About GB. Guiding
Walking / Hiking tours for private groups  and individuals arranged, throughout Great Britain and selected venues in Western Europe. All tours are personally organised and guided.
Custom made, Ready made or a bit of both; the choice is yours.

Ready made tours  are as described in this brochure and in the tour itinerary and joining instructions  available on request. All you do is choose your groups departure date.

Custom made tours  you choose an area you would like to walk in, you may have read of it or heard about it in some other way. Let me know your group size, and composition (family group, fit walking group etc) and allow me to build a tour that remains flexible so that I can respond to the needs and  wishes of  your group. Accommodation choices on all tours can be varied i.e. mountain huts and refuges mixed with hotels on our alpine tours, up to 5 star accommodation at other destinations in Britain and Europe. The choice is yours all you do is pack and go!!
For each tour you will receive a full walk itinerary describing your trip in detail on a daily basis, complete with hotel and tour information and fully inclusive price.

Hire a Guide by the day or week For clients who want arrange their own accommodation. Why not hire a guide by the day or week to arrange and guide your walking only. I will plan a daily itinerary for you and your group.

How to Book
Contact me first by telephone, email or letter to discuss your requirements.
I will then send you an itinerary and costing for you to decide if you want to go ahead with the booking. Then: Read the conditions of booking, complete the booking form and return it together with the appropriate deposit to GB. GUIDING . Your booking and receipt of deposit will be confirmed in writing and sent to you together with  further details and general information about the tour.

Booking from the USA
You may book from the US, just email me with your requirements and I will contact you. Payment can also be made in US$.

Price guide
The price guide as stated after each tour in this brochure is a guide to  the price per person for the tour assuming that there are at least 4 people in the group and can vary within the guide boundaries according to standard of hotel used. On the UK tours 3 to 4 crown ETB accommodation is normally used where available. The European tours can use a mixture of hotels mountain huts and pensions. Wherever possible hotels of the equivalent UK standard are used.

What's included  All accommodation, services of the guide and transport costs from day one of the tour. Accommodation is on a half board basis either in hotels  or mountain huts (alpine tours only) lunch time food is also provided. Accommodation is based on two people sharing a  twin or double room. Single rooms are available on most of the tours, but are usually booked quickly. There are no extras on my tours;  you only require pocket money for your own drinks or souvenirs.

Grades This is a rough guide, assuming good health and favourable weather. Please contact me if you have any queries.
G = Gentle walking between 6 - 9 miles a day.
E = Easy walking up to 10 miles a day, mostly on paths, one or two ascents. No previous walking experience required.
M = Moderate walking about 8 - 14 miles a day mostly on paths or long distance routes. Others may have 1500 - 4000 feet of ascent 2 or 3 times with some rough walking not always on paths. Previous walking experience advantageous but not essential.
S = Strenuous walking about 8 - 15 miles a day with ascents of up to 4000 feet per day, most days. Mostly rough walking on tracks or rough ground. Previous experience is  recommended.

Tour duration  I can organise tours of any duration from a 2 or 3 day weekend trip up to a 2 to 3 week major trek. So why not organise a family and friends walking weekend  to celebrate a birthday or anniversary.

Group size  I can and will run tours for any number of people. The more people in a group booking a particular tour will reduce the cost per person, vice versa the fewer the numbers the greater the cost.

What do I have to carry  On most of my tours you will only need to carry a small day rucksack. Back up transport will take your main baggage from hotel to hotel. There is the option on the Alpine tours to carry your own gear, this will reduce the price. This does not mean you carry full backpacking kit, a  rucksack of about 7 - 10kgs will normal suffice for these trips. This is the more usual way to complete these tours in Alpine areas. Please contact me to discuss this.

Travel  Although  the prices in this brochure do not include travel to and from the meeting point I am happy to give any necessary advice and help in this respect. I can provide appropriate time tables and can often arrange airport pick ups at a reasonable cost. The exact meeting points for each tour will be indicated in the itinerary you receive. The following is a general guide. Scotland: West Highland Way is Ardlui, Northwest Scotland is Inverness. England & Wales: Lake District is Windermere. Cotswolds  is Bristol, Cornwall is Falmouth, Three tops is Llandudno. Western Alps: Haute Route and TMB is Chamonix, Mediterranean Islands: Mallorca is Palma, Crete is Hania.

Insurance It is compulsory to be insured against personal accident, medical expenses, cancellation and repatriation. If necessary I can advise on, or arrange insurance.