The North East awaits you...

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I'm Amanda Hepburn, if you visit North East England I have a tour for you.

You'll explore a diverse array of places, including the stunning coast and picturesque countryside, vibrant cities, charming towns and quaint villages while visiting magnificent castles, grand cathedrals, beautiful gardens, historic houses, fascinating museums, and ancient Roman forts. I look forward to hearing from you soon.

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Along with Blue Badge Tour Guiding, I also offer a range of services related to tourism and guided tours in particular. Please click the link below to find out more...

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Newcastle City Walk

Durham City Walk

Northumberland Coast

Alnwick Castle

Hadrian's Wall

Newcastle Dark Tales Walk

Northern Saints Locations

Catherine Cookson Country

Cake and Culture

Film and TV locations

Some of my reviews...

We loved Amanda!
Amanda led our group really well. She had interesting stories and fun facts to share with us. We were really impressed with her knowledge. She was fun too and had a bit of banter with a Scottish girl friend who was part of our group. We had a lovely tour.

May 2025

Fantastic day out!
Amanda was so knowledgeable, full of fascinating facts and a great tribute to Vera. Highly recommended, well organised, five stars.

Mar 2025

What a great day!
An amazing tour of Newcastles highlights, our tour guide Amanda was amazing. Had so much knowledge and passion for her City. I would totally recommend her tour to anyone visiting Newcastle.

Mar 2025

The presentation was hugely entertaining as were the little anecdotes and stories , all of which added up to a great walk. A huge thank you to Amanda for providing an extremely pleasurable and informative walk around the quayside and surrounding areas.

Amanda’s quayside ghost tour.

Oct 2024

Thank you again for a wonderful trip. We travelled to many locations in England and Scotland but our two days with you really were very special.

Northumberland and Vera Tyneside tours

Sept 2024

Thanks for making our trip so enjoyable, Amanda - We have learned a lot and loved all the experiences this week!

Week long group tour for an American choir

July 2024

Amanda, we have all had an amazing time. Thank you so much.

Newcastle food tour

May 2024

Amanda was amazing. I came to Newcastle from Chile as a solo traveler and this tour was absolutely brilliant in terms of culture... If you don’t know much about the city and its highlights, I truly recommend this tour as part of your visit.

Oct 2023

Amanda the guide was so lovely . We had a lovely night . Amanda was very knowledgeable highly recommend the guide and the tour thank you

Sept 2023

Fun night with our guide Amanda, she was very knowledgable on the history of Newcastle, adding a touch of humour to the murders in the city, would definitely recommend.

Sept 2023

Excellent tour, Amanda the guide was an absolute gem, she had such a vast amount of knowledge about Newcastle. She told the tales with such enthusiasm and really made events and people come to life.

Apr 2023

Our guide, Amanda, was excellent She was very knowledgeable and enthusiastic. We really enjoyed the tour despite the rain and the cold... Well done Amanda! We would definitely take another tour.

Apr 2023

Brilliant tour and great way to see the city. Amanda our guide was great storyteller and made it a fun evening!

Jan 2023

Our Guide Amanda was an excellent story teller who kept us engaged as we walked to various locations where historic crime scenes took place. The tour felt like a fun night out with friends.

Sept 2022

“We were in Durham as part of a historical tour to do with Lindisfarne, St Cuthbert, St Bede and the Lindisfarne Gospels. Our guide Amanda was a serious expert in all our areas of interest and really brought Durham and the Cathedral alive for us. We highly recommend using Amanda.”

Sept 2022

Thank you Amanda for an excellent day out [Vera tour of Northumberland]

Sept 2022

"Amanda our guide was lovely, extremely knowledgeable and told interesting anecdotes which helped to bring history to life."

March 2022

“Amanda was very knowledgeable and provided an excellent tour. She was also able to answer any questions we put to her confidently”

October 2021

"Amanda was a fantastic tour guide, with a wealth of knowledge about Newcastle and its history. Her passion for the city really shines through her tour."

August 2021

"Our guide Amanda was lovely, she was very knowledgeable and her love for the city shone through."

July 2021

"We did our first tour, Newcastle Highlights, with Amanda today. It was obvious she has a vast knowledge of Newcastle and put it across very well."

June 2021
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