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.

20Mar
13:00 - 15:00
Westminster Pier - Victoria Embankment, London, SW1A 2JH

Warrior Women Walk Tour

A walk through Westminster meeting extradordinary and inspirational women who changed history. Be gr...

20Mar
14:00 - 16:00
Covent Garden station - James Street, London, WC2E 9JT

Walking Tour – Roaring Twenties Through Writers’ Eyes

Jazz, cocktails, fast cars and the Bright Young Things through the eyes of Waugh, Coward, Christie,...

20Mar
16:00 - 17:30
National Portrait Gallery - Saint Martin's Place, London, WC2H 0HE

History Makers at the National Portrait Gallery

Discover the inspiring and exciting life stories behind some of the people who have shaped British h...

21Mar
11:00 - 12:30
National Firefighter's Memorial - Peter's Hill, London, EC4M 8BX

Walking Tour – The Ashes of London

Step back in time to the turbulent events of 1666 as we visit scenes from Andrew Taylor's historical...

21Mar
11:00 - 12:30
Blackfriars Underground Station - North Entrance Blackfriars Bridge, London, EC4...

Walking Tour – Alexander Pope’s The Dunciad

Alexander Pope's 18th century satirical poem The Dunciad, highlights the stupidity and lack of taste...

21Mar
14:00 - 16:00
Tower Hill Station - Trinity Square, London, EC3N 4DJ

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...

21Mar
14:00 - 16:00
St Mary Aldermanbury Garden - Love Lane, London, EC2P 2NQ

Walking Tour – Literary City of London: From Shakespeare to Wilde

Explore the haunts and homes of London's writing luminaries through the centuries in the ancient Cit...

22Mar
10:30 - 12:15
South Kensington Station - Old Brompton Road, London, SW7 2ND

Walking Tour – Chelsea – Family, Fame and Infamy

Despite the compact geographical footprint, the walk is packed with a more varied social history tha...

22Mar
10:30 - 12:00
CAVENDISH SQUARE - Pret a Manger 31 Cavendish Square, London, W1G 0PW

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...

22Mar
11:00 - 13:00
Westminster Pier - Victoria Embankment, London, SW1A 2JH

Warrior Women Walk Tour

A walk through Westminster meeting extradordinary and inspirational women who changed history. Be gr...

22Mar
13:00 - 15:00
Exit of All Saints Station on the Docklands Light Railway - East India Dock Road...

Walking Tour – Old Poplar : In the footsteps of Call the Midwife & Dickens

It has existed for hundreds of years and for much of this time it was an area of squalor and violenc...

22Mar
14:00 - 16:00
St George the Martyr, Southwark - Borough High Street, London, SE1 1JA

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...

22Mar
20:00 - 21:00
Online Event

Virtual Tour – Legal London from Inn to Bar

Explore the inner workings of Legal London!Photo: Royal Courts of Justice (exterior) - © David Charn...

23Mar
11:00 - 12:30
Broad Sanctuary, outside the Westminster Abbey Bookshop - Broad Sanctuary Westmi...

Behind Westminster Abbey Walk

The best views and stories of historic Westminster away from the crowdsRight in the heart of histori...

23Mar
11:00 - 13:00
Holborn - Kingsway, London, WC2B 6AA

Walking Tour – The Trollopes of Bloomsbury

Both Anthony Trollope and his mother Fanny were proliflc and successful writers. Discover their real...

23Mar
14:30 - 16:30
Westminster Pier - Victoria Embankment, London, SW1A 2JH

Warrior Women Walk Tour

A walk through Westminster meeting extradordinary and inspirational women who changed history. Be gr...

24Mar
14:00 - 15:30
National Portrait Gallery - Saint Martin's Place, London, WC2H 0HE

History Makers at the National Portrait Gallery

Discover the inspiring and exciting life stories behind some of the people who have shaped British h...

24Mar
18:30 - 20:30
Churchyard of former St. Peter West Cheap Church - 130 Wood Street, London, EC2V...

