Tours
We add new tours almost daily. Our talented and qualified guides provide a variety of tours that cover a wide range of subjects. You can also choose your own date and time for any of the tours you see on our website by booking it as a private tour.
Walking Tour – Peter Daubeny’s World of Theatre
Celebrate the man who brought the world to the London stage! Photo: Aldwych Theatre canopy - © David...
Walking Tour – Wars of the Roses in the City of London
15th century London boils with political strife as the great houses of Lancaster and York battle to...
Walking Tour – Modernist Hampstead
In this walking tour we'll discover the revolutionary Modernist homes and idealistic architectu...
Walking Tour – Elstree Remember Me – Borehamwood’s Film History
A walk around the former sites of the Elstree studios in Borehamwood, where some of the most famous...
Walking Tour – Warrior Women
A walk through Westminster meeting extradordinary and inspirational women who changed history. Be gr...
Walking Tour – The Stealing of Kennington Common and Green Space Regained
An 1848 Chartist rally led government to enclose the common, denying ancient rights. But communities...
Walking Tour – Chelsea – Family, Fame and Infamy
Despite the compact geographical footprint, the walk is packed with a more varied social history tha...
Walking Tour – Historic Westminster SMALL GROUP HIGHLIGHTS
An entertaining introduction to the history of Westminster - royals, conflict and the power struggle...
History Makers at the National Portrait Gallery
From the Tudors to the Suffragettes, hear tales from behind the portraits from regicide, gothic horr...
Walking Tour – Warrior Women of Whitehall
A walk through Westminster meeting extradordinary and inspirational women who changed history. Be gr...
Walking Tour – The Route of the Condemned through Holborn… via its Pubs.
Following part of the route to Tyburn via fine and historic pubs and exploring the gruesome history...
Warrior Women at the National Portrait Gallery
From Elizabeth I to wartime spies, meet the extraordinary women who changed history over 400 years....
Walking Tour – Bloomsbury Ghost Stories
Georgian London loved a ghost story, this walk visits places in Bloomsbury where ghosts were alleged...
Virtual Tour – Scary Things from The British Museum Collection
This virtual tour on Zoom looks at the scariest, most gruesome , most creepy objects in the British...
Walking Tour – Gravesend – Arrivals and Departures
Gravesend is where the Thames narrows from its wide estuary - a place where sea journeys have starte...
Walking Tour – Waterloo in Fiction
A literary walk around Waterloo exploring locations that feature in novels from Victorian times to t...
Walking Tour – Historic Greenwich: royals, pirates and reckless explorers
Tales of heroism, dark deeds and big characters as we walk through Greenwich Park, past historic bui...
Walking Tour – Off the Beaten Track in Covent Garden
Discover the fascinating history of Covent Garden away from the crowds · Explore the site of a medie...
Walking Tour – Horrific Hampstead
Discover horrible things that happened in idyllic Hampstead including stories of hangings, highwayme...
Walking Tour – Woolwich: Arsenal to Art Deco
Visit the eclectic riverside origin of Arsenal FC, with its 18th century gun factories, 1930s Art De...
Walking Tour – Behind Westminster Abbey
The best views and stories of historic Westminster away from the crowds Right in the heart of histor...
Virtual Tour – London’s East India Company Legacy
Places in London you can visit that owe their roots to the East India Company, one of the most power...
Walking Tour – Alexander Pope’s The Dunciad
Alexander Pope's 18th century satirical poem The Dunciad, highlights the stupidity and lack of...
History Makers at the National Portrait Gallery
From the Tudors to the Suffragettes, hear tales from behind the portraits from regicide, gothic horr...
Warrior Women at the National Portrait Gallery
From Elizabeth I to wartime spies, meet the extraordinary women who changed history over 400 years....
Walking Tour – Historic Greenwich: royals, pirates and reckless explorers
Tales of heroism, dark deeds and big characters as we walk through Greenwich Park, past historic bui...
Walking Tour – Vine Street – West End Crime Stories
Vine Street was once home to one of London's busiest police stations. This walk looks at some o...
Walking Tour – Essex Estuaries – Manningtree’s Infamous Witch-Craze
The Stour Estuary was one Ground Zero for cruel 17th-century witch-crazes. The walk focuses on which...
Walking Tour – Warrior Women of Whitehall
A walk through Westminster meeting extradordinary and inspirational women who changed history. Be gr...
Walking Tour – Behind Westminster Abbey
The best views and stories of historic Westminster away from the crowds Right in the heart of histor...
Walking Tour – Chelsea – Family, Fame and Infamy
Despite the compact geographical footprint, the walk is packed with a more varied social history tha...
Walking Tour – Historic Westminster SMALL GROUP HIGHLIGHTS
An entertaining introduction to the history of Westminster - royals, conflict and the power struggle...
History Makers at the National Portrait Gallery
From the Tudors to the Suffragettes, hear tales from behind the portraits from regicide, gothic horr...
