‘where is there such another maze of streets, courts, lanes and alleys?’ asked Dickens
The history of Rock and Pop in the West End.
Maria Callas, Dylan, G & S, Bob Marley & “Rule Britannia” – all in one tour. The Greatest Hits of Covent Garden. Guided by Adam
London Calling! The Story Of London Through Its Music… Guided by Adam
One neighbourhood at a time. In Covent Garden we will find: Opera, Patriotic Music, Bob Marley, Gilbert & Sullivan, Bob Dylan… and more.
400 years of musical history and “goings-on” – Thomas Arne to Franz Zappa. You have often walked down these streets before… but did you debate the whys and wherefores of Rule Britannia? No? Then let’s all go down the Strand!
Guiding equivalent of blistering. As a walker from Texas put it: “it’s like being guided by your own personal rock star”
Taking You Inside LONDON
Gets you to places other people don’t get to see.
Pigs WILL fly as we hit Regent Street Polytechnic, Battersea, Tottenham Court Road, Covent Garden in search of the band’s genesis and 1970s pomp.
The Lost Hospitals of Covent Garden. Guided by a physician.
A one-off, special-price walking tour for Record Store Day2024 – The Great West End Record Shop Crawl Guided by Adam
Simon’s seasonal mix of festive facts, fun & frolics…
Before Ziggy… Before the Thin White Duke… A walking tour of Bowie’s Soho 1963-71. Guided by Adam
The brand new Virtual Tour series from The Story of London team…
“as English as Buckingham Palace or The Tower of London”
“The best music tours available. He is Mr Music and his knowledge is encyclopedic” BruceH Tripadvisor May 2021
Art in London – Series 2 : A four part series exploring art in London with award winning Blue Badge Guide Simon Whitehouse
London Calling! The 1960s In Music – Pink Floyd
Our series ends in a blaze of psychedelia
• Drugs and music
• Syd Barrett – unravelling the myth
• Origins in Cambridge & Regent Street Polytechnic
• Looking ahead to the 1970s… and more
“…although the Anglo-Saxons have a rich history how much of it can be trusted?” Find out on this tour. Guided by Kevin
“tiny gas-lit alleyways, unknown even to many Londoners…”
N.B. Guide Ian donates all of his fee to charities!
London Calling! The Story Of London Through Its Music… a series of six online tours looking at London history through its musical sounds & stars.
London Calling! A series of 6 Virtual Tours Subscribe to the whole season for just £36 SIX virtual tours going out LIVE over two weeks Season Membership includes access to recordings of the tours to watch at your leisure* London Calling! Series 1 Tour One Rock'n'Roll London (aired live on Monday 23rd November – it's [...]
London Calling! A series of 6 Virtual Tours Subscribe to the whole season for just £36 SIX virtual tours going out LIVE over two weeks Season Membership includes access to recordings of the tours to watch at your leisure* London Calling! Series 1 Tour One Rock'n'Roll London (aired live on Monday 23rd November – it's [...]
A look at London’s history through music. Series One: The 60s – The Beatles, Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones & more. Guided by Adam
An affectionate Yuletide offering from the glory days of the Great Detective and his creator.
No place out-Christmases London!
“from soaring successes to first night flops to stage door secrets…”
‘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
“a bad day in London is better than a good day anywhere else” Not quite a swan song, but this walk is the culmination of 40 years of guiding London Walks. It is guided by the doyen of London guides. LONDON – THE PRACTICALS London takes place at 2.30 pm on Saturday, March 21. The […]
“Music is woven into the fabric of the place…”
A historical tour de force of “the city built on sin” – “most entertaining walk ever”
Leading Actor + Theatreland = Ovation Award for Outstanding New Walk. This Sunday. Includes a major “special access” treat
Short read: The London of Sherlock’s Creator Meet your guide: here’s Richard – “specialised in early detective fiction at university, played Dr Watson on stage, contributes to the Sherlock Holmes Journal, is the Audiobooks reader for the Dr John Watson series” – talking about Sherlock Holmes, Dr Watson, Conan Doyle and the London they knew. Long […]
Streets Ahead! More trail blazing by the best urban walking tour guides on the planet. In Focus walks are an extremely detailed look – "what I love about London Walks is the degree of granularity you get" (as that American visitor memorably put it) – at the most famous streets and squares of London. And […]
Follow Dr Barry Walsh in footsteps of the famous surgeon Dr John Hunter
Please note the cost for this walk is £25 per adult and £10 for kids Just to get you in the mood here are a couple of very short reads from the walk. Merry Christmas Everyone! The Charles Dickens Christmas Day walk starts at 2 pm. The meeting point is by the big Christmas tree [...]
“A splendid time is guaranteed for all” Toronto Globe and Mail
“People who love to eat are always the best people” Julia Child
Grab your deerstalker and magnifying glass, we’re going sleuthing…
“Unutterably old, built over a fen of undisclosed horrors, believed to contain occult lines of geometry…”