Simon W.
Simon W. comes trailing clouds of guiding glory. An award-winning Blue Badge Guide, he has guided for the Royal Opera House, Shakespeare’s Globe, the BBC, and for London Walks. When he’s not acting. And for a parting shot, here’s a taster. It’s a Podcast of Simon’s Covent Garden walk.
All of Simon W.'s Walks
Victoria & Albert Museum Tour
Friday, 13 June 2025 @ 10.45 am (This walk goes every Friday)
"it's not what we see but what we see in it"
The National Gallery Guided Tours
Friday, 13 June 2025 @ 2.15 pm (This walk goes every Friday)
“the story of European art, masterpiece by masterpiece”
National Portrait Gallery Friday Late – VIP, Small Group Guaranteed
Friday, 13 June 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”
The London of Oscar Wilde Tour
Saturday, 14 June 2025 @ 11 am (This walk goes every Saturday)
The Oscar of our literary walks. "I can resist everything except temptation" Oscar Wilde.
A Village in Piccadilly
Monday, 16 June 2025 @ 2.30 pm (This walk goes every Monday)
"elegant arcades, secret doorways and peekaboo views" "royal chocolates (we sample them, gratis)"
Old London
Wednesday, 18 June 2025 @ 2.15 pm (This walk goes every Wednesday)
Secret places and hidden history...
Inside Story – Covent Garden
Thursday, 19 June 2025 @ 10.15 am (This walk goes every Thursday)
Taking You Inside LONDON Gets you to places other people don't get to see.
Classic Greenwich and Boat Trip
Friday, 20 June 2025 @ 10 am (Click here for more dates)
"in Greenwich you step into a trompe-l'oeil picture, a Canaletto scene of order and majesty"
British Museum Friday Late – VIP, Small Group Guaranteed
Friday, 20 June 2025 @ 6 pm (Click here for more dates)
"the procession – a long movement of incomparable grace and skill"
London's Burning – The Anniversary Walk
Tuesday, 02 September 2025 @ 2.30 pm (Click here for more dates)
The blaze illuminated the streets like the sun at noon. Even the night sky bore a fiery aspect, like the top of a burning oven. The trailing column of smoke extended 50 miles in length.
The Guy Fawkes Tour – Gunpowder, Treason & 5th of November Plot
Saturday, 01 November 2025 @ 2.30 pm (Click here for more dates)
"Guy Fawkes was hanged, cut down while still alive, castrated, disembowelled... onlookers were never able to forget that he was conscious throughout the process"
Other walks in Simon W.'s repertoire.
They run occasionally as 'Specials' but can also be booked privately.
National Portrait Gallery - Virtual Tour
The National Portrait Gallery in London holds the world’s most extensive collection of portraits. The gallery is currently closed for 3 years until Spring 2023 as it commences its biggest redevelopment since the current building opened in 1896. But that needn’t stop you from exploring this wonderful collection! As part of our ongoing programme of virtual tours, London Walks is now bringing you an online virtual tour of some of the highlights of the collection!
Curtain Up! The Story of Theatreland
"from soaring successes to first night flops to stage door secrets..."
Virtual Walk: Love in London
From love-struck lovers to royal romances to dangerous liaisons – love in London in all its many forms. Guided by Simon
The Story of London – the Full Monty
Follow the London trail through the centuries...
London's Burning – The Anniversary Virtual Tour
The blaze illuminated the streets like the sun at noon. Even the night sky bore a fiery aspect, like the top of a burning oven. The trailing column of smoke extended 50 miles in length.
THE CROWN
“several London Walks guides have been inside, met the Queen and Prince Philip. One has a contact who worked on the series...”
The Tudors: Power, Politics & Propaganda
the evolution of the codpiece & the origin of ‘pin money’
Agatha Christie's London - A London Walks Special Anniversary Virtual Tour
"as English as Buckingham Palace or The Tower of London"
The Sumptuous Stuarts: Decoration, Disorder & Decadence
"what to wear to an execution"
Fabulous Fashion – London Walks Virtual Tour Series
"the significance, magnificence and evolution of fashion through the ages"
Guy Fawkes – Remember, Remember the 5th of November!
It’s a tale of patriotism, extremism and a country divided. Sound familiar?
Underground Overground – A Virtual Tour Series Exploring London by Tube
The brand new Virtual Tour series from The Story of London team...
Christmas in the Capital – London Walks Virtual Tour
Simon’s seasonal mix of festive facts, fun & frolics...
The Coronation Walk
This Walk is sold out on Saturday April 29th My Lords, Ladies and Gentlemen, please be upstanding for… THE CORONATION WALK!
Charles Dickens' Christmas Carol & Seasonal Traditions
We'll deck the streets of London with balls of jolly...
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”
British Museum Friday Late – VIP, Small Group Guaranteed
"the procession – a long movement of incomparable grace and skill"