Sophie Campbell

Sophie Campbell

Sophie combines guiding with journalism on travel and UK heritage and has written a book on the events of the English social season. Her real loves are long walks across the capital and doing specialist tours, whether for urban planners or 18th-century nuts, but she likes guiding for any age, level of interest or degree of fitness. She regularly guides at Hampton Court, Windsor and Runnymede, Bath, Oxford, Salisbury and Stonehenge, but her focus is London.

COVID-19: Sophie operates in line with government advice - please see my website for updates. If you prefer to stay online, have a look at The Virtual Guide section of the site, where you'll find Virtual Talks (usually on Zoom), Virtual Walks (a live camera tour with commentary) and gift vouchers both physical and electronic. Until then, please just get in touch with your requirements.

Ask about:

  • Bespoke Tours: created for you from scratch - virtual or real world.
  • Journalism & Printing: virtual or real world.
  • Big River Walk: a 4-day monster, and London Hikes, half or full days that are as much about walking as talking.
  • Urban Redevelopment & Planning: from King's Cross to the Royal Docks.
  • Corporate, Media and Relocation Tours: Writer on assignment? Got a press group coming? Moving to London?

Call if you'd like a chat.

Languages

English

Top 5 Specialities

London Royal Parks Tour

Tate Modern Tour

Hampton Court Palace Tour

Tower of London Tour

British Museum Tour

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    Blog Posts

    10 Events During The English Summer Social Season

    "The Season" always fascinates visitors to England. An endless whirl of summer events where it's just as important who to be seen with as to actually have fun. We asked Sophie Campbell, Blue Badge Tourist Guide and author of The Season: A Summer Whirl Through the English Social Season to give us her unique perspective on this most English of traditions.

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