Karen
Karen comes trailing clouds of glory. Travel & Leisure crowned her “the world’s greatest tour guide.” She hosts the Canadian television travel show “London Next Stop.” She won the London Tourist Board’s Guide of the Year award. She’s the author of Royal London. She is, quite simply, a star turn – which is why she’s the “go to” London guide for every major media concern. You can hear her here – it’s a recent interview.
[Interlude: you don’t need to take it from us or Travel & Leisure or Canadian television or the London Tourist Board – you can decide for yourself. Have a listen to this: It’s a Podcast Karen did on London’s oldest and most storied restaurant. Her visit there – her privileged access visit there – is one of the big stops on her Inside Story – Covent Garden Interiors Walk.] A reformed actress and occasional journalist, she was Independent Magazine’s Cultural Heritage Correspondent. Her gold standard walks are, needless to say, vivid and entertaining. So: “World’s greatest tour guide”, CBC star, Guide of the Year – no way she wasn’t going to front the flagship London Walks film!
All of Karen's Walks
Darkest Victorian London
Monday, 12 May 2025 @ 10.45 am (This walk goes every Monday)
"Elsewhere is always surprising... " "history as a seance" "Victorian underside of modern London"
The Inns of Court
Monday, 12 May 2025 @ 2 pm (Click here for more dates)
"like a clutch of Oxbridge colleges in the heart of London"
A Village in Piccadilly
Monday, 12 May 2025 @ 2.30 pm (This walk goes every Monday)
"elegant arcades, secret doorways and peekaboo views" "royal chocolates (we sample them, gratis)"
Old Westminster Walking Tour
Tuesday, 13 May 2025 @ 2 pm (Click here for more dates)
"the cornerstone walk – miss it and you've missed London"
Past the Palace – Our Most Controversial Walk!
Tuesday, 13 May 2025 @ 2.30 pm (This walk goes every Tuesday)
"This one isn't on the balcony – it's through the keyhole. It's royal hideaways, boltholes, nooks and crannies..." Not suitable for under 12's
British Museum Tour
Wednesday, 14 May 2025 @ 2.15 pm (This walk goes every Wednesday)
"Whoever travels without a guide needs 200 years for a 2-hour journey" Rumi
Inside Story – Covent Garden
Thursday, 15 May 2025 @ 10.15 am (This walk goes every Thursday)
Taking You Inside LONDON Gets you to places other people don't get to see.
The Old Palace Quarter
Friday, 16 May 2025 @ 2.30 pm (This walk goes every Friday)
"secret passageways that take you into the 16th-century"
British Museum Friday Late – VIP, Small Group Guaranteed
Friday, 16 May 2025 @ 6 pm (Click here for more dates)
"the procession – a long movement of incomparable grace and skill"
Ghosts of the Old City – Eldritch, Tenebrous London
Saturday, 17 May 2025 @ 7.30 pm (This walk goes every Saturday)
Spooktakular. "Best Ghost walk in the UK " - Essential travel
National Portrait Gallery Friday Late – VIP, Small Group Guaranteed
Friday, 23 May 2025 @ 6 pm (Click here for more dates)
“looking at a portrait transcends time and provides a unique encounter between the viewer and the sitter”
Ghosts of the Old City on Halloween
Sunday, 26 October 2025 @ 4 pm (Click here for more dates)
All the Ghosts come out for Halloween!
Other walks in Karen's repertoire.
They run occasionally as 'Specials' but can also be booked privately.
The Story of London – the Full Monty
Follow the London trail through the centuries...
THE CROWN
“several London Walks guides have been inside, met the Queen and Prince Philip. One has a contact who worked on the series...”
Underground Overground – A Virtual Tour Series Exploring London by Tube
The brand new Virtual Tour series from The Story of London team...
Liquid London - the Capital's Waterways, 8 part Virtual Tour Matinee series
The brand new Virtual Tour series from The Story of London team. Live on Thursday mornings (and Sunday evenings). This time we're going with the flow ! Guided by the Story of London Team - Simon W, Russell, Karen, Adam and Fiona
The Coronation Walk
This Walk is sold out on Saturday April 29th My Lords, Ladies and Gentlemen, please be upstanding for… THE CORONATION WALK!
Classic Greenwich and Boat Trip
"in Greenwich you step into a trompe-l'oeil picture, a Canaletto scene of order and majesty"
National Portrait Gallery Friday Late – VIP, Small Group Guaranteed
“looking at a portrait transcends time and provides a unique encounter between the viewer and the sitter”