Our guides

All our guides have completed the Camden Tour Guides’ Association training course, and over a year have studied the past and the present of the  Borough of Camden and learned how to guide on the streets and inside buildings.   They have passed four examinations (two practical, two written), and wear the badge of the association shown on the right.   As members they are also covered by insurance when guiding on the streets. 

Many of our members are qualified in other areas of London. Each offers a unique and fascinating approach to history and modern London.

This page lists our guides in a random order.  It’s also possible to search for guides in the box just below, and also see an alphabetical list of guides

 

The Camden Badge worn by our guides
Oonagh Gay

Oonagh Gay

Oonagh is a qualified Islington Guide as well as Camden Guide and her special interests include women’s history and London’s town halls. She spent many years working in Parliament and

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Rhona Levene

Rhona Levene

In addition to being a Camden Tour Guide I am also qualified to lead walking tours of the City of Westminster and the City of London. For most of my

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David Brown

David Brown

David is a founder member of Camden Tour Guides Association, and also founded the Footprints of London guiding company. David has a Masters in Historical Research (from the IHR) and

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Amanda McKerracher

Amanda Mckerracher

Amanda grew up in Lewisham- yes, south of the river- and after teaching history for many years, qualified as a tour guide in Camden and in the City of London.

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Anne Tickell

Anne Tickell

Anne is a Clerkenwell and Islington Guide a City of London Guide and a Camden Guide. I moved into guiding after a series of jobs and degrees including nursing, history

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Edward Richards

Edward Richards

Edward is a rare find, a native Londoner born and raised and is a fluent British Sign Language User. In 2022 Edward became a newly qualified Camden Tour Guide. Prior

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Ellika McAuley

I am insatiably curious, have the memory of an elephant and a love of storytelling – all skills which have stood me in great stead when guiding. Living in London

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AbdulMaalik Tailor

AbdulMaalik Tailor

AbdulMaalik Tailor, a Muslim convert for over 20 years is London’s first professionally qualified Muslim Tour Guide. A Londoner from birth, he specialises in Muslim heritage in Britain. He is

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Lesley Thompson

Lesley Thompson

I specialise in guided history walks in local neighbourhoods in London, in areas bordering but outside the original old City of London. These border areas developed both to serve the

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Stella Geddes

Stella Geddes

Stella has lived and worked in London for nearly thirty years after moving from her native Aberdeen. She worked at Great Ormond Street hospital, studied and gained a PhD in

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