these walks.
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We were fortunate enough to enjoy the company and wisdom of Isobel on two London Walks in April. First was the tour of the Bermondsey area, ending near the Shard and the Borough Market. This is a less known part of London, and we previously only knew it from the Bermondsey Antique Market, which had nothing to do with the tour. We also toured the British Museum with Isobel. The museum would have been a daunting experience without Isobel’s guidance. Her enthusiasm for and knowledge of the exhibits is wonderful. We loved Isobel’s dry humor and her knowledge and passion for what she does. Well done!!
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Hello, I saw Isobel’s Elephant and Castle tour. While it was designed for 1.5hrs, she was generous with her time and it took over 2 hours. We did not want to leave. This is an important tour with the regeneration of the Elephant. She is highly knowledgeable and it was easy to follow. I love how Isobel is easy to talk to and we felt at ease in asking her questions. Thanks again for running a spectacular tourl.
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We only had one day to sightsee in London so we schedule a private walking day tour with Isobel. It was great to visit Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace and the Tower of London. The river cruise down the Thames was also great!! I really appreciated Isobel’s knowledge and passion for the history of these historical sites including London in general. Isobel is very kind, engaging and we enjoyed our day!
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Thanks Lorrie. I enjoyed our day too!
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I have received the following message from Steven and Veronique B:
HI,
Wanted to thank you again for a superb tour of the Houses of Parliament last Saturday afternoon. As my wife is French, it’s sometimes hard for her to follow guided tours in English, but yours was a pleasure for her to listen to, clear, informative and very rich in detail. We live in Paris, but look forward to joining one of your tours when we come back to London next.
Regards,
Steven & Veronique
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We are involved in a major construction project in the Elephant & Castle and to celebrate National Walking Month of May 2018, and to provide a Wellbeing event for the team and to connect us with the neighbourhood and community of which we are temporarily a part, we asked Isobel to invent a bespoke walk for us [over two separate evenings]. This proved very successful and interesting and it was great to have cause to stop and look and listen whilst London went about its business. We would happily use Isobel’s services again.
Thanks Isobel.
from Bill.
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Thank-you Bill!
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Isobel led a bespoke horticultural heritage and history walk in Walworth recently. It was commissioned by the Walworth Community Gardening Network. It as absolutely fascinating, and Isobel delivered with the panache and extensive knowledge that I have come to associate with all of her walks!
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Thank you Olivia. It was lovely to have a reason to dig around in the documents at the Guildhall Library, and get engrossed in the maps at the Greater London Record Office again!
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“Isobel, hi
Many thanks for your Heritage & History walk/tour of Walworth on 10 Oct 21 and that I thought went on swimmingly. It was great to include all those various sites and lovely sights of cultivated gardens and natural green areas. Some reminded me of the ‘walled garden’ at the Brandon estate and that I used to frequent and lend a hand at before the pandemic. I now can’t wait to go back at an appropriate time.
Your material was lovely and varied in content and scale and spiced up nicely with historical background. I was not too familiar with most of the sites although I am a local myself.
Thanks for your interest and contagious enthusiasm.”
Robert
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albeit my web site is not gardening content … i filled in below .. anyhow .
i trust above will reach you although i am an ‘Unknown User’
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Many thanks Robert. I am so glad you enjoyed it! I know where the little walled garden is, but nothing of its history. Perhaps you could tell me about it.
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hi Isobel, and thanks
i’m afraid i am not familiar with its history except for its ‘recent’ story dating back, maybe a ‘full’, three ~ five years when it was taken under the wing of the Brandon residents/TRA and transformed from sad, mostly barren soil to a ‘flowery’, ‘veggie’, ‘fruity’ cultivated garden all year round. that is where i came in till the soul-destroying pandemic era. i would take a few greenery, shrubs, climbers to add to the loads of newly introduced plants by the established team; some of these are now thriving or in rotation.
i shall, however, get in touch with the Brandon team and try and get some more background information as it is a lovely spot, across the road from the, now, junior gardening spot that has just been launched by that team.
i keep promising myself to go to the library that looks over the little garden and see what the place looks like to an indoor viewer.
r.
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