Walking Tour – Dickens After Dark: In the Steps of the Night Walker

Join me to follow the footsteps of Dickens on his epic night walks as he sought inspiration for his...

25Mar
11:00 - 13:00
Covent Garden Station - Long Acre (Meet outside the exit - James St), London, WC...

Walking Tour – Samuel Johnson of Fleet Street

Celebrate Dictionary Johnson with his own words!Photo: Samuel Johnson by Percy Fitzgerald (detail),...

25Mar
11:00 - 12:30
Broad Sanctuary, outside the Westminster Abbey Bookshop - Broad Sanctuary Westmi...

Behind Westminster Abbey Walk

The best views and stories of historic Westminster away from the crowdsRight in the heart of histori...

25Mar
16:00 - 17:30
National Portrait Gallery - Saint Martin's Place, London, WC2H 0HE

History Makers at the National Portrait Gallery

Discover the inspiring and exciting life stories behind some of the people who have shaped British h...

25Mar
20:00 - 21:00
Online Event

Virtual Tour – Around The Kent Coast

Kent's coast is full of history. This online talk will take you on a journey from Dungeness to Sheer...

26Mar
13:00 - 14:30
Broad Sanctuary, outside the Westminster Abbey Bookshop - Broad Sanctuary Westmi...

Behind Westminster Abbey Walk

The best views and stories of historic Westminster away from the crowdsRight in the heart of histori...

26Mar
14:00 - 16:00
Inside High Street kensington underground station, shopping mall, after ticket t...

Walking Tour – Radical Works, Turbulent Lives: Great Kensington Writers

A tour of historic homes of writers to the north of Kensington High Street who created ground-breaki...

26Mar
16:00 - 17:30
National Portrait Gallery - Saint Martin's Place, London, WC2H 0HE

Warrior Women at the National Portrait Gallery

From Elizabeth I to wartime spies, meet the extraordinary women who changed history over 400 years.A...

26Mar
19:00 - 21:00
Piccadilly Circus Underground Station, Exit 4, pavement level. - Piccadilly Circ...

Walking Tour – Literary Soho

Visit the home of the creator of the vampire in literature, the birthplace of a visionary writer and...

26Mar
20:00 - 21:00
Online Event

Virtual Tour – Exploring Roman London

Find out what you can see of Roman London on this virtual tourWhile the remains of Roman London migh...

27Mar
13:00 - 15:00
Westminster Pier - Victoria Embankment, London, SW1A 2JH

Warrior Women Walk Tour

A walk through Westminster meeting extradordinary and inspirational women who changed history. Be gr...

27Mar
14:30 - 16:45
Covent Garden - Long Acre, London, WC2E 9JT

Walking Tour – Convent Garden: A Magnet for Artists and Artistic Practice

Discover how Covent Garden became as a centre for art, socializing, learning and the production of a...

27Mar
16:00 - 17:30
National Portrait Gallery - Saint Martin's Place, London, WC2H 0HE

History Makers at the National Portrait Gallery

Discover the inspiring and exciting life stories behind some of the people who have shaped British h...

28Mar
11:00 - 13:00
Blackfriars Station (outside the north exit) - Queen Victoria Street, London, EC...

Walking Tour – Tracing the Tudors: The real London of Wolf Hall

Join me on this walking tour to track down the locations that tell the stories behind the events of...

28Mar
11:00 - 14:15
Covent Garden station - James Street, London, WC2E 9JT

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...

28Mar
13:00 - 14:30
Broad Sanctuary, outside the Westminster Abbey Bookshop - Broad Sanctuary Westmi...

Behind Westminster Abbey Walk

The best views and stories of historic Westminster away from the crowdsRight in the heart of histori...

28Mar
14:00 - 15:00
Woking Station - High Street, Woking, GU22 7AE

Walking Tour – The War of the Worlds in Woking

A visit to the sandpit on Horsell Common near Woking - the place where Martians landed in HG Wells "...

