Jewish London
Bank Underground Station (by the London Troops War Memorial)
Guided by David G. or Ian or Isabelle
Adult: £20 · Students & Seniors: £15 · Children: £5
Walk Times
| Day | Walk Type | Start Time | End Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday | Weekly | 2.15 pm | 4.15 pm | Winter Summer | Reserve Online |
Shofar read: Lechaim! To life, to life!
We interrupt this read to say This walk is the other Jewish London!
IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THE GUIDING
Don’t just take it from us…
We further interrupt this read to say: N.B. Guide Ian donates his fee to charities! You’ll know exactly where your money goes because Ian names the beneficiary charity at the start of that day’s walk.
Short read: The other Jewish London. Most Jewish history tours – including our Old Jewish Quarter walk – focus on the East End, where penniless Jewish refugees settled in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. But the City – the original London, the oldest London – has a much older and richer Jewish heritage.
A Millenium of Jewish History. That’s what you get – that’s where we go – on this Jewish London walk. Mazel tov.
Long read: A journey through the streets and alleys of London to discover the thousand-year history of the Jews in England. From the arrival of a Jewish community from Normandy in 1066/67 to the Kindertransport children of 1938/39, Jews have played important roles in the unfolding drama of British history. On our journey we will encounter the Jews of medieval London, the unfortunate Jewish doctor who inspired the creation of Shylock, Queen Victoria’s favourite Prime Minister, the Jewish stockbroker who saved the British government during the 1745 Jacobite rebellion, the Protestant rabble-rouser who became an Orthodox Jew, the Jewish prize-fighter who transformed the sport of boxing and other colourful characters.
We will visit some of the most spectacular sites in the City. We will also reveal the little-known Jewish associations of some of London’s most famous landmarks.
JEWISH LONDON – THE PRACTICALS
Jewish London takes place at 2.15 pm on Tuesdays.
Meet your guide just outside exit 3 of Bank Station by the steps of the Royal Exchange
The tour ends by Liverpool Street Station.
*Make sure you exit at Bank Tube Stop NOT the connected Monument Tube Stop if your train arrives at Monument walk through the long tunnel to Bank.
Taly S –
Ian is highly recommend! I joined a 2.5-hour walking tour today and really enjoyed it. He was knowledgeable, friendly, and made the experience both interesting and fun. A great way to explore the City and learn more about its history and culture.
FrancesAndLee –
We learnt so much on this guided walk. Ian is a great story teller who leads with an understanding of his subject. The time flew..
Ross G –
Ian is a great tour guide: very knowledgeable and very entertaining! I learned a lot! Highly recommends his Jewish London Tour!
Dimitry Venger –
The Jewish London tour with David G was informative, educational and exciting, we learned a lot about our history. Thank you!
Ines Yearsley –
Ian is a great storyteller. He is entertaining- telling us lots of interesting facts and stories. He is engaging, knowledgeable and pleasant. He took us to places and through alleyways we would never have visited. A great tour. A new insight into Jewish London.
Mandy –
David was fantastic, so knowledgeable, spoke clearly and interestingly making sure there was no difficulty in hearing him. He had a wealth of amusing stories and put them in chronological order so we had a good overview of Jewish people in the city. Highly recommend
Erica Wax –
David entertained us with fascinating stories about the intersection of Jews with English history. We learned so much! An exceptionally worthwhile tour.
Mary Cooch –
David is an engaging and entertaining guide. His Jewish London tour was very informative and, not being Jewish myself, I learnt a great deal. I highly recommend this tour for an insight into an aspect of the City of London that is less known than Wren churches, livery companies, the Mayor of London, etc, although all those elements put in an appearance albeit through a different lens.
Les Hadi –
Ian Fagelson. Is a fantastic guide because of his encyclpaedic knowledge of English history and of the the place of Anglo-Jewry throughout the centuries
He brings the.tour to life through his numerous insights , anecdotes and his warm and friendly personality.
Peter Schweiger –
So glad I could hear David clearly despite the background noises, even pile hammers. The English history lesson in three 66s was fun. It was the humour mixed with so much fact that made the monologue of a couple of hours pass in a flash. I will try and get my wife to come on another walking tour of the Jewish quarter.