Virtual Tour – Africans in London
A look at some of the people who were born in Africa and came to London, from Roman times to the pre...
Walking Tour – Borough and Bankside – From Bard to Brothels
Borough and Bankside has an incredible, and at times shocking, history shaped by its’ proximity to b...
Walking Tour – Up and Down The City Road
A walk along Islington's City Road - home to innovative hospitals, company headquarters and a l...
Walking Tour – Historic Greenwich: royals, pirates and exploration
Tales of heroism, dark deeds and big characters as we walk through Greenwich Park, past historic bui...
Walking Tour – The Hidden River Fleet Kings Cross to the Thames
Many Londoners cross the River Fleet every day without realising it. This walk traces the route of t...
Walking Tour – The Life of Jack Sheppard: From Gin Lane to the Fatal Tree:
Thief and escape-artist Jack Sheppard sparred with thief-taker Jonathan Wild in streets thronged wit...
Walking Tour – In and Out of the Aldgate
An ancient area of travel and movement at one end of the Metropolitan Line! Photo: Aldgate Undergrou...
Walking Tour – Behind Westminster Abbey
The best views and stories of historic Westminster away from the crowds Right in the heart of histor...
Walking Tour – Trains, Drains and Remains
Discover what largely lies under-foot in the City including drains, sewage pipes, water conduits, bu...
Warrior Women at the National Portrait Gallery
From Elizabeth I to wartime spies, meet the extraordinary women who changed history over 400 years....
Virtual Tour – On The Trail of the Peasants Revolt
In 1381 protests against the Poll Tax led to a violent uprising in Essex and Kent - and then the reb...
Walking Tour – Rotherhithe – Echoes of the Thames
Explore Rotherhithe’s links with the Pilgrims voyage to modern day USA, an engineering innovation st...
Walking Tour – Historic Greenwich: royals, pirates and reckless explorers
Tales of heroism, dark deeds and big characters as we walk through Greenwich Park, past historic bui...
Walking Tour – Borough and Bankside – From Bard to Brothels
Borough and Bankside has an incredible, and at times shocking, history shaped by its’ proximity to b...
Walking Tour – Il Quartiere – Tales From Italian Clerkenwell
Tales of love, bravery, crime and friendship from Italian Clerkenwell 1830-1950 From the mid 19th...
Walking Tour – The Rich and Poor of Marylebone
Take a walk round Marylebone, the affluent village in the centre of London where extreme poverty and...
Walking Tour – Francisco de Miranda – a South American in London
Francisco de Miranda was the founder of modern Venezuela. But he spent a lot of his life in London p...
Walking Tour – Deptford to Greenwich by river
Discover Deptford's gorgeous high street, vibrant market and its "secret" medieval ch...
Walking Tour – London’s Port History – Part 1 the Roman and Medieval Port
The first of four walks telling the story of the Port of London. The walk starts with the Romans wal...
Walking Tour – Warrior Women of Whitehall
A walk through Westminster meeting extradordinary and inspirational women who changed history. Be gr...
Walking Tour – A Walk through Highgate Experiments in Urban Living
Discover the experimental 20th century architectural homes in a stroll through Highgate Village, Wat...
Walking tour: What’s behind the South Bank?
Discover the hidden gems behind the entertainment venues of the South Bank In an area that offers so...
Walking Tour – Chelsea – Family, Fame and Infamy
Despite the compact geographical footprint, the walk is packed with a more varied social history tha...
Walking Tour – Behind Westminster Abbey
The best views and stories of historic Westminster away from the crowds Right in the heart of histor...
Sex for Sale in Wartime: Piccadilly Commandos, Good-Time Girls and the GIs
A 'friendly invasion' of US military in 1942 led to a boom for sex workers, pimps and wome...
Virtual Tour – Churches, Castles and Country Towns – a Lincolnshire Journey
A history filled tour of one of England's largest counties Take a break from London for a virtu...
Walking Tour – Historic Westminster SMALL GROUP HIGHLIGHTS
An entertaining introduction to the history of Westminster - royals, conflict and the power struggle...
Walking Tour – St Giles: In Search of a Slum
Exploring the legacy of a slum through some historic social buildings, atmospheric old streets and f...
History Makers at the National Portrait Gallery
From the Tudors to the Suffragettes, hear tales from behind the portraits from regicide, gothic horr...
Walking Tour – Chelsea Christmas Cracker
Enjoy the fantastic lights and Christmas shop windows of Chelsea this year, all the festive hum with...
Virtual Tour – Made in London – A Tour of The British Museum
Treasures from the British Museum that were either made or found in London The British Museum is ful...
Warrior Women at the National Portrait Gallery
From Elizabeth I to wartime spies, meet the extraordinary women who changed history over 400 years....
Walking Tour – In Vincent’s Footsteps: from Covent Garden to Stockwell
Vincent Van Gogh lived in Stockwell for a year from August 1873. We follow his likely walk home from...
