Rick Jones' Walks
Rick’s a Blue Badge Guide (and pianist and freelance writer) who for most of his working life was a journalist. He was chief music critic for the Evening Standard for ten years and he remains Secretary of the Critics Circle (founded 1913).
See his walks below.
The City Churches Tour
Friday, 17 January 2025 @ 10.30 am (This walk goes every Friday)
"Fan vaulting, Bow bells, a Mediterranean courtyard, a sermon timer and a mighty organ beneath Christopher Wren's most beautiful dome"
Shakespeare's London
Saturday, 18 January 2025 @ 11.30 am (This walk goes every Saturday)
Shakespeare's commute – to the lascivious pleasing of the lute, from his home to the Globe, meeting his friends and enemies en route....
The Changing of the Guard Tour
Monday, 20 January 2025 @ 10 am (This walk goes every Monday)
"A great walk, loads of interesting facts, an excellent friendly guide with the addition of a great singing voice. Highly recommended" Walker Brian
T. S. Eliot – The Waste Land Tour
Wednesday, 22 January 2025 @ 11.30 am (Click here for more dates)
"in 20 years of London Walks this is the best one I've ever been on"
The Tate Modern Highlights Tour
Wednesday, 22 January 2025 @ 2.30 pm (This walk goes every Wednesday)
Guided by arts critic Rick Jones, Secretary of the Critics Circle
Medical Tour: All Around the University – Firsts & Inventions in the History of Medicine
Thursday, 23 January 2025 @ 2.30 pm (This walk goes every Thursday)
Just a little prick… from Edward Jenner to AstraZeneca
Tours available upon request
We run a ton of private walks. If you to go on any of the walks below, it’s eezy peezy as well. Just give Fiona, Peter, Niamh or Mary a ring on 020 7624 3978 – or email us at [email protected] and we’ll set it up for you and make it happen.