Tour Length: 2 hours
Half an hour’s boat journey from central London and closely associated with Greenwich Mean Time and the Royal Observatory and a perfect outing with plenty of museums and palaces to visit. We visit the World Heritage Site where Henry VIII’s favourite palace once stood and that now has three architectural gems – Inigo Jones’s iconic Queen’s […]
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10 years ago – who would have imagined that London would look like this? London has become a wonderful place to look at new, exciting architecture. There is a great sense of dynamism and of a race to have the tallest, most inspiring and luxurious buildings. The way of living is also changing rapidly; in […]
Tour Length: 2 hours
This is a walk in the ever-changing Clerkenwell and Smithfield. An area that has many literary associations with authors like Dickens and Thackeray getting inspirations from the poverty and stink in the Victorian times. All quite gory! We will see totally contrasting areas like meat markets, monasteries, plague pits, wells, trendy design studios, restaurants and […]
Tour Length: 2 hours
This is a walk in the area called Bankside. Here we will see interesting new architecture such as Tate Modern’s Switch House contrasted with the Dickensian atmosphere along the Thames’ backstreet alleys. We will stop for a drink at a 17C former inn off Borough High Street. We will also check out the trendy Bermondsey […]
Tour Length: 1 hour 30 minutes
The East End based Hackney Wick is a vibrant area full of old factories some of them turned into artist studios, small breweries and a fringe theatre. The dilapidated buildings are covered in ever changing street art. During the weekends there are pop-up cafés and bars where you can sit in deckchairs on top of […]
Tour Length: 2 hours
Shoreditch must be one of the most fun and dynamic areas of London. Situated at the edge of the City of London and filled with creative people working in art, design and media, it presents an ever-changing scene full of art galleries, bars, restaurants and shops. You may need a bit of a “helping hand” […]
Tour Length: 2 hours 30 minutes
An architectural walk in the new exciting area emerging around Vauxhall and Nine Elms, just opposite Westminster and Chelsea. We will see Damian Hirst’s luxurious Newport Street Gallery, Terry Farrell’s MI6 building often featured in James Bond films, the new £1 billion American embassy and the iconic Battersea Power Station. It is definitely becoming a “happening place” including […]
Tour Length: 1 hour 45 minutes
The Mayfair and St James’s area is full of history going back to the time when Charles I made St James’s Palace his primary residence and the glamorous court and fashionable people followed him. During the reign of the fun-loving Charles II many exclusive shops were established. Some shops in St James’s Street, such as […]
Tour Length: 1 hour 30 minutes
The Kings Cross area seems to really have come alive. From having been a seedy ‘no-go’ part of London it is now an interesting mix of restored Victorian Gasholders and modern buildings, many with big roof gardens. The Coal Drops Yard was designed by Thomas Heatherwick and consists of two converted 19C coal warehouses that […]