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Blue Badge
Tourist Guides throughout the
United Kingdom
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The national professional association for Blue Badge Tourist Guides
with members in every part of Britain
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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 Badger
Gardener's Cottage
Laverton
Nr Broadway
Worcestershire
WR12 7NA
Tel: 01386 584256
Email: marysbadger@talk21.com
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LANGUAGES |
French Italian |
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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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| 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
99 Stubbs Lane
Kington St. Michael
Chippenham
Wiltshire
SN14 6HY
Tel: 01249 750313
Mobile: 07946 604258
E-mail: belindagornall@waitrose.com
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LANGUAGES |
French German Italian Spanish |
| 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. |
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A wide variety of walks are available and can cater for any particular interest, eg Maritime Bristol, Industrial Archaeology, Jane Austen, Isamabard Brunel, Georgian Bath. |
| www.bristolbathguides.8m.com |
| ASSOCIATION OF WESSEX TOURIST GUIDES |
Christine McGee
Crib Cottage
Pulham
Dorchester
Dorset
DT2 7DY.
Tel: 01258-817751
E-mail info@dorsettourguides.co.uk
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LANGUAGES |
Dutch, Flemish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Spanish, Thai. |
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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. |
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All the major towns and cities including. Bath, Salisbury, Shaftesbury, Southampton, Winchester, Bournemouth, Bristol, Wells, Portsmouth, Romsey, Dorchester, Wimborne, Roman Dorchester. |
| For further information go to the AWTG page |
| ASSOCIATION OF WEST COUNTRY TOURIST GUIDES |
Mrs Chrissie Le Marchant
14 Kyl Cober Parc
Stoke Climsland
Callington
Cornwall
PL17 8PH
Tel: 01579 370224
Tel: 07768 165022
E-mail:
bluetours@hotmail.com |
LANGUAGES |
Dutch French German Italian |
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Devon, Cornwall, Somerset and the Levels, American and Australian connections, Gardens, Maritime, Sir Francis Drake, Authors (Agatha Christie, Daphne du Maurier, Conan Doyle, Rosamunde Pilcher), King Arthur Trail, Film & TV Locations, Exmoor and Lorna Doone |
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Dartmoor, Coastal Walks, City Walks and Town Trails inclucing Dartmouth, Exeter, Falmouth, Fowey, Looe,Plymouth, Polperro, Totnes and Truro. Many Specialist Walks. Discovery Tours |
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ILLUSTRATED TALKS |
Special Interests / Local Topics. |
| Web site: www.swtourguides.co.uk |
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FIND A GUIDE
To find a Blue Badge tourist guide in the South West click here
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LINKS TO MEMBERS' WEB SITES
For a list of South West members' web sites click here
Tourist Regions Map
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Guild Home Page
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The Guild of Registered Tourist Guides
The Guild House, 52d Borough High Street, London, SE1 1XN
Tel: 020-7403 1115 . Fax: 020-7378 1705
E-mail: guild@blue-badge.org.uk
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