“How lucky we were to have you as our guide. We were impressed with how well-prepared you were and how much enthusiasm you brought to your work. You convinced us that London is the most wonderful place in the whole world!” CC, Indiana (six days visiting London’s sites and sights)
“Rowan knew exactly where to place us for the best views of the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace and managed to have my 10 and 5 year old entranced with the Tower of London.” MG, Arkansas (client of private tour agency, on TripAdvisor)(Guard Change, Tower)
“Thanks to our excellent guide, Rowan, who is a retired solicitor, the tour was the most memorable experience in my trip.” N, USA (Royal Courts of Justice)
“What a joy it was to have such a knowledgeable, enthusiastic, and all around ‘nice guy’ guiding us through London! It was clear that you love your city and country and their respective histories, which made the experience even more special.” RJ, Jackson, Mississippi (Tower, Churchill War Rooms, National Gallery, Westminster Abbey)
“Thank you so much for two amazing tours! We all loved it and are grateful for your knowledge, expertise, ability to engage the children, and for your humor!” KK, Houston, Texas (British Museum and Imperial War Museum)
“Rowan was well prepared, insightful and easy to be around. There were three of us, two parents and a 19 year old. Rowan was able to work well with all three of us. He had tremendous knowledge – and was sure to point out all of the interesting highlights and stories that you may know, while adding much more depth, as well as many things we did not know.” Client of private tour agency, on Tripadvisor (Westminster Abbey and Churchill War Rooms)
“You were outstanding and we enjoyed it very much. Your deep knowledge and passion for it made the tour far more interesting for us. Thank you.” JL, Vancouver (Tower of London)
“Thank you again for last week – you were fantastic and I think everyone thoroughly enjoyed it.” – GC, London (South Bank walk)
“Your knowledge is exceptional, pulling together facts from different periods to build up a marvellously engaging mosaic of the area. You are both very versatile and patient with allowing us to ask questions and even offering our own memories, and you built them into the narrative with a great sense of humour. You also managed the pace very well and we all thoroughly enjoyed the whole afternoon.” – Alex H, London (City walk)
“I strongly recommend Rowan’s tours. He was a wonderful guide – he was knowledgeable, personable and very very agreeable. He had the best titbits on the National Gallery portraits we asked him to show us and he also surprised us with many other things. Do not hesitate – I would always go back to him and his wonderful tours.” – MF, Mexico
“Today we’ve been with Rowan to the British Museum! He is such a nice, funny, enthusiastic and knowledgeable guide! We had a great time.” – MO, Netherlands
“Thank you so much for your excellent tour of Kensington Palace! I so appreciated how you tailored your tour to my interests, and the fun way you told interesting stories and anecdotes about the space and its inhabitants!” – EN, Philadelphia
“A cracking good tour” – JK, London
“I’ve lived in London for 30 years and have never seen this” – TW, in Mount Street Gardens on Mayfair walk
“Rowan has a wealth of information to share and he’s a delight to be around. Our full-day tour was interesting from start to finish. Rowan also gave us a bit of history of London as we walked from one museum to the next. He tailored the tour to our likings and worked a delicious lunch into the day as well. He’s personable, knowledgeable and friendly. Highly recommend!” G&SS, North Carolina (Kensington Palace, V&A, National Portrait Gallery)
“Thank you for the great tour! Nice pace and tone, very well delivered. Students enjoyed it very much. Hope to do it again next year.” ML, London (Legal London tour for student group)
“The clients have told the agent that they’ve had an amazing time!” GE, Philadelphia (feedback via agency)
“Your total command and delivery of the information was complete and professional. We couldn’t have asked for a better escort. Your enthusiasm, passion and sense of humor made this a special day for us.” JB, New York
“… thank you for your efforts last Saturday. You packed a lot in during the morning and the stories of your time at Oxford added enormously to the experience. … my friends enjoyed it so much they have asked me to enquire about other locations you are able to do.” – BT, Cobham (Oxford tour)
“A thoroughly delightful and informative day” – CB, California
“The way you designed the day was brilliant, starting with the visit to Holy Trinity Church. … You … quietly set the scene historically and artistically before we began to look at the elements. … Walking from building to building as you explained architectural details and history of place was lovely and for the rest of our week in London we identified those architectural details in other buildings around the city as we wandered. Lunch in the William Morris room at the V&A was such a perfect selection, of course, and I appreciated your curated approach to viewing furniture and decorative arts exhibits in the museum after. It would have been overwhelming otherwise.
Your depth of knowledge and ability to make the subject matter come alive over the course of the tour made the day an unmitigated success for us.
Thank you so much for taking the time to create this beautiful tour for us.” BJ, Texas (Arts and Crafts tour)
“They loved their guide, Rowan, the best!” DD, New York (feedback via agency)
“I wanted to thank you again for the delightful tour we took to Stonehenge and Salisbury Cathedral. It was a nice well-planned day tour. The Tower of London tour the next day was just right for us to get to appreciate and see the highlights of the Tower. Most importantly, we enjoyed your company. You were well-informed, efficient and very engaging.” AC, Philippines
“Both via email and on the phone, you have been most courteous, helpful and generous with your time. … [I would also mention] the presence and manner your voice conveys – a Peter Ustinov type of clarity, authority, precision [and] humor.” AG, Texas
“You were great! We learned so much.” PW, New Jersey
“The guests really enjoyed your tour today. I appreciate your work.” C, tour manager, USA