West Country - South West
 The West Country Region covers
Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire, with towns and cities like Bath and Bristol, Truro and Exeter, Dorchester and Salisbury and Cheltenham and Gloucester.
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WEST COUNTRY Blue Badge Tourist Guides are trained and examined in writing and practically - on foot, on site, and on coaches with particular emphasis on major regional divisions.
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England’s South West has a wonderful coastline, unspoilt scenery, an amazing historical legacy and a Blue or Green Badge Tourist Guide for every occasion, be it a walk on Dartmoor, a coach trip around Cotswolds or a talk on Thomas Hardy. The Eden project and St Ives, Dartmoor and Plymouth Hoe, Wells and Glastonbury, Dorchester and the Jurassic Coast, Salisbury and Stonehenge, the Forest of Dean and Gloucester cathedral, Chipping Camden and Bristol.
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PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
| COTSWOLD & GLOUCESTERSHIRE TOURIST GUIDES |
Mary Moxham
23 Withyholt Park
Charlton Kings
CHELTENHAM
Gloucestershire
GL53 9BP
Tel: 01242 510590
Mob: 07919 444387
Email: marymoxham@googlemail.com
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LANGUAGES |
French, German, Italian |
| TOURS |
Cotswolds, Forest of Dean, Severn Vale, Wye Valley, Religious Houses, Gardens, Arts & Crafts, Music & Literary Links. |
| WALKS |
Stroud, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Tewkesbury, Cirencester, Burford, Chipping Campden and country walks by arrangement.
Ghost Walks in Prestbury & Cheltenham.
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| Web site: www.cotswoldguides.org.uk |
| The aim of the Cotswold & Gloucestershire Tourist Guides is to heighton the enjoyment of each visitor to this beautiful area through our specialist local knowledge |
| GUILD OF REGISTERED TOURIST GUIDES BRISTOL & BATH REGION |
Belinda Gornall
10 Vellore Lane
BATH
BA2 6JQ
Tel: 01225 424285
E-mail: belindagornall@waitrose.com
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LANGUAGES |
French German Italian Spanish Dutch |
| TOURS |
All aspects of Bristol, Bath, Wells, Bradford on Avon and other local towns and areas including the Cotswolds, the Mendips, Forest of Dean, Stonehenge and Avebury. Somerset Levels. |
| WALKS |
A wide variety of walks are available and can cater for any particular interest , e.g. Maritime Bristol, Industrial Archaeology, Jane Austen, Isambard Brunel, Bath, Gardens. |
| www.bristolbathguides.8m.com |
| ASSOCIATION OF WESSEX TOURIST GUIDES |
Christine McGee
Crib Cottage
Pulham
Dorchester
Dorset
DT2 7DY.
Tel: 01258-817751
E-mail dorsetto@clara.co.uk
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LANGUAGES |
Dutch, Flemish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Spanish, Thai. |
| TOURS |
Stonehenge, D-Day, Maritime, Literary, Geographical, Historical, Industrial Archaeology, Architecture, King Alfred, King Arthur, Cornwall, Isle of Wight, Richard Jefferies, Thomas Hardy, Gardens and the Countryside, Roman Dorset, Salisbury Plain. |
| WALKS |
All the major towns and cities including Bath, Bristol, Bournemouth, Portsmouth, Romsey, Salisbury, Shaftesbury, Southampton, Wells and Wincheser, Dorchester, Sherborne, Wareham, Wimborne. Tours/walks by request. |
| For further information go to the AWTG page |
| ASSOCIATION OF WEST COUNTRY TOURIST GUIDES |
Mrs Dawn Vivian
11 Woodland Avenue
Tywardreath
Par
Cornwall
PL24 2PL
Tel:01726-813463
Mob: 07770 725916
E-mail: awctg@ic24.net
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LANGUAGES |
Dutch, French, German |
| TOURS |
Devon, Cornwall, Somerset, American and Australian connections, Gardens, Maritime, Sir Francis Frake, Authors (Agatha Christie, Daphne du Maurier, Conan Doyle, Rosamunde Pilcher), King Arthur Trail, Film & TV Locations, Exmoor and Lorna Doone, Eden Project. |
| WALKS |
Dartmoor, Coastal Walks, City Walks and Town Trails inclucing Dartmouth, Exeter, Falmouth, Fowey, Looe,Plymouth, Polperro, Totnes and Truro. Many Specialist Walks. Discovery Tours |
| ILLUSTRATED TALKS |
Special Interests / Local Topics. |
| Web site: www.swtourguides.co.uk |
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