St. Paul’s Cathedral
St. Paul's underground station, London (exit 2)
Guided by Isobel or Judy or Karen or Mary or Tom
Adult: £40 · Students & Seniors: £33 · Children: £13
Walk Times
| Day | Walk Type | Start Time | End Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday | Weekly | 10.30 am | 12.30 pm | Winter Summer | Reserve Online |
NB On May 14th the walk will take place at 2pm and NOT at 10:30am
Short read: “Afloat upon ethereal tides St. Paul’s above the city rides”
Long read: “St. Paul’s is much more than a place of worship. It is a specific against grossness, brutality and despair. To set foot into St. Paul’s is to experience that cold shock straight from the past, beauty as a genius conceived it, grace that we had forgotten.”
Now as to practicals. There’s an admission charge to St. Paul’s, but we get a Group Rate – we get you in for less than you’d have to pay if you went in off your own bat. More to the point is your other “spend”: your time. To refract it through a great guide will “buy” you inestimable riches in St. Paul’s.
Knowing where to look and what to look for – and seeing these things through the translucent integument of their “stories” – it’s like going from blurry near-sighted to 20:20.
The St. Paul’s Cathedral Tour is guided by award-winning guides Mary (“Best Practical” – guiding equivalent of Baseball’s Triple Crown), Isobel and Judy, winner of the London Tourist Board’s Guide of the Year Award. Afloat upon its golden reputation – Winner, Best Tourism Experience in London Award – London Walks above the knock-offs glides.
MEET YOUR GUIDE
Here’s Mary getting her St. Paul’s Tour Underway. She’s setting the scene. It’s an admirably clear crash course in the history of London.
ST. PAUL’S TOUR – THE PRACTICALS
The St. Paul’s Cathedral Tour takes place at 10.30 am every* Tuesday. The meeting point is just outside exit 2 of St. Paul’s Tube. N.B., the St. Paul’s tour ends – where else? – at St. Paul’s Cathedral, right by St. Paul’s Tube Stop.
*But please always check the calendar and/or – should one be showing – pay heed to any Click to check dates this walk isn’t taking place announcements.
LONDON WALKS REVIEWS
“Best Tourism Experience in London” Gold Medal Winner, Visit London
“London Walks puts you into the hands of an expert on the particular area and topic of a tour…” The New York Times
“The original and best – there are several companies offering walking tours of London but London Walks (London’s oldest) is easily the pick of the bunch” London, Cadogan Guide
LONDON WALKS PRIVATE WALKS
If you can’t make one of the regularly scheduled Secrets of St. Paul’s tours do think about booking one as a private tour. If you go private you can have the Secrets of St. Paul’s Tour – or any other London Walk – on a day and at a time that suits your convenience. We’ll tailor it to your requirements. And – always with private London Walks and tours – we go to great lengths to make sure the guide-walker(s) “fit” is well-nigh perfect.
Ring Fiona or Peter or Mary on 020 7624 3978 or email us at [email protected] and we’ll set it up and make it happen for you.
A private London Walk – they’re good value for an individual or couple and sensational value for a group – makes an ideal group or educational or birthday party or office (team-building) or club outing.
GIVE THE GIFT OF LONDON WALKS
A private London Walk makes a fab present – be it a birthday or anniversary or get-to-know-your-new neighbourhood gift or Christmas present or whatever. Merchandise schmerchandise (gift wrapped or not) – but giving someone an experience, now that’s special. Memories make us rich.
MIND THE GAP
LONDON WALKS – STREETS AHEAD!
IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THE GUIDING
“If this were a golf tournament every name on the Leader Board would be a London Walks guide”
Priya –
Ann was magnificent. She was eloquent, concise and had incredible facts throughout the tour. She also had stops where we could set, which was greatly appreciated by my mother! I am a regular London Walker, and this walk is in my top 5! Thank you so much Ann for a splendid New Years Eve! Can’t wait to see you on another walk.
Ian Wright –
Fantastic tour of St. Paul’s. I lived in London for many years and had visited St Paul’s many times but missed many of the small details and stories that the tour bought to life. Ann was attentive, thoughtful and a wonderful story teller
Rosi Jordon –
We enjoyed an excellent tour of St Paul’s with Ann yesterday. She is a fount of knowledge about every aspect of this beautiful cathedral and spoke with great enthusiasm, mentioning a vast array of fascinating facts. I am now a huge fan of Sir Christopher Wren and bought a book about him in the lovely shop.
We would highly recommend this tour and are now very keen to go on another one asap!
Shelley Lane –
I highly recommend the St. Paul’s Cathedral walking tour with Isobel. Her respect for the Cathedral and its history is palpable and she shares her knowledge in an inclusive manner. I was also impressed when Isobel stopped the tour during the Lord’s Prayer (while other guides continued to babble on). On a personal note, Isobel asked that the group allow those who are short and hearing impaired to stand close to her as she didn’t want to shout in the Cathedral. I am both short and hard-of-hearing and appreciated not having to turn my hearing aids up to 15!
William Lawrence –
I did this tour of St Paul’s with Ann on Tuesday 25 June. It was a brilliant tour both inside and outside the building. Ann guided us with enthusiasm and skill and ensured that we saw all the important features of the building while illuminating the history of St Paul’s and its place in the history of the nation with various anecdotes and interesting details. A great tour and highly recommended!
Tod Speddong –
Ann provided a comprehensive overview of St. Paul’s. She was good-natured, engaging, and clearly knowledgable. With her orientation, I was then able to go on and dig deeper. Thank you, Ann.
Derek Kruizenga –
Wonderful tour of both London’s architecture and history! One piece of trivia: the 1941 movie about Admiral Nelson and Lady Hamilton starred Laurence Olivier and Vivian Leigh – the movie was a favorite of Winston Churchill, also honored at St. Paul’s. Don’t miss the climb to the top at the end for great views of London!
Jason Griner –
Ann was awesome!! What an enlightening tour and wonderful experience. Ann’s knowledge of St. Paul’s was impressive. Thanks Ann for a wonderful tour!
Brett M Sommer –
I did this tour in late July and even though I have been to St. Pauls before this tour was an added value for this history teacher.
David Tucker –
But Sally, it is on the website. Prominently so. It’s just four short sentences in and it’s highlighted (in red). Hard to miss. Here it is, here’s what we say on the website: “Now as to practicals. There’s an admission charge to St. Paul’s, but there is a Group Rate. More to the point is your other “spend”: your time. To refract it through a great guide will “buy” you inestimable riches in St. Paul’s.”
Furthermore – and this is a big furthermore – it’s not an extra £30, it’s an extra £15 and that is a great saving on the normal admission price of £21. For concessions it’s an extra £13, which is also a sensational saving (the normal concessions entrance price is £18.50). If I say so myself, London Walks comes through for its customers “big time” in so many ways, and the admission price to St Paul’s is a classic case in point.
That said, ever so sorry that you missed that, yes, important information, Sally. We’ll bang heads here and maybe add it into the confirmation email. A second bite of the cherry as it were.