Walking Tour around Spitalfields in the East End of London

The tour concludes with tea and cakes baked to 1720 century recipe by Harry Thomas

Spitalfields Nippers, c.1900, by Horace Warner

We relax in a 300 year old weavers' house at the end of our tour

Duration2h

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TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted

LanguagesEnglish

Group sizeUp to 5 travelers

Overview

Join us on a walking tour of sightseeing and storytelling, devised by London's leading blogger and guided by a member of the local community in Spitalfields.

Ramble through two thousand years of culture in the heart of London and encounter some of the people and places that make this ancient neighbourhood distinctive.

Discover Spitalfields’ rich and diverse history of resourcefulness driven by successive waves of migration from across the world - Huguenots, Jews, Irish and Bengalis among many others - telling the story of how modern Britain was created.

What's included

Tea and cakes baked to a 1720 recipe served in a 300 year old house

What to expect

Christ Church Spitalfields
Pass by

Nicholas Hawksmoor's masterpiece of English Baroque
Soup Kitchen for the Jewish Poor
Pass by

We meet people whose lives were bound up with with this institution to minster to the needs of Jewish immigrants who came from East Europe, the area now known as the Ukraine
Old Spitalfields Market
Pass by

We learn the story of this ancient market
Spitalfields Life
Pass by

We reveal the purpose of this astonishing medieval survival
Pass by

We visit the site of the Priory of St Mary Spital
The Old Truman Brewery
Pass by

We tell the story of the brewery through the lives of two women who worked there
Brick Lane Market
Pass by

We tell the story of this famous thoroughfare and the ongoing controversy over its future
Brick Lane Jamme Masjid
Pass by

We reveal the history of this building which is emblematic of the history of Spitalfields - a Huguenot Chapel that became a Synagogue that became a Mosque
Fournier Street
Pass by

We tell the story behind these fine eighteenth century houses
Pass by

We visit the herb garden of the 17th century herbalist, Nicholas Culpeper
30m · Admission ticket included

We put our feet up in a 18th century drawing room, overlooking Christ Church Spitalfields, at the end of our tour and enjoy tea and cakes baked to a recipe of 1720

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

Our tours begin and conclude outside the entrance to Christ Church, Spitalfields in Commercial Street. The meeting point is a 10 minute walk from Liverpool St Station. Please be early or on time as we cannot wait for latecomers.

End point

Our tours begin and conclude outside the entrance to Christ Church, Spitalfields in Commercial Street. The meeting point is a 10 minute walk from Liverpool St Station. Please be early or on time as we cannot wait for latecomers.

Additional information

Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Not recommended for travelers who cannot stand and walk for two hours

Cancellation policy

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

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