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Private tourOnly your group will participate
Overview
Two thousand years of London in one walk, from the Romans who built the first walls, to the Vikings who raided it, to the bankers and traders who turned this one square mile into one of the most powerful patches of land on Earth.
This is a private tour, just your group and a local guide, at your pace, with no fixed script. Perfect if it's your first time in London and you want the essentials without the guesswork, or if you've been before and want to actually understand what you're looking at this time.
Along the way:
- The Tower of London
- Tower Bridge
- London Bridge
- The Shard
- The Monument to the Great Fire
- The Walkie Talkie
- The Bank of England
- The Royal Exchange
- St Paul's Cathedral
- & more!
Good for: first-time visitors who want to get properly oriented, families wanting an engaging, history walk, and anyone who wants London explained by someone who actually lives here.
What's included
A fantastic tour guide
Private transportation
Public transportation
Gratuities
What to expect
Tower of London
10m · Admission ticket not included
Nearly 1,000 years old! Built by William the Conqueror as a fortress, later a royal prison, execution site, and home to the Crown Jewels (and the ravens who, legend says, protect the kingdom).
Tower Bridge
Pass by
London's most famous bridge! Its Victorian bascules still lift for river traffic to this day.
The Shard
Pass by
Western Europe's tallest building when it opened in 2012. A glass spike over a city that spent 2,000 years staying low to the ground.
London Bridge
Pass by
Not the famous one, but a crossing has stood here since the Romans first founded the city. The medieval version was lined with shops, houses, and (grimly) traitors' heads on spikes.
The Monument to the Great Fire of London
Pass by
Christopher Wren's column marking the Great Fire of 1666. Its height is exactly the distance to the bakery on Pudding Lane where the fire began.
20 Fenchurch Street
Pass by
"The Walkie Talkie"! A modern skyscraper with a genuinely wild claim to fame when, in 2013, its curved glass front concentrated sunlight so intensely it melted parts of a car parked on the street below. London's most infamous architectural mistake.
Royal Exchange Building London
Pass by
Founded in 1571 as London's first proper trading floor, modelled on Antwerp's bourse, look up for the grasshopper weathervane, the crest of the merchant who built it. Now luxury shops sit where traders once haggled.
Bank of England Museum
Pass by
The "Old Lady of Threadneedle Street". Britain's central bank since 1694, and the vault holding one of the largest gold reserves on Earth.
St. Paul's Cathedral
Pass by
Wren's masterpiece, and the building that stood defiant through the Blitz while the rest of the City burned around it.
Meeting and pickup
Meeting point
The guide will be standing outside Tower Hill Station, at a food stand called 'Tower Hill Tram'. The guide will be holding a red umbrella
End point
The tour finishes at St Paul's Cathedral.
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.
