The end of an era, as after 17 years voluntary service as a MPSSpecials #policeofficer it’s time to hand in the warrant card, with mixed emotions; pride & happy memories of incredible experiences, skills learnt & friends made. Over & out. British Guild of Tourist Guides #thinblueline Westminster Police | Central West BCU

Wonderful weather for #skiguiding @egsw_snow_hosts in #valthorens , #frenchalps with this amazing group. #Guiding and #apresski #EGSW @egsw British Guild of Tourist Guides .

Today we made it to the half-way point of the 102 mile #cotswolds Way, just south of the beautiful #wooltown of #Painswick in #gloucestershire . 51 miles completed since starting in #chippingcampden , and 51 to go to glorious #Bath . @visitgloucestershire British Guild of Tourist Guides #Cotswoldsway

#Cheesy capers at #coopershill on the edge of the #cotswolds , where the locals chase a #Doublegloucester #cheese down the steep hill to win the #cheese & hopefully no injuries! See amazing English traditions with @UndercoverEngland , a #Bluebadgeguide British Guild of Tourist Guides VisitCotswolds

A wonderful week, #skiguiding in #Arosa , Switzerland with this amazing group. #Guiding and #apresski #AGSW British Guild of Tourist Guides

A great tour with British Guild of Tourist Guides of #TheOval #Cricket Ground, home of Surrey Cricket . #Oval Kennington Runoff

A real privilege to be shown around the historic #vintnershall , the spiritual home of the international #wine trade since at least 1446, by Guy the London Guide on a Guide London visit. #wine

Thank you to all the amazing travellers,guides & staff I was fortunate enough to meet and work with in 2023, for such fun #guiding days; and here’s to even more #guide adventures in 2024 ! #HappyNewYear to you all from your British Guild of Tourist Guides #BlueBadgeGuide #UndercoverEngland .

Merry Christmas from singing with the Metropolitan Police Choir as part of my “other job” as Special Constable volunteer officer. #bluebadgetouristguide Metropolitan Police Choir #policechoir #choirsinging British Guild of Tourist Guides #specialconstable #christmascarols #wishyouamerrychristmas 🎄

A great advantage of visiting #London away from peak season is getting up so close to the action, such as #ChangingTheGuard , without any of the crowds. British Guild of Tourist Guides #royallondon #militaryband #secretlondon #BuckinghamPalace #royallondon #militaryband Scots Guards The Household Division

What a special group to guide around the #cotswolds , on a Butterfield & Robinson tour, who embraced the landscapes, weather, history , flora & fauna. Thanks to @sudeleycastle Rococo Garden @Barnsley_House The Painswick The Royal Crescent Hotel & Spa bellsapperton The Woolpack Inn @britainsbestguides

#OTD 1940 “The hardest day” was the peak of the aerial #BattleofBritain , later described by #Churchill with the memorable words, “Never, in the field of human conflict, was so much owed by so many to so few.” Guide London #WW2 #iwm #wewillrememberthem RAF Museum

The tranquil valley view at #pinburypark (former home of ex #poetlaureate #JohnMasefield ), in the July colours of the glorious #GoldenValley #Sapperton , in the stunning #Cotswolds with #bluebadgeguide . British Guild of Tourist Guides

An #architectural walking tour through #CoventGarden for NLA by #BluebadgeTourGuide UnderCoverEngland , one of British Guild of Tourist Guides . #architecture #architecture photography #architecture lovers #architecture lovers #walkingtours #londonlife Visit London .

Join NLA and explore one of London’s most exciting neighbourhoods, anchored around one of London’s most visited sites, Covent Garden Market.
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A rainy #GuardChange at #buckinghampalacelondon . The Guards wear grey rain coats over their scarlet uniforms and undertake a short guard change without a band and marching at speed to avoid getting soaked. British Guild of Tourist Guides #bluebadgetouristguide

A memorial tablet to former President of the United States Franklin Delano Roosevelt can be found by the Abbey's Great West Door.

During the unveiling of the tablet in 1948 The Star Spangled Banner was played on the organ.

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An amazing week in The #Cotswolds on a Natural Habitat Adventures tour of #Oxford , #Bibury , ChedworthRomanVilla, Calcot & Spa, Walks with Hawks, Ed Drewitt #Highgrove , #woodchester , WWT Slimbridge Scott Petrek, #Painswick , #Slad , #UpperSlaughter , FarmED, #Broadway & Hidcote. British Guild of Tourist Guides .

Let me share some of the finest incredible English country gardens with you. British Guild of Tourist Guides #Gardens #hidcotemanorgarden Hidcote National Trust #Cotswolds Natural Habitat Adventures #activeengland @visitthecotswolds @visitengland

Cruising down the #GloucesterSharpnessCanal with #TheBoatshed at the #BlackShedCafe in #Slimbridge in Visit Gloucestershire with the Natural Habitat Adventures #Cotswolds tour. British Guild of Tourist Guides