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Irene K.
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London (Living), Greenwich, Windsor and Eton, Oxford
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English (Native), Russian (Native)
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About Tour Guide Irene K.
Hello, I started working as a guide fifteen years ago, while studying at the University of Oxford. I collaborated with Oxbridge tours travel company where I acted as a tour guide for four years until I moved to London. I hold an M.A in art history and I taught art history at Sotheby's Institute of Art and the University of Glasgow. My tours are intended for history and art lovers. I take my guests around art galleries and British country houses. However, I will also be delighted to take you on a walking tour around London or Oxford, and show you some hidden gems most visitors do not know of or have no access to. I will customise your tour to make it a unique and memorable experience.
I normally offer tours in English.
Important
I am available to work from 10 am onwards (in some circumstances, we can agree on an earlier start)
Tours
All tours can be customized for you. Send me a message with your requests!
The Tour of the Tower, All Hallows Church and St Dunstan-in-the-East
London
3 hours 30 min
During our tour we will explore the history of this site from Roman times and until today. We will look at how the fortress gradually evolved into a luxurious Medieval royal palace and then -- into the dark and fearsome place. You will hear the stories of the Tower's former inhabitants and inmates: from kings to courtiers who fell out of favour, young York princes, or the Gunpowder plotters. We will certainly visit the Jewel House where the Crown Jewels are kept under armed guard.
FROM$220/ per group
Palaces, Churches and Parks
London
3 hours 20 min
This 3-hour tour will introduce the guests to the key venues linked to the history of London and Great Britain. We will start from the Parliament Square and Westminster Abbey, will walk around the site of the former Westminster Palace and the Houses of Parliament. We will discover such hidden treasures, as Rodin's sculptural group, the Banqueting Hall, The Great Scotland Yard, the Trafalgar Square. We will walk through Pall Mall and St James's Park, and will finish our tour at Buckingham Palace
FROM$200/ per group
Oxford, the City of the Dreaming Spires
Oxford
4 hours
Are you ready to explore the history of one of the oldest universities in Europe and that of the city where this university was founded? Then join me on the tour of colleges and city landmarks! Children under 12 y.o. go free
FROM$300/ per group
Masterpieces of the Wallace Collection
London
3 hours
This tour takes you to the late 19th century time capsule. On entering its doors, you will find everything as it was arranged to the taste of its owners in the 1890s-early 1900s. You will see a magnificent collection of Dutch and Flemish masters (including the works by Rembrandt, Van Dyck, Rubens, Teniers, Hals) and of the French Classicist and Rococo painters (including the famous "Swing" by Fragonard, works by Watteau and Boucher). The tour lasts three - three and a half hours.
FROM$220/ per group
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