28Mar
16:00 - 17:30
National Portrait Gallery - Saint Martin's Place, London, WC2H 0HE

Warrior Women at the National Portrait Gallery

From Elizabeth I to wartime spies, meet the extraordinary women who changed history over 400 years.A...

29Mar
11:00 - 13:00
Westminster Pier - Victoria Embankment, London, SW1A 2JH

Warrior Women Walk Tour

A walk through Westminster meeting extradordinary and inspirational women who changed history. Be gr...

29Mar
11:00 - 13:00
Farringdon Underground - 39 Cowcross St, London, EC1M

Walking Tour – Slow Horses : London Rules

Based on the Slough House series of books by Mick HerronSlough House is where MI5 sends its losers (...

29Mar
14:00 - 16:00
William Morris Gallery (outside front entrance) - 531 Forest Road Walthamstow, L...

Walking Tour – From Monoux and Morris to Beer and Bacon Jam

Explore the ups and downs of Walthamstow's history on this guided walk with Joanna MoncrieffThere’s...

29Mar
14:00 - 16:00
Holborn - Kingsway, London, WC2B 6AA

Walking Tour – The Trollopes of Bloomsbury

Both Anthony Trollope and his mother Fanny were proliflc and successful writers. Discover their real...

30Mar
11:00 - 13:00
Church of St Anselm and St Cecilia - 70 Lincoln's Inn Fields (In Front of Church...

Walking Tour – Peter Daubeny’s World of Theatre

Celebrate the man who brought the world to the London stage!Photo: Aldwych Theatre canopy - © David...

30Mar
11:00 - 12:30
Broad Sanctuary, outside the Westminster Abbey Bookshop - Broad Sanctuary Westmi...

Behind Westminster Abbey Walk

The best views and stories of historic Westminster away from the crowdsRight in the heart of histori...

30Mar
14:30 - 16:30
Westminster Pier - Victoria Embankment, London, SW1A 2JH

Warrior Women Walk Tour

A walk through Westminster meeting extradordinary and inspirational women who changed history. Be gr...

30Mar
18:30 - 19:30
Online Event

Virtual Tour – Reach for the Sky, Trading and Business in the City

Discover what trades and businesses have been associated with different buildings from Roman times t...

31Mar
11:00 - 13:00
Green Park tube (Victoria, Picadilly, Jubilee lines) outside Stratton Street exi...

Walking Tour – Prime Ministers’ Homes

The Prime Minister lives at 10 Downing Street of course! But where have they lived before and after...

31Mar
14:00 - 17:00
Uber Boat by Thames Clippers - Vauxhall (St. George Wharf) Pier - St Georges Wha...

Walking Tour – Literature on the Thames

A literary odyssey along the Thames from Vauxhall to Barking ReachThe River Thames has inspired writ...

31Mar
16:00 - 17:30
National Portrait Gallery - Saint Martin's Place, London, WC2H 0HE

History Makers at the National Portrait Gallery

Discover the inspiring and exciting life stories behind some of the people who have shaped British h...

31Mar
20:00 - 21:00
Online Event

Virtual Tour – The Pleasures of Bath

This Virtual Tour looks at life in Georgian Bath - which was a place to come for health reasons but...

01Apr
14:00 - 16:00
East Acton Underground Station - Erconwald Street, London, W12 0BP

Walking Tour – A Stretch in the Scrubs

This walk takes in the open space of Wormwood Scrubs, then gives a view of the work on the new HS2 s...

01Apr
20:00 - 21:00
Online Event

Virtual Tour – Wandsworth’s Best Buildings

Rob talks about his favourite buildings in the London Borough of Wandsworth, including the former Yo...

02Apr
13:00 - 14:30
Broad Sanctuary, outside the Westminster Abbey Bookshop - Broad Sanctuary Westmi...

Behind Westminster Abbey Walk

The best views and stories of historic Westminster away from the crowdsRight in the heart of histori...

