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2025 Seminar Programme

Every visitor to the show had opportunity to enjoy some fantastic sessions featuring expert speakers in the Seminar Theatre. Not only could they listen to some interesting ideas and advice, but they could also ask their own questions too. To stay up to date with show news and information click the link below.

Simon Calder, the no.1 expert

Taking Groups Overseas

Simon Calder with the Terracotta Warriors. Photo credit Ash Mills.

Picture credit: Ash Mills.

SIMON on the glt show...

“The Group Leisure & Travel Show is an annual highlight because I meet a whole range of group organisers and travel professionals who together are enriching so many lives by providing great tourism experiences. I’ll learn a lot about what’s happening across the sector, and I also know if I turn up nice and early I’ll be able to grab a bacon butty!”

Kicking off the 2025 programme was a man widely regarded as the UK’s number one travel expert. Simon Calder is the go-to person for countless TV channels and radio stations and he was talking about some great overseas options. From ideas if you’re taking a group overseas for the first time to standout experiences for those well travelled, catching a session with Simon is always a highlight and great fun. He has an incredible depth of knowledge, combined with a genuine passion for exploring the world. This session was not to be missed.

Simon is the travel correspondent for The Independent, and an acclaimed television and radio broadcaster and commentator, featuring on programmes including BBC Breakfast, Good Morning Britain and both the BBC and ITV News.

Simon Calder with the Terracotta Warriors. Photo credit Ash Mills.

Mark Smith from TV’s Antiques Roadshow

Visits to Historic Venues & Battlefields

Recognised as one of the Antiques Roadshow’s most popular experts, Mark captivated the audience with his deep knowledge and engaging storytelling. He has featured on numerous television programmes, including Deep Wreck Mysteries, Who Do You Think You Are?, Bargain Hunt, The One Show, and BBC Breakfast, making him a familiar face to millions of viewers. Mark is renowned for his expertise in medals and militaria and was sharing some great ideas when it comes to historic and battlefield venues that groups can visit.

A little more about Mark…

Mark’s expertise also extends to radio, where he is a regular guest on the British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS), and podcasts for ABF The Soldiers’ Charity, sharing his insights with military history enthusiasts worldwide.

In addition, Mark is acknowledged as a global expert on the Victoria Cross and has authored five books on the Great War as well as contributing to numerous publications and magazines. His unrivalled expertise, passion, and captivating storytelling have solidified his reputation as a trusted authority in the world of medals and militaria, inspiring collectors and history lovers alike.

Gardeners' World presenter and author, Adam Frost

Great Gardens to Visit

Best known for his regular appearances on the BBC’s Gardeners’ World, Adam shared suggestions on gardens for groups to visit and was a first-time speaker in the Seminar Theatre. He also presents the BBC’s coverage of multiple RHS Flower Shows and has featured on The One Show and DIY SOS, plus The Alan Titchmarsh Show. Adam has published a number of books and is trained in horticulture and landscape design. As well as running his own garden design and landscape business he also sits on the board for the Horticulture Trades Association and is an RHS Ambassador.

More about Adam Frost

In 2016 Adam won ‘Best New Talent’ at the RTS West Awards. Since 2007, he has amassed seven gold medals at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. He regularly lectures on a wide range of horticultural topics, both nationally and internationally and is a regular contributor to Gardeners’ World and other horticultural magazines.

Adam’s first book Real Gardens was published in 2015, followed three years later by How to Create your Garden. In March 2022 he published The Creative Gardener, an incredibly personal book of garden projects created during lockdown. Autumn 2022 saw his first Gardener’s World tie-in book published titled How I Garden.

Adam is trained in horticulture and landscape design and began his professional career in the mid-1980s with an apprenticeship at the North Devon Parks Department. He later moved to Rutland where he began working with Geoff Hamilton at Barnsdale Gardens. He helped design and create many of the 38 small gardens which are still on show to the public today.

Picture credit: Sarah Cuttle.

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Past speakers include…

Our fantastic seminar speakers have entertained and attracted guests at the Group Leisure & Travel Show in the past, including…
Nicholas Owen

Gyles Brandreth

Television Personality and ‘Culture Vulture’

Nicholas Owen

Simon Calder

Travel Editor, The Independent

Nicholas Owen

Nicholas Owen

Newscaster and Television Presenter

Nicholas Owen

Jilly Goolden

Wine critic, TV presenter and journalist

Mark Smith

Regular favourite on TV’s Antiques Roadshow

Kate Humble

Adam Frost

TV presenter and gardener

Picture credit: Sarah Cuttle.

Matt Allwright

TV Presenter

Frances Tophill

Garden expert and TV presenter

Kate Humble

Kate Humble

Writer & Broadcaster

Simon Reeve

Adventurer, TV presenter and Author

Joe Swift

TV Gardener & Presenter

Dan Cruickshank

Dan Cruickshank

TV Historian and Presenter

Chris Beardshaw

Chris Beardshaw

TV Presenter and Celebrity Gardener

Jennie Bond

Royal commentator and broadcaster

Jane Archer

UK’s Leading Cruise Expert

Alexis Conran

Fraud specialist and star of The Real Hustle

Julie Peasgood

Television presenter, journalist and actress

Carol Klein

Gardener and Television Presenter

Martin Roberts

Travel expert and TV presenter

Eric Knowles

Antiques and history expert, and TV broadcaster

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