The walk investigates the City of London before and after the Roman Conquest. What is the evidence for settlement before the Romans set up town of Londinium? Why did the Romans establish the town on this spot? Who were the early Roman Londoners and what made their choice of site so successful?
The fledgling town was then burnt down by Queen Boudicca and her Icenian rebels. We look at the evidence for the Revolt and London’s recovery to become the capital of Britain.
REVIEWS
“Kevin, I just wanted to drop you a quick email to thank you ever so much for your archaeological tours of London! I am so thrilled to have stumbled upon your tours! I look forward to them more than you can imagine! They’re the best 2 hours of my week! 🙂 Best, Sue
PRACTICALS
London Before And After The Roman Invasion
Meeting point: Tower Hill Underground
Guide: The walk is led by Kevin Flude, a former archaeologist at the Museum of London.
IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THE GUIDING
Rick C –
Wow what a cold day but Kevin kept us all fully engaged and amazed at the depth and wealth of his knowledge, having worked for the Museum of London for many years he was able to tell and show us all first hand about excavations he had been involved with making the walk very special.
Lee –
We enjoyed this London Walk very much despite the perishing cold! Kevin is indeed a very knowledgeable guide and even though we’ve done many London Walks over the years, we learnt some interesting new facts on this walk. We would certainly do another London Walk with Kevin as there’s still much to learn about Roman London.
Steve –
Interesting tour from Kevin about London pre Roman era always learn something new on London walk
Patricia O’Brien –
We’ve done many London Walks tours over a period of many years, a number of them more than one. It was such a pleasant surprise to find this new one listed and it did not disappoint. Kevin is an extremely knowledgeable guide who expertly covered a lot of new territory for us. We thoroughly enjoyed the tour and highly recommend it.