Private City & Secrets: Explore London’s Hidden Gems on a Sunday

Join us on a serene Sunday bike tour through London’s quiet streets, uncovering its historical tapestry. Our route takes you to both famous landmarks and hidden corners of the city. Cycle through areas once roamed by pirates in Wapping, alongside the remnants of London’s Roman wall, and over the majestic Tower Bridge. You’ll get a close-up view of St. Paul’s Cathedral and visit locations from the enchanting world of Harry Potter. This tour offers more than just sightseeing; it’s an opportunity to experience the juxtaposition of London’s ancient ruins, historic pubs, and modern architectural feats.

Explore Roupell Street, a fascinating glimpse into 1820s London, with its charming Georgian houses built for the working class. John Roupel reclaimed marshy land and named the streets after his family. Postmen’s confusion led to name changes. The area almost burned down in 1829, prompting fire insurance reminders. Notice plaques on houses – without one, private firefighters would let your house burn. Despite WWII bombings, these streets remain.

Visit The King’s Arms, a Grade II Victorian Pub, offering 10 real ales, including local brews. Once an undertaker’s and magistrates’ court, it now serves top-notch Thai cuisine.

Visit the brigde which was opened 1in 869 by Queen Victoria. It is named after the Dominican Friars who had their monastery at the north end of the bridge. The tops of the support columns are shaped like pulpits in its memory.

The Cockpit pub was the site of monastic houses and Dominican friars had their monastery here. Shakespeare bought the gatehouse and lived here.

St. Paul’s Cathedral, an emblematic London landmark, held Prince Charles and Lady Diana’s wedding and Winston Churchill’s funeral. Wellington and Nelson also lay here. With a rich history dating back to 604 AD, old St. Paul’s was destroyed in the Great Fire of London, 1666. Christopher Wren rebuilt it, symbolising resilience. Despite WWII bombings, St. Paul’s stands tall as an emblem of survival.

Discover the church, whose bells are the most famous in London, where if you are born within the sound of Bow bells, you are true a Cockney Londoner.

Delve into Medieval London, and the town hall of the City of London and hear stories of the weird, archaic traditions, which have been unchanged since middle ages.

Uncover the history of the highest point in the City of London, which has been of importance since Roman Times. Where you will learn about Mansion House (the home of the Lord Mayor of London) and the Bank of England.

Visit the Victorian market, designed by Sir Horace Jones which in Roman times was the location of the Forum and Basilica. Here you’ll uncover the Harry Potter Locations of Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron.

Discover and be immersed in the diverse architecture at the heart of the City of London. See the architectural masterpiece of Richard Roger’s Lloyds of London Skyscraper, surrounded by its neighbours the Cheesegrater and the Gherkin in contrast to St Andrew Undershaft, a pre 1666 fire church, built when Henry VIII was king (1517).

Discover one of the oldest parts of London and see the Roman wall of London, of which part was built by Romans around 200AD.

Visit the mural completed in 1983 in one of London’s most diverse, multicultural areas. It depicts the battle between fascists and protesters in 1936, when the area was a predominantly Jewish area.

Explore one of London’s original docks, in an area that has been regenerated since the 1980s, and learn about the history of what was 100 years ago, the busiest docks in the world.

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Explore the ornamental canal and old tobacco warehouses in the heart of the old London Docks, which have been redeveloped since the 1980s.

Explore the last of London’s Docks to be built in 1825 and the first to close down in the 1960s. The area was the site of the the hospital St Katherine’s by the Tower founded in 1147 by Queen Matilda.

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
• Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
• Minimum alcohol drinking age is 18 years
• Riders must be aged 13 years and over

• Private City & Secrets: Explore London’s Hidden Gems on a Sunday
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• Local guide
• Tweed cap (optional)
• Helmet (optional)
• Hand built British bicycle
• Rain poncho (if required)

• Snacks and drinks

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• This Tour is Provided by Tally Ho Experiences.
• Tour Timezone & Starts at Europe/London.
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