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SAINTS AND SINNERS

This walking tour covers the Mayfair area, starting at the north end of Park Lane and ending at the south end, on the way weaving round the back streets uncovering the stories of the good, the bad and the .............................

WOMEN OF THE CITY

This unique walking tour around the City of London will not only show you the places where some great women lived and worked but you'll hear some remarkable stories of the many courageous and sometimes brilliant women.  Some of the women you'll hear about will include: Elizabeth Fry, Agatha Christie, Margaret Thatcher, Lady Jane Grey, Elizabeth Garrett Anderson and many other fascinating women.

FLASH, BANG WALLOP - LONDON FILM LOCATION TOUR

The iconic streets and buildings of London have often appeared in newsreels and television dramas.  London is instantly recognisable in many scenes but through the magic of film the city has been transformed into the most unlikely guises.  This tour concentrates on locations which appear in many of our best-loved films, giving you the opportunity to stand on the very spot where film stars themselves once stood.

Some of the films featured on the walking tour include:  Mary Poppins, V for Vendetta, The Queen, Harry Potter & Bridget Jones's Diary.

ST JOHN'S WOOD - THE A to Z tour ... Abbey Road and the famous Zebra crossing

This smart, desirable area of north west London offers some real gems to the intrepid tourist who joins me on this walking tour.  I'll show you the many firsts achieved in the area.  We'll cross the world-famous (and now listed) zebra crossing at Abbey Road, see the former site used for rehearsals of a recreation of a 12th century jousting tournament.  You'll hear stories of an exiled French emperor and his passionate affair.  

 

GHOSTS, GOULS AND GORE

This is a very popular tour which takes you to the blood-curdling days of a bygone era, includes the tales of a Scottish patriot and his horrific death.  The bodysnatchers' pub, the tube station where the travelling public exited on their way to public executions.  The She Wolf of France, the pub where condemned prisoners stopped for "one for the road" last drink before execution,  Deadman's Walk, the Black Dog of Newgate, the site where martyrs were boiled alive.

 

JEWISH LONDON

There have been Jews for centuries living in London - right back to the Middle Ages.  On this walking tour you'll hear their stories and see where they lived and worked.  Their lives covered a wide variety of walks of life, politics, finance, artists, boxers.  Some of the stories include those of Benjamin Disraeli, Nathan Rothschild, Moses Montefiore, Kindertransport, Jacob Epstein.  You can choose a tour of the East End of London or around Hampstead.

 

THE ONLY WAY IS .... CHELSEA

Starting at Sloane Square, we walk through the back streets and squares of Chelsea, along to Tite Street where Oscar Wilde lived and also to see the studios where artists including Whistler, Singer Sergeant, Augustus John and many others lived and worked.
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