Yvonne Leach
Regional Qualification(s):
South East England
Language(s):
English
Phone Number(s):
07939-521228
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Introduction:
Based in Sandwich, just 20 minutes from Dover's Cruise Terminal and ferry port/and the same from Canterbury, I have endless enthusiasm for our unique history, set against the dramatic White Cliffs coastline with pretty rural villages and glorious countryside. I specialise in fun, off-beat, special-interest itineraries throughout Kent and Sussex. My background is in Tour Operations, Event Management and Corporate Hospitality. I am also a Lecturer in Travel&Tourism Management, and accredited Trainer for the Institute of Tourist Guiding. I am fully conversant with the stories behind Front-line Dover during WW2, and offer tours which include the background to Operation Dynamo (Dunkirk) and the Battle of Britain, and other wartime sites, memorials and museums. Then there is the tranquility of our peacetime countryside and rural villages. For me, nothing is more satisfying than welcoming visitors to 'my home', peeping behind the scenes, and sharing some of the many secrets of 'The Gateway to, and Garden of England ' Specialisms include Dover and White Cliffs Country, Sandwich (my much loved home town)! and Canterbury, where I am also an accredited guide for Canterbury Cathedral, and able to offer exclusive interior guided tours. If you can't travel to Sandwich at the moment, I can offer a 'Taste of My Sandwich' to you. Would love to share this with you on my virtual tour. Other virtual tours include Canterbury and English Rural Villages in Kent.
Personal Interests:
| Canterbury and The Garden of England |
| Smugglers&Spectres -Romney Marsh, Rye and Pluckley |
| Sandwich walking tour |
| My Canterbury Tales with private visit to Canterbury Cathedral |
| WW2 sites and 'on the home front' |
| From Farm to table - countryside tour with tastings of local food and drink |
| Guided tour of Dover Castle and White Cliffs Country |
Special Interests:
| Folklore & Traditions | Themed and off-beat tours in Kent and Sussex, including May Day, Christmas and much myth and legend ! |
| Ghosts, Murders & Mysteries | Bewitched and Most Haunted - That's Kent.. Star-crossed lovers,grisly murders, and murky mysterious mayhem... |
| Maritime Britain | Explore The Invasion Coast, The Cinque Ports, and our coast from the Roman landings to the Channel Tunnel and beyond. Romney Marsh - 'The Fifth Continent' and Dungeness too ! |
| Food & Drink | Discover why Kent is known as 'The Garden of England' Try the local produce, learn how to make Kentish Hodgkin, and sample the locally brewed beers and wines. Coach and walking tours on a food and food history theme. |
| History & Prehistory | Looking at the history of Kent is like looking at English history through the wrong end of a microscope; Where England begins and begun ! - a Bronze age boat & Iron age Hill forts through to the 21st century. Fun ! - but can be geared to curriculum. |
| Churches & Cathedrals | An accredited Canterbury Cathedral Guide, able to offer exclusive private tours inside this Mother Church of the Anglican Communion. Also exploring mysterious, medieval symbolism and carvings and Romanesque architecture in quaint Parish Churches throughout Kent |
| Military | Specifically Front-line Dover during World War 2, with a tour which explores the background of process of Operation Dynamo (Dunkirk evacuation) The Battle of Britain, and stories from the Home Front. |
| Walking Tours | A Taste of My Sandwich - a walk around the Medieval heart of this pretty Kentish town. |
| Walking Tours | Margate - Creative Quarter, the Arts in Regeneration, Vintage and Quirky - Also a foody tour ! |
| Walking Tours | Folkestone - A former elegant, Edwardian seaside resort turned quirky and creative. Nostalgia, reflections on World War 1 - The Home Front - Also a foody tour ! |
Endorsements:
Virtual Tours
Additional Qualifications:
MITG Cert-Ed
Driver Guide:
No
