Saturday's Walks
We are delighted to now be able to bring you selected walks – indicated below with a green tick.
Greyed out walks with a red cross are temporarily suspended but we hope to bring these back soon! Book to guarantee your place.
10.15 am
Westminster Abbey Tour
Running
Outside the West Front of Westminster Abbey by the Abbey shop.
Guided by Brian or Chris or Mary or Tom
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Carpe diem. No tourists. And photography allowed!
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10.15 am
Thames Sightseeing, Brunel's River Cruise
Running
Embankment underground station, London (river exit) | Map
Guided by Andy W. or Martin or Robert
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NB: From August 4th – August 12th, Embankment Station will be closed. We still meet there. It is a short walk from Charing Cross Station.
“I have been on several London walks but this was simply the best, with a boat ride thrown in and an amazing surprise at the end!”
10.45 am
Notting Hill & Portobello Market
Running
Holland Park underground station, London
Guided by Brian or Richard III or Tom
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“Notting Hill on market morning – curious and colourful, offbeat and yeasty”
10.45 am The Saturday Tour du Jour (Click to expand)
| Date | Walk | Meeting Point | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 October 2021 | 10.45 am |
"Somewhere Else" London
Running
Embankment underground station, London (river exit) | Map |
Embankment underground station, London (river exit) |
| 27 November 2021 | 10.45 am |
Hidden Hackney
Running
Bethnal Green Tube, Museum of Childhood exit | Map |
Bethnal Green Tube, Museum of Childhood exit |
| 22 January 2022 | 10.45 am |
When Horses Ran London
Running
Chalk Farm tube station, London |
Chalk Farm tube station, London |
11 am
Old Camden Town
Running
Camden Town Underground station, London
Guided by Judith
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The London smörgåsbord par excellence…
11 am
Harry Potter Film Locations in the City
Running
Bank underground station, London (exit 3, meet by the Wellington statue) | Map
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“High-beam intensity & goblet-of-fire voice”
11 am
11 am
The Beatles "IN MY LIFE"
Running
Marylebone tube station, London
Guided by Richard P
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NB On August 10th, this walk will start from St. John’s Wood Station Exit at 11am
“A splendid time is guaranteed for all” Toronto Globe and Mail
11 am
2 pm
Disastrous London
Running
Barbican Underground station, London
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Fire, Plague, Bombing, Rebellion, Executions
2 pm
Kensington – Royal Village
Running
High Street Kensington underground station, London (meet by the Wasabi restaurant at the end of the shopping arcade that links the station with the High Street)) | Map
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“nonstop dopamine hits”
2 pm
Old Marylebone
Running
Bond Street underground station, London (Marylebone Lane exit, by Disney Store – north side of Oxford Street)
Guided by Brian or Margaret or Peter G. or Sue
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“London specialises in hiding the best of itself…”
2 pm
Ahoy! The Mayflower Village
Running
Rotherhithe Overground station, London
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“this place still looks like – feels like – what it once was”
2 pm
The Heart of the City
Running
Tower Hill underground station, London (meet by the Tower Hill Tram coffee stand) | Map
Guided by Ann or Chris or Judy or Richard III
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History haunted. Secretive in the extreme.
2 pm
Little Venice – the pursuit of pleasure
Running
Warwick Avenue underground station, London
Guided by Peter G. or Richard III or Shaughan
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“Shaughan was something else with his jokes and songs and obvious knowledge of the area…”
2.30 pm The Saturday Tour du Jour (Click to expand)
| Date | Walk | Meeting Point | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 September 2021 | 2.30 pm |
Agatha Christie's London - The Anniversary Walk
Running
Green Park underground station, London (Green Park exit, by the fountain) | Map |
Green Park underground station, London (Green Park exit, by the fountain) |
| 18 September 2021 | 2.30 pm |
Hidden Hackney
Running
Bethnal Green Tube, Museum of Childhood exit | Map |
Bethnal Green Tube, Museum of Childhood exit |
| 2 October 2021 | 2.30 pm |
Hampstead Garden Suburb & Golders Green
Running
Golders Green tube station, London |
Golders Green tube station, London |
| 2 October 2021 | 2.30 pm |
Spies' & Spycatchers' London
Running
Piccadilly Circus underground station, London (exit 4, Eros exit – between the world-famous Eros statue and the Criterion Restaurant canopy) |
Piccadilly Circus underground station, London (exit 4, Eros exit – between the world-famous Eros statue and the Criterion Restaurant canopy) |
| 23 October 2021 | 2.30 pm |
Wapping Tales
Running
Tower Hill underground station, London (meet by the Tower Hill Tram coffee stand) | Map |
Tower Hill underground station, London (meet by the Tower Hill Tram coffee stand) |
| 30 October 2021 | 2.30 pm |
An America in London: Famous Visitors from Across the Pond
Running
Leicester Square Tube, exit 1 (by Wyndham's Theatre) | Map |
Leicester Square Tube, exit 1 (by Wyndham's Theatre) |
| 6 November 2021 | 2.30 pm |
Spies' & Spycatchers' London
Running
Piccadilly Circus underground station, London (exit 4, Eros exit – between the world-famous Eros statue and the Criterion Restaurant canopy) |
Piccadilly Circus underground station, London (exit 4, Eros exit – between the world-famous Eros statue and the Criterion Restaurant canopy) |
| 8 January 2022 | 2.30 pm |
Mary Wollstonecraft & Mary Shelley in Somers Town
Running
Euston Tube Stop (meet in the ticket hall of Euston Underground Station) | Map |
Euston Tube Stop (meet in the ticket hall of Euston Underground Station) |
2.30 pm
British Museum Tour
Not Running
Russell Square underground station, London
Guided by Gillian or Hilary or Tom
“Whoever travels without a guide needs 200 years for a 2-hour journey” Rumi
3 pm
Jack the Ripper Matinee – 3 pm on Saturdays
Running
Guided by Andy F. or Nick G. or Oliver
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NB Due to Engineering works Tower Hill Station is closed from August 4th to August 12th inclusive. We still meet there. Nearest tube to walk from is Bank.
