Wednesday'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.
Afternoon Walks
- Chelsea Odyssey - Riverside Village, Legends & Landmarks, Art, Architecture & Anecdotes
- Beatles Magical Mystery Tour
- Hampstead Village & Heath Walking Tour
- The 2 pm Tour du Jour
- British Museum Tour
- Old London
- Gin Lane: William Hogarth and the Gin Craze
- The 2.30 pm Tour du Jour
- The Tate Modern Highlights Tour
10.15 am
Royal London
Running
St James' Park Tube the Broadway/Westminster Abbey exit opposite the Conrad Hotel
Guided by Anne-Marie or Claire or Delianne or Jan
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10.45 am
Undiscovered London, Butlers Wharf and Shad Thames
Running
Bermondsey underground station, London
Guided by Aaron or Ann or Chris or Isobel
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Four words* that make my blood race: “hasn’t yet been discovered.” *Right up there with hidden places, hidden history
10.45 am The Wednesday Tour du Jour (Click to expand)
| Date | Time | Walk | Meeting Point |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 September 2024 | 10.45 am |
On the scene at the Great Fire of London
Running
Tower Hill Underground Station, London (meet by the Tower Hill Tram coffee stand, just outside the Citizen M Hotel)) |
Tower Hill Underground Station, London (meet by the Tower Hill Tram coffee stand, just outside the Citizen M Hotel)) |
| 9 October 2024 | 10.45 am |
On the scene at the Great Fire of London
Running
Tower Hill Underground Station, London (meet by the Tower Hill Tram coffee stand, just outside the Citizen M Hotel)) |
Tower Hill Underground Station, London (meet by the Tower Hill Tram coffee stand, just outside the Citizen M Hotel)) |
| 4 December 2024 | 10.45 am |
Cat Tails – A Feline Take on London History
Running
Westminster Underground station, London (exit 4, opposite Big Ben) |
Westminster Underground station, London (exit 4, opposite Big Ben) |
| 1 January 2025 | 10.45 am |
The East India Company – Guided by a Distinguished Diplomat
Running
Monument Tube, Fish Street Hill exit | Map |
Monument Tube, Fish Street Hill exit |
11 am
11 am
The Inns of Court
Running
Holborn underground station, London (main exit, debouches onto Kingsway)
Guided by Karen or Molly or Shaughan
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11 am
Little Venice – the pursuit of pleasure
Running
Warwick Avenue underground station, London
Guided by Claire or 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…”
11.30 am
T. S. Eliot – The Waste Land Tour
Running
Blackfriars underground station, London
Guided by Rick Jones
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“in 20 years of London Walks this is the best one I’ve ever been on”
1.45 pm
Chelsea Odyssey - Riverside Village, Legends & Landmarks, Art, Architecture & Anecdotes
Running
Sloane Square tube station, London
Guided by Brian or Claire or Stephanie
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“gnarled old village lanes and byways as clamorous with great names as rooks in a wood”
2 pm
Hampstead Village & Heath Walking Tour
Running
Hampstead Underground station, London
Guided by David or Peter G. or Richard III
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“the jewel in the London Walks crown” The New York Times
2 pm The Wednesday Tour du Jour (Click to expand)
| Date | Time | Walk | Meeting Point |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 September 2024 | 2 pm |
Tudor London – Walking with Matthew Shardlake (and Barak)
Running
Blackfriars Underground Station (by Petit Pret) |
Blackfriars Underground Station (by Petit Pret) |
| 16 October 2024 | 2 pm |
Tudor London – Walking with Matthew Shardlake (and Barak)
Running
Blackfriars Underground Station (by Petit Pret) |
Blackfriars Underground Station (by Petit Pret) |
| 27 November 2024 | 2 pm |
Tudor London – Walking with Matthew Shardlake (and Barak)
Running
Blackfriars Underground Station (by Petit Pret) |
Blackfriars Underground Station (by Petit Pret) |
2 pm
Beatles Magical Mystery Tour
Running
Tottenham Court Road underground station, London (exit 1)
Guided by Richard P
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“Richard Porter’s personal kinship with John, Paul, George and Ringo makes his tours some of the most popular in the city”, USA Today
2.15 pm
British Museum Tour
Running
Russell Square underground station, London
Guided by Brian or Karen or Molly
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2.30 pm
Gin Lane: William Hogarth and the Gin Craze
Running
Leicester Square underground Station, Cranbourn Street (Exit 4)
Guided by Ronnie Haydon
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2.30 pm The Wednesday Tour du Jour (Click to expand)
| Date | Time | Walk | Meeting Point |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 December 2024 | 2.30 pm |
The Sherlock Holmes Christmas Walk
Running
Goodge Street tube station, London |
Goodge Street tube station, London |
2.30 pm
The Tate Modern Highlights Tour
Running
Just inside the entrance to the Turbine Hall.
