Guide Details Neil McDonald
Check Availability (Last updated 24/06/2023)
Email
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neiljmcdonald@yahoo.co.uk | |
Location
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Liverpool | |
Mobile
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00447545111397 | |
Male/Female
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Male | |
Language (mother tongue)
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English | |
Region(s) of qualification
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North West England | |
Special Interest Subjects
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Architecture Art/Paintings & Sculpture Arts & Craft Castles & Palaces Churches & Cathedrals Countryside Education Film Locations Folklore & Traditions Food & Drink Galleries Gardens Geography & Geology Ghosts, Murders & Mysteries History & Prehistory Golf Tours Industrial Heritage Harry Potter Locations Industry Maritime Britain Museums Music Photography Religion Rock 'n Roll Tours Sports & Pastimes Stately Homes & Country Houses The Beatles Theatre World War II |
Introduction
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Multi-day private guided tours of the UK showcasing the North of England & North Wales - pick ups available from London Heathrow, Manchester & other airports for tailor made tours. I was born in Liverpool & after leaving university I joined BT where I became the Head of BT Business Customer Relations & then I worked as an Operational Manager for Lockheed Martin & as a Centre Manager for Royal Sun Alliance. However it was in 2000 that for the first time I realised my true vocation & I used a Management Voluntary Release Sheme as an opportunity to work in Tourism & my first positon was as a Winter Resort Manager in Meribel. I have lived in France & I have since worked as a Tour Manager in the UK & throughout Europe & of course enjoyed my passion for skiing most seasons! I have toured the UK extensively with clients most recently focusing on top end luxury private guided tours of the UK & for multi-day tours I will meet clients at London Heathrow, Manchester or Edinburgh Airports & I absolutely love creating unique experiences showcasing all my favourite places. I have a lovely partner Claire who is also a guide & we have three children. I love cycling & we also have a holiday home in North Wales so I particularly have a soft spot for the mountains there, hill walking & visiting the National Park, castles & gardens. I support Liverpool Football Club & of course being from Liverpool I absolutely love the Beatles & I have lots of Beatles themed tours showing how & why Liverpool has changed & Shore Excursions. I own a beautiful luxury full leather V-class Mercedes licensed for 7 guests with WI-FI, bottled water & for each tour a mini library. |
About me
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This year I published Liverpool Hidden Walks. I work very hard creating tours & itinerary & design everything to a very high standard. I offer virtual tours which are superb as part of your planning & great fun as well as great value for money. For multi-day tours of the UK I usually recommend 3 nights in a 4 or 5 star hotel I’m several locations with guided excursions to explore the area. I love genealogy & many of my clients particularly from the USA planning to visit will look up their family history or commission me to do that & we can then include that during a genealogy day on the multi day holiday. This year I am the UKinbound Regional Member of the Year & in April 2020 I was UK Group Travel World Tour Guide of the Month. I run my own Destination Management Company in the North of England Brilliant Tours & I am a member of VisitManchester, VisitWales & GoNorthwales. I get extremely good reviews & I work for most of the top end luxury travel companies & Conceirge designers in the UK & abroad. I have been designing tours for 15 years working with partners & attractions & I am extremely well respected by the UK’s largest Destination Management Companies in Edinburgh & London & I work very hard developing Shore Excursion Product for Independant Cruise Specialists. In Liverpool every day I operate the extremely popular Liverpool Beatles Walk & Combo Tours daily at 10:00am I like architecture in particular Art Deco period & Pre-raphaelite Art, I arrange stadium tours at Liverpool & Manchester Football grounds. The Lake District is around 90 minutes from Liverpool & literature based tours like Wordsworth, Beatrix Potter, John Ruskin are brilliant tours & I love York in particular staying at the beautiful York Grand Hotel |
Special Interests
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I love guided Beatles tours , music, sport, maritime history, hill walking, cycling, skiing & of course creating unique experiences showing off all my own favourite UK destinations & hidden gems. |
Lectures given
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Yes |
Extended tours
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Yes |
Walking tours
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Yes |
Vehicle 1
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Vauxhall Vivaro Elite | |
Size
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Large MPV with 6 seats |