Guided London Walks
London in 2012.
London is looking forward to hosting the Olympics later in the year, and many trial runs have taken place in preparation for events that will be held outside the Olympic park. As for the park itself, last July I took a conducted tour of the park and was impressed by the splendid buildings that will be part of the Olympic Legacy. The park’s location once had poor transport links, despite its central location, but huge improvements have been made. One route to the park will be by river, which will be a great way to arrive at this stunning venue.
During the Olympics weeks there will be many visitors to London, from both home and abroad. To help make the most of this special time we are providing an extra series guided walks, one every morning from 27th July to 12th August.
Daily Walks during the Olympics: Click on this LINK for more details of these walks.
Come along to the walks and discover the answers to these and other riddles about London...
Royal Secrets & Scandal: Which Queen was barred from her own coronation?
Digging up Roman London: Where did a fortune in Roman gold coins lay hidden for 1800 years?
Along the Thames: Why was London Bridge ‘made for wise men to go over and fools to go under’?
City Heroes & Villains: How did bodysnatchers steal a corpse, without even digging up the coffin?
Discover Legal London: Who was it that ‘wrote like an angel, but spoke like poor poll’?
Secrets & Stories of the Square Mile: Which Oscar winning actress borrowed a name from a heroic Victorian girl?
Follow the Great Fire: Who was it that ‘hath won the hearts of the people with his continual and indefatigable pains day and night in helping to quench the Fire’?
Lanes & Byways of the City: Where will you find Envy, furiously eating her heart out?
Shakespeare’s Bankside: Star of Swashbuckler, Shogun and Drake’s Venture – but who is she?
Martyrs & Markets at Smithfield: What was the Court of Pie Powders, held daily for 2 weeks every August?
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Comments
Andrew is an excellent guide; knowledgeable, friendly and with great sense of humour. I am looking forward to his next walk!
I have had the pleasure of 2 walks with Andrew, Fleet st & Smithfield and have found both enjoyable and very informative. I look forward to my 3rd Bankside.
Andrew is a very interesting, easy and knowledgeable guide. He conducts fascinating tours of places you didn't know and even more fascinating tours to places you thought you did know!
I have been on two now, St Pauls and Legal London. I have worked near both for years and it was facinating to find out more and in both cases see things I have never seen before. Andrew is very knowledgable and has a relaxed and friendly style - I will be going again.
Did the Bankside walk last year and discovered areas of London I didn't know existed! Very interesting and will certainly be doing another walk this year.