“In 1888 I was a freak. Today I’m an amateur” — Jack the Ripper
7.30 pm
Ghosts of the Old City
Running
St. Paul's underground station, London (exit 2)
Guided by Adam or Karen or Shaughan
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Spooktakular. “Best Ghost walk in the UK ” – Essential travel
7.30 pm
Jack the Ripper Walking Tour
Running
Tower Hill underground station, London (meet by the Tower Hill Tram coffee stand) | Map
Guided by Adam or Andy or Andy F. or Donald or Molly or Oliver or Shaughan or Stephen
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“In 1888 I was a freak. Today I’m an amateur” — Jack the Ripper
"The specials" - Additional tours on selected Saturday (Click to expand)
| Date | Time | Walk | Meeting Point |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 September 2021 | 7 pm | Virtual Agatha Christie's London - A London Walks Special Anniversary Virtual Tour Running | - |
| 2 October 2021 | 10.30 am |
Docklands
Running
Canary Wharf underground station, London (meet outside the main Jubilee Line exit – NOT the East exit) | Map |
Canary Wharf underground station, London (meet outside the main Jubilee Line exit – NOT the East exit) |
| 2 October 2021 | 2.30 pm |
Horses Past, Horses Present – Horse Power in London Society
Running
Victoria Underground station, London (outside Wilton Road exit, opposite Apollo Victoria Theatre) |
Victoria Underground station, London (outside Wilton Road exit, opposite Apollo Victoria Theatre) |
| 16 October 2021 | 2 pm |
The Kinks in London
Running
East Finchley Underground station |
East Finchley Underground station |
| 16 October 2021 | 2.30 pm |
Whitehall Affray – Statues of Discord
Running
Charing Cross Underground station, exit 5 (front of mainline station) |
Charing Cross Underground station, exit 5 (front of mainline station) |
| 16 October 2021 | 7 pm | Virtual Stand & Deliver! The Outlaws & Highwaymen of Merrie England Running | - |
| 16 October 2021 | 7.15 pm |
"Bond, James Bond" - The London of 007 & Ian Fleming
Running
Marble Arch Underground station, London (exit 2, the Park Lane exit) |
Marble Arch Underground station, London (exit 2, the Park Lane exit) |
| 30 October 2021 | 7 pm | Virtual Harry Potter's London Running | - |
| 6 November 2021 | 5 pm | Virtual The Krays In London Running | - |
| 13 November 2021 | 7.15 pm |
"Bond, James Bond" - The London of 007 & Ian Fleming
Running
Marble Arch Underground station, London (exit 2, the Park Lane exit) |
Marble Arch Underground station, London (exit 2, the Park Lane exit) |
| 20 November 2021 | 7 pm | Virtual Stand & Deliver! The Outlaws & Highwaymen of Merrie England Running | - |
| 4 December 2021 | 7 pm | Virtual Harry Potter's London Running | - |
| 11 December 2021 | 7.15 pm |
"Bond, James Bond" - The London of 007 & Ian Fleming
Running
Marble Arch Underground station, London (exit 2, the Park Lane exit) |
Marble Arch Underground station, London (exit 2, the Park Lane exit) |
| 18 December 2021 | 7 pm | Virtual Weird Tales from Paris Running | - |
| 25 December 2021 | 2 pm | The Christmas Day Charles Dickens London Walk – meet by the Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square Running | |
| 1 January 2022 | 10 am |
Beatlemania! The Walking Tour
Running
Embankment Tube, Villiers Street exit | Map |
Embankment Tube, Villiers Street exit |
| 1 January 2022 | 4 pm | Virtual Beatlemania – The Virtual Tour Running | - |
| 1 January 2022 | 10 pm | Virtual Beatlemania – The Virtual Tour Running | - |
| 8 January 2022 | 5 pm | Virtual An Edinburgh Guidebook – Virtual Tour Running | - |
| 15 January 2022 | 5 pm | Virtual The Krays In London Running | - |