There isn’t another tour that is quite like this one where we will visit some of the most historic yet less visited sites in London. This walking tour takes places entirely along and around the South Bank of the River Thames which has two thousand years of rich if sometimes less glamerous history which makes for a fascinating tour that opens the door on this less visited part of London.
From theatres to churches and cathedrals. Palaces to prisons, hangings and slums. Voyagers of discover to engineering marvels. Markets, smugglers and bodysnatchers to the birthplace of America.
Points forts
3 heures
Proposé en Anglais
Annulation gratuite
Billet mobile
3 heures
Proposé en Anglais
Annulation gratuite
Billet mobile
Ce qui est inclus
Guide local
VISITE PRIVÉE
Guide professionnel
Prise en charge et retour à l'hôtel (si l'option est sélectionnée)
Transport vers/depuis les attractions
Points de rendez-vous
Départ
Mansion House
The tour starts from just outside Mansion House Tube Station.
Retour
The Mayflower Pub
Why not stay on after the tour and have a drink or meal at The Mayflower Pub?
Informations importantes
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Accessible aux fauteuils roulants
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Les nourrissons et les jeunes enfants peuvent voyager dans une poussette ou un landau
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Animaux d'assistance autorisés
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Des options de transport en commun sont disponibles à proximité
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Les options de transