blue badge guides...

Originating in London, the Blue Badge has been awarded for over 50 years. Every guide throughout the country has the same background of national core knowledge combined with indepth local knowledge.  

Cumbria Tourist Guides is made up of 24 guides each specialising in different areas including; outdoor activities, photography, itinerary planning, literature, gardening, guiding for the disabled and even murder mystery weekends. Many of the guides are also multilingual. 
 
All members of Cumbria Tourist Guides have been awarded the Blue Badge for Cumbria, the British national standard guiding qualification and internationally recognised benchmark of excellence. Blue Badge Guides are selected, trained and examined by the official British tourist boards. The training is detailed and comprehensive, the examinations rigorous and registration an achievement.

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