London Tours
with Joelle


City of London Sights
East London
Other Tours

Essential Westminster

Guard photo

We will visit the most important sights of Westminster - beautiful parks and royal palaces. Sights include- Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament, Trafalgar Square and some other great places along the way. Take pictures with royal guards and red phone boxes. Hear about the lives and homes of our legendary Queen and royal family and some of London's wealthiest and most powerful people!

Morning tours- Often include the changing of the guard ceremony at Buckingham Palace (or top tips on the best places to see it from!)

Afternoon tours- Can include the Dismounting Ceremony at Horseguard's Parade (a great alternative to the changing of the guard.)
See here for changing of the guard times



City of London and Thames Path Walk

City of London photo

A walk through the City of London and beyond following the River Thames. Famous landmarks on this tour include St Paul's Cathedral, the Globe Theatre and London Bridge, with plenty of selfie spots overlooking the beautiful Tower Bridge.

We also pass by several sights with movie connections. Find out where Daniel Radcliffe went to school, visit the "Death-Eater" Millennium Bridge! As a local Londoner and Harry Potter fan, I can also share tips on other wizard-related to-dos.






East London Tour


East London tour group photo

Looking for something different? We discover a less explored side of London's history on this tour - disease, crime, poverty and murder. Hear about Jack the Ripper - the infamous East End serial killer. Also, learn about East London's diverse immigrant communities and take a closer look at some of Brick Lane's wonderful street art.





Other Tours
Tour group photo in Trafalgar Square

Other tours include London in a day, street art and public art tours, the British Museum, the National Portrait Gallery, Harry Potter and personalised routes.

Can't visit London? Online tours also available. Contact me for more information.

Group tours, private tours and school groups welcome!

I also run a tour of London in small groups for those learning English as a foreign language with opportunities to practise conversation. All levels of English. See here for more information.






English Language Lessons

I have been teaching English as a foreign language to international students for many years. For English classes please see our family-run English school Facebook page or contact me for more information.

We offer classes online and in person to students of all English levels. Group and private classes. General and exam English, conversation practice etc.

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See London, Learn English!

A guided walk of Central London for anyone learning English as a foreign language. See London's famous sights. Hear about London's history in easy to understand English. Lots of time to chat and practise English too. Small groups. Other routes available. Visit my Airbnb Experience page to book or contact me directly for more information.





About Me

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I am an official City of Westminster guide and a qualified English teacher (CELTA/PTTLS/AET).

I am originally from London but have spent time living abroad so I also speak Spanish and French.

Over the last ten years I have enjoyed teaching English to students from around the world and more recently (pre-covid) showing international tourists my beautiful city.

See reviews from past guests here.



While waiting for the return of international tourism in London after the pandemic, I worked briefly as a project manager for an international charity. Most recently I have been learning to code- HTML, CSS, JavaScript and Python!

I designed this website myself. Please see my coding portfolio website and github page for other coding projects and my ongoing coding adventures!



Tripadvisor

The tour with Joelle was great, the tour was a lot of fun !! Thanks a lot :D T- USA

The lovely woman in the photo was our guide, Joelle. She is a professional tour guide and also an English teacher. So don’t worry if you’re a non native English speaker like me. She knows how to explain it to you in simple words. M- China

Joelle was really nice, and knew a lot of history of the different spots, she also was very friendly and talked with me and others one on one, or answering questions regarding other spots around London! I would recommend this tour with her! S- Canada

Joelle at the Crimean war memorial

Airbnb Experiences

Wonderful moment, Joelle is very lovely and very interesting, we highly recommend her. I- France

Joelle is professional both as a guide and a teacher. Great thanks to her! Q-China

Joelle ci ha permesso di visitare Londra offrendoci tanti spunti e tante curiosità! Molto preparata, simpatica e gentile! Due ore sono volate!! Un’esperienza splendida per chi si trova a Londra!! Consiglio vivamente! F- Italy

Sympa et très à l'écoute; un bon moment bienheureux. G- France

A really great tour! I love it. I- Peru

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