Roman Ruins to Blitz Bombings: A Walking Tour of London's Fiery History
Travel through two thousand years of history, meeting Romans, kings, Charles Dickens, Anne Boleyn's ghost, and Queen Boudica (and hear how she's connected to Harry Potter!)
On our guided walking tour we'll travel across the City of London, the ancient heart of the capital. We'll learn about the City's founding two thousand years ago and where you can still see Roman ruins to this day, its survival through fire and war, the Tower of London's bloody past, the City's oldest pub, and the easiest way to tunnel into the Bank of England's vaults!
The guided walking tour begins outside Tower Hill Station exit, ends near to Blackfriars Station, and will take around two hours. Total distance is about two and a half miles.
Ticket sales will be limited to circa ten attendees, to ensure maximum enjoyment for everybody on the tour.
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Itinerary
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Stop At: Tower of London, London EC3N 4AB England
Europe's oldest surviving royal palace
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: St. Dunstan in the East, St. Dunstan's Hill, London EC3R 5DD England
The gardens of a medieval church destroyed in the Second World War
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: The Monument to the Great Fire of London, Monument St., London EC3R 8AH England
The Monument to the Great Fire of 1666
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: The london stone, 111 Cannon Street, London England
A stone with some amazing legends ascribed to it
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Bank of England Museum, 1 Bartholomew Lane, London EC2N 8AH England
The central bank of the UK
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Guildhall, Gresham Street, London EC2 7HH England
A 15th century hall, home to the Corporation of London
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: St. Paul's Cathedral, St Paul's Churchyard, London EC4M 8AD England
Christopher Wren's seventeenth century cathedral
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: St Bride's Church, Fleet Street, London EC4Y 8AU England
The journalists' church, and supposedly the inspiration for the tiered wedding cake
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese, 145 Fleet St, London EC4A 2BP, UK
One of the City of London's oldest surviving pubs
Duration: 5 minutes
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Additional information
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Most travelers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
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