London Trip Overview
Cut to AD 43, witness the Romans marching into London through your time machine, the black heritage cab. You’re advised to charge your imagination batteries overnight, to view the special effects with clarity.
History lovers be prepared with your questions, the tour guide is a keen Londoner and historian. Dare to peek into the ‘Dead Man’s Hole’. Enjoy (or endure) the Execution site on Tower Hill and smirk at the origin of that well-used phrase ‘Can I hang with you?’ Old Roman Wall to Roman Amphitheatre, we ensure drama never ceases at the World Heritage Site of The Tower of London.
Get ‘hung, drawn and quartered’ in the tiny little medieval streets from London’s less glamorous past. Drift into the stories of the ‘Great Fire of London’, ‘Braveheart’, Body Snatchers, Gallows of Old Newgate Prison and the World famous Criminal Courts of Justice – The Old Bailey…we’ll keep ‘em coming. Till you’re ready to join the history club like the rest of us.
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Duration: 3 hours
Starts: London, United Kingdom
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting London, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
Cut to AD 43, witness the Romans marching into London through your time machine, the black heritage cab. You’re advised to charge your imagination batteries overnight, to view the special effects with clarity.
History lovers be prepared with your questions, the tour guide is a keen Londoner and historian. Dare to peek into the ‘Dead Man’s Hole’. Enjoy (or endure) the Execution site on Tower Hill and smirk at the origin of that well-used phrase ‘Can I hang with you?’ Old Roman Wall to Roman Amphitheatre, we ensure drama never ceases at the World Heritage Site of The Tower of London.
Get ‘hung, drawn and quartered’ in the tiny little medieval streets from London’s less glamorous past. Drift into the stories of the ‘Great Fire of London’, ‘Braveheart’, Body Snatchers, Gallows of Old Newgate Prison and the World famous Criminal Courts of Justice – The Old Bailey…we’ll keep ‘em coming. Till you’re ready to join the history club like the rest of us.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Guildhall Art Gallery, Guildhall Yard, London EC2V 5AE England
We take you right back in time to visit the old Roman Wall and this trip includes a special visit to the Roman Amphitheatre at the Guildhall Art Gallery – where you will also view the City Corporation’s Magna Carta, a document which is 800 years old!
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Tower of London, St Katharine’s & Wapping, London EC3N 4AB England
The Tower of London is a ‘World Heritage Site’, and while you are there on the cobblestone streets that surround this great castle, we shall introduce you to ‘Dead Man’s Hole’ – this Tour is not for the squeamish!
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Tower Hill, London EC3N 4DJ, UK
You will get to enjoy (or endure) the Execution site on Tower Hill, where your Guide will explain the real origins of that well-used phrase ‘Can I hang with you?’
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: St. Paul’s Cathedral, St Paul’s Churchyard, London EC4M 8AD England
Once you have been ‘hung, drawn and quartered’ on this trip down London’s less glamorous past – another highlight will include the story of the ‘Great Fire of London’ and a chance to view many of Sir Christopher Wren’s architectural gems, including his masterpiece St. Paul’s Cathedral which replaced old the Gothic place worship which was destroyed in that conflagration.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Old Bailey, London EC4M 7EH England
Site of the Gallows of Old Newgate Prison.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Guildhall, Gresham Street, London EC2 7HH England
A Medieval Great Hall – a great survivor despite the Blitz in World War Two.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Guildhall Art Gallery, Guildhall Yard, London EC2V 5AE England
Roman London is still visible here in the basement of this world class Art Gallery.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Westminster Abbey, 20 Dean’s Yard Broad Sanctuary, London SW1P 3PA England
Place of worship for 1,000 years – and site of royal coronations and burial place of British monarchs.
Duration: 10 minutes
Pass By: Palace of Westminster, London SW1A 0AA England
Westminster’s 11th century Great Hall has been the scene of notorious trials of traitors.
Stop At: Lambeth Palace Road, London SE1 7JU England
Tudor Palace nestled on the south bank of the River Thames.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: St. James’s Palace, Marlborough Rd, St. James’s, London SW1A 1BS England
King Henry VIII’s Tudor Palace – 500 years old.
Duration: 10 minutes
Pass By: Fleet Street, Fleet St, London EC4A England
One of the oldest thoroughfares in London.
Stop At: The Charterhouse Charterhouse Square, London EC1M 6AN England
Living the nation’s history since 1348 – a former monastery in the heart of the City of London.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: 40 Charterhouse Square, London EC1M 6EA England
Former plague pit for victims of the Black Death.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Smithfield Market, 225 London Central Markets, London EC1A 9LH England
Notorious place of execution of Sir William Wallace (‘Braveheart’) in the movie starring Mel Gibson – the story of a 13th century Scottish warrior freedom fighter.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Church of St. Bartholomew the Great, West Smithfield, London EC1A 9DS England
Truly majestic medieval survivor hidden away in secret London.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Holy Sepulchre Church, Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2DQ, UK
‘For whom the bell tolls’ refers to this infamous old place of worship – and the old graveyard was frequented by the body snatchers!
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: The Prospect of Whitby, 57 Wapping Wall, London E1W 3SH England
This old pub has been around since Tudor times – and even has a hanging noose on the river’s edge!
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Saint Bartholomew’s Hospital Museum, Giltspur Street West Smithfield, London EC1A 7BE England
Oldest hospital in London has been around since the 11th century.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Cooper’s Row, London, UK
Visit the best remaining section of the old Roman Wall – built nearly 2,000 years ago.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: St. Mary-le-Bow, Cheapside, London EC2 England
Place of worship since Norman times sitting on a street once the route of monarchs.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Pickfords Wharf, London SE1, UK
Remains of Old Winchester Palace – one of the largest and most important buildings in medieval London.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Clink Street, Clink St, London SE1, UK
Site of the notorious and infamous Clink Prison – former residence of the Mad the Bad the Sad.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Southwark Cathedral, 1 London Bridge Montague Close, London SE1 9DA England
Place of worship since the 7th century – with some stunning interior architecture.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: All Hallows By The Tower, Byward Street, London EC3R 5BJ England
The oldest surviving church in London – miraculously surviving the Great Fire of London and the Blitz of World War Two.
Duration: 10 minutes
Pass By: St. James’s Park, Horse Guards Road The Storeyard, London SW1A 2BJ England
Former hunting ground of King Henry VIII.
