Lucy McMurdo

Lucy McMurdo is a native Londoner who has lived in the capital all her life.

She managed to combine two of her major loves, history and tourism, when she qualified as a London Blue Badge Tourist Guide in 2003 and has been ‘walking the streets’ ever since sharing her knowledge of the city with visitors from all over the world.

Lucy began her career in tour guiding over 30 years ago and since then has taught and trained guides at the University of Westminster and City University as well as at a number of Further Education colleges. Nowadays, in addition to writing guidebooks about the capital she examines trainee guides and runs guide training courses for staff at Hampton Court Palace and other British tourist attractions.