Where history happened! And the people who made it happen.
What do London’s sewers, Charles Dickens, the Charge of the Light Brigade and Oscar Wilde have in common? They all feature in this walk through London’s Westminster remembering turning points in history and the people who created, campaigned, and sometimes suffered to change not just London, not just Britain but the world.
Guide: David G.
Route starts: Meet outside Starbucks at Embankment Tube station
Route finishes: Parliament Square, near Westminster Tube station.
Duration 2 – 2.5 hours
Sample the walk
Here’s David guiding the Charge of the Light Brigade
Meet your guide
David G., the platonic ideal of a great guide
IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THE GUIDING
Richard –
Excellent walk thoroughly enjoyed our guide very capable and a store of memorable info’ came away enriched cheers
Jo Lloyd –
Another fantastic walk from London Walks. It was a first outing for this one and it is well and truly worthy of its place in the schedule. David is both erudite and entertaining and I learnt a huge amount about some of the great people who have shaped our history.