Kevin

The distinguished Emeritus London Museum archaeologist. “London Walks puts you into the hands of an expert on the particular area and topic of a tour” (New York Times). 

All of Kevin's Walks

Tudor London – The City of Wolf Hall
Tudor London – The City of Wolf Hall

Saturday, 22 February 2025 @ 11.30 am (Click here for more dates)

an archaeologist-guided portrait of London in the early 16th-Century

Myths, Legends Archeology & Origins of London
Myths, Legends Archeology & Origins of London

Saturday, 22 February 2025 @ 2.30 pm (Click here for more dates)

"compare the legends with the archaeological discoveries"

Roman London – A Literary & Archaeological Walk
Roman London – A Literary & Archaeological Walk

Saturday, 08 March 2025 @ 11.30 am (Click here for more dates)

Archaeologist-guided!

Jane Austen's London –  250th Anniversary Walk
Jane Austen's London – 250th Anniversary Walk

Saturday, 08 March 2025 @ 2.30 pm (Click here for more dates)

"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a Jane Austen devotee in possession of the good fortune of a couple of free hours must be in want of this walk"

The Decline and Fall of Roman London
The Decline and Fall of Roman London

Saturday, 22 March 2025 @ 11.30 am

What is the evidence?  And can we trust it? Archaeologist-guided.

London – 1066 and All That
London – 1066 and All That

Saturday, 22 March 2025 @ 2.30 pm

1. "we explore the London that William conquered"         2. "we lay bare how he changed England for all time"

Chaucer's Medieval London
Chaucer's Medieval London

Sunday, 06 April 2025 @ 2.30 pm (Click here for more dates)

Your boon companions on this tour of London in the Middle Ages are a former London Museum archaeologist and the greatest medieval poet of them all.

Chaucer's London to Beckett's Canterbury – a Virtual Pilgrimage
Chaucer's London to Beckett's Canterbury – a Virtual Pilgrimage

Friday, 18 April 2025 @ 7.30 pm

"the robust independence with which the English led their lives following the Black Death"

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Other walks in Kevin's repertoire.

They run occasionally as 'Specials' but can also be booked privately.

London's East End
London's East End

Peasants' Revolt to Street Art

Tower to Rotherhithe Riverside Walk
Tower to Rotherhithe Riverside Walk

The great London mix: the City, Southwark, Bermondsey and Rotherhithe – pearls on the Thames necklace

Myths, Legends and the Origins of London –  An Archaeology Virtual Tour
Myths, Legends and the Origins of London – An Archaeology Virtual Tour

"both the archaeological evidence and the myths and legends of the origins of London"

Zeppelin Nights – A Virtual Walk for Remembrance Sunday
Zeppelin Nights – A Virtual Walk for Remembrance Sunday

the 1915 flight path and bomb run through World War I London

Legends & Myths  –  the Archaeology of London Walking Tour
Legends & Myths – the Archaeology of London Walking Tour

"...we also look at the evidence for 'Celtic' origins of London" No Need To Book

Myths, Legends & Celtic Festivals –  the London Virtual Tour
Myths, Legends & Celtic Festivals – the London Virtual Tour

"...we also look at the evidence for 'Celtic' origins of London"

A Virtual Tour through the Whole Island of Great Britain – Conwy
A Virtual Tour through the Whole Island of Great Britain – Conwy

castle, wall, historic buildings, great pubs and 'the smallest house in Great Britain'

A Virtual Tour through the Whole Island of Great Britain – York
A Virtual Tour through the Whole Island of Great Britain – York

From Legionary Fortress to Medieval Castle

The London Equinox and Solstice Walk
The London Equinox and Solstice Walk

As the Sun and Moon move around our skies we look at how Londoners organised and celebrated their year throughout history. Guided by Kevin 

Myths, Legends & Halloween Walk
Myths, Legends & Halloween Walk

  The walk tells the story of London's myths , legends and the celtic origins of Halloween. Guided by Kevin

 The History & Archaeology of London Bridge
 The History & Archaeology of London Bridge

"London bridge is the key to much of the history of London"

The Rebirth of Saxon London – Archaeology Virtual Tour
The Rebirth of Saxon London – Archaeology Virtual Tour

"...although the Anglo-Saxons have a rich history how much of it can be trusted?" Find out on this tour. Guided by Kevin

Chaucer's Medieval London
Chaucer's Medieval London

Your boon companions on this tour of London in the Middle Ages are a Museum of London archaeologist and the greatest medieval poet of them all... Guided by Kevin

Myths & Legends of London – a May Eve Special
Myths & Legends of London – a May Eve Special

Led by Kevin Flude, a former London Museum archaeologist...

Myths & Legends of London May Day Special Virtual Tour
Myths & Legends of London May Day Special Virtual Tour

"we look at evidence for 'Celtic' origins of London and how May Day was celebrated in  London"

The Archaeology of London
The Archaeology of London

This walk tells the epic tale of the uncovering of London's past by Archaeologists...

The Peasants' Revolt Anniversary Virtual Tour
The Peasants' Revolt Anniversary Virtual Tour

"see the invisible and understand the inscrutable"

The Leap Year Walk
The Leap Year Walk

A strange amazing day – and walk – that comes only once every four years. For the rest of the time it does not "exist."

The Peasants' Revolt Anniversary – 'Summer of Blood'
The Peasants' Revolt Anniversary – 'Summer of Blood'

follows the events of the Revolt as the Peasants move through London in June 1381

Chaucer's Medieval London
Chaucer's Medieval London

Your boon companions on this tour of London in the Middle Ages are a former London Museum archaeologist and the greatest medieval poet of them all.

London Myths, Legends & Halloween Virtual Walk – Archaeology Rules OK!
London Myths, Legends & Halloween Virtual Walk – Archaeology Rules OK!

“Tis the night—the night. Of the grave's delight"

London Before London – Prehistoric London Virtual Tour
London Before London – Prehistoric London Virtual Tour

henges, barrows, hill forts, hut circles and genetic evidence  

Christmas with Jane Austen  Virtual London Tour
Christmas with Jane Austen Virtual London Tour

"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a Jane Austen devotee must be in want of this virtual tour"

A Charles Dickens Christmas Virtual Tour – his life, his work & his London
A Charles Dickens Christmas Virtual Tour – his life, his work & his London

Weaves an exploration of Victorian London with Dickens's London Life and writing...

The London Winter Solstice Virtual Tour
The London Winter Solstice Virtual Tour

we use ancient methods to divine what is in store for us in 2024

Ring in the New Year Virtual Tour
Ring in the New Year Virtual Tour

How London has celebrated the New Year over the past 2000 years – and some crystal ball action for 2025

Jane Austen's London  – the London of 1809
Jane Austen's London  – the London of 1809

A Jane Austen tour based on an 1809 guidebook to London

Charles I and the Civil War – the Martyrdom Anniversary Walk
Charles I and the Civil War – the Martyrdom Anniversary Walk

The transformative events of that unforgettable day...

The Civil War, Restoration & Great Fire of London Virtual Tour
The Civil War, Restoration & Great Fire of London Virtual Tour

Civil War, beheading of the King, a Republic, the Restoration, the last great plague outbreak in the UK, the Glorious Revolution and the Great Wind.

Jane Austen's London –  250th Anniversary Walk
Jane Austen's London – 250th Anniversary Walk

"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a Jane Austen devotee in possession of the good fortune of a couple of free hours must be in want of this walk"

A Virtual Tour of Jane Austen's Bath
A Virtual Tour of Jane Austen's Bath

As good as it gets: the world’s most perfect Georgian city and scenes from Jane Austen's life and fiction