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Highlights of the City of London
Joined 2024
We will visit the City of London and it's historic centre. We'll cover 2000 years of history and some amazing buildings and explore the history, food and drink of the city.
Itinerary
This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!
Meeting Point
40 Trinity Square, England, EC3N 4DJ United Kingdom
- Entrance to Citizen M Hotel, 40 Trinity Square, London EC3N 4DJ Beside Tower Hill Street Tube station
Roman Wall
We visit 2000 year old segments of the Roman wall and an amazing underground museum looking at the base of the wall and its secrets.
London skyscrapers
UBS Horizontal skyscraper, Gherkin, Can of Ham, Walkie Talkie and others - the East side of the city is the home to the highest buildings in the city. One option is to see the city from 60 floors above ground level.
George & Vulture
Dickensian pub - We'll visit a pub featured in Charles Dickens' novel "Pickwick Papers" 30 times. Dickens lived in this pub for a while and it's unchanged since those days 200 years ago. There'll be a chance to eat and drink here if you'd like.
Bank of England
Since 1694 the Bank of England has been a keystone of the global and British economy. We examine the history, architecture and role of the Bank. There's a wonderful museum at the museum which is a visiting option on the tour.
Mansion House
This beautiful mansion is home to the Lord Mayor of London. We'll look at the building and stories associated with it.
Royal Exchange
Since Queen Elizabeth 1st this building has been central to commerce in the city of London. It was the first commercial purpose built building in the city. We'll explore inside and outside. There's a chance of an English cup of tea in its beautiful surroundings for those who are thirsty.
St Mary Le Bow
We will visit this key church at the heart of the city. A church built by the Norman kings after 1066 it was rebuilt by Christopher Wren after the 1666 devasting fire and then again after the World War 2 blitz.
Mithraeum Roman Temple
Beneath the city is the underground Roman temple to the Roman god Mithras. Beautifully preserved and with a museum there's a memorable sound and light show highlighting the features of the temple.
Guildhall
We will visit and see the oldest medieval civic building in Britain. This is home to the City of London corporation and the Lord Mayor's organisation. We'll look at the history and sights of the Guildhall. The beautiful church andart gallery are options at this spot.
Roman Ampitheatre
We will visit the 2000 year old underground Ampitheatre and see amazingly well preserved objects from the days of the Roman city of Londinium.
Ending Point
St Paul's Cathedral
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Inclusions & Exclusions
Walking tour around the city
Extras - drinks, food, any public transport
Tour Important Information
During our walk we will visit these fantastic sites listed on the itinerary.
We can customise the itinerary for any changes please let me know.
Cancellation Policy
- Free cancellation - 8 days prior to meeting time
- 50% Refund - 3 to 7 days prior to meeting time
- No Refund - Within 2 day(s) prior to meeting time
Joined 2024
About Tour Guide Sam J.
Greetings
I'm a third generation Londoner and have been born and bred in the City.
I have been leading many groups through the city. I love exploring together and each tour is different and everybody brings something new to the day. I've appeared on the US TV network NBC "Today" programme and spoken about what's available for visitors in London.
I love to walk round the sights of the city from the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben, Buckingham Place, St Pauls, Bank of England and from Westminster to Whitechapel.
We can run historic pubs, eating tours, historic tours (fire of London, Romans, Christopher Wren), literary tours, Jewish tours, country walks near London and much more.
I can run the tours described here or we can customise tours to meet your exact requirements.
I've written a series of books "City of London guide books" available on Amazon which give a great background to the walks.
I'm a specialist in the art, architecture, sights, eating and drinking places, churches, synagogues, mosques , gardens and history of the City of London and Whitechapel and lead regular walks in the area. I've written books about London's sights, literature and hotels, pubs and restaurants.
I'm a graduate of Literature from Cambridge University and our walks are shot through with the history and characters of the city. I've worked in high tech for 40 years and been involved in the business side of the city.
In short there's never a dull moment, come rain, wind or shine. I look forward to meeting you.
I love to share the highways, byways and alleys of the city. On the walks we explore the key sights of the city, literary, historical background and of course some ancient pubs. Our walks are usually immersive with plenty of chances for everyone to get involved
I am a City of London certified guide and a ITG Green Guide.
Other organisations I work with are Circle Squared and Society of Authors.
I am a graduate of Cambridge University with a literature degree.
$446/ per group
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