5/5 David C. 2 years ago on Google
My
wife
&
I
went
on
Alex's
Grey's
Monument
tour
recently,
and
I
went
on
his
Swing
Bridge
tour
on
25th
September.
We
can't
speak
too
highly
of
both
of
these.
Alex
is
really
friendly
and
helpful
and
is
amazingly
knowledgeable
about
the
history
of
Newcastle
-
and
is
so
enthusiastic
about
it!
He
has
clearly
researched
his
information
in
great
detail
and
puts
it
over
in
a
very
interesting
way.
Each
tour
lasted
about
an
hour
and
a
half,
starting
with
a
leisurely
walk
along
the
streets
around
the
final
destinations,
with
Alex
picking
out
fascinating
buildings,
landmarks
etc
and
filling
us
in
on
their
stories.
The
views
from
the
top
of
Grey's
Monument
were
superb,
and
Alex
was
on
hand
to
describe
and
explain
what
we
were
seeing.
Unfortunately
a
few
days
before
the
Swing
Bridge
tour
Alex
had
to
email
those
booked
on
the
tour
to
apologise
that
the
Port
of
Tyne
authority
was,
owing
to
unforeseen
circumstances,
unable
to
provide
a
member
of
staff
to
allow
us
into
the
control
booth
and
engine
room
of
the
bridge.
Clearly
this
was
completely
outside
Alex's
control
and
he
gave
us
the
opportunity
to
cancel
for
a
refund
or
go
ahead
with
an
extended
Quayside
tour,
which
three
of
us
accepted:
it
was
certainly
worthwhile.
We
still
finished
up
beside
the
bridge,
so
Alex
was
able
to
point
as
much
as
he
could
from
outside
-
and
after
relating
its
history
he
showed
us
photos
of
the
engine
room
and
gave
us
a
full
(and
fascinating)
description
of
how
it
(should)
work
(it's
been
out
of
action
following
the
Covid
pandemic
having
been
unused
for
18
months).
I
can't
recommend
Alex's
tours
too
highly
-
they
certainly
exceeded
our
expectations
and
were
very
good
value
indeed.
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