London Bridge & Thames River Tour

Our friendly guide David proved very knowledgeable and it was a pleasure to walk around the London Bridge area in his company. What a great way to show off parts of the Capital that would not normally be seen up close. In future I will endeavour to stop and take more notice of what's around me! Ruth

I was expecting another kind of a tour, with less touristic information and more insight to the life of the homeless. Some of my questions remained unanswered as our guide did not know the answer.

see 10 o'clock tour

I went with a certain expectation after doing the tour with Mike two years ago. However, it was an informative tour but hard to understand for the kids since there was a lot of noise around which David probably didn't realise since he tried to concentrate much. With a bit more eyecontact, a louder, clearer voice and maybe walking on a bit further in a quieter area when talking would have helped in the communnication. Or maybe just summing up the main points, refering to points we had already seen and saying what will come next to raise expectations would be helpful so that the kids get some idea of the area and the tour. Being a bit more lively when talking to the kids or asking the kids questions or what they have done so far as well as getting them involved would make it easier for them to relate. Nevertheless, they tried to follow and rememered things and where interested in his own story, but where a bit afraid to ask further questions.

Our guide was pleasant, and very informative about the history of the area etc, but this tour didn't suit my student group as much as previous tours. We come for the insight into homelessness, poverty, inequality and other social issues, but this time these were barely touched upon. Again, this is not the guide's fault - he has limited first-Hand experience to share in comparison with other guides. This makes this tour unsuitable for our particular needs. This is the fourth tour I've brought student groups on vis unseen tours and others such as Viv and Mike catered better to these Requirements. I'm sure this is great tour for those interested primary in the history of the Area, however!