Sue Grayson Ford
About Me: I have enjoyed a successful arts career - founding London’s Serpentine Gallery, directing The Photographers’ Gallery and creating The Big Draw, a world-wide festival of drawing. I received an MBE from HM Queen Elizabeth 2 for services to art and feel well-equipped to promote England’s awesome cultural past and glorious artistic present.
Having also commissioned public art, I love showing off Britain’s ancient and modern monuments and sculptures – commemorating our heroines and heroes – and sharing little-known stories about them.
Botticelli to Brit-Art: Starting at the National Gallery and finishing at Tate Modern, I can add a private tour of the home of Henry Moore, a giant of 20th Century sculpture (whose 80th birthday exhibition I arranged). If clients want to see, or collect, up-and-coming artists, I can introduce them to other favourite galleries and artists’ studios.
I’m equally at home with both Tates, the V&A, British Museum, National Portrait Gallery, Dulwich Picture Gallery, Wallace, Leighton House, Guildhall and Courtauld Collections. England has museums of everything, and having worked with many, I can find one to match all interests!
Romans to Royals: My other speciality is time-travel for individuals, families and groups – from ancient Romans in the heart of London’s Square Mile to modern Royals in Kensington Palace and Windsor Castle.
Uniquely English: I revel in revealing the hidden histories which make England unique – whether in the capital or in Bath, the Cotswolds, Oxford, Stratford-on-Avon or Canterbury.
World-famous Wordsmiths: As an English Literature graduate, I’m eager to lead my guests in the footsteps of William Shakespeare, Charles Dickens, Dr Johnson, Jane Austen, Henry James, Virginia Woolf and T. S. Eliot. This May marks the 80th anniversary of VE Day, making my guided tour of the Imperial War Museum and Churchill's War Rooms especially timely.
London has some of the world’s best theatres and restaurants; as a frequent customer I can offer expert advice and secure tickets and reservations.
Languages
EnglishTop 5 Specialities
Maritime Greenwich Tour
Tower of London Tour
St Paul’s Cathedral Tour
British Museum Tour
Guide Calendar Last Update: 28th of March, 2025
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