Steve Hill
Regional Qualification(s):
South West
Language(s):
English, French
Phone Number(s):
07882 182 434
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Introduction:
I am a French speaking tour guide with 27 years experience guiding specialist and general groups from the UK and from Overseas. My primary aim as a guide is to "welcome, inform and entertain" in equal measure. The most common feedback I get is that I deliver "just the right combination of information and humour". I am also regularly told that I am "good with teenagers, as well as with adults"
I offer walking and coach tours of Bath, Bristol, Salisbury, Stonehenge, Stroud and the Valleys, Gloucester, Cheltenham, Oxford, Birmingham and more. I am currently developing walks related to Stroud, and The Stroud Cloth Industry; The Stroudwater and Thames and Severn Canals; Arts, Trades and Crafts in The Cotswolds. I also offer walks in and around Stratford House, aka The Museum in the Park, Stroud, where I also work. Please get in touch if you would like materials and activities designed for your group, or if you have a special interest group.
I understand the practical requirements of leaders of school and college groups, having myself designed, organised and led many such groups myself, as Tutor, and as Excursions and Events Leader/ Social Programme Co-ordinator. I have also been heavily involved in designing and delivering Theme based Activities/Projects and Materials for groups and individuals, as a Guide, Academic Tutor and Examiner. I have over 35 years experience as a Tutor and Examiner of English as a Foreign Language in the UK and abroad for a variety of Companies and Schools, including: City of Bath College; The Bell School, Bath; Oxford Intensive School, Bristol; Embassy Study Tours, Brighton and Hove; The British Council, Oporto, Portugal; Inlingua Sprachschule, Essen, Germany; Lycee Pablo Picasso, Fontenay-sous-Bois, France. I have also worked for the International Baccalaureate Office at Bath University, and was Foreign Language Exams Co-Ordinator for The London Chamber of Commerce at Lansdown School of Languages, Bath.
Personal Interests:
| STROUD VALLEYS WALKS. STROUD, PAINSWICK,GLOUCESTER, CIRENCESTER WALKS AND TOURS |
| BRONZE AGE LANDSCAPES: STONE CIRCLES, HENGES AND BARROWS.STONEHENGE, AVEBURY, ULEY, MYMPSFIELD, THE TOOTS |
| COTSWOLDS TOURS AND WALKS |
| ARTS, MUSIC, THEATRE |
| TOURS, WALKS AND ACTIVITIES FOR OVERSEAS AND EDUCATIONAL GROUPS. GENERAL AND THEMED |
| THE LIFE AND TIMES OF EDMUND GILLING HALLEWELL JUNIOR, ARTIST AND SOLDIER, OF PAINSWICK AND STROUD. THE CRIMEA. |
| STROUD WALKING TOURS. SLAD VALLEY: LAURIE LEE |
| ARTS AND CRAFTS: STROUD, SAPPERTON, CHIPPING CAMPDEN |
| STROUDWATER AND THAMES AND SEVERN CANALS |
Special Interests:
| Industrial Heritage | Stroud and West of England Cloth Industry. Tennis balls to Snooker Tables. Mill Visits. Working Water Wheel and other Mill Visits can be arranged. |
| Walking Tours | Bath, Bristol, Cardiff,Oxford, Stratford, Birmingham, London, Stroud, Painswick, Slad Valley/Laurie Lee Country, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Cirencester |
| Archaeology | Cotswold/Severn Barrows. |
| International Links | Tours, Familiarisation trips for overseas groups and leaders, twinning tours. |
| Education | Tours/activities for UK and overseas school groups/EFL groups |
| Regional Tours | South West, South Cotswolds, North Cotswolds/Romantic Road, Bristol & Bath/ Forest of Dean. Cardiff, Birmingham, Warwick, Stratford |
| Decorative Arts/Arts & Crafts | Cotswold Arts and Crafts, Arts and Crafts Movement, Stroud, Sapperton, Selsley, Chipping Campden. |
| Environment | Nature and wild-life walks, alternative energy/re-cycling |
| Countryside | Rodborough and Minchinhampton Commons, Selsley. Slad Valley, Frith Wood, Uplands, Bisley and Lypiatt. |
| Museums | Museum in the Park, Stroud. Guided Tours of the Museum. Walks, Talks on the History and Landscape of Stratford Park, and the Mini Arboretum. |
Additional Qualifications:
DIP RSA TEFL; PGCE; BA HONS
Driver Guide:
No