02Apr
14:00 - 16:30
Dagenham Dock Station - Chequers Lane, London, RM9 6PR

Walking Tour – Industrial History of Dagenham Dock

Dagenham is instantly associated with the huge Ford factory that opened in 1931, but many other indu...

02Apr
16:00 - 17:30
National Portrait Gallery - Saint Martin's Place, London, WC2H 0HE

Warrior Women at the National Portrait Gallery

From Elizabeth I to wartime spies, meet the extraordinary women who changed history over 400 years.A...

03Apr
11:00 - 13:00
Farringdon Underground - 39 Cowcross Street, London, EC1M 6BY

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...

03Apr
14:30 - 16:30
Westminster Pier - Victoria Embankment, London, SW1A 2JH

Warrior Women Walk Tour

A walk through Westminster meeting extradordinary and inspirational women who changed history. Be gr...

04Apr
14:00 - 16:00
Farringdon Underground - 39 Cowcross St, London, EC1M

Walking Tour – Il Quartiere – Tales From Italian Clerkenwell

Tales of love, bravery, crime and friendship from Italian Clerkenwell 1830-1950  From the mid 19th C...

04Apr
14:00 - 16:00
Greenwich Train Station - 187 Greenwich High Road, London, SE10 8JA

Walking Tour – Greenwich Highlights: Monarchs, Martyrs and Mariners

An afternoon stroll in beautiful, historic Greenwich – from fishing and hunting to a naval powerhous...

05Apr
11:00 - 12:30
Broad Sanctuary, outside the Westminster Abbey Bookshop - Broad Sanctuary Westmi...

Behind Westminster Abbey Walk

The best views and stories of historic Westminster away from the crowdsRight in the heart of histori...

06Apr
11:00 - 12:30
Broad Sanctuary, outside the Westminster Abbey Bookshop - Broad Sanctuary Westmi...

Behind Westminster Abbey Walk

The best views and stories of historic Westminster away from the crowdsRight in the heart of histori...

06Apr
14:30 - 16:30
Westminster Pier - Victoria Embankment, London, SW1A 2JH

Warrior Women Walk Tour

A walk through Westminster meeting extradordinary and inspirational women who changed history. Be gr...

07Apr
14:00 - 16:00
Gravesend Station - Clive Road, Gravesend, DA11 0RR

Walking Tour – Gravesend – Arrivals and Departures

Gravesend is where the Thames narrows from its wide estuary - a place where sea journeys have starte...

07Apr
16:00 - 17:30
National Portrait Gallery - Saint Martin's Place, London, WC2H 0HE

History Makers at the National Portrait Gallery

Discover the inspiring and exciting life stories behind some of the people who have shaped British h...

07Apr
20:00 - 21:00
Online Event

Virtual Tour – Subterranean London

Twelve underground places in London that you can visitLondoners are used to going underground, being...

08Apr
11:00 - 12:30
Broad Sanctuary, outside the Westminster Abbey Bookshop - Broad Sanctuary Westmi...

Behind Westminster Abbey Walk

The best views and stories of historic Westminster away from the crowdsRight in the heart of histori...

08Apr
14:00 - 17:30
Plumstead Station - Walmer Terrace, London, SE18 7EA

Walking Tour – Around Tripcock Ness – The History of the Thamesmead Area

A walk that tells the story of the Woolwich Arsenal, Thamesmead and a dangerous bend in the river Th...

08Apr
16:00 - 17:30
National Portrait Gallery - Saint Martin's Place, London, WC2H 0HE

History Makers at the National Portrait Gallery

Discover the inspiring and exciting life stories behind some of the people who have shaped British h...

08Apr
20:00 - 21:00
Online Event

Virtual Tour – The Thames Estuary

A journey along the Thames from East London to the Sea in the comfort of your own living roomThis fi...

09Apr
13:00 - 14:30
Broad Sanctuary, outside the Westminster Abbey Bookshop - Broad Sanctuary Westmi...

Behind Westminster Abbey Walk

The best views and stories of historic Westminster away from the crowdsRight in the heart of histori...

