Walking Tour around Spitalfields in the East End of London

London, Scotland
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Join us on a walking tour of sightseeing and storytelling, devised by London's leading blogger and guided by a member of the local community in Spitalfields.

Ramble through two thousand years of culture in the heart of London and encounter some of the people and places that make this ancient neighbourhood distinctive.

Discover Spitalfields’ rich and diverse history of resourcefulness driven by successive waves of migration from across the world - Huguenots, Jews, Irish and Bengalis among many others - telling the story of how modern Britain was created.

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Itinerary
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Pass By: Christ Church Spitalfields, Christ Church Commercial Street Spitalfields, London E1 6LY England

Nicholas Hawksmoor's masterpiece of English Baroque

Pass By: Soup Kitchen for the Jewish Poor, Brune Street, London E1 7NE England

We meet people whose lives were bound up with with this institution to minster to the needs of Jewish immigrants who came from East Europe, the area now known as the Ukraine

Pass By: Old Spitalfields Market, 16 Horner Square, London E1 6EW England

We learn the story of this ancient market

Pass By: Charnel House, Bishops Square Spitalfields, London England

We reveal the purpose of this astonishing medieval survival

Pass By: Spital Square, London, UK

We visit the site of the Priory of St Mary Spital

Pass By: The Old Truman Brewery, 91 Brick Lane, London E1 6QL England

We tell the story of the brewery through the lives of two women who worked there

Pass By: Brick Lane Market, 91 Brick Lane, London E1 6QL England

We tell the story of this famous thoroughfare and the ongoing controversy over its future

Pass By: Brick Lane Jamme Masjid, 59 Brick Lane, London E1 6QL England

We reveal the history of this building which is emblematic of the history of Spitalfields - a Huguenot Chapel that became a Synagogue that became a Mosque

Pass By: Fournier Street, London E1 6QE England

We tell the story behind these fine eighteenth century houses

Pass By: Puma Court, Puma Ct, London E1, UK

We visit the herb garden of the 17th century herbalist, Nicholas Culpeper

Stop At: Townhouse, 5 Fournier St, London E1 6QE, UK

We put our feet up in a 18th century drawing room, overlooking Christ Church Spitalfields, at the end of our tour and enjoy tea and cakes baked to a recipe of 1720

Duration: 30 minutes

Inclusions

  • Coffee and/or Tea - Tea and cakes baked to a 1720 recipe served in a 300 year old house
  • Entry/Admission - Townhouse

Additional information

  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Near public transportation
  • No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
  • Most travelers can participate
  • Not recommended for travelers who cannot stand and walk for two hours
  • Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
  • Social distancing enforced throughout experience
  • Guides required to regularly wash hands
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 5 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking

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