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Grab your friends, round up the family, and follow the red umbrella through Soho's backstreets — the neighbourhood that gave the world Ella Fitzgerald, the Beatles, and the Sex Pistols, and still hides a good story on every corner.
This is a private tour, just your group and a local guide who actually lives here. No merging with strangers, no fixed script. We'll walk you past the clubs where legends were made, the flat where the Beatles nearly signed their first deal, and the street where a teenage Mozart once lived. Along the way, expect a few surprises: Karl Marx, Casanova, and a Soho ghost story or two.
Tell your guide what your group's into, more music history, more scandal and gossip, more photo stops, and they'll shape the walk around you.
Good for: birthdays, reunions, family visits, "we're in London for the weekend and want to actually see something" days out.
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
The guide will be standing in the middle of Golden Square holding a red umbrella. The nearest stations are Piccadilly Circus or Oxford Circus
The tour usually finishes near Oxford Circus Underground Station, however, with enough notice, we can easily arrange to finish elsewhere should the group prefer!
Itinerary
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1Golden Square
Your tour starts here, in the quiet square right in the middle of Soho's chaos, the calm before the story begins.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
2Carnaby Street
Once the epicentre of Swinging Sixties fashion, where miniskirts and youth culture first took over the world. Great photo stop.
15 minutes • Admission ticket free -
London Palladium (Pass by)
One of Britain's most famous stages, home to decades of legendary performances, from variety greats to rock royalty.
Admission ticket free -
Liberty London (Pass by)
This grand Tudor-style building looks centuries old. It's actually less than 100 years old, and built from the salvaged timber of two decommissioned Royal Navy warships. One of Soho's best "wait, really?" facts.
Admission ticket free -
John Snow Saloon (Pass by)
Named after the doctor who traced a deadly cholera outbreak to the water pump right outside! One of Soho's strangest, most important stories.
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.
Rating
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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