“The champagne and caviar of London Walks.” The best address in London and a bon vivant of a guide. A patrician promenade through the parallelogram of purses. Pip pipping where Old Masters and old money, Rollers and Rolexes are par for the course. A boulevardier and a bailiwick of butlers, titles and glamour. Hob-nobbing with knobs on it – because Mayfair’s been home to Clive of India, Disraeli, Handel, Florence Nightingale, Jimi Hendrix, Dodi Fayed and the Earl Mountbatten, to name but a few. And that’s before we move in the big artillery – the cartwheeling knickerless American actress and the $10,000,000 casket, for example. Last but certainly not least, Mayfair boasts London’s best village within a village – Shepherd Market, a charming little nest of lanes and alleyways that hasn’t lost a jot of its 18th-century scale and village atmosphere, let alone its raffishness. Guided by Peter or Richard III.
OLD MAYFAIR – THE PRACTICALS
Old Mayfair takes place every Tuesday and Thursday at 10.45 am in the Summer and on Thursdays in the Winter
The starting point for the Mayfair walk is Green Park Tube. Meet Peter or Richard III on the corner of Stratton Street outside the north exit of Green Park Tube.
N.B. the Mayfair walk ends in New Bond Street, near Bond Street Tube and Oxford Circus Tube.
Kellie Conn –
Peter did an excellent job with our group and provided an intelligent soundtrack to all the varied histories of this storied part of London. You’ll get the fancy bits but also the scandals and hidden nooks of this beautiful city neighborhood.
Victoria Dagestino –
I went on this walk with RichardIII and it was absolutely delightful. It was a perfect blend of history, architecture, and anecdotal stories. Richard is knowledgeable and a wonderful storyteller. I highly recommend this walk.
Tim Gifford –
Myself and three old schoolfriends joined this walk with Claire on 29th November and it was a really good experience. Anecdotes, historical references and good humour from Claire made the walk very informative and enjoyable. Highly recommended!
Karen Pettigrew –
Just a line to say what a thoroughly enjoyable London Walk the Old Marylebone Walk was today, Saturday 19th March 2022.
Peter was a great host; entertaining, factual, fun, full of little gems, gossips, facts, delivered in an easy style; ready to answer questions (and set a few himself).
This was my first walk with London Walks but I have purchased the discount card and booked for Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday this forthcoming week!
Having just returned to London in my retirement, it is a delightful way to reacquaint myself with a city that I have visited and worked in but not got to know in-depth.
I look forward to London Walks helping me to achieve further enjoyment from our fabulous capital!
Winifred –
Great walk with fabulous guide Claire. Two hours just flew by, so many interesting facts about London.
Thoroughly recommend!
Maureen –
Claire provided a fascinating and entertaining tour of hidden history of Old Mayfair which included links to President Kennedy, Charles Saatchi, Dodi Fayad and Lord Lucan among others. We saw a world class modern representation of the ancient painting The Last Supper in a local church, I think better than the original and which I would never have seen otherwise. Time in London well spent!
richard baumgarten –
Richard III is an outstanding guide. Tremendous architectural insight. Nice mix of historical anecdotes and stories.