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Marylebone’s Garden Squares: A Self-Guided Audio Tour
London
About
Marylebone is defined by its spectacular garden squares, each with its own character and history.
On this self-guided audio tour of the elegant London district, you’ll explore the graceful Georgian and Regency architecture that frames these green havens. You’ll also hear fascinating stories about the aristocrats and artists who’ve called these squares home over the centuries.
The tour starts at the Victorian-era Coach Makers’ Arms Pub on Marylebone Lane. You’ll stroll through Manchester Square with its grand mansions, and into Portman Square with its generous gardens.
Along the way, you’ll learn how these squares were developed as speculative ventures by wealthy landowners like William ...
Highlights
From 1 hour and 30 minutes to 2 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 1 hour and 30 minutes to 2 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Lifetime access to this tour in English before your booking date and after it
Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
App for Android and iOS
Flexibility to explore at your own pace with a self-guided GPS tour
Directions to the starting point so that when you’re in the right place, the tour will start
Smartphone and headphones
Personal expenses for admission fees not included during the tour
Food and drink
Transportation
Meeting Points
Departure
The Coach Makers Arms Pub Marylebone
This self-guided audio tour starts in front of the The Coach Makers Arms Pub Marylebone. Before arrival, please install the mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading.
Return
Marylebone Railway Station
This GPS-guided audio tour ends in front of the Marylebone Railway Station.
Important Information
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Marylebone’s Garden Squares: A Self-Guided Audio Tour
London
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About
Marylebone is defined by its spectacular garden squares, each with its own character and history.
On this self-guided audio tour of the elegant London district, you’ll explore the graceful Georgian and Regency architecture that frames these green havens. You’ll also hear fascinating stories about the aristocrats and artists who’ve called these squares home over the centuries.
The tour starts at the Victorian-era Coach Makers’ Arms Pub on Marylebone Lane. You’ll stroll through Manchester Square with its grand mansions, and into Portman Square with its generous gardens.
Along the way, you’ll learn how these squares were developed as speculative ventures by wealthy landowners like William ...
Highlights
From 1 hour and 30 minutes to 2 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 1 hour and 30 minutes to 2 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Lifetime access to this tour in English before your booking date and after it
Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
App for Android and iOS
Flexibility to explore at your own pace with a self-guided GPS tour
Directions to the starting point so that when you’re in the right place, the tour will start
Smartphone and headphones
Personal expenses for admission fees not included during the tour
Food and drink
Transportation
Meeting Points
Departure
The Coach Makers Arms Pub Marylebone
This self-guided audio tour starts in front of the The Coach Makers Arms Pub Marylebone. Before arrival, please install the mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading.
Return
Marylebone Railway Station
This GPS-guided audio tour ends in front of the Marylebone Railway Station.
Itinerary
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The Coach Makers Arms Pub Marylebone
This self-guided audio tour starts at the Victorian-era Coach Makers’ Arms Pub on Marylebone Lane.
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Hinde Street Methodist Church
On this walking tour, you'll pass by and hear about Hinde Street Methodist Church
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Manchester Square
You’ll stroll through Manchester Square with its grand mansions, and into Portman Square with its generous gardens.
4
Blue Plaque: Sir Julius Benedict
On this walking tour, you'll pass by and hear about Blue Plaque: Sir Julius Benedict
5
John Hughlings Jackson Blue Plaque
On this walking tour, you'll pass by and hear about John Hughlings Jackson Blue Plaque
6
Portman Square Garden
You’ll stroll through Manchester Square with its grand mansions, and into Portman Square with its generous gardens. Along the way, you’ll learn how these squares were developed as speculative ventures by wealthy landowners like William Portman, transforming what was once a rural village into one of London’s most desirable residential areas.
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Montagu Square
Learn how Montagu Square attracted famous residents, including author Anthony Trollope, poet Ted Hughes, and The Beatles
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Blue Plaque: John Lennon
You’ll come across embassies, historic churches, and the iconic locations where cultural giants once lived – from W. Somerset Maugham’s townhouse to the basement flat where John Lennon and Yoko Ono created their controversial album cover.
9
Embassy of Sweden
Examine the contrasting architectural styles of the Swedish and Swiss embassies
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William Pitt Byrne memorial fountain
Explore Portman Square’s elegant Georgian architecture and discover the 1887 Hamilton Memorial Drinking Fountain
11
Bryanston Square
Discover Bryanston Court, where Wallis Simpson conducted her scandalous affair with the future Edward VIII
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St Mary's Church, Bryanston Square
Appreciate the magnificent vista of St. Mary’s Church from Wyndham Place
13
Thornbury Castle Hotel & Restaurant
On this walking tour, you'll pass by and hear about Thornbury Castle Hotel & Restaurant
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The Landmark London
On this walking tour, you'll pass by and hear about The Landmark London
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Marylebone Railway Station
he tour ends at Marylebone Railway Station, the newest of London’s major terminals. There, you can admire the elegant Edwardian architecture that once welcomed travelers directly into the grand Landmark London Hotel, with its stunning stained glass window and grand marble staircase.