John Wesley Methodist Private Walking Tour Of London

1. Wesley's Chapel & Leysian Mission
   15m · Admission ticket included
   We will visit John Wesley's chapel and grave before heading in to John Wesley's house itself.
2. Finsbury Square
   5m
   John and Charles Wesley, George Whitefield and others preached here and in the ‘Moorfields’ area. Wesley organised meetings and visited converts; thus began the Methodist Society in England.
3. St. Giles Cripplegate
   10m · Admission ticket included
   Samuel Annesley, Susanna Wesley's father, was expelled from this ancient church in 1662.
4. Threadneedle Street
   10m
   John Wesley married Molly Vazeille, a widow, in 1751. Shortly before, he fell and badly sprained his foot. He was carried to the Vazeille’s home here and spent a week convalescing, nursed by Molly.
5. St. Paul's Cathedral
   10m · Admission ticket not included
   In the green gardens of St Pauls, we will see the statue of John Wesley which commemorates the occasions when he preached at this magnificent Cathedral.
6. St Botolph's Church, Aldersgate
   10m · Admission ticket included
   John Wesley’s father, Samuel, was curate here for a year. A window of John Wesley field-preaching in Moorfields and a plaque on railings commemorates Wesleys’ evangelical conversions.
7. Postman's Park
   5m · Admission ticket included
   This beautiful 'secret' park contains a wonderful Victorian memorial to heroic self-sacrifice.
8. 5m · Admission ticket not included
   We will visit the site of John Bray’s House. A plaque marks where John and Charles Wesley lodged in 1738/9. It was here Charles was converted on 21 May 1738 and John declared ‘I believe’ at 10pm on 24 May 1738.
9. WIlliam Wallace Memorial
   5m
   The spot where 'Braveheart' was executed.
10. 10m
    We will pass by several memorials here including that of the Peasants Revolt and the spot where Anglicans were burned at the stake.
11. Church Of St. Bartholomew The Great
    5m · Admission ticket not included
    The last Anglican pulpit made available to John Wesley, who continued to preach here long after he had been blocked from other London churches.
12. St. Alphage London Wall
    10m · Admission ticket included
    We will see sections of the old Roman Wall and a near 1,000 year ruin of an old hospital
13. 5m · Admission ticket not included
    Now the home of a wonderful London Orchestra, St Luke's was Consecrated in 1733 andthis church’s parish included John Wesley’s Foundery Society, who took communion here.
14. Bunhill Fields
    10m · Admission ticket included
    This incredible old resting place for Nonconformists is the final resting place of John Wesley’s mother, Susanna who died on 30 July 1742. Others such as William Blake and Daniel Defoe lay here.
15. The Charterhouse
    15m · Admission ticket included
    John Wesley was educated at The Charterhouse School 1714–20 and we will visit the ancient church on site.
16. Wesley's Chapel & Leysian Mission
    1h · Admission ticket included
    We return to the starting point where you are welcome to explore the Museum of Methodism or return with us to the nearest tube station.

Pickup details

We can meet you at any Central London hotel, not just those listed here. We;d then go off by Tube to the tour starting point.

• 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
• We have earmarked this tour as especially safe during the Coronavirus outbreak due to generally quiet places that we visit where social distancing is generally not a problem. All of our tours are private so it is just you/your family and your guide.  To make it easier and safer for all concerned we would suggest starting this tour a little later than the usual time, perhaps around 10.30-11am which allows us all to miss rush-hour. We are happy to still come to your hotel to meet you but for the moment we would suggest meeting us at the tour starting point.  This allows you to arrive by a taxi or uber rather than public transport. Please feel free to wear masks throughout or at times during the tour.  Your guide will also have a mask with them.