I recently started focusing on doing walking tours and wrote this piece about some of the tours I lead. Have a read and if you can do join us.
London is a wonderful city full of fun things to do.
This month we are playing host to the amazing Open House/City event and hundreds of magnificent houses will be open to the public and entirely free to visit. The event will be running on the weekend of 16 and 17 September and is the perfect opportunity to visit those places you have always said you wanted to visit, but like most Londoners and the London Eye, never actually get around to visiting.
In honour of this event we have decided to do 5 tours within walking distance of some of the more wonderful houses on the docket that weekend. We will also be launching a new tour because this is one of the best weekends to celebrate London. Why not make a day or even weekend of it and join us on our walking tours and actually visit some of the places we talk about on our tours.
On Saturday the 16th we will be hosting a walking tour of Westminster at 10 a.m. You can plan your day around this 2 hour tour which takes you past some of the great places of Westminster. After the tour why not visit Banqueting House which is where Charles I was executed. Or visit 10 Downing Street (designed by Sir Christopher Wren) where Prime Ministers great and downright despicable have lived for the last 277 years. Who knows, you may even bump into the “strong and stable” Theresa, or Winston Churchill’s ghost, or chat to Larry the resident cat.
At 2 p.m. we will be launching one of our many new Autumn and Winter walking tours which will be the Embankment City Walk. You can organise your day by visiting the above mentioned attractions before joining us at Westminster Station for a very beautiful and striking 2 hour and a half walk. After the tour you could also visit the New Scotland Yardand learn a little about policing in London. If you are keen on London‘s history during the Roman era you can also visit the Roman Baths which are next to Somerset House; another fantastic 17th century house to visit. You can also arrange to visit Canada House, Australia House (they filmed Gringotts Bank from Harry Potter here), The National Gallery or the Supreme Court where you can gaze upon the Magna Carta.
In the evening, at 6 p.m., we will be doing our South Bank Culture and Sin Tour which uncovers some of London‘s less talked about secrets and desires. Why not arrange a visit to any of the places mentioned above (particularly the Roman Baths as they are a talking point on the tour) and close of your evening with a lovely and scintillating walk along the South Bank? Advance Warning: This tour is the only one that is NOT family friendly.
On Sunday we will be offering 3 more tours (Tower Walk at 11 a.m., Primrose Hill and Regent’s Park at 3 p.m. and South Bank Culture & Sin at 7 p.m. Here you arrange your day to visit any of the houses you missed on Saturday or plan to see new buildings. In the City of London (after the Tower Walk) you can have a relaxing pint or meal in St Katherine’s Docks at the wonderful Dickens Inn. You can also visit the many City Churches like St Lawrence Jewry and St Mary-Le-Bow (both designed by Sir Christopher Wren) which will be open to the public. Of particular note will be the Gherkin which you will be able to explore for free. There are also the Bank of England Museum, Leadenhall and Borough Markets (2 Harry Potter filming locations), The Tate Modern and The Barbican Centre.
However you decide to spend your weekend, join us on one of our tours and have fun while learning more about this wonderful city.
In closing it is advisable to have a look at the Open House/City website because some of the houses require advanced booking as they may not be able to accommodate many people. Here you can find a full listing of what is on offer, including many places located in Camden which would couple perfectly with our Primrose Hill & Regent’s Park tour on Sunday.
We look forward to meeting some of you on our tours and should you be unable to make it we hope you enjoy your weekend and keep an eye out for our future tours, we are will to be launching many new tours for the winter season soon.
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As Ever, Keep Wondering London!
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