It all comes down to the guiding…
Ours is not a journey of virtue, ours is a journey of vice.
Indeed a journey of the capital vices or cardinal sins, otherwise known as the Seven Deadly Sins, leading us into the abyss of hell. We will visit all seven of them: Lust, Avarice,
Sloth, Envy, Gluttony,
Anger
and Pride, and the people who committed them. People driven by their insatiable passions. The reset after each of the other six is lust. (Picture every other bead on a necklace being a hot, blushing red.)
So between each of the other deadly sins and their venues, their stops…it’s, oh boy, lust and more lust. Piled high…
Stacked up because lust powered, whipped, frenzied the men and women of the City of Westminster like no other sin.
At the end of the tour – the climax – Ulrike or Ian or Adam reveal the one person in history who incorporated all of the Seven Deadly Sins in his (or her) life. And they’ll shed a lot of light – not all of it lurid – about his (or her) personal influence on the history of London, the city built on sin.
Needless to say, you will meet royalty, But also artists, writers, heroes and even the original “It” girl of the Georgian period.
Join us on our sinful walk through Covent Garden and beyond.
A journey – this is a guarantee – you will remember!
Here’s a little Meet Your Guide podcast – it’s Ulrike telling us a little bit about her Seven Deadly Sins Tour.
Ulrike has also written a piece about Christabella Wyndham, one of the dramatis personae principals. It’s a good bit of salacious royal gossip and history without giving away the payoff.
SEVEN DEADLY SINS – THE PRACTICALS
Seven Deadly Sins takes place at 11 am every Monday. Meet Ulrike or Adam or Ian just outside the exit of Covent Garden Tube.
LONDON WALKS REVIEWS
“A novel, witty and hugely entertaining walk delivered with enthusiasm and dare I say passion by Ulrike.” JulieWright836, London, TripAdvisor, December 2019
“What a gem of a walk! Ulrike’s tour of Covent Garden was packed full of fun, spicy facts of days of yore in Covent Garden. We laughed and reveled over 2 hours of easy, flat walking whilst Ulrike regaled us with many stories of people and places that have left their mark on these streets. Having lived in London for over 30 years, I still learnt many new things about this great city. A great tour to recommend to visitors, including those who think they may already have seen everything London has to offer. Thanks, Ulrike.” Helen F., London, TripAdvisor, November 2019
“We met Ulrike at the Covent Garden Tube stop, and enjoyed the most entertaining walk ever! She began by telling us that the seven deadly sins, were first identified by Pope Gregory 1 in the late sixth century, and are: pride, envy, wrath, gluttony, lust, sloth, and greed. She then launched into the various sins committed in the several locations she showed. Lust did seem to reign, but others did hold their own in this presentation. I highly recommend the tour and this walk in particular.” ASharp77, Hermosa Beach, California, TripAdvisor, November 2019
Pepijn B –
Ulrike takes you on a sinful journey through Covent Garden and brings London to life in a very original, passionate and humorous way. It’s an informative, funny and well-researched tour that leaves you longing for more! Great storytelling and super original!
Stefan B –
Thank you very much Ulrike, this tour was one of the highlights of our trip to London!
It’s such an amazing experience to see this city through the eyes of an energetic storyteller like Ulrike. She is full of captivating stories, and she shares them with a big sense of humor (and even the rain didn’t stop her enthusiasm!).
We were really happy we did this tour and highly recommend it.
Linda B –
We thoroughly enjoyed this 2 hour tour as we walked around snowy Covent Garden to Trafalgar Square and learned about the characters in London who had the Capitol Vices. Ulrike was engaging, entertaining and thoughtful in her presentation. We love the stories that are not in any guidebooks! Thank you Ulrike!
Krystyna –
Thank you Ulrika. A thoroughly entertaining and informative walk. You obviously know and enjoy your subject. A bonus was your voice was heard even above the noise of a very busy city – a bonus for the hearing impaired.
Rob & Steph Hunter –
Ulrika is an engaging and intelligent storyteller. We had a wonderful history lesson recounting the sins of the past and how they have impacted the present. Fantastic.
Charlie –
This tour was full of fun stories related to the different sins. There was a big focus on Charles II, the merry monarch, who I didn’t know about so I learned a lot. There is so much current activity in Covent Garden, and it was great to learn the history of the area. Ulrike is an engaging storyteller, and has a nice, loud voice so it was not a struggle to hear even though the neighborhood is quite noisy.
Rebekah –
Ulrike’s tour is excellent- bringing a short walk together with the greatest protagonists of the Seven Deafly Sins!
Even on one of London’s wettest days it is captivating!
Thank you
Stephen Nelson –
Excellent experience. Ulrike is that rare thing – a guide who is deeply on top of her subject and yet who gets her information over with wit, pace and energy.
Fur example, many guides would have given us a little potted history of The South Sea Bubble pinched from Wikipedia. Not Ulrike, as her own interests have drawn her to research it at the LSE archives and who includes references to the history of credit, the dotcom bubble and even today’s crypto and SPACs.
Always engaging and fun, the two hours whizzed by. I learned a lot.
Highly recommended.
Stephen
Catherine Nelson –
We loved this tour! Ulrike has created a fantastic walk that combines historical background and colourful characters, all while exploring this beautiful part of London. The depth of Ulrike’s background knowledge, her sense of humour and her enthusiasm for the subjects shone through. Take this tour – you’ll have a great time.
Ashok Merai –
We had a most wonderful time. Ulrike was just wonderful. She spoke clearly and was easy to hear. She was very knowledgeable and funny. I have done many of the walks and this one ranks way up there. I highly recommend it.