Take a walk through the West End to discover the scenes of some of London’s most notorious crimes. We’ll find out about the criminals who were driven by lust or greed to end up on the wrong side of the law. Crimes that set precedents, criminals who “got away with it” and others that ended up on the gallows.

Five star reviews of some of Michael’s walks:

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Style and Scandal with – deeply fascinating and downright funny!

Jan 2025 •

Myself and my partner had a fantastic tour of St James with Michael Duncan. His tour about Style and Scandal in St James was deeply interesting, thought provoking, and hilarious! Michael is very knowledgeable and an engaging guide, and we would love to attend one of his tours again in the future. Very well priced and very well located, highly recommended.

Enjoyable and knowledgeable

Michael was really excellent…knew lots of additional facts and information that really bright the tour to life! A really enjoyable way to learn more about London.

Written 2 September 2024

Saville Row walking tour

May 2024 • FamilyWe had a personalised tour with Michael Duncan around Saville row, it was amazing, reasonably priced and very enjoyable. Not many people do walking tours of this area but we were able to go into the shops and see so many interesting things, well worth it!

Great walk around Marylebone

Apr 2024 • Friends We had a great walk with Michael around Marylebone. He was instructive and interesting and we leanred about the area as well as giving us stories about some individual houses

.Architecture and stories of unusual characters

Apr 2024 • Friends Excellent talk from Michael learning about the ‘haves and have-nots of Marylebone’ which including some interesting characters I’ve never heard of before and lots of unusual stories. The architectural details were really good.

Michael led us through past images and stories of St James in 90 minutes that flew past. It left us all keen to explore more London’s colourful past.

Written 23 April 2024

Michael was a personable guide, very knowledgeable and well informed. He told us many interesting anecdotes which made the walk come alive. A thoroughly enjoyable walk which I would definitely recommend to others.

Written 26 November 2023

Had a great time on the James Bond and the Spies of Mayfair with Michael as our guide. The weather wasn’t great (classic london rain) but Michael did a great job keeping us engaged despite the weather. I’ve lived in london for 4 years and I learned a lot of things I didn’t know on this tour! Highly recommend this tour if you’re interested in learning some unique history!

Written 22 July 2023

I recently had the opportunity to take a walking tour of London with Michael, a friendly and knowledgeable guide who led us through the city’s most interesting sites related to Ian Fleming, James Bond, and real-life spies.

Michael was welcoming and engaging, and his passion for the subject matter was evident throughout the tour. The tour covered a variety of locations related to the history and

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The walk starts at WYNDHAM’S THEATRE on Charing Cross Road, WC2H 0DA. Please check travel arrangements on the day at Transport for London’s Journey Planner site.