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Two thousand years of London in one walk, from the Romans who built the first walls, to the Vikings who raided it, to the bankers and traders who turned this one square mile into one of the most powerful patches of land on Earth.
This is a private tour, just your group and a local guide, at your pace, with no fixed script. Perfect if it's your first time in London and you want the essentials without the guesswork, or if you've been before and want to actually understand what you're looking at this time.
Along the way:
- The Tower of London
- Tower Bridge
- London Bridge
- The Shard
- The Monument to the Great Fire
- The Walkie Talkie
- The Bank of England
- The Royal Exchange
- St Paul's Cathedral
- & more!
Good for: first-time visitors who want to get properly oriented, families wanting an engaging, history walk, and anyone who wants London explained by someone who actually lives here.
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
The guide will be standing outside Tower Hill Station, at a food stand called 'Tower Hill Tram'. The guide will be holding a red umbrella
The tour finishes at St Paul's Cathedral.
Itinerary
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1Tower of London
Nearly 1,000 years old! Built by William the Conqueror as a fortress, later a royal prison, execution site, and home to the Crown Jewels (and the ravens who, legend says, protect the kingdom).
10 minutes • Admission ticket not included -
Tower Bridge (Pass by)
London's most famous bridge! Its Victorian bascules still lift for river traffic to this day.
Admission ticket free -
The Shard (Pass by)
Western Europe's tallest building when it opened in 2012. A glass spike over a city that spent 2,000 years staying low to the ground.
Admission ticket free -
London Bridge (Pass by)
Not the famous one, but a crossing has stood here since the Romans first founded the city. The medieval version was lined with shops, houses, and (grimly) traitors' heads on spikes.
Admission ticket free -
The Monument to the Great Fire of London (Pass by)
Christopher Wren's column marking the Great Fire of 1666. Its height is exactly the distance to the bakery on Pudding Lane where the fire began.
Admission ticket free -
20 Fenchurch Street (Pass by)
"The Walkie Talkie"! A modern skyscraper with a genuinely wild claim to fame when, in 2013, its curved glass front concentrated sunlight so intensely it melted parts of a car parked on the street below. London's most infamous architectural mistake.
Admission ticket free -
Royal Exchange Building London (Pass by)
Founded in 1571 as London's first proper trading floor, modelled on Antwerp's bourse, look up for the grasshopper weathervane, the crest of the merchant who built it. Now luxury shops sit where traders once haggled.
Admission ticket free -
Bank of England Museum (Pass by)
The "Old Lady of Threadneedle Street". Britain's central bank since 1694, and the vault holding one of the largest gold reserves on Earth.
Admission ticket free -
St. Paul's Cathedral (Pass by)
Wren's masterpiece, and the building that stood defiant through the Blitz while the rest of the City burned around it.
Admission ticket free
Additional info
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Additional info
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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