Guided tours of Nottingham
Following consultation with fellow guides, detailed examination of the Government's Coronavirus Guidelines for England and completion of a new risk assesment, I'm pleased to say that Watson Fothergill Walk can now display Visit England's We're Good To Go mark. For now this means tours will be limited to groups of up to 6 people (including… Continue reading “We’re Good To Go”
A Message from Lucy Brouwer: Following official government advice, which recommended that people should avoid social gatherings to help slow the spread of coronavirus, I have taken the decision to cancel ALL forthcoming events. If you have booked, you will receive a refund in due course. If you have any further questions, please don't hesitate to… Continue reading Coronavirus Cancellations
For a while now I've been working on a walk to look at some of Watson Fothergill's domestic archtecture, and I'm happy to say that The Ukrainian Cultural Centre at Clawson Lodge have invited me to bring the new tour to their building on Mansfield Road, Nottingham. A chance to go inside Clawson Lodge, a… Continue reading A New Walk! The Carrington Crawl.
Last week I was invited by The Story of Nottingham, the Nottingham Heritage Partnership, to pick up a Heritage Champion 2020 medal at The Urban Room! Some of the Nottingham Heritage Champions 2020! After some community workshops and an online survey, about a dozen of us were picked to be #HeritageChampions2020. As you can see… Continue reading Nottingham Heritage Champions 2020!
Some great photos of Lucy in action during a wet but enjoyable Watson Fothergill Walk on 16 February. It was great to see people so keen to join in the first public tour of the year! Photos by theparkestate on Instagram (follow them for some great photos of houses by Fothergill, Hine and other Nottingham… Continue reading Photos from February walk and forthcoming dates.
I've now added an afternoon walk to 29th March 2020, which starts at 1pm. Tickets are £12 and included coffee or tea and a cake at Debbie Bryan. 29 March 1pm TICKETS HERE As previously mentioned, I've listed the walks on TripAdvisor, had some lovely reviews so far. If you've been on my walk (and… Continue reading Afternoon walk in March
I've been busy reading, researching and thinking about new walks and talks for the new year. But I'm ready to get out walking again, so I've set up some dates for The Watson Fothergill Walk in February and March 2020. The first walk, which will start at 10am outside Nottingham Tourism Centre and finish at… Continue reading New dates for 2020!
After the success of my sold out talk at West Bridgford Library back in June, I will be delivering my photo illustated talk on that other well known Victorian architect of Nottingham, Thomas Chambers Hine at Beeston Library on 19 February 2020. The talk starts at 2pm and should last around 1 hour. Tickets are… Continue reading T.C. Hine at Beeston Library
A busy August so far with several walks, both public and private. It's great to share the love for Nottingham's architecture with so many people. Here's some of the Facebook reviews I've received so far. A very informative and interesting walk, Lucy is obviously very passionate about the subject. A very hot, sunny Sunday so… Continue reading Thanks for the reviews!
Thanks to everyone who has joined me on the walks and shown an interest in the Nottingham architecture of Watson Fothergill. Tickets are now available for The Watson Fothergill Walk on the following dates: Tickets here 25 August. An extra Sunday afternoon walk on 25th August 2019, starting at 2pm. This one will finish at… Continue reading Extra August Walk & September Dates