We have been delivering our Tour Guiding course since 2011. Some of our alumni become full-time guides, some do guiding as one strand of a portfolio career and some do guiding occasionally as a leisure activity. Here are a few examples of what our alumni are doing now.
Adam Scott-Goulding was a student on our Tour Guiding course in 2018-19. He can regularly be found leading tours with London Walks covering the capital from Kensington to Mile End and Muswell Hill to Crystal Palace. In 2018 he founded London Music Tours to explore and celebrate the capital’s rich musical history with a genre-spanning programme of walks; popular tours include Beatlemania!, Handel In London and The Music Of Royal London. In 2021 he curated two guided tours for the vibrant King’s Cross arts venue King’s Place. He can also be found leading tours on wheels with Evan Evans, Premium Tours and Music Heritage London. In 2020 as the pandemic hit, Adam found himself in the vanguard of virtual tours. His efforts and innovations in the field of virtual tour guiding were recognised as a Visit England Tourism Superstar Finalist in 2022 along with his London Heritage Training colleague Fiona. Adam has been a member of our tutor team for some years and we look forward to welcoming him back as a guest speaker.
Discover Medical London specialises in walks focusing on the history of disease and medicine in London; graduates from several years are involved in leading these walks.
Fun London Tours was set up by Matt Gedge, a graduate from 2012-13, who specialises in tourists’ favourites such as the Changing of the Guard.
Living London Tours was set up Janice Liverseidge, a graduate from 2012-13, who is also a Blue Badge Tourist Guide.
Marylebone Walks was set up by Susie Fairfax Davies, a graduate from 2013-14, who specialises in the history of Marylebone.
Sheldon K. Goodman is the website of public historian, author, media producer, tour guide and Cemetery Club founder Sheldon Goodman, a graduate from 2013-14 who went on to obtain an MA in Public History after completing the course.
Charles Booth Walks was set up by Sean Patterson, a graduate from 2013-14, who is also a Blue Badge Tourist Guide and specialises in the social history of London.
London Music Tours was set up Adam Scott-Goulding, a graduate from 2018-19, who specialises in tours on the history of music in London.
Love London Tours was set up by Caroline Mongan, a graduate from 2018-19, who offers a range of fun tours for visitors to London.
Excellent Walks of London was set up by a group of over a dozen graduates from 2021-22, who offer a wide range of walks in Westminster and the City.
London by Londoner was set up by Richard Bloom, a graduate from 2023-24, who specialises in showing the tourist highlights with a local touch.
Top Taxi Tours was set up Sal Kizys, a graduate from 2023-24, who is also a qualified Black Cab Driver.