N.B., this walk now meets at St. James’ Park tube, the Broadway / Westminster Abbey Exit, opposite the Conrad hotel (here’s Conrad Confidential, a tasty podcast about the Conrad – yet another reason for going on this walk).
Short read: This is London – the Flash-Bang-Lightning Highlights Tour
Long read: Welcome to London! To the Guards. To Buckingham Palace. To the Abbey and Big Ben. To London in Two Hours. Everything you want to see in the famous heart of London can be seen on foot in two hours. Seen better. Seen up close. Guided better. Fraction of the cost. So why go on a bus tour? Ok, maybe digging deep into your pocket and ho-hum main roads are your thing. Big, straight, obvious, busy roads – maybe they are the strokes for some folks. Then again, maybe not. You don’t “see” the English countryside by taking the motorway through it. Same goes for London. And so we come to the rem acu tetigiste moment: we go where the tourist buses can’t go. So, hey ho and off we go – off to see all the classic sights in the heart of London. Tick ’em off: the Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace, St. James’s Palace, the quintessential Royal Park, classy St. James’s, the Mall, Trafalgar Square, Admiralty Arch, Birdcage Walk, Queen Anne’s Gate, you name it. They’re all here – all the London pearls. On Sundays it’s Steven Sz, Nick G, Aaron, Andy, Caroline or Claire
HELLO LONDON! – THE PRACTICALS
Hello London! takes place every Sunday at 9:30 am. The meeting point is St. James’ Park tube station the Broadway/Westminster Abbey Exit, opposite the Conrad Hotel
LONDON WALKS PRIVATE WALKS
If you can’t make one of the regularly scheduled, just-turn-up, Hello London! it can always be booked as a private tour. If you go private you can have the Hello London! walk – or any other London Walk – on a day and at a time that suits your convenience. We’ll tailor it to your requirements. Ring Fiona 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 gift – be it a birthday or anniversary or Christmas present or whatever. Merchandise schmerchandise (gift wrapped or not) – but giving someone an experience, now that’s special. Memories make us rich.
I did this tour with Jack on Sunday morning, we had an unusually small group (we’ll blame the frosty weather for that one!) and had an AWESOME time! We got closer to watching the changing of the guard than if we had a larger group. This tour was a really fun way to see a whole bunch of classic London sights in a short time!
Rated 5 out of 5
Concepción Delgado –
We took this tour with Citlalli and enjoyed every minute of it. She was fun and engaging and did a lovely presentation of London that our family appreciated. Our teenage kids loved her. She made our day!
Rated 5 out of 5
Elena Succi –
Wir haben eine großartige Führung über Jack the Ripper gehabt. Es war spannend, interessant und sehr gut zu verstehen. Unsere Stadtführerin hat es sehr gut geschafft, die gesamte Aufmerksamkeit zu bekommen, da sie sehr fesselnd, klar und laut reden konnte. Sehr empfehlenswert auch mit Teenagern. Herzlichen Dank!
Rated 5 out of 5
Amanda –
My family joined Claire for this walk on Easer Sunday and it was fantastic! We moved from highlight to highlight in short order. My young daughters were amongst the group and Claire was great about including the kids at each stop and got them positioned to actually be able to see what was going on in heavy crowds. For a brief introduction to major sights around Buckingham Palace this walk was perfect!
Rated 5 out of 5
Delia Kim –
We had Caroline as our guide, and it was lovely. The tour was very interesting, and we got to see many special parts of London. We learned about almost everything in our path, and Caroline was sweet and funny. We saw all three of the guard changes, and we saw so many historical buildings and statues, with lots of new information and stories from Caroline, who was an angel. We saw so many different spots, and this tour is definitely worth your time and money.
Rated 5 out of 5
Devasya –
I was there, she was there, it was Susie Claire! 🙂
Took the “Hello London” tour on a Sunday morning. Super insightful and really exciting, it was a highly engaging tour. 10/10 recommend
Rated 5 out of 5
Emma Rose –
Oh how wonderful this walk was! I had Claire, who’s very knowledgeable and funny and she took such good care of us. We had a gloriously sunny day and talked about the Palace of Westminster, Big Ben, Westminster Abbey, Queen Anne, Buckingham Palace, Clarence House, the guards (we had the Irish guards today), the horse-guards and Trafalgar Square. All absolutely riveting – lots of things I knew as an anglophile but lots of small interesting facts I didn’t know about too. Claire intimidated me a lot at first but she managed to get us through the insane Christmas crowds at Buckingham Palace as if she’d done it all her life and since we had a lot of Americans with us, she made sure to point out a few things to them and explain US/UK differences. Our group was varied, we also had a Northern Irish family who volunteered some interesting things too about the different flags. Claire was so incredibly kind when I had to leave a few minutes before the end to honour a Sunday roast reservation. This was a fantastic tour. Prior to it, I’d taken just one tour with London walks five years ago (about Harry Potter film locations) and it was also terrific. They could charge a lot more, I loved this so much. My only regret is not spending more days in London so I can’t squeeze in another!
