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This English-guided walking tour starts at Trafalgar Square and spends about 1 hour 30 minutes exploring the back streets and narrow alleys of central London, revealing the hidden stories behind places people pass by without noticing. You see a spot once used as a tiny police station, a street linked to Harry Potter, and old gas-lit alleys and atmospheric pubs. Along the way you hear tales of superstition, murder and magic, and seek out one of London's seven noses yourself.
The tour begins at one corner of Trafalgar Square. Your guide gives a brief introduction, but as this is a secret tour, not everything is revealed in advance. For the next 1 hour 30 minutes or so, you walk through back streets and small alleys with your English-speaking guide, discovering places that time seems to have forgotten.
Early in the tour, you visit a small old police station that Londoners walk past every day without realising its historical significance. You then move on to a street connected with J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter, and on the way look at a secretive social club rooted in the unique culture of 18th-century London.
Step away from the main roads to see old gas lamps, signs and door knockers beside a hidden old pub, and feel as though you have gone back to the time of Charles Dickens. You also hear some of London's strangest superstitions and stories of a long-standing ceremony for the King.
Finally, set off to find the Duke of Wellington's nose, known as one of London's seven noses. You can rub one of the mysterious artworks hidden around the city yourself.
Meeting point :
Trafalgar Square (next to the statue of King Charles I)
Trafalgar Sq, London WC2N 5DN, UK
Meeting point information:
Meet at the roundabout just below (south of) Trafalgar Square. The guide stands next to the equestrian statue of King Charles I holding a flag with the local operator's logo, so they are easy to spot.
Trafalgar Sq, London WC2N 5DN, UK