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Matt Ware, Blue Badge & City of London qualified guide, ex MSC Police Sergeant & farmer; guiding in London,Bath,Cotswolds,Oxford,Stonehenge,Stratford & Windsor.

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Discover the secrets and intrigue surrounding the thousand year history of the fortress, palace & prison @TowerOfLondon with @UndCoverEngland, & hear the fate of his 17th great grandma Margaret Glyndwr, held prisoner there in the C15th. #BlueBadgeGuide @guidelondon

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Crisp #snow covers the #medieval village of #weobley , #Herefordshire (my home), location for #StratforduponAvon in the #Hamnet film, from novel by #maggieofarrell , with actors #JesseBuckley & #Paulmescal , directed by #chloezhao . @VisitHfds @BBGuides

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Marvel at the C19th engineering that produced #Towerbridge , a combined #bascule & suspension bridge by #horacejonesarchitect , with metal frame & #gothic stone to blend in with #TheTowerofLondon , in a very British way. #riverthames @britainsbestguides #secretlondon

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#OTD 43rd anniversary invasion of the #falklandislands🇫🇰 The #Falklands memorial at #stpaulscathedral & the #MerchantSeaman memorial on #TowerHill, next to the #TowerofLondon, where two #Beefeaters are #Falklandsveteran. @SAMA82office @FalklandsinUK
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Thank you so much for the opportunity to meet such attentive students from #FICS the #Falklandislands Community school . #Falklands links include #ViscountFalkland & #CharlesDarwin in the abbey, #Plymouth #MPs #RichardHawkins @LukePollard; & #Stanley named after #LordStanley .

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Thank you so much for the opportunity to meet such attentive students from #FICS the #Falklandislands Community school . #Falklands links include #ViscountFalkland & #CharlesDarwin in the abbey, #Plymouth #MPs #RichardHawkins @LukePollard; & #Stanley named after #LordStanley .

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Former Falkland House team member now turned tour guide, Matt Ware gave an amazing tour of Westminster to the Tourism and Travel students. It is great to learn of the links between the Falklands in central London.

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The incredible #luxmuralis #lightshow #stpaulscathedral ; a truly awe inspiring sight, reimagining the history and impact of #christopherwrens masterpiece, which rose, like a #phoenixfromtheflames after the #greatfireoflondon #1666, @falklandsinuk @guidelondon #londontours

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The moment you discover that you are a direct descendent of King Edward I (21st Great Grandfather) , and thus King Henry III, King John, King Henry II , Empress Matilda, King Henry I and thus King William I, The Conqueror !!

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Enjoying the #historic #citywalls walk around beautiful #York, when this #blackbird serenaded the sun from a nightwatch guard tower. @BBGuides #tweetoftheday #birding #birdingdaily @ScottoftheMarsh @eddrewitt #birdsong #twilight

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A wonderful evening of #horseracing @Goodwood_Races #Gloriousgoodwood , with the lovely @keep_foundation group from #Kentuckyequine and some great #winnings after some #toptips by #pundit and ex #jockey #colinbrown . #kentucky #horseracing #Goodwood @BBGuides

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The fun things you see as a #Bluebadgeguide , such as this #rainbow 🌈 dappled light in the #Northtransept of #Westminsterabbey, from the setting sun streaming through the #DavidHockney #stainedglasswindow, coinciding with the start of #pridemonth in #london. @BBGuides #tourguide

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#OTD 1944 the #DDay landings of 156,000 Allied Forces, named #OperationOverlord. Learn about the #WW2 period in London at #HMSBelfast , which participated in #D-Day; the #ChurchillWarRooms; #GrosvenorSquare, UK base for #Eisenhower; the @Imperialwarmuseums & @nam_museum .

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Happy #Oakappleday #Restorationday or #Heartofoak day, marking the #Restoration of the #monarchy #Otd in 1660. It relates to #Charles2 hiding in an #oak tree during the #civilwar in 1651.
In #Fownhope #Herefordshire, villagers still march with flower & oak leaf sticks. @BBGuides

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Enjoying the #Spring #sunshine for a #sunny #biketour of #London including #buckinghampalace & the #changingtheguardceremony along #themall . @BBGuides #cyclelondon #cycletours

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A glorious #spring sunny day for @wimbledon guided tours completed for @wimbledonmuseum . The lovely guests were treated to seeing the courts being top-dressed with Perennial Ryegras seed; A great place to work. #wimbledon #tennis #lawntennis #wimbledonchampionships @BBGuides

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Happy #stgeorgesday (patron saint of England) and #shakespearesbirthday from #London as we also celebrate in the most traditional #English way …. with cloudy, showery rainy weather ☔️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿@BBGuides #visitengland🇬🇧

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The end of an era, as after 17 years voluntary service as a @MPSSpecials #policeofficer it’s time to hand in the warrant card, with mixed emotions; pride & happy memories of incredible experiences, skills learnt & friends made. Over & out. @BBGuides #thinblueline @MPSWestminster

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Wonderful weather for #skiguiding @egsw_snow_hosts in #valthorens , #frenchalps with this amazing group. #Guiding and #apresski #EGSW @egsw @BBGuides .

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Today we made it to the half-way point of the 102 mile #cotswolds Way, just south of the beautiful #wooltown of #Painswick in #gloucestershire . 51 miles completed since starting in #chippingcampden , and 51 to go to glorious #Bath. @visitgloucestershire @BBGuides #Cotswoldsway

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#Cheesy capers at #coopershill on the edge of the #cotswolds , where the locals chase a #Doublegloucester #cheese down the steep hill to win the #cheese & hopefully no injuries! See amazing English traditions with @UndercoverEngland , a #Bluebadgeguide @BBGuides @VisitCotswolds