The Robin Hood Town Tour in Nottingham

Above is a photo of Ezekial Bone (aka Ade Andrews), a tour guide in Nottingham England, leading a tour of the town, while dressed in costume with leather jerkin, cloak, leather boots, the whole bit.

Ade has been shortlisted for the Tourism Superstar Awards organized by VisitEngland, the official national tourism board known until 2009 as the English Tourism Council.

So how did Ade become a tour guide dressed as local folk here? "I had long hair, a sword and a degree in history - and that's how it started!" he says.

The tour covers much of historic Nottingham and doesn't include much archery, but it is a very entertaining tour according to the rave reviews.