N.B. Here are the particulars to the Christmas Week (well, closer to the Twelve Days of the London Walks Christmas Season !) closures and Additional Special Walks!
On Sunday, December 20th the Old Chelsea Village Pub Walk will NOT take place. All the other regularly scheduled Sunday London Walks will take place on Sunday, December 20th, exactly as scheduled.
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Monday, December 21st will be a normal Monday for us. All of the regularly scheduled Monday London Walks will take place on Monday, December 21st, exactly as scheduled. In addition to all the regularly scheduled Monday London Walks there will be two "specials" on Monday, December 21st. They are;
1)
Christmas Season in St. Albans will go at
10 am on
Monday, December 21st from
West Hampstead
Tube.
2)
A Seasonal Christmas Pub Walk - with hot mince pies! will go at
7 pm on
Monday, December 21st from
St. Paul'sTube,
exit 2.
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Tuesday, December 22nd will be a normal Tuesday for us.
All of the regularly scheduled Tuesday London Walks will take place on Tuesday, December 22nd, exactly as scheduled.
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Wednesday, December 23rd will be a normal Wednesday for us.
All of the regularly scheduled Wednesday London Walks will take place on Wednesday, December 23rd, exactly as scheduled.
On Thursday, December 24th there are just four London Walks - two in the morning, one in the afternoon, and one in the evening. The four London Walks that will take place on Thursday, December 24th are:
1)
Old Mayfair, which goes at
10.30 am from the
north exit of
Green ParkTube.
2)
Charles Dickens's Christma s Carol & Seasonal Traditions, which goes at
11 am from
Tower HillTube.
3)
Old Westminster, which goes at
2 pm from
exit 4 of
WestminsterTube.4)
The Christmas Eve Pub Walk - Christmas Lights & Seasonal Cheer, which goes at
6 pm from
EmbankmentTube.
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On Christmas Day itself there are just two London Walks - one in the morning and one in the afternoon. And please note, the meeting point for the two Christmas Day walks is by the big Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square.
1) Christmas Morning, 1660 - Samuel Pepys's London goes at 11 am on December 25th.
2) The Christmas Day Charles Dickens's London Walk goes at 2 pm on December 25th.
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On Boxing Day - December 26th - which is on a Saturday this year (2009) - we will operate our normal Saturday programme of London Walks, with the following exceptions:
1) The British Museum Tour will NOT take place (because the British Museum will be closed).
2) The Old Marylebone Walk will NOT take place.
3) The Blood-Curdling London Walk will NOT take place.
All of the other regularly scheduled Saturday London Walks will take place on Saturday, December 26th, 2009. And in addition to the regularly scheduled Saturday London Walks there will be three "specials" on Saturday, December 26th.
The particulars for the three Boxing Day "specials" are:
1)
Bohemian London -
London's Old Latin Quarter will go at
10.45 am on
Saturday, December 26th from
Warren StreetTube.
2)
The Sherlock Holmes Christmas Mystery Walk will go at
10.45 am on
Saturday, December 26th from
exit 3 of
Tottenham Court RoadTube.
3)
Charles Dickens' Christmas Carol & Seasonal Traditions will go at
2.30 pm on
Saturday, December 26th from
Tower HillTube.
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Sunday, December 27th will be a normal Sunday for London Walks. All of the regularly scheduled Sunday London Walks will take place on Sunday, December 27th, exactly as scheduled. In addition to the normal Sunday programme of London Walks there'll be a Seasonal Special on Sunday, December 27th, which is:
Charles Dickens' Christmas Carol and Seasonal Traditions will go at
2.30 pm on
Sunday, December 27th from
Tower HillTube.
Monday, December 28th will be a normal Monday for London Walks. All of the regularly scheduled Monday London Walks will take place on Monday, December 28th, exactly as scheduled. In addition to the normal Monday programme of London Walks there'll be three! Seasonal Specials on Monday, December 28th. They are:
1)
Tudor Christmas Festivities at Hampton Court will go at
9.45 am on
Monday, December 28th from the main ticket office of
Waterloo 
Railway Station. (The main ticket office is directly opposite Platform 16.)
2)
Going for Gold in the East! - See It Before 2012 will go at
11 am on
Monday, December 28th from
West HamTube.
3)
Merrie Islington - A River Swabbles Through It will go at
2.30 pm on
Monday, December 28th from
AngelTube.
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Tuesday, December 29th will be an almost normal Tuesday for London Walks. All of the regularly scheduled Tuesday London Walks will take place on Tuesday, December 29th except Behind Closed Doors (not only are those doors closed on December 29th, they're locked!). But don't despair, in addition to the other regularly scheduled Tuesday London Walks, there will be two Seasonal Specials on Tuesday, December 29th. They are:
1)
Stonehenge & Salisbury - "You'll never see anything like it again" will go at
9.45 am on
Tuesday, December 29th from
Waterloo Railway Station. Meet by the main ticket office - it's directly opposite Platform 16 of Waterloo
Railway Station.
2)
Defending the City - Roman Dawn to the Night-Time of Hitler will go at
11 am on
Tuesday, December 29th from
FarringdonTube. This one will be guided by a military historian!
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Wednesday, December 30th will be a normal Wednesday for London Walks. All of the regularly scheduled Wednesday London Walks will take place on Wednesday, December 30th. In addition to the normal Wednesday programme of London Walks there'll be a Seasonal Special on Wednesday, December 30th. Which is:
Oxford & The Cotswolds - Perfection Come the Turn of the Year! takes place at
9.30 am on
Wednesday, December 30th. To go on it meet by the main ticket office - it's right by Platform 1 - of
Paddington Railway Station.
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Thursday, December 31st will be an almost normal Thursday for London Walks. All of the regularly scheduled Thursday London Walks will take place on Thursday, December 31st except the following three walks: Mysterious London & the Da Vinci Code; The Ancient City at Night; and the Old Marylebone Village Pub Walk. But short rations it isn't - because the three Specials we'll be running that day (in addition to the lion's share of the regularly scheduled Thursday London Walks) will more than make it up to you. The three New Year's Eve Specials are:
1)
Leeds Castle & Canterbury on the Last Day of the Year goes at
8.45 am on
Thursday, December 31st from
Victoria Railway Station. Meet by the main ticket office.
2)
Royal London & Westminster Abbey goes at
10.30 am on
Thursday, December 31st from the
Park exit of
Green ParkTube.
3)
The New Year's Eve Pub Walk Auld Lang Syne on the Thames! goes at
7pm on
Thursday, December 31st from
exit 1 of
Mansion HouseTube.
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Happy New Year! Friday, January 1st will be a "fairly normal" Friday for London Walks. All of the regularly scheduled Friday London Walks will take place on Friday, January 1st except the following five London Walks: Royal London & Westminster Abbey; The Old University Quarter; Legal & Illegal London; The Along the Thames Pub Walk; The Old Knightsbridge Village Pub Walk. In addition to the lion's share of the regularly scheduled Friday London Walks, there are two New Year's Day Specials. They are:
1)
Cambridge - "can such places be?" goes at
9 am on
Friday, January 1st from
King's Cross Railway Station. Meet Simon at the start of Platform 8 (near the main ticket office).
2)
The New Year's Day Regent's Canal Walk - Little Venice to Old Camden Town goes at
2.30 pm on
Friday, January 1st from
Warwick AvenueTube.
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And that's it, folks! On Saturday, January 2nd we resume normal service!! Happy Hols!!!