London History Walks by City of London guide Alison Turner are around 90 minutes long, cover about a mile of unchallenging terrain, and always end at an historic pub for those who fancy a post-walk drink and chat. Prices are £12-15 per adult and take place rain or shine, so wear weather-appropriate clothing! Please advise any mobility issues in advance, & for any queries just email

Book Thames Walk

​Vikings, Fishwives, & Frost Fairs:
a Springtime Riverside Walk
​Saturday March 26; 11.00am

A Spring walk along the north bank of the mighty Thames from St Paul's to the Monument. It’s a 90 minute whistle-stop tour of the river’s starring role in London's 2000-year-old story, from the most recent Millennium Bridge to London Bridge & the site of the Roman crossing.  You'll hear the tales behind famous sights like Tower Bridge and Shakespeare’s Globe, and lesser-known ones like Saxon Queenhithe Dock, and St Magnus the Martyr church, mentioned in Eliot’s The Wasteland. We’ll discover where lies the dagger that killed the rebel leader Wat Tyler, the story behind the rhyme ‘London Bridge is falling down’, hear about London's biggest-ever public loo, and discover the strange concoction drunk by revellers at the frost fairs of the mini Ice Age... Meet point: City Info Centre opp St Paul's Cathedral. 

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Book Fleet St Walk

Tales of Fleet Street -
​Wigs, WAGs, & Art Deco 
Easter Monday 18 April; 1115am

Famous as the birthplace of printing and the home of the UK newspaper industry in its 20th Century heyday, Fleet Street’s history is older and richer still. We will explore the tranquil Inns of Court – the medieval crucible of English law and see churches and pubs visited by scribblers including Shakespeare, Dickens, Pepys, and T S Eliot. We’ll see the alleged site of Sweeney Todd’s murderous barber shop, meet the 'Murder Gang' of 1930s crime hacks – and Samuel Johnson’s cat Hodge. We'll admire the Art Deco 'Black Lubyanks’ and the Wren spire that gave us the classic wedding cake​.   

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Troublesome Women: Unruly Nuns, Medieval Alewives & Suffragettes   Saturday 9 April; 11.15am 
                                                             

The City has been male-dominated for 2000 years, from medieval mayors and merchants to pin-striped stockbrokers. Yet over the centuries some ordinary women have beaten the odds to achieve success in public life.                       

Our walk will unearth the hidden stories of influential women from Roman times through the medieval era
– a time of relative freedom – and discover 18th century female triumphs as upmarket retailers and even industrial innovators. We’ll hear about Boudica’s bloody rape revenge, nuns behaving badly, female gladiators, alewives, early feminist heretics, Suffragettes – and Queens of the realm Elizabeth I and Victoria who played critical roles in shaping the financial powerhouse of the Square Mile.

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Troublesome men are of course welcome :D ​

Book TW Walk

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Pocket Parks and Secret Spaces  As summer unfurls, visit the City's most beautiful and tranquil green havens, and discover their fascinating history, which dates back to the Blitz, the Dissolution of the Monasteries, and even to Roman Londinium.

History of pubs and brewing.  Revisiting a popular walk but with different pubs, sights & stories from our longstanding love affair with alcohol.

Or enquire about bespoke walks on particular themes or areas for groups of friends, workmates, and corporate clients - email to find out more.