Freemasons and Fraudsters — City of London Tour

2 hours (approximately)
Offered in: English

Most City of London tours that mention Freemasonry do it the same way: a knowing look, a locked door, "we can't say more than that." This tour does the opposite. Every single claim is sorted, out loud, into one of three categories — documented (there's a record and we'll show you), disputed (real historians disagree, and you'll hear both sides), or myth (a good story that doesn't survive contact with the evidence). That's not a gimmick bolted onto a normal ghost-tour script — it's the actual structure of the tour, referenced at nearly every stop.

The result is a tour aimed at a specific kind of guest: people who like a good conspiracy theory but want to come away knowing more than they did going in, not just spookier.

What's Included

Professional Guide for the full two hours
Meals
Private transportation

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

Please look out for a guide holding a red flag next to BlackWell House in GuildHall Yard.

End point

Itinerary

Duration: 2 hours (approximately)
  • 1
    Guildhall

    Where the tour starts, and where a real Masonic lodge still meets in the crypt of the City's 600-year-old seat of government

    15 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 2

    The 1928 mock-Tudor frontage, and the real difference between the medieval stonemasons' guild and fraternal Freemasonry

    10 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 3
    Bank of England

    The Bank of England, Royal Exchange, and Mansion House: one real architectural link to Freemasonry, and the honest limits of what the others actually show

    10 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 4

    The coffee-house corridor where the South Sea Bubble was sold to the public in 1720, and how it collapsed

    15 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 5

    Sixteen documented lodges once met within a hundred paces of this spot; the site of London's first coffee house

    10 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 6
    St. Dunstan In The East

    The bombed-out church-turned-garden, and the real story of Freemasonry's clashes with the Church, Parliament, and (as of February 2026) the High Court

    15 minutes Admission ticket free

Additional info

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Supplied by UnderBelly Tours

Tags

Private and Luxury
Cultural Tours
Historical Tours
Walking Tours
Crime Tours
Small Group

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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