09Apr
16:00 - 17:30
National Portrait Gallery - Saint Martin's Place, London, WC2H 0HE

Warrior Women at the National Portrait Gallery

From Elizabeth I to wartime spies, meet the extraordinary women who changed history over 400 years.A...

09Apr
20:00 - 21:00
Online Event

Virtual Tour – Stonehenge and other Prehistoric Mysteries

Stonehenge is the world's most famous structure from the Stone Age, but it is not the only prehistor...

10Apr
13:00 - 15:30
Knightsbridge Station - Exit 1 North side Knightsbridge, London, SW1X 7LJ

Walk Tour – Love in Hyde Park – A Soldier’s Girl in Knightsbridge Barracks

Poor pay, nowhere to meet, forbidden to marry: Loving a Horse Guard was not easy. Meanwhile courtesa...

10Apr
14:00 - 17:00
The Vicar's Oak, - Corner of Anerley Hill, Crystal Palace Parade at entrance to...

Crystal Palace: Walking the Historic High Level Railway

Plotting remains of the Crystal Palace High Level line: station sites, arches, tunnel portals, the t...

10Apr
14:30 - 16:30
Westminster Pier - Victoria Embankment, London, SW1A 2JH

Warrior Women Walk Tour

A walk through Westminster meeting extradordinary and inspirational women who changed history. Be gr...

10Apr
18:00 - 19:30
National Portrait Gallery - Saint Martin's Place, London, WC2H 0HE

History Makers at the National Portrait Gallery

Discover the inspiring and exciting life stories behind some of the people who have shaped British h...

11Apr
11:00 - 13:00
Meet in the forecourt outside Wagamamma - 58-62 Heath Street, London, NW3 1EN

Walking Tour – Modernist Hampstead

In this walking tour we'll discover the revolutionary Modernist homes and idealistic architecture bu...

11Apr
11:00 - 12:30
Temple London Underground Station - Temple Place, London, WC2R 2PH

Walking Tour – Aldwych – before and beyond

Aldwych and Kingsway are a bit of an aberration in London. How did they come about? And what was the...

11Apr
14:00 - 16:00
Margate Station - Station Road, Margate, CT9 5AD

Walking Tour – Exploring Margate

Margate has long been a favourite with Londoners. This walk looks at visitors to Margate from George...

11Apr
14:00 - 16:30
Bankside Pier - Bankside, London, SE1 9DT

Walking Tour – Wars of the Roses in the City of London

Mid-15th century London boils with political strife as the great houses of Lancaster and York battle...

11Apr
17:00 - 18:30
National Portrait Gallery - Saint Martin's Place, London, WC2H 0HE

Warrior Women at the National Portrait Gallery

From Elizabeth I to wartime spies, meet the extraordinary women who changed history over 400 years.A...

13Apr
11:00 - 13:00
London Bridge Post Office - 19A Borough High Street, London, SE1 9SF

Walking Tour – Booze and the Borough

Come celebrate a world of inns, hops and beer!Photo: Site of Barclay Perkins Brewery - © David Charn...

13Apr
20:00 - 21:00
Online Event

Virtual Tour – The First Voyages of The East India Company

Stories of the fragile beginnings of the East India Company with their first journeys to Indonesia,...

14Apr
11:00 - 13:00
Wandsworth Town Station - Old York Road, London, SW18 1SU

Walking Tour – Wandsworth Industrial History

Wandsworth, at the mouth of the River Wandle was once one of London's busiest manufacturing areas. T...

14Apr
19:00 - 20:00
Online Event

Virtual Tour – After the last picture show: what happened to those cinemas

London once had dozens and dozens of picture palaces. A few old cinemas survived, lots have been dem...

14Apr
20:00 - 21:00
Online Event

Virtual Tour – Joseph Bazalgette – London’s Great Engineer

Bazalgette is famous for his work on London's sewer system, but he worked on many other projects tha...

15Apr
14:00 - 16:00
Green Park Station - Piccadilly North Side (Stratton Street) exit, LONDON, W1J 9...

