Brian

Brian, a professionally qualified Blue Badge Guide, won the London Tourist Board’s Guide of the Year Award in 1994.

His career has embraced the law, surveying, catering, dispatch riding and art – and the stage may be beckoning. And if you’d like a completely independent take on Brian’s guiding, well, read this Marylebone Journal review of his Old Marylebone walk. Anything else? Yes. Brian’s a Black Belt (yes, we’re talking Judo). And an artist.

All of Brian's Walks

The Tower of London
The Tower of London

Thursday, 15 October 2026 @ 10.30 am (Click here for more dates)

"the most important mediaeval fortress in Europe" 

The National Gallery Guided Tour
The National Gallery Guided Tour

Friday, 16 October 2026 @ 2.15 pm (This walk goes every Friday)

“the story of European art, masterpiece by masterpiece”

Notting Hill & Portobello Market
Notting Hill & Portobello Market

Saturday, 17 October 2026 @ 10.45 am (This walk goes every Saturday)

"Notting Hill on market morning – curious and colourful, offbeat and yeasty"

Old Marylebone
Old Marylebone

Saturday, 17 October 2026 @ 2 pm (This walk goes every Saturday)

"London specialises in hiding the best of itself..."

Westminster Abbey Tour – London's Crowning Glory
Westminster Abbey Tour – London's Crowning Glory

Monday, 19 October 2026 @ 1.45 pm (Click here for more dates)

  On Saturdays, the Westminster Abbey Tour takes place at 10.15 am  and  on  Mondays at 1.45 pm.

Bohemian Bloomsbury
Bohemian Bloomsbury

Tuesday, 20 October 2026 @ 2 pm (This walk goes every Tuesday)

Unexpected,  uncommon, unforgettable, undiscovered Bloomsbury... 

Chelsea Odyssey - Riverside Village, Legends & Landmarks, Art, Architecture & Anecdotes
Chelsea Odyssey - Riverside Village, Legends & Landmarks, Art, Architecture & Anecdotes

Wednesday, 21 October 2026 @ 1.45 pm (This walk goes every Wednesday)

"gnarled old village lanes and byways as clamorous with great names as rooks in a wood"    

British Museum Tour
British Museum Tour

Wednesday, 21 October 2026 @ 2.15 pm (Click here for more dates)

  "Whoever travels without a guide needs 200 years for a 2-hour journey" Rumi           

Other walks in Brian's repertoire.

They run occasionally as 'Specials' but can also be booked privately.

The Tower of London
The Tower of London

"the most important mediaeval fortress in Europe" 

Chelsea Odyssey - Riverside Village, Legends & Landmarks, Art, Architecture & Anecdotes
Chelsea Odyssey - Riverside Village, Legends & Landmarks, Art, Architecture & Anecdotes

"gnarled old village lanes and byways as clamorous with great names as rooks in a wood"    

British Museum Tour
British Museum Tour

  "Whoever travels without a guide needs 200 years for a 2-hour journey" Rumi