Richard III

Richard III is the only London Walks guide to have addressed the United Nations and make the cover of Newsweek. He’s the scion of a Lord Mayor of London, a stand-up comic, and a writer, actor and director.  But why not hear it from him – here he is on our Meet Your Guide show.

All of Richard III's Walks

Old Mayfair
Old Mayfair

Tuesday, 01 September 2026 @ 10.45 am (Click here for more dates)

"the champagne & caviar of London Walks"  

Little Venice – the pursuit of pleasure
Little Venice – the pursuit of pleasure

Wednesday, 02 September 2026 @ 11 am (Click here for more dates)

"Shaughan was something else with his jokes and songs and obvious knowledge of the area..."                               

Hampstead Village Walking Tour
Hampstead Village Walking Tour

Wednesday, 02 September 2026 @ 2 pm (Click here for more dates)

"the jewel in the London Walks crown" The New York Times  

A Soho Saunter – Real, Not Virtual!!!!!!!
A Soho Saunter – Real, Not Virtual!!!!!!!

Friday, 04 September 2026 @ 10.15 am (This walk goes every Friday)

"noisy, bawdy, dirty and sexy, and one of the few quarters in London that has kept its character, warts and all"

Charles Dickens's London
Charles Dickens's London

Friday, 04 September 2026 @ 2.30 pm (This walk goes every Friday)

"a sojourn into a lost city – an Atlantis"

Along the Thames Pub Walk – Go with the Flow
Along the Thames Pub Walk – Go with the Flow

Friday, 04 September 2026 @ 6 pm (This walk goes every Friday)

"the most exciting walk in London, it does more to interpret the city than anything else, a real skeleton key"  

Notting Hill & Portobello Market
Notting Hill & Portobello Market

Saturday, 05 September 2026 @ 10.45 am (This walk goes every Saturday)

"Notting Hill on market morning – curious and colourful, offbeat and yeasty"

The Heart of the City
The Heart of the City

Saturday, 05 September 2026 @ 2 pm (This walk goes every Saturday)

 History haunted. Secretive in the extreme.

Darkest Victorian London
Darkest Victorian London

Monday, 07 September 2026 @ 10.45 am (This walk goes every Monday)

"Elsewhere is always surprising... "   "history as a seance"   "Victorian underside of modern London"

Christmas Morning, 1660 - Samuel Pepys' London
Christmas Morning, 1660 - Samuel Pepys' London

Friday, 25 December 2026 @ 11 am

"When Christmas came back to London"

The Christmas Day Charles Dickens London Walk
The Christmas Day Charles Dickens London Walk

Friday, 25 December 2026 @ 2 pm

"I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future" Charles Dickens

Other walks in Richard III's repertoire.

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

Legal London – the Inns of Court
Legal London – the Inns of Court

"the legal equivalent of Buckingham Palace, but unlike the royal residence we can get inside, explore it, wander around the Inns Court..." Guided by Richard III

Notting Hill and Holland Park
Notting Hill and Holland Park

The carnival, the market and the movie...  Guided by Richard III

Charles Dickens' Christmas Carol & Seasonal Traditions
Charles Dickens' Christmas Carol & Seasonal Traditions

We'll deck the streets of London with balls of jolly...