Central London

Private Real History Tours

Our talented, attentive and qualified guides provide a wide variety of private walking tours based on real historic events. 
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Tour Duration

Most are c. 90 mins

Real London History Tours

Private Real History Tours

Want a private London history tour with a personal touch?

Our private walking tours are perfect for individuals, couples, families or groups who want a real London history tour delivered with professionalism and personality.

Your very own qualified London tour guide will tailor your private tour's content on your own level of knowledge and interest. No two tours are ever the same.

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Victorian Covent Garden

Get to know how the Victorians transformed the area of this now world-famous market.

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Wonders of Whitehall

How much do you really know about the palace of Whitehall from Tudors to the Stuarts. 

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City of London

Roman London

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City of London

Medieval London

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Clerkenwell

Georgian London

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Clerkenwell

A Road to Ruin

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Literary London

Oliver Twist

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Royal Greenwich

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City of London

Heretics and Horrors

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City of London

Great Fire of London

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Borough of Camden

Kings Cross

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City of London

Coffee, Cash & Commerce

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Borough of Camden

Hampstead Village

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City of London

Best of Blackfriars

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City of London

River Thames 

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Westminster

Soho Tour

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Southwark and the City

Dragon Walk

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Westminster

Southwark Tour

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7 locations

Smartphone Photography 

Learn how to take great photos with your smartphone on our practical London tours

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Throughout December

Christmas Tours

Our talented, attentive and qualified tour guides provide a wonderful variety of Christmas-themed walking tours in Central London

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Real London History Tours

Private Dark History Tours

Come with us and explore the dark side of London's history. 

When we talk about the past it is often with a sense of nostalgia. We often gloss over the harsh living conditions, poverty and inequalities which most people considered to be their lot in life.

On a private dark history walking tour you will hear of the world in which they lived and died. Public executions and scandals were the norm.  

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Private Photography Tours

Book your very own photographer guide and learn how to take your smartphone photography skills to the next level.

Take away with you a suite of London photographs and new or refined smartphone photography skills. 

Perfect for the hard-to-impress, selfie-obsessed teenager!

You will also receive a Top Ten Tips worksheet to help you continue to develop your smartphone camera skills.

Duration: 90 mins. Android or iPhone welcome.

7 London locations available: Southbank | Barbican | Tower Hill | St Paul's | City Skyscrapers | Greenwich | Brick Lane

Private Tours

Family-Friendly Tours

Get your family out and about in London and make memories that will last a lifetime.

Instagram Workshop

Great Fire of London Tour

Bleeding Hearts and Body Parts

Heretics and Horrors

Wonders of Whitehall

Pokemon Go Tours


Throughout December

Private Christmas Tours

Book your very own private Christmas-themed walking tour in London. 

A Victorian Christmas - From St Paul's to Somerset House. Explore the old streets of the City of London while exploring how the Victorians repackaged Christmas into the main calendar event it is today.

A Christmas Carol - From Monument Station to Bank Station. Get to know Charles DIckens's most famous ghost story. Walk through the narrow streets he was so familiar with and wove into his novella. You even have the chance to meet Scrooge himself!

Instagram Tour - From Somerset House to Covent Garden. Develop your photography skills and instagram know-how as you capture the Christmas magic on the streets of Central London.

Christmas Lights Tour - This is your chance to walk among the glittering streets of London's West End. Get to know the history behind the lights and those who design them today.