London Blue Badge Guide
IAN GIBSON
Tours of London and Beyond
Ian Gibson London Blue Badge Guide click for NADFAS home page

Let me show you my home town…

One of the world’s most distinctive cities, London never fails to charm and surprise with its mix of the familiar and unexpected. My tours are informative and fun, priorities are meeting people and sampling aspects of English life, dropping into a pub, browsing in a market or visiting a church.

Tel: +44 (0)207 428 0895
Mobile: +44 (0)7713 629534
e-mail: imgibson@yahoo.com

An experienced Blue Badge Guide, my expertise will help you enjoy London to the full. I tailor sightseeing tours in London and beyond to your interests and requirements, by coach, minibus or public transport. I guide in English and German.

Ich zeige Ihnen meinen Heimatort...

Mit einem weltbekannten Stadtbild, bezaubert und überrascht London durch sein Gemisch vom Vertrauten und Ungewöhnlichen. Meine Gästeführungen sollen im ersten Sinne Spass machen als auch informativ sein. Wichtig ist dass man Leute und Kultur kennenlernt...
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Explore London's many faces

  • Bustling – shopping streets, markets, night life
  • Traditional - royal London with pomp and ceremony,  palaces, churches
  • Dynamic – a global commercial centre, preparing for the Olympics 
  • Peaceful – the royal parks, gardens, quiet squares
  • Cosmopolitan – a unique blend of peoples and cultures
  • British – traditions live on in the pubs, clubs, manners of the people

Museums, Galleries, Architecture

National Portrait Gallery, British Museum, Tate Britain

World class museums and galleries. As an arts lecturer I lead tours as follows:

  • British Museum. Ancient civilisations, Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Middle East, China, India
  • Victoria & Albert. Treasure trove of applied art throughout the world.
  • National Gallery. Masterpieces of every major European artist
  • Tate Britain.  English painting including the largest collection of Turners
  • Others including Tate Modern, Courtauld Gallery, Wallace Collection

Lecturing/Specialist Tours

I lecture on fine arts subjects (Middle Eastern and Asian) and on London's architecture. See National Association of Decorative & Fine Arts (NADFAS)

Further Afield - Town and Country

Take a break from London and tour the beautiful English countryside and historic towns with cathedrals, abbeys and country markets.

For a taste of real London life choose serviced London apartments as your base. Citybase Apartments give you modern city living at its best – a comfortable, stylish and inviting place to relax before and after your tour.