Guide on a Train Tales of a tour guide taking a holiday - Interrailing around Europe again – 47 years after her first Interrail trip. It was 1976 – one of the hottest summers in the UK’s history. I was 20, had just done my first year at university and…
Greenwich is famous throughout the world for its long maritime history and for being the home of time. Dominating its river frontage is Cutty Sark, one of the world’s most famous tea clippers, whilst on the hill above Greenwich sits the Royal Observatory where we’ll get to see the Prime…
This two-hour walk (which I've also adapted into a 45-minute talk) tells the story of the many brave women who fought & campaigned fearlessly 100 years ago for the right for women to vote. Weaving through the streets of Pimlico and Westminster (the political and royal heart of London), we’ll…
The British Museum is one of world’s most fascinating museums - inside you’ll find some of the most important treasures of the world. Its remarkable collection spans thousands of years and, in short, tells the epic story of human civilisation. Its size is breathtaking too: there are over 80,000 items…
No area illustrates London’s vibrant cultural mix better than Spitalfields. Centuries of immigration, from French Huguenots and Jewish settlers to Bengali and Somali communities, have shaped this historic East End neighbourhood, giving it a completely unique character. We’ll explore their stories and discover ghosts of the past. There are dark…
The Churchill War Rooms are a chilling reminder of Britain’s darkest days. Beneath the streets of London you can enter the secret bunker used by wartime Prime Minister Winston Churchill and his government during World War 2. For the six years of the war, from this warren of underground rooms,…
The Tower of London is our oldest surviving Royal Castle, having stood watch over London for nearly 1,000 years. It has a dark and blood-soaked history: thousands found themselves imprisoned in the Tower during the reign of the Tudors, a time of huge political and religious turmoil when your faith…
This walk takes you through the pulsing heart of the City of London, one of our most historic quarters yet also a place where the glass skyscrapers are in a race to the sky. The City was founded 2000 years ago by the Romans whose life here can still be…
Westminster Abbey is our Coronation Church and one of Britain’s greatest medieval buildings. For centuries Kings & Queens have walked down its aisle for their date with destiny. It’s witnessed many other major events too, including the 1997 funeral of Princess Diana and the 2011 wedding of her son Prince…
