Londinium’s Footprint: Explore London’s Roman wall on this audio walking tour

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Roam in the footsteps of the ancients…and the medieval, and the Victorians, and pretty much all of London’s inhabitants throughout history. Become a part of Londinium’s tradition.

This tour has you walking the literal path where the Romans established London’s boundary two thousand years ago. The wall that surrounded that ancient city stood for a millennium, affecting decisions and development right up to today.

You don’t have to be a history geek to get excited about the lives of people in the past. It’s so easy to get pulled into the adventures of soldiers, kings and commoners alike. During this walk, you will view the fortifications that the Romans first built, and that the Normans used as their foundations. You’ll step right up to the walls that the English royalty relied on for centuries to protect and defend their power base. You’ll touch the very stones that fortified the city of London throughout time.

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Duration: 60 to 120 minutes
Starts: Greater London, United Kingdom
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours



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Roam in the footsteps of the ancients…and the medieval, and the Victorians, and pretty much all of London’s inhabitants throughout history. Become a part of Londinium’s tradition.

This tour has you walking the literal path where the Romans established London’s boundary two thousand years ago. The wall that surrounded that ancient city stood for a millennium, affecting decisions and development right up to today.

You don’t have to be a history geek to get excited about the lives of people in the past. It’s so easy to get pulled into the adventures of soldiers, kings and commoners alike. During this walk, you will view the fortifications that the Romans first built, and that the Normans used as their foundations. You’ll step right up to the walls that the English royalty relied on for centuries to protect and defend their power base. You’ll touch the very stones that fortified the city of London throughout time.

Itinerary
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Pass By: Tower of London, St Katharine’s & Wapping, London EC3N 4AB England

The tour starts outside the infamous castle, prison and current home of the Crown Jewels

Pass By: Statue of Trajan, St Katharine’s & Wapping 35 Tower Hill, London EC3N 4DR England

See how a WW1 hero has honored an ancient Emperor

Pass By: Grange City Hotel, London EC3N, UK

The tour takes you through the garage of the hotel to view the roman wall at the back.

Pass By: St Botolph’s Aldgate, Aldgate High Street, London EC3N 1AB England

In ancient times it was the guardian of the city gates. Nowadays it’s shaded gardens offer a different kind of respite for wanderers

Pass By: Church of St. Botolph without Bishopsgate, Aldgate High Street, London EC3N 1AB England

Site of a church since medieval times, a survivor of the WW2 Blitz and a 1990’s IRA bombing

Pass By: All Hallows By The Tower, Byward Street, London EC3R 5BJ England

Final resting spot of many executed upon the hill, contains small museum amongst the roman ruins in the crypt

Pass By: St Alphage Garden with ruins of St Alphage Church, London Wall Place, London EC2Y 5AU England

Beautiful garden amongst the ruins of a church that were built within the ruins of the city’s ancient wall

Pass By: Museum of London, 150 London Wall, London EC2Y 5HN England

The tour ends at the Museum of London where you’ll find an eclectic collection of artefacts exclusively from within the Square Mile



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