Greater London Trip Overview
A private walking tour through some of the most exclusive districts in London which has been home to some of the most famous and infamous figures in the world.
Well away from the crowds we’ll explore secret alleys, green-leafed squares, haunted pubs, beautiful streets and gorgeous homes, churches, boutique shops and genteel neighbourhoods that the rich call home.
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Duration: 3 hours
Starts: Greater London, United Kingdom
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Greater London, England, United Kingdom
A private walking tour through some of the most exclusive districts in London which has been home to some of the most famous and infamous figures in the world.
Well away from the crowds we’ll explore secret alleys, green-leafed squares, haunted pubs, beautiful streets and gorgeous homes, churches, boutique shops and genteel neighbourhoods that the rich call home.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Marble Arch, Park Lane, London W1H 7EJ England
At the junction of the famous Oxford Street and the A5 Edgware Road is the triumphal Marble Arch. Nearby is where the infamous Tyburn Tree exception point was located as well as the much less grim Speakers Corner.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Mercato Metropolitano (Mayfair), St Mark’s, North Audley Street, London W1K 6ZA England
A beautiful old church that’s now hosts a selection of upmarket eateries. Nearby we will see homes related to The Beatles and other figures.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: The Beaumont, 8 Balderton St, Brown Hart Gardens, London W1K 6TF, UK
A quality hotel that was built for very different reasons.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Brown Hart Gardens, Duke St, London W1K 6TD England
Quirky public gardens with an interesting history and just as quirky rules.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Grosvenor Square, Mayfair Apartments 9 Charles Street Mayfair Apartments, London W1J 5DL England
One of the great garden squares of Mayfair and London, until recently home of the American embassy and the site of several American memorials.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Gordon Ramsay Bar & Grill, 10-13 Grosvenor Square, London W1K 6JP, UK
Restaurant of famed foul-mouthed London chef!
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Claridge’s, Brook St, London W1K 4HR, UK
One of the finest hotels in the world and we’ll hear a very Churchillian story about a royal birth here.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Handel & Hendrix in London, 25 Brook Street Mayfair, London W1K 4HB England
Musical legends separated by a couple of centuries but just one dividing walls. Ironically their homes are right next door to each other in this classy part of London.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Lancashire Court, Lancashire Ct, London W1K, UK
Hidden courtyards and alleys of high-end restaurants and boutique shops.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Mount Street Gardens, Mount St Mayfair, London W1K 2TH England
Secluded green gardens that were once a working cemetery.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Jesuit Church of The Immaculate Conception Farm Street, 114 Mount Street Mayfair, London W1K 3AH England
A hidden jewel of Mayfair, One of the most gorgeous churches you will ever see and one that looks much older inside than its 19th century building indicates.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: The Coach & Horses, 29 Greek Street Soho, London W1D 5DH England
A pub with a very haunted story to tell and just a few yards away from where the Queen was born and Banksy artwork… what more could drinkers want?
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: The Punch Bowl, 41 Farm Street, London W1J 5RR England
A local pub that was once owned by Madonna and Guy Ritchie with regulars including Prince William and Leonardo DiCaprio.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Berkeley Square Gardens, London W1J 5AR England
A beautiful square with the oldest Plain trees in London, surrounded by antique shops, luxury car showrooms and all sorts of interesting places.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Clermont Club, 44 Berkeley Square, London W1J 5AR England
Once the haunt of the criminal underworld and glitzy Clermont Set and with connections to the infamous Lord Lucan. Since 2020 it has been a remodelled casino and right next door to Annabel’s perhaps the most exclusive Price Members Club in London.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: New Bond Street, New Bond St, London, UK
One of the exclusive shopping destinations in London and home to many exclusive brands.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Churchill And Roosevelt Allies Sculpture, New Bond Street, London W1S 4JU England
Your chance to have your photo taken between Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill and President Roosevelt.
Duration: 5 minutes
Pass By: Princes Arcade, 36/40 Jermyn Street Green Park, London SW1Y 6DN England
A beautiful old Georgian Shopping Arcade.
Stop At: Rocco Forte Spas at Brown’s Hotel, 33 Albemarle Street Mayfair, London W1S 4BP England
A hotel famed for its Presidential visits and important role in the history of telecommunications.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Royal Institution of Great Britain, 21 Albemarle Street Mayfair, London W1S 4BS England
Literally a British Christmas institution and home to many important inventions and discoveries.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: The Lansdowne Club, 9 Fitzmaurice Pl, London W1J 5JD, UK
On the corner of the historic and fashionable Curzon Street was the home of Harry Selfridge who created the world-renowned Selfridges Department Store on Oxford Street,
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Mayfair, London England
Mayfair is now an opulent district of London but it actually started off as a fair… in May until things all got out of hand as these things do!
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Shepherd Market, London W1J 7QU England
Whilst much of Mayfair is rather grandiose, this corner is very atmospheric and historic with narrow streets and old pubs and restaurants.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Apsley House 149 Piccadilly Hyde Park Corner, London W1J 7NT England
The one-time home of the victorious Duke of Wellington and with a street address of Number 1 London, you know it has to be a bit special.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Wellington Arch, 1 Apsley Way Piccadilly, Hyde Park Corner Roundabout, London W2 2UH England
There are all manner statues and memorials here but the one that always catches the eye is the Wellington Arch.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Belgravia, Belgravia, London, England
We leave Mayfair behind us and enter luxurious Belgravia, all owned by possibly the richest landlord in the world… the Duke of Westminster.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: The Grenadier, 18 Wilton Row, London SW1X 7NR England
Said to be one of the most haunted pubs in London with the original Go-Fund-Me scheme to save a poor ghost.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Belgrave Square Garden, Belgrave Square, London SW1X England
When many people think of London, they imagine the streets around Belgrave Square. Home to dozens of foreign embassies and the backdrop to many a film and tv show. We’ll visit the homes of Emperors and writers along the way and see the spot of perhaps the most infamous British murder of the 20th Century involving the illusive Lord Lucan.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Horse & Groom, 7 Groom Place Belgravia, London SW1X 7BA England
A lovely quaint old pub hidden away from passersby and just round the corner to a tragic moment in Beatles history.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: St Michael’s Church, Chester Square, London SW1W 9EF, UK
The centre of the Chester Square area and we will also visit the home of Mary Shelley and the Iron Lady herself, Lady Margaret Thatcher as well as the Londons one-time quietest police station!
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Elizabeth Street, Elizabeth St, London SW1W, UK
Another of those fashionable London districts but this one seemingly off the route of most tourists which is just how we like it!
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Victoria, London SW1, UK
One last district of London, overshadowed by its famous train and coach stations.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Ebury Street, Ebury St, London SW1W, UK
Having all ready passed the street of the former homes of Sir Sean Connery and Sir Roger Moore we will see the home of Sir Ian Fleming who created 007 James Bond.
Duration: 5 minutes
