Category: Talks we have delivered on local subjects
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Tetbury Ladies learn about 18th century “staycation”
The Tetbury Ladies Luncheon Club enjoyed a sumptuous lunch at the Calcot Manor, followed by a talk — “Down the Wye Without a Paddle” — delivered by a Forest of Dean and Wye Valley Tour Guide. The talk focuses on the 18th century river cruises down the Wye that initiated British tourism. The tours became…
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Spooky Tales in the Forest
The Forest of Dean & Wye Valley Tour Guides have a long list of topics that they are able to discuss and present when they visit organisations such as Women’s Institutes, Garden Clubs, Tour groups, and others. They are able to talk about coal mining, iron mining, castles, churches, industrial history, monarchs, trees — just…
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Forest of Dean tour guides come to the rescue!
When the members of the Rockfield WI in Monmouthshire found out that the speaker for their November meeting had double-booked, they knew exactly where to turn for help. The contacted the Forest of Dean & Wye Valley Tour Guides to step in and fill the sudden gap. The guides have experienced, qualified speakers who have…
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Dinedor WI members brave spooky tales from the Forest of Dean
On a hot July evening members of the Dinedor / Holme Lacy WI shivered when they heard tales of ghosts, spooks and poltergeists in the Forest of Dean. Things that go bump in the night is one of the most popular talks delivered by Forest of Dean & Wye Valley Tour Guides. The talk is often requested…
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Talking Severn on the Thames?
Forest of Dean & Wye Valley Tour guides deliver talks in all sorts of far-flung locations, normally in Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, and Gwent. We were delighted, however, to be invited into Oxfordshire to address the Lechlade Gardening Club. The group asked for a talk on the Forest’s two great rivers, the Severn and the Wye. The…