London Hidden Gardens & Historic Sites 2-Hour Walking Tour

Follow the paths most tourists miss
and walk through London's hidden history

Instead of double-decker buses and long queues, this walking tour of about 2 hours follows London's little-known stories, from quiet gardens to the streets that shaped an empire. With an English-speaking guide in a small group, you'll visit seven historic sites in the City of London and the South Bank.

Walk around Postman's Park and St Paul's Cathedral

Starting near St Paul's Cathedral, you'll head to Postman's Park, a quiet garden with the Memorial to Heroic Self-Sacrifice honouring ordinary Londoners who died saving others. Next, you'll pass Christ Church Greyfriars, a church destroyed by bombing and now a peaceful garden.

Hear stories of the Great Fire of London and admire the exterior of St Paul's Cathedral, designed by Sir Christopher Wren.

Cross the Thames to the South Bank and the Globe

After crossing the Thames, you'll arrive at Shakespeare's Globe and the South Bank, once a rowdy Elizabethan entertainment district. Your guide will point out traces of London's old shoreline, the Oxo Tower and Cleopatra's Needle.

Pass through Temple and finish at Charing Cross

Pass through Temple, the legal district where royal intrigue unfolded for centuries, and finish the tour at Charing Cross, London's official centre and the point from which distances are measured.

※ This tour does not go inside the sights; you'll see them from the outside while hearing their stories.