Rated 5 out of 5
Emma Rose –
ish guards today), the horse-guards and Trafalgar Square. All absolutely riveting – lots of things I knew as an anglophile but lots of small interesting facts I didn’t know about too. Claire intimidated me a lot at first but she managed to get us through the insane Christmas crowds at Buckingham Palace as if she’d done it all her life and since we had a lot of Americans with us, she made sure to point out a few things to them and explain US/UK differences. Our group was varied, we also had a Northern Irish family who volunteered some interesting things too about the different flags. Claire was so incredibly kind when I had to leave a few minutes before the end to honour a Sunday roast reservation. This was a fantastic tour. Prior to it, I’d taken just one tour with London walks five years ago (about Harry Potter film locations) and it was also terrific. They could charge a lot more, I loved this so much. My only regret is not spending more days in London so I can’t squeeze in another!
Rated 5 out of 5
Carter Smith –
Caroline was amazing! This was a great introduction to the city.
Rated 5 out of 5
Stine –
We were a group of 11 people joining the «Hello London» walk. All of us were very happy with the experience! The guides were engaging and very knowledgeable. We had a great time, and we will definitely use London Walks again next year!
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Rachel Vanzwam –
I did this tour with Jack on Sunday morning, we had an unusually small group (we’ll blame the frosty weather for that one!) and had an AWESOME time! We got closer to watching the changing of the guard than if we had a larger group. This tour was a really fun way to see a whole bunch of classic London sights in a short time!
Concepción Delgado –
We took this tour with Citlalli and enjoyed every minute of it. She was fun and engaging and did a lovely presentation of London that our family appreciated. Our teenage kids loved her. She made our day!
Elena Succi –
Wir haben eine großartige Führung über Jack the Ripper gehabt. Es war spannend, interessant und sehr gut zu verstehen. Unsere Stadtführerin hat es sehr gut geschafft, die gesamte Aufmerksamkeit zu bekommen, da sie sehr fesselnd, klar und laut reden konnte. Sehr empfehlenswert auch mit Teenagern. Herzlichen Dank!
Amanda –
My family joined Claire for this walk on Easer Sunday and it was fantastic! We moved from highlight to highlight in short order. My young daughters were amongst the group and Claire was great about including the kids at each stop and got them positioned to actually be able to see what was going on in heavy crowds. For a brief introduction to major sights around Buckingham Palace this walk was perfect!
Delia Kim –
We had Caroline as our guide, and it was lovely. The tour was very interesting, and we got to see many special parts of London. We learned about almost everything in our path, and Caroline was sweet and funny. We saw all three of the guard changes, and we saw so many historical buildings and statues, with lots of new information and stories from Caroline, who was an angel. We saw so many different spots, and this tour is definitely worth your time and money.
Devasya –
I was there, she was there, it was Susie Claire! 🙂
Took the “Hello London” tour on a Sunday morning. Super insightful and really exciting, it was a highly engaging tour. 10/10 recommend
Emma Rose –
Oh how wonderful this walk was! I had Claire, who’s very knowledgeable and funny and she took such good care of us. We had a gloriously sunny day and talked about the Palace of Westminster, Big Ben, Westminster Abbey, Queen Anne, Buckingham Palace, Clarence House, the guards (we had the Irish guards today), the horse-guards and Trafalgar Square. All absolutely riveting – lots of things I knew as an anglophile but lots of small interesting facts I didn’t know about too. Claire intimidated me a lot at first but she managed to get us through the insane Christmas crowds at Buckingham Palace as if she’d done it all her life and since we had a lot of Americans with us, she made sure to point out a few things to them and explain US/UK differences. Our group was varied, we also had a Northern Irish family who volunteered some interesting things too about the different flags. Claire was so incredibly kind when I had to leave a few minutes before the end to honour a Sunday roast reservation. This was a fantastic tour. Prior to it, I’d taken just one tour with London walks five years ago (about Harry Potter film locations) and it was also terrific. They could charge a lot more, I loved this so much. My only regret is not spending more days in London so I can’t squeeze in another!
Emma Rose –
ish guards today), the horse-guards and Trafalgar Square. All absolutely riveting – lots of things I knew as an anglophile but lots of small interesting facts I didn’t know about too. Claire intimidated me a lot at first but she managed to get us through the insane Christmas crowds at Buckingham Palace as if she’d done it all her life and since we had a lot of Americans with us, she made sure to point out a few things to them and explain US/UK differences. Our group was varied, we also had a Northern Irish family who volunteered some interesting things too about the different flags. Claire was so incredibly kind when I had to leave a few minutes before the end to honour a Sunday roast reservation. This was a fantastic tour. Prior to it, I’d taken just one tour with London walks five years ago (about Harry Potter film locations) and it was also terrific. They could charge a lot more, I loved this so much. My only regret is not spending more days in London so I can’t squeeze in another!
Carter Smith –
Caroline was amazing! This was a great introduction to the city.
Stine –
We were a group of 11 people joining the «Hello London» walk. All of us were very happy with the experience! The guides were engaging and very knowledgeable. We had a great time, and we will definitely use London Walks again next year!