Cotswold cornucopia

Sean Callery


Region:
England
Notice Period:
Short (maybe less than one month's notice)
Type:
Professional
Fee:
Paid: 70 (plus travel expenses if appropriate)
Category:
History
Updated:
2nd April 2021

The Cotswolds is one of Britain’s most scenic areas where rolling green hills are speckled with honeystone villages. There’s a story behind every scenic site, for this area was once the heart of the English economy and its landscape is now regarded as one of the treasures of Britain.

Take a whirlwind tour of ten famous Cotswolds villages and towns. We start from Chipping Campden, in the north of the Cotswolds, and wend our way round:

  • Broadway
  • Stow-on-the-Wold
  • Winchcombe
  • Cheltenham
  • Stroud
  • Tetbury
  • Bibury
  • Northleach
  • and end our trip in the ancient wool town of Burford.

Enjoy their scenery and stories - plus at each stop-off, discover a quirky fact that I guarantee will surprise you. I found many of these for my book 'Offbeat Cotswolds'.

The hour-long presentation reveals how Japan connects with a famous landmark, why a man stares into space for eternity, and how a landlocked town chose dolphins for its emblem. There are also amazing connections with sports, writers and the Houses of Parliament.

Intrigued? Book a ticket for the Cotswold Cornucopia Express!

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About Sean Callery

Hello! I am a qualified tour guide with a background as a teacher and children's author.

My Blue Badge tourist guide is for the Heart of England (which covers the area between Birmingham and Gloucester) and I specialise in the Cotswolds. In fact, I've written a book about its quirky sights and stories called Offbeat Cotswolds.

Publishing this book drew on my experience writing about 70 children's books, some of them stories but mainly non-fiction, for some of the UK's top publishers. I love researching information and finding fun ways to present it - something I also did in a past role as a primary school teacher.

My talks get great feedback as being entertaining and informative.


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