Decoding the City – Secret Stories & Symbols  New Walk!

(13 customer reviews )

City of London Information Centre (near the National Firefighters Memorial) St Paul's Churchyard, London EC4M 8BX (five minutes' walk from St Paul's Underground Station)

Guided by Sam

Adult: £20 · Students & Seniors: £15 · Children: £5

Walk Times

Day Walk Type Start Time End Time
25 February 2025 Tour du Jour 2.30 pm 4.30 pm Winter
25 March 2025 Tour du Jour 2.30 pm 4.30 pm Winter Reserve Online
15 April 2025 Tour du Jour 2.30 pm 4.30 pm Winter Reserve Online

London Walks at its best

Secret London. Hidden London. Off the beaten track London. “I never knew this was here” London. Well, I never London.

And “the best tour guide you could want.”

MEET “THE BEST TOUR GUIDE YOU COULD WANT”

Here’s Sam talking about his gem of a new walk

Pineapples, pelicans, maidens, leopards, griffins and more…

And their significance, their meaning.

As we walk we uncover the hidden stories of the buildings and monuments. We see St Pauls, Temple Bar, Guildhall, Royal Exchange, Bank of England and Mansion House.

And we talk about the history of the city from the Romans up to today.

IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THE GUIDING

13 reviews for Decoding the City – Secret Stories & Symbols

  1. Hazel Price

    A fantastic walk which my friend Sarah and I thorougly enjoyed. Sam is friendly, engaging, humorous and extremely informative. Also, unlike some other guides, he doesn’t mind when others add their comments to his. He was also happy to answer any questions we had. I would heartily recommend this walk. Good job, Sam!

  2. Una

    A great walk and so informative about the City of London. From Romans to Guilds and much more besides. Sam kept it all together and we would recommend this walk if you have done the regular ones and would like something “off the beaten track “ to see places you would not otherwise notice.

  3. Susan

    The rain did nothing to dampen Sam’s enthusiasm for the fascinating history of the City of London. His knowledge is deep and his techniques for engaging the group first rate. For example, when he discussed the various guilds, one of our members was able to add insights from his years as a guild member. This was such a good tour, I think we were all disappointed that it came to an end -despite the weather!

  4. Jo

    Thoroughly enjoyed the tour even though the weather was wet, windy & cold. Saw many interesting places we wouldn’t have found on our own. Sam was very knowledgeable and welcomed additional input from some of the others on the walk.

  5. Alex

    Sam was a brilliant guide, dispite the rain and wind he made sure we saw as much as possible and showed us loads that we wouldn’t have notice without him!

  6. Joe

    Sam was an excellent tour guide. We visited churches, buildings new and old, and all along the way he pointed out interesting things I would have never noticed. There where so many stories he told us associated with everything we saw. I highly recommend.

  7. Gill

    Thoroughly enjoyed this walk last Tuesday. Sam is a very knowledgeable guide and fascinating part of London.

  8. William Sheldon

    Excellent tour with knowledgeable guide Sam. Able to hear clearly due to Sam’s audio amplification.

  9. Philippa Sanderson

    An extremely interesting tour led by Sam who is a very engaging guide. I would thoroughly recommend this tour.

  10. Phillip

    Walking with Sam today it is always enjoyable to take a new walk and add further knowledge to these most interesting of visits to the City of London. As well as covering the periods from Anglo Saxons, through Romans, Normans, Vikings and up to and including modern day dwellers there was much to see and learn about symbols, codes and remains from the past. Don’t forget bout parking bay 52 in a modern building for part of a Roman Wall but you need to go on the walk to find out which building!! Well done Sam, I look forward to walking with you again.

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