Walking Tour – Mayfair’s Bright Young Things

A literary romp round Mayfair in the company of Michael Arlen, Evelyn Waugh, Anthony Powell and Nanc...

15Apr
16:00 - 17:30
National Portrait Gallery - Saint Martin's Place, London, WC2H 0HE

History Makers at the National Portrait Gallery

Discover the inspiring and exciting life stories behind some of the people who have shaped British h...

16Apr
11:00 - 13:00
Church of St Anselm and St Cecilia - 70 Lincoln's Inn Fields (In Front of Church...

Walking Tour – Peter Daubeny’s World of Theatre

Celebrate the man who brought the world to the London stage!Photo: Aldwych Theatre canopy - © David...

16Apr
14:30 - 16:30
North Dulwich rail station , just outside the station. - North Dulwich station R...

Walking Tour – Dulwich: Hamlet, Village and Suburb

A tour on the development of Dulwich Village with diverse architecture, historic graveyard, iconic L...

16Apr
20:00 - 21:00
Online Event

Virtual Tour – London’s Royal Docks

The Royal Group of Docks in East London were one of the largest engineering projects in London's his...

17Apr
11:00 - 13:00
Green Park tube (Victoria, Picadilly, Jubilee lines) outside Stratton Street exi...

Walking Tour – Prime Ministers’ Homes

The Prime Minister lives at 10 Downing Street of course! But where have they lived before and after...

17Apr
14:00 - 16:30
Tower Hill Station - Trinity Square, London, EC3N 4DJ

Walking Tour – Beneath London’s Streets

A tour about things under the ground, featuring a church crypt, Roman remains, underground shops and...

18Apr
13:00 - 16:30
Richmond Station - The Quadrant, Richmond, TW9 2NA

Walking Tour – Wind in the Willows – the Thames from Richmond to Twickenham

Richmond is Sir David Attenborough's favourite place on the planet, and the stretch of the river to...

18Apr
14:00 - 16:00
East India DLR Station - Aspen Way, London, E14 9GF

Walking Tour – London’s Port History – Part 2 East and West India Docks

The 2nd of 4 walks telling the story of the Port of London, looks at the docks built for the East In...

19Apr
11:00 - 13:00
St George the Martyr, Southwark - Borough High Street, London, SE1 1JA

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...

19Apr
14:30 - 16:15
South Kensington Station - Old Brompton Road, London, SW7 2ND

Walking Tour – Chelsea – Family, Fame and Infamy

Despite the compact geographical footprint, the walk is packed with a more varied social history tha...

20Apr
11:00 - 12:30
Broad Sanctuary, outside the Westminster Abbey Bookshop - Broad Sanctuary Westmi...

Behind Westminster Abbey Walk

The best views and stories of historic Westminster away from the crowdsRight in the heart of histori...

20Apr
14:30 - 16:30
Westminster Pier - Victoria Embankment, London, SW1A 2JH

Warrior Women Walk Tour

A walk through Westminster meeting extradordinary and inspirational women who changed history. Be gr...

20Apr
20:00 - 21:00
Online Event

Virtual Tour – Six Islington Squares

Enjoy an hour looking at the domestic architecture of 19th century Islington on this Zoom virtual to...

21Apr
16:00 - 17:30
National Portrait Gallery - Saint Martin's Place, London, WC2H 0HE

History Makers at the National Portrait Gallery

Discover the inspiring and exciting life stories behind some of the people who have shaped British h...

22Apr
11:00 - 12:30
Broad Sanctuary, outside the Westminster Abbey Bookshop - Broad Sanctuary Westmi...

Behind Westminster Abbey Walk

The best views and stories of historic Westminster away from the crowdsRight in the heart of histori...

22Apr
11:00 - 13:00
Magpie & Stump - 18 Old Bailey, London, EC4M 7EP

Walking Tour – Rumpole and the Legal Life

Celebrate the great defender - Rumpole of the Bailey!Photo: The Recording Angel, Central Criminal Co...

 

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