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Sandy balayage, hazel eyes and a pocket notebook full of new words.
Vanessa prefers midweek evenings with no rush. A play at the Globe with a drink before and a stroll after fits three hours, £700. From Paddington she reaches Bankside in about half an hour.
4 portraits, verified against Vanessa in person. Tap a still to open the viewer.
Vanessa collects two things: new words and old perfumes. She is slim and 173 cm. Her hair is long and sandy brown, lifted by a soft balayage, and her hazel eyes look curious about everything. Her style is understated coastal chic: a cream knit, wide-leg trousers, a trench coat, a silk scarf that smells faintly of something lovely. Nothing about her is loud, and everything is considered.
Sweet-natured, curious and relaxed, she makes an evening feel effortless. She asks questions because she wants to know the answers. English is her language, but she is always learning another, and she keeps a small notebook of words she likes the sound of. She collects fragrance, rare and vintage bottles mostly, and she cycles everywhere she can, which explains the healthy colour in her cheeks. Her bicycle has a basket, and the basket usually has flowers in it.
Her Southwark evening is Shakespeare's Globe on Bankside, the reconstructed open-air theatre by the river, where the audience stands in the yard or sits on wooden benches under the thatch. She treats Shakespeare's English as one more language to learn and writes down her favourite lines. She claps longest for any actor who fluffs a line and recovers. Beforehand, a drink at the Swan next door with a view across to St Paul's; afterwards, a stroll along Bankside past the Tate and the Millennium Bridge, with the City lit up on the far bank.
Vanessa lives in Paddington and prefers midweek evenings with no hurry in them. Arrange a Southwark evening through booking, after a look at the three-hour figure on rates.
One ladder for every companion on the reel, so Vanessa's fee is the same figure you see on the rates page. Fees cover time and companionship only.
| Length | Fee | Suits |
|---|---|---|
| 01:00One hour | £250 | The opening rate: a drink and an unhurried conversation. |
| 01:30Ninety minutes | £400 | Space for a table as well as a glass. |
| 02:00Two hours | £500 | Supper, then a walk beside the water. |
| 03:00Three hours | £700 | A whole evening, taken slowly. |
| 04:00Dinner date | £900 | Aperitif, a proper dinner and the nightcap after. |
| 10:00Overnight | £1,800 | Late table to breakfast, ten hours in all. |
| W/EWeekend | On request | Planned with you, then priced in writing before anything is fixed. |
Zones 1 and 2 travel included · changes and cancellations on the rates page · step by step on booking
Hello, I would like to book Vanessa on [date] at [time] for [duration]. I am staying at [hotel name], and will share the room number on confirmation.
Vanessa arrives on time with a small notebook and a new word for you, usually from a language you do not speak. At the Swan she orders a glass of white and watches the boats. When the play starts she is completely absorbed, mouthing a line she likes, then writing it down at the interval before she forgets the exact rhythm of it.
Afterwards the river is dark and Bankside is calm. She likes to walk slowly, talk about the play and ask what you made of the ending. If you mention a perfume, she will know it. If you do not, she will describe the one she is wearing until you want to smell it too. The evening ends as gently as it began.
One that means the smell of rain on dry ground. Every language ought to have one, and most of them do. I am collecting them.
A perfume older than my grandmother, still half full. I open it once a year, on a quiet evening, and then put it away again.
Because London is smaller than people think, and on a bike you hear it rather than just see it. Also, you can stop for coffee anywhere.
Midweek evenings, nothing rushed
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No guest has left a note about Vanessa on this site so far. Nothing here is written for effect: when a note appears, it came from someone who booked her.
Notes are published only after a real booking, with a first name and a month, read by the desk first and withdrawn whenever Vanessa asks.
Area precision only. She travels to you by cab, and inside Zones 1 and 2 the fare is already covered.
Her home district, Paddington, lies beyond the areas on this site, so she crosses town by cab to reach you. Full terms: Rates.
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