History, Heritage & Hidden London
Discover the people, places and communities that have shaped London, from ancient streets and great churches to migration, markets and the changing neighbourhoods of the City and East End.
Some tours explore the broad sweep of London’s history, while others focus on particular communities, neighbourhoods, buildings or specialist stories.
With sufficient notice, I can also develop a tour around a particular period, community or historical theme, depending on the tme available and the nature of the request. Where a highly specialised subject calls for additional expertise, I may recommend or arrange one of my trusted specialist guiding colleagues so that you receive the best possible experience.
Explore History, Heritage & Hidden London
Whether you want to uncover Jewish London, discover Wren’s City churches, explore atmospheric Smithfield or understand the many communities that have shaped Spitalfields, these tours reveal some of London’s most fascinating stories.
Choose one of the tours below, or combine different themes and areas into a half-day or full-day itinerary shaped around your interests.
Jewish London: From the City to the East End
Discover more than a thousand years of Jewish life in London, from the medieval Jewish community and the Tower of London to Bevis Marks Synagogue, Spitalfields and the East End. Explore stories of faith, migration, trade, fashion and enterprise — and the communities that helped shape the city.
Spitalfields
Explore a neighbourhood shaped by successive waves of migration, from Huguenot silk weavers and Jewish communities to Bangladeshi London and today’s creative East End.
Christopher Wren’s London
Explore the City through the work of Sir Christopher Wren, from St Paul’s Cathedral to some of the remarkable churches rebuilt after the Great Fire.
Historic City of London
Discover the ancient heart of the capital through historic streets, churches, institutions and stories that reveal how the City developed over centuries
Sinister Smithfield
Discover one of London’s oldest and most atmospheric neighbourhoods, with stories of executions, martyrs, medicine, markets and medieval London.
Olympic Park & Modern London
Explore a very different side of London through regeneration, contemporary architecture and the remarkable transformation of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and surrounding East End.
Your London, your way
These ideas can be combined, adapted or developed into a half-day or full-day tour. Tell me what interests you and I’ll suggest an itinerary designed around your time, pace and priorities.