Guided by Rick Jones
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Guided by arts critic Rick Jones, Secretary of the Critics Circle
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 Andy or Andy F. or Molly or Oliver or Simon or Stephen
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“London Walks tells us why the case matters – unlike sensationalist competitors”
7.30 pm
Ghosts, Gaslight & Guinness
Not Running
Holborn underground station, London (main exit, debouches onto Kingsway)
Guided by Peter G. or Richard III
“Unutterably old, built over a fen of undisclosed horrors, believed to contain occult lines of geometry…”
"The specials" - Additional tours on selected Wednesday (Click to expand)
| Date | Time | Walk | Meeting Point |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 September 2024 | 10.45 am |
On the scene at the Great Fire of London
Running
Tower Hill Underground Station, London (meet by the Tower Hill Tram coffee stand, just outside the Citizen M Hotel)) |
Tower Hill Underground Station, London (meet by the Tower Hill Tram coffee stand, just outside the Citizen M Hotel)) |
| 25 September 2024 | 11 am |
Christopher Wren 300th Anniversary
Running
Monument Tube, Fish Street hill exit | Map |
Monument Tube, Fish Street hill exit |
| 2 October 2024 | 10.45 am |
Cat Tails – A Feline Take on London History
Running
Westminster Underground station, London (exit 4, opposite Big Ben) |
Westminster Underground station, London (exit 4, opposite Big Ben) |
| 2 October 2024 | 7.30 pm |
London At Night Photography Tour
Running
Westminster Underground station, London (exit 4, opposite Big Ben) |
Westminster Underground station, London (exit 4, opposite Big Ben) |
| 9 October 2024 | 10.45 am |
On the scene at the Great Fire of London
Running
Tower Hill Underground Station, London (meet by the Tower Hill Tram coffee stand, just outside the Citizen M Hotel)) |
Tower Hill Underground Station, London (meet by the Tower Hill Tram coffee stand, just outside the Citizen M Hotel)) |
| 16 October 2024 | 11 am |
Christopher Wren 300th Anniversary
Running
Monument Tube, Fish Street hill exit | Map |
Monument Tube, Fish Street hill exit |
| 23 October 2024 | 2 pm |
Matthew Shardlake's Tudor London
Running
Temple Tube | Map |
Temple Tube |
| 23 October 2024 | 7 pm |
London At Night Photography Tour
Running
Westminster Underground station, London (exit 4, opposite Big Ben) |
Westminster Underground station, London (exit 4, opposite Big Ben) |
| 30 October 2024 | 11 am |
Christopher Wren 300th Anniversary
Running
Monument Tube, Fish Street hill exit | Map |
Monument Tube, Fish Street hill exit |
| 20 November 2024 | 2 pm |
Matthew Shardlake's Tudor London
Running
Temple Tube | Map |
Temple Tube |
| 4 December 2024 | 10.45 am |
Cat Tails – A Feline Take on London History
Running
Westminster Underground station, London (exit 4, opposite Big Ben) |
Westminster Underground station, London (exit 4, opposite Big Ben) |
| 18 December 2024 | 2.30 pm |
The Sherlock Holmes Christmas Walk
Running
Goodge Street tube station, London |
Goodge Street tube station, London |
| 25 December 2024 | 11 am |
Christmas Morning, 1660 - Samuel Pepys' London
Running
Trafalgar Square |
Trafalgar Square |
| 25 December 2024 | 2 pm |
The Christmas Day Charles Dickens London Walk
Running
Trafalgar Square |
Trafalgar Square |
| 1 January 2025 | 10.45 am |
The East India Company – Guided by a Distinguished Diplomat
Running
Monument Tube, Fish Street Hill exit | Map |
Monument Tube, Fish Street Hill exit |
| 1 January 2025 | 7 pm | Virtual Ring in the New Year Virtual Tour Running | - |