Walking Tour – Peter Ackroyd’s Monstrous East End
Explore Peter Ackroyd's shadowy East End! Photo: St Anne Limehouse (detail) - © 2018 Alan Tucke...
Walking Tour – Historic Greenwich: royals, pirates and reckless explorers
Tales of heroism, dark deeds and big characters as we walk through Greenwich Park, past historic bui...
Walking Tour – The Way to Botany Bay: Sentenced to Transportation
True history of Islington youths convicted of theft and condemned to hang who were instead shipped t...
Walking Tour – Behind Westminster Abbey
The best views and stories of historic Westminster away from the crowds Right in the heart of histor...
Walking Tour – In Search of Churchill
Explore the political career of one of Britain's greatest statesmen! Photo: Churchill Statue by...
Walking Tour – 20th Century Buildings in Hoxton and Haggerston
This two hour walk looks at the exteriors of very different buildings, all built during the 20th Cen...
Walking Tour – The Makers of Modern London
A walk looking at some of the people who transformed London into the worlds first modern city If you...
History Makers at the National Portrait Gallery
From the Tudors to the Suffragettes, hear tales from behind the portraits from regicide, gothic horr...
History Makers at the National Portrait Gallery
From the Tudors to the Suffragettes, hear tales from behind the portraits from regicide, gothic horr...
Virtual Tour – Christmas in Georgian London
A look at how Christmas was celebrated in the 18th and early 19th centuries At the start of the Geor...
Walking Tour – The Spa Fields Riots of 1816
In the autumn of 1816 London simmered with discontent, which came to a head with violent disturbance...
Walking Tour – Mr Blake’s Tree Full of Angels (Richard’s Soho Pub Walk)
A whimsical tour in west Soho, seeing its history through pubs, including a dodgy pump, a visionary...
Virtual Tour – A Victorian Christmas in Islington
This online looks at the how Christmas was celebrated in Islington during the Victorian period with...
Walking Tour – The Liberty of Romford
This walk around Romford celebrates the Liberty Line - the new name for the London Overground betwee...
Warrior Women at the National Portrait Gallery
From Elizabeth I to wartime spies, meet the extraordinary women who changed history over 400 years....
Virtual Tour – Christmas in Edwardian London
In the first years of the 20th century Christmas traditions started by the Victorians evolved for a...
Walking Tour – Historic Greenwich: royals, pirates and exploration
Tales of heroism, dark deeds and big characters as we walk through Greenwich Park, past historic bui...
Walking Tour – A Victorian Christmas in Islington
This walk looks at the different ways that Christmas was celebrated in Islington during the Victoria...
Walking Tour – Warrior Women of Whitehall
A walk through Westminster meeting extradordinary and inspirational women who changed history. Be gr...
Walking Tour – The Trollopes of Bloomsbury
Both Anthony Trollope and his mother Fanny were proliflc and successful writers. Discover their real...
Walking Tour – Rotherhithe – Echoes of the Thames
Explore Rotherhithe’s links with the Pilgrims voyage to modern day USA, an engineering innovation st...
Walking Tour – Chelsea Christmas Cracker
Enjoy the fantastic lights and Christmas shop windows of Chelsea this year, all the festive hum with...
Walking Tour – Behind Westminster Abbey
The best views and stories of historic Westminster away from the crowds Right in the heart of histor...
Walking Tour – Historic Westminster SMALL GROUP HIGHLIGHTS
An entertaining introduction to the history of Westminster - royals, conflict and the power struggle...
History Makers at the National Portrait Gallery
From the Tudors to the Suffragettes, hear tales from behind the portraits from regicide, gothic horr...
Virtual Tour – First Flights Over London
A look at the first balloon , airship and aircraft to fly over London, and the stir this caused amon...
Walking Tour – Chelsea Christmas Cracker
Enjoy the fantastic lights and Christmas shop windows of Chelsea this year, all the festive hum with...
Walking Tour – Exploring Roman London
A morning looking at Roman remains in London There are a lot of Roman remains in London, although th...
Warrior Women at the National Portrait Gallery
From Elizabeth I to wartime spies, meet the extraordinary women who changed history over 400 years....
Walking Tour – Borough and Bankside – From Bard to Brothels
Borough and Bankside has an incredible, and at times shocking, history shaped by its’ proximity to b...
Walking Tour – Samuel Johnson of Fleet Street
Celebrate Dictionary Johnson with his own words! Photo: Samuel Johnson by Percy Fitzgerald (detail),...
Walking Tour – Chelsea Christmas Cracker
Enjoy the fantastic lights and Christmas shop windows of Chelsea this year, all the festive hum with...
Walking Tour – Chelsea Christmas Cracker
Enjoy the fantastic lights and Christmas shop windows of Chelsea this year, all the festive hum with...
Walking Tour – Historic Greenwich: royals, pirates and reckless explorers
Tales of heroism, dark deeds and big characters as we walk through Greenwich Park, past historic bui...
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