My name is Steve and I have lived and worked in Burley since August 2016 and prior to then, from October 2006 to December 2007 when I was the Steward at Burley Club in Pound Lane (now The Wathen-Bartlett).

During my time living in this lovely village, I have worked for The Old Farmhouse Tea Rooms; The Moorhill House Hotel; Burley Golf Club; The Wathen-Bartlett and Shappen Stores.

Currently, I am the acting Chair for Burley Village Cinema; the Treasurer and Distributor for Burley Village Magazine; the Secretary of The Burley Community Association and the village Poppy Appeal Organiser.

The idea for these walking tours first came to me properly in the winter of 2022 and this project has been a work in progress ever since. The idea came to me in a number of ways, however mainly through visitors to Burley who stopped me whilst out walking my dog to ask about the connection to witches and witchcraft.

This led me to thoroughly researching the village, the connection with Sybil Leek and smuggling and because it has been such a fascinating journey through history, I wanted to share it with others!

Months and months of in depth research, developing new concepts, improving original ideas and forever "tweaking" and I set up Burley Walking Tours. Unfortunately, I badly fractured my leg in early December 2023, so I had to have a big re-think, as to not waste all my time and efforts and, Thanks to the team at VoiceMap, here is my self-guided audio tour!