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.

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...

03Apr
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...

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...

05Apr
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...

05Apr
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...

06Apr
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...

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...

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 – 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 - 15:30
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...

12Apr
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...

13Apr
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...

13Apr
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...

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
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...

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
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...

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
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...

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
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...

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
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...

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...

17Apr
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...

17Apr
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...

17Apr
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...

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...

18Apr
14:00 - 15:30
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...

19Apr
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...

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 - 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...

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
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...

22Apr
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
20:00 - 21:00
Online Event

Virtual Tour – Churches, Castles and Country Towns – a Lincolnshire Journey

A history filled tour of one of England's largest countiesTake a break from London for a virtual sta...

23Apr
11:00 - 13:00
St. Paul's Station - Cheapside (Cathedral Exit), London, EC2V 6AA

Walking Tour – Shakespeare for All in All

Celebrate Shakespeare the Londoner!Photo © 2020 David Charnick – Site of Shakespeare's Globe, Park S...

23Apr
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...

23Apr
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...

23Apr
20:00 - 21:00
Online Event

Virtual Tour – Made in London – A Tour of The British Museum

Treasures from the British Museum that were either made or found in LondonThe British Museum is full...

23Apr
20:00 - 21:00
Online Event

Virtual Tour – Shakespeare and Love

Celebrate aspects of love in Shakespeare's words!Photo - St Paul's Churchyard (quote: Sonnet 116) ©...

24Apr
11:00 - 13:00
St Giles without Cripplegate - Fore Street Avenue, London, EC2Y 8DA

Walking Tour – Shakespeare and Love

Celebrate aspects of love in Shakespeare's words!Photo - St Paul's Churchyard (quote: Sonnet 116) ©...

24Apr
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...

24Apr
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...

25Apr
11:00 - 12:30
Victoria Railway station - Scribbler Cards Terminus Place, London, SW1V 1JU

Walking Tour – The Scandals of Belgravia

Join Michael as he looks at the scandals that have shaken ultra-posh Belgravia.Walking Tour: the sca...

25Apr
14:00 - 15:30
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...

26Apr
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...

27Apr
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...

27Apr
14:30 - 16:30
Victoria and Albert Museum - Cromwell Road, London, SW7 2RL

Walking Tour -Discover Albertopolis

Discover the history of the Great Exhibition in 1851 and how land in South Kensington was developed...

28Apr
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...

28Apr
20:00 - 21:00
Online Event

Virtual Tour – Letchworth – The First Garden City

Letchworth is where social reformer Ebenezer Howard put his idea of the Garden City into practice -...

29Apr
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...

29Apr
20:00 - 21:00
Online Event

Virtual Tour – True Spy Stories

Spy stories from the streets of London during World War One and TwoA 50 minute talk about espionage...

29Apr
20:00 - 21:00
Online Event

Virtual Tour – Shipwrecks in the Thames

Stories of sunken ships in the Thames from Roman times to the present dayWith so many ships visiting...

30Apr
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...

30Apr
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...

01May
11:00 - 13:00
Angel Tube Station - Islington, London, EC1V 1NE

Walking Tour – The New River – Islington’s Lost Waterway

The New River was an ambitious 17th century scheme to supply London with water by digging a canal fr...

01May
14:00 - 15:30
Canning Town Station - Silvertown Way, London, E16 1DQ

Walking Tour – Thames Ironworks FC – the Roots of West Ham

This walk takes in some of the locations connected to Thames Ironworks FC - the football club that w...

02May
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...

02May
14:00 - 16:30
Meet on the green behind the newsagent at Golders Green Station - On the green b...

Walking Tour – Arts and Crafts of Hampstead Garden Suburb

Discover Henrietta Barnett's vision for a Garden Suburb for all classes in the early development of...

02May
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...

05May
14:00 - 16:00
Bath Spa Station - Dorchester Road, Bath, BA1 1SU

Walking Tour – A Bath Promenade

This afternoon stroll around Georgian Bath features readings from 18th century guide books and newsp...

06May
18:00 - 20:00
St Paul's tube station, outside exit 2 - St Paul's tube station, outside Cafe Ne...

Walking Tour – Bread, Milk, Fish and Gold: Cheapside’s Great Market

This walking tour canter through the commercial history of Cheapside, including magnificent processi...

07May
20:00 - 21:00
Online Event

Virtual Tour – A Journey Along The Northumberland Coast

A virtual journey visiting the castles , country houses, beautiful beaches and ancient abbeys along...

08May
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...

08May
14:00 - 17:00
Mortlake Station Passage - Mortlake Station Passage, London, SW14 8LN

Walking Tour – The Heights of London – Wandsworth

Part of a series of walks taking in the highest points of each London Borough. This walk takes in Pu...

08May
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...

09May
14:00 - 16:00
Royal Victoria DLR Station - Seagull Lane, London, E16 1BZ

Walking Tour – London’s Port History – Part 3 The Royal Docks

The 3rd of 4 walks telling the story of the port of London looks at the huge docks built for steamsh...

10May
13:00 - 15:30
Oval Station - 318 Kennington Park Road Pavement outside station, London, SE11 4...

Walking Tour – Stealing the Common from the Goose: Kennington Enclosed

An 1848 Chartist rally scared government into taking away rights to the common. Now we have a park a...

13May
20:00 - 21:00
Online Event

Virtual Tour – London Windmills and Watermills

A look at the windmills and watermills in London, from ones which have been restored to those that e...

13May
20:00 - 21:00
Online Event

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...

14May
14:30 - 16:30
Vauxhall Underground station - Vauxhall, London, SW8 1SS

Walking Tour – Palaces, Potteries, Pubs and a Pleasure Garden: In Vauxhall

Tracing the development of this village by the river, covering: Doultons, Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens,...

18May
20:00 - 21:00
Online Event

Virtual Tour – Unbuilt Buildings in London

A look at some of the buildings in London that didn't get built - some a missed opportunity, some a...

19May
11:30 - 18:30
Dover Priory Station - Station Approach, Dover, CT17 9SB

Walking Tour – A Day On The Kent Coast

A day exploring the Kent coast from Dover to Dungeness. A series of short walks linked by bus.Enjoy...

22May
13:30 - 16:30
Dovercourt Station - Kingsway, Dovercourt, CO12 3AG

Walking Tour – Essex Estuaries – Along the Sea from Dovercourt to Harwich

Laura walks with Rob Smith along the cliffs exploring naval histories and the lives of seamen and wo...

 

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