Top Secret London. Cambridge Five. ‘C’. Secret Service Bureau. OSS & SOE. Le Carré & Smiley. Somerset Maugham & Ashenden. Guided by Richard IV For Your Eyes Only.
“hole and corner, cloak and dagger London… the secret places of a murky nether-world”
The glittering whirl of Knightsbridge conceals a shadowy world of modern-day assassins, spies, and special forces.
Discover the dark side of the empire…
Sex, drugs, politics & fashion. “A real storyteller who has you spellbound right from the start” Tripadvisor Sept 2022
A virtual tour of musical southwest London – from Bowie in Brixton to Handel in Barnes. Guided by Adam
London history through its musical sounds & stars. The Thames, SW London, Westminster & Belgravia, Hampstead, SE London & Camden
Beautiful Bloomsbury with its garden squares, Georgian architecture, hidden corners and reputation for world-class education, has been a magnet for exceptional and trailblazing women.
Sherlock Holmes Saves the Nation! The world of the Diogenes Club in Westminster and St James’s. Guided by Richard IV
St. Petersburg on Thames – the cradle of the Russian Revolution. Guided by a fetching young Russian historian.
Guided by former ITN Editor Stewart Purvis CBE. “You got Stewart Purvis to guide Hampstead Spies? That’s like getting Dan Rather to guide Dealey Plaza”
Guaranteed Ghosts!
“secret passageways; very pretty, all-of-a-piece little old residential streets; very pretty little old pubs; James Bond and real-life spymasters; tons of royal-palace stuff; Shakespeare; Little Ben; etc. etc.”
Short version: Illustrious Clients. Greek Interpreters. Naval Treaties. Prime Ministers, secret agents and a certain gracious Lady. 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, [...]
“one of London’s ‘lost rivers'”
“a collector’s corner of mews, lanes and cosiness”
Grab your deerstalker and magnifying glass, we’re going sleuthing…
IN FOCUS Whitehall Micro version. The most important street in Britain. Guided by Fiona, winner of the Guide of the Year Award for 2015 Shorter version. “Whitehall contains more landmarks of our island’s history than any other street.” The casual visitor misses 99 percent of what’s there. We don’t. The casual visitor gets the popsicle. […]
“the creepiest part of London… alleyways so old they’re cobwebbed with time”