Free cancellationFull refund up to 24 hours before
TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted
LanguagesEnglish
Private tourOnly your group will participate
Pickup offeredSee the meeting and pickup details below
Overview
These tours are provided in Electric Black London Cabs. The drivers are real certified London Black Cab Drivers who are qualified London tour guides. The tours are conducted and organised by a training historian.
We stop at as many of the sites as we can, getting out to go over the history of the sites listed (and the unlisted around it). There is history around every corner of London, so you will received entertaining narrated history from the start to end of your tour.
This tour is perfect for history buffs (from amateur to academics), informed by detailed research about London, Britain, the British Empire and international context.
Upon taking a tour with us at London History Taxi Tours, you will have gained more insightful knowledge about London and its sights than the average Londoner. Become an honorary Londoner!
Learn London, Love London, Live London
Total duration of this tour includes travel time.
What's included
Private transportation
WiFi on board
If requested with enough notice, we can provide some written information for deaf guests
Air-conditioned vehicle
USB charger points
Snacks
Bottled water
We do not provide food and drinks so as to avoid allergens
What to expect
Tower of London
15m · Admission ticket not included
The Tower of London at Tower Hill, is surrounding by much history of London, ranging from the Roman times, through medieval, early-modern and modern periods.
Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
15m · Admission ticket not included
Around the Shakespeare's Globe guests will be told about Shakespeare's history, Elizabethan, early-modern and modern London.
St. Paul's Cathedral
10m · Admission ticket not included
St Paul's Cathedral in the City of London is at the heart of Old London. The church famous for royal weddings and ceremonies is at the heart of over 1400 years of history.
Fleet Street
Pass by
The street made famous in modern history for "Sweeney Todd the demon barber" but also famous the printing press and early-modern London.
Strand
Pass by
The Royal Highway between "The Two Cities", known for its theatres and shops, but historically famous for the division between The City of London and The City of Westminster.
Trafalgar Square / Embankment
Pass by
Trafalgar Square - the epicentre of London and heart of Londoners. Filled with British, Napoleonic and American history, including the English Civil War.
Whitehall
15m
The horse guards, the English Civil War, Downing Street - The Residence of the Prime Minister and more!
Big Ben
10m · Admission ticket not included
Big Ben, the famous "clock tower", at Westminster Palace (The Houses of Parliament)
Covering the architecture, culture and vast history going back c.1000 years!
Westminster Abbey
20m · Admission ticket not included
The famous Abbey! Where Kings and Queens are coronated, married and more.
Learn about 1000 years of history about the Monarchy, the "Tale of Two Cities", the English Reformation and more!
Buckingham Palace
15m · Admission ticket not included
The Royal Palace! The official home of the English Monarch. Built in the early eighteenth century and heart of the British Monarchy.
South Kensington
25m
South Kensington developed largely between the late seventeenth and nineteenth centuries. Plenty of royal history, the Great Exhibition, the Glorious Revolution and more!
Mayfair
30m · Admission ticket not included
The heart of British luxury and aristocracy. Also in London: Little America! Learn about the rich American history and British history since the early-modern period.
Meeting and pickup
Pickup details
We request that upon booking, our guests provide: contactable telephone number, pickup time and address.
Bookings at this price are for locations within 3.5 kilometres of Trafalgar Square, any locations outside of this may incur further costs.
Additional information
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
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
