Angels of Postmans Park Private Guided Walking Tour

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3 hours (approximately)
Pickup offered
Offered in: English

This tour visits the poignant Memorial to Heroic Self-Sacrifice in Postman's Park which remembers dozens of everyday people who lost their lives saving family, friends, and complete strangers.

We will visit locations where people lived and died who are commemorated in the memorial and visit parts of London other tours don't come close to seeing as we explore what life was like in Victorian times and remember some of the most tremendous acts of bravery imaginable that are now sadly all but forgotten.

We will also learn about the poverty of the times and how the sacrifices of these heroes helped bring about change that finally ended the suffering of these poor but brave and dignified Londoners.

Postman's Park is one of the spots in my Secret Gardens of the City of London Walk, a #1 ranking tour and book.

This new tour is connected to my latest book Angels of Postman's Park which is out in the Spring of 2023.

What's Included

Private Guided Walking Tour
Travel costs to the tour and after it ends.
Tour does not include entry to St Pauls, Old Bailey, Tate Modern, Clink Prison, Winchester Palace

Meeting and pickup

Pickup points
You can choose a pickup location at checkout (multiple pickup locations are available).
Pickup details:

We can meet you at any hotel in Zone 1 (Central London) of the London Underground Map and travel by the Tube to the starting point. We can also meet you just outside St Pauls Underground Station where the tour starts from.

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Meeting point

Your guide will be standing in front of Caffe Nero, near the outside tables. It is just 10 feet / 3 metres from St Pauls Underground Station.

End point

We finish at Southwark Underground Station with quick links back to Westminster and the West End but it is also just a few minutes from the Tate Modern, Globe and South Bank areas of London

Itinerary

Duration: 3 hours (approximately)
  • 1
    St. Paul's Cathedral

    We start off in the shadow of this beautiful symbol of London. Note: Tour will take place outside the attraction.

    5 minutes • Admission ticket not included
  • 2
    Postman's Park

    Visit this one time cemetery which is now a beautiful Secret Garden and learn about the Victorian memorial which commemorates those who lost their lives whilst attempting to save those of others.

    15 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 3

    Some love the Barbican and some hate it. You'll get to make up your own mind as we go and visit a spot where a hero policeman saved countless lives during WW1

    15 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 4
    Farringdon

    Now a fashionable and trendy area, Farringdon was once desperately poor and we will visit several locations related to people who died and are commemorated at Postman's Park

    20 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 5
    Smithfield Market

    We will pass through this old meat market that has served London for getting on towards a millennia.

    5 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 6

    A tremendously historic location that few visit (except on our tours). Don't let the quiet backwater appearance it has now fool you as to what murky events it has seen.

    10 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 7
    St Bartholomew's Gatehouse

    A beautiful ancient gatehouse is the gateway to a fantastically old church and churchyard that you may well have seen on television shows and movies.

    5 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 8
    Old Bailey

    Along this stretch we will see where public executions took place outside the oldest court in the Western world. Note: Tour will take place outside the attraction.

    5 minutes • Admission ticket not included
  • 9
    Blackfriars Bridge

    Nothing to do with skin colour as we'll see as we meander through this historic part of London before crossing the river

    5 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 10
    Bankside

    We will visit another location related to Postman's Park as well as seeing some wonderful old Alms Houses and the one-time biggest brothel in Europe.

    15 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 11
    Tate Modern

    In times gone by, a smoky polluting power station but now the worlds largest modern art gallery. Note: Tour will take place outside the attraction.

    5 minutes • Admission ticket not included
  • 12
    Shakespeare's Globe

    Though we pass by The Globe, there is much more to see here as we enter a part of London that still very much looks like what it did in Victorian London

    10 minutes • Admission ticket not included
  • 13
    Borough Yards

    Pass through what were lanes and alleys that have been closed for centuries but now London's newest urban chic shopping outlets.

    5 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 14

    Learn about the most notorious prison in the country, if not at one point the world. Note: Tour will take place outside the attraction.

    5 minutes • Admission ticket not included
  • 15
    Winchester Palace

    Medieval ruins that set the tone for the final section of our tour. Note: Tour will take place outside the attraction.

    5 minutes • Admission ticket not included
  • 16
    London Bridge

    Another of our Victorian Angels tragically lost their live here.

    5 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 17
    Borough Market

    We will pass through this famous old market that was of course a great place to pick a pocket or two.

    10 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 18
    Crossbones Graveyard & Garden of Remembrance

    Possibly the only such place on the planet. A poignant spot that even today has connections with the poor, downtrodden and occasionally criminal elements of society who tragically lost their lives.

    10 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 19
    Red Cross Cottages & Garden

    Learn about a Victorian lady who pioneered reform and spoke up for the poor of London. We will also see memorials to perhaps the most famous name remembered at Postman's Park.

    10 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 20
    Southwark Bridge

    We will end this tour with a walk through some truly forgotten backstreets in this firmly tourist-free zone but that just makes it more charming and a more authentic experience for you. Our last spot will be the place where Alice Ayres died saving the lives of children. A story that touched the world and one that will ensure the bravery of 'Our Alice' lives on.

    15 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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