London Walks by Date
Sunday, 18 May 2025
10 am
Thames Sightseeing, Brunel’s River Cruise – "not just a good walk, a perfect walk" (Lawrence Fox's review)
Running
Embankment underground station, London (river exit) | Map
Guided by Andy W. or Maribeth or Martin or Robert
“I have been on several London walks but this was simply the best, with a boat ride thrown in and an amazing surprise at the end!”
10 am
10.15 am
The Old Jewish Quarter
Running
Tower Hill underground station, London (meet by the Tower Hill Tram coffee stand) | Map
Guided by Isabelle or Shaughan or Steve F.
10.30 am
Hampstead Village & Heath Walking Tour
Running
Hampstead Underground station, London
Guided by David or Peter G. or Richard III
“the jewel in the London Walks crown” The New York Times
10.30 am
10.45 am
The Beggar's Opera New Walk!
Running
Holborn underground station, London (main exit, debouches onto Kingsway)
Guided by Adam
Of Pimps & Politicians. High culture and low life in 18th Century London. Guided by Adam
10.45 am
Bankside, Brothels & the Bard New Walk!
Running
Monument Underground station, London (Fish Street Hill exit)
Guided by Alison
taverns, gambling dens, bear baiting, brothels and theatres
10.45 am
Highgate Village – "a place apart"
Running
Highgate underground station, London (meet in the ticket hall) | Map
Guided by Corinna or Matthew or Richard III
Make a day of it? 1) the walk 2) Kenwood House for lunch 3) visit Highgate Cemetery?
10.45 am
The Secrets of London's Luxury Hotels New Walk!
Running
Green Park underground station, London (Green Park exit, by the fountain) | Map
Guided by Andy Hotels
“up the red carpet and through the portals into the world of white glove service”
10.45 am
Classic London Mews & Hidden Passageways
Running
Earl's Court Tube, Earl's Court Road exit | Map
Urban oases, havens of 19th-century tranquillity
11 am
Beatles Magical Mystery Tour
Running
Tottenham Court Road Station, Exit 1 opposite The Flying Horse Pub
Guided by Richard P
“Richard Porter’s personal kinship with John, Paul, George and Ringo makes his tours some of the most popular in the city”, USA Today
1.45 pm
2 pm
Little Venice – the pursuit of pleasure
Running
Warwick Avenue underground station, London
Guided by Claire or Peter G. or Richard III or Shaughan
“Shaughan was something else with his jokes and songs and obvious knowledge of the area…”
2 pm
Death, Debauchery & Doctors in Soho New Walk!
Running
Tottenham Court Road Station, Exit 1 opposite The Flying Horse Pub
Guided by Luisa
The great Soho reveal. Bawdy houses, body snatchers and benevolent doctors through Soho alleyways and past elegant townhouses. Guided by a Doctor.
2.30 pm
Ahoy! Mayflower & the Ships of Rotherhithe
Running
Bermondsey tube station, London
Guided by Maribeth or Martin or Robert or Tim
“this place still looks like – feels like – what it once was”
2.30 pm
Four Hundred Years of the New River
Running
Manor House Tube, Finsbury Park exit 6
Guided by Canal Guides
It’s not new and it’s not a river…
2.30 pm
In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes
Running
Embankment underground station, London (Villiers Street exit) | Map
Guided by Corinna or Fiona-Jane Weston or Richard IV
Grab your deerstalker and magnifying glass, we’re going sleuthing…
2.45 pm
Shakespeare's and Dickens' Old City
Running
St. Paul's underground station, London (exit 2)
Guided by Andy or Corinna or David or Stephen
A walk, a performance, a clinic in how Shakespeare’s lines should be delivered
7 pm
Virtual
Sherlock Holmes - Virtual Tour
Running
‘The Game’s Afoot!’ Follow the fascinating adventures of Holmes and Watson (and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle) around London’s West End. Guided by Richard IV
