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  • I like to engage and entertain my guests
  • My walks are a two-way conversation, not a lecture
  • We always have laughs on my Walks
  • A bit of London rain cannot stop me!
  • Come and explore beautiful gardens and ruined churches
  • Come and explore Roman London
  • Come and explore The Beatles' London
  • Come and explore the Commercial and Financial City
  • Come and walk in the path of the Great Fire
  • Come and explore beautiful St James'
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Andrew G.

 

Available Areas

London (Living)

 

Languages

English (Native)

 

Response Time

Less than an hour

 

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About Tour Guide Andrew G.

I am a qualified City of London Guide (2021) and run my own Walking Tour business. I like to do Tours with the kind of visitor who wants to know more than the standard Tour information, and really get to understand the history and development of London. My Tours are focused on a specific subject or area and aim to give you real depth of understanding, not just the "standard tourist story". Among the subjects are Roman London, the Tudor City, Trading and Commerce, Secret Gardens Hidden Churches, the Great Fire and the Beatles. I have a First in Classics from Oxford University and used to work as a stand-up comedian, so I combine rigorous detail and knowledge with an entertaining delivery style!

Important

My scheduled public walks are on Saturday and Sunday mornings so sometimes I cannot make these times

Tours

Hidden History: exploring the layers of London (2.5 hrs)

London
2 hours 30 min

Hundreds of years of fascinating history have occurred within the Square Mile: but you need to know where to look to find the traces and understand the story. The City was uninhabited after the Romans, devastated by the Great Fire and the Blitz and heavily rebuilt by the Victorians, so this can be challenging: this walk aims to guide you through the history and help you put together the pieces and the layers so you understand the full story.

FROM$90/ per person

Secrets of London's St James' quarter (2 hrs)

London
2 hours

St James's is one of the most unspoiled and attractive parts of London. It also contains the senior royal residence (St James's Palace) and the oldest Royal Park. This walk aims not just to have a very enjoyable wander around the handsome square and beautiful streets and alleys, but also to understand why, how and when the area was developed. Why does it remain so posh and "mannish"? What explains its location and character?

FROM$90/ per person

Tudor London: not just Henry VIIIth (2 hrs)

London
2 hours

The "big" Tudor monarchs loom large in the popular imagination: especially Henry (all those wives!) and Elizabeth. The story of London under the Tudors is less well-known but fascinating. Massive population, huge growth in manufacturing and retail, explosion of popular literacy and printing, highly dangerous religious rifts: all fuelled by an enormous giveaway of city property at the Dissolution of the Monasteries. This walk will bring all this to life.

FROM$90/ per person

Secret Gardens and Hidden Churches of London (2 hrs)

London
2 hours

Many of the most interesting sites in the City are somewhat tucked away and often quite small. While the City does not have big parks like those further west (its history means the space was mainly used for trading or churches!) it does have c.250 open and green spaces: many created by the destruction of the Great Fire and the Blitz. They are delightful to find and explore. This walk will take you to a range of historic and beautiful spaces which tell us a lot about the City's history

FROM$90/ per person

Trading Place: Commercial London (2 hrs)

London
2 hours

For nearly 2000 years people have lived and worked in the City, constantly focusing on “doing deals” and making money. This walk aims to bring to life how Londoners have conducted their “dealing” over two millennia, focusing on the most pivotal Roman, Medieval, Early Modern and more recent examples of “doing deals”. Brexit and Covid are providing the next set of challenges: it is interesting to reflect on this past as we think about how the City will adapt and keep “dealing”.

FROM$90/ per person

The Great Fire of London (2 hrs)

London
2 hours

Starting in a bakery in Pudding Lane, the Great Fire of 1666 destroyed two thirds of the City. This walk aims to bring to life how the disaster started and unfolded, how people reacted, how the authorities responded: and as we recover from Covid we will explore some striking parallels about how leaders react and promote their actions and policies.

FROM$90/ per person