Secrets of Spitalfields Private Walking Tour

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• 1
  The Hoop and Grapes

  The oldest licenced house in the City of London. A lovely old Tudor pub from 1593 with a fascinating history in this no-mans land between the City and Whitechapel.

  3 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 2
  St Botolph's Aldgate

  There's been a church here for well over 1,000 years and many famous people such as Sir Isaac Newton and Daniel Defoe have worshipped here. The beautifully landscaped gardens hide a terrible secret beneath!

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 3
  Aldgate Pump

  The infamous Aldgate Pump (of death) not only has a remarkable history but inspired a phrase in 'Cockney' English. Nearby we will see ruins of the old Trinity Priory.

  5 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 4
  St Katherine Cree

  Londons hardest to find cemetery is right opposite an infamous murder spot.

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 5
  Tomb of the Unknown Roman Girl

  Discovered when preparatory works for the Gherkin where being made.

  2 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 6
  30 St Mary Axe (The Gherkin)

  One of the most iconic of the modern generation of London skyscrapers

  2 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 7
  Bevis Marks

  The oldest surviving Synagogue in what was once a very Jewish area of London.

  2 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 8
  Houndsditch

  This was once a notorious part of London just outside the City Walls

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 9
  Devonshire Square

  Now a fashionable leisure destination but 150 years ago home to the East India Company. It's history though goes back over another 1,000 years to the Knights of the Cnihtengild.

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 10
  Tenter Ground

  Spitalfields has a long history in the textile and weaving trade.

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 11
  Soup Kitchen for the Jewish Poor

  A relic of the past which survived until just a few years ago.

  2 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 12
  Christ Church Spitalfields

  This beautiful White Chapel Huguenot Church was once the centre of the community and nearby we will see some of the beautiful houses, shops and pubs in the area. We will also see where Queen Victoria had her wedding dress made and why she chose Spitalfields as well as seeing a period house often used in TV shows and films for its authentic appearances.

  2 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 13
  Norton Folgate Alms Houses

  Original Alms Houses from times past which are still operating and giving a helping hand to those that need it the most.

  5 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 14
  Brick Lane Jamme Masjid

  This mosque was once a synagogue and before that a church.

  2 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 15
  Brick Lane Market

  Just one of several markets in Brick Lane

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 16
  Brick Lane

  Brick Lane was once a very Jewish area and we will go by Britains oldest Beigel shop which you're very welcome to try out. Nearby is the legendary Dark Sugars who we think make the best Hot Chocolate in the world. Or you might want to try out some of the incredible flavours from the Indian Subcontinent.

  20 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 17
  Brick Lane Vintage Market

  We won't list all the markets round here... but you get the idea!

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 18
  Dennis Severs' House

  In the midst of the best preserved streets of Spitalfields, we will see the historic Dennis Severs' House. (If you pick the optional entry on a Saturday then we may be able to go inside). Either way, this area gives an idea of how rich Spitalfields used to be before it descended into the poverty and crime which gripped it through much of the 19th and 20th centuries.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 19
  BOXPARK Shoreditch

  Once home to a famous animal market. Now one of the trendiest markets in London

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 20
  Spitalfields Life

  During the recent extensive development of the area, archeologists found these ruins deep underground that once stores thousands of bones.

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 21
  Spitalfields Market E1

  This listing of what we see isn't all-inclusive as there are various other places too such as the birthplace of Susanna Wesley, the mother who gave birth to John and Charles who founded Methodism.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 22
  Old Spitalfields Market

  Once an old functioning market but now a high-end place with great food and artisan products.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 23
  Artillery Passage

  One of the most atmospheric streets in London though it doesn't take too much imagination to realise its history might not be as pleasant as it is today.

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 24
  Children of the Kindertransport

  Near to 'Bedlam' we finish this tour by this lovely and evocative memorial to Jewish children saved by Sir Nicholas Winton just before WW2.

  5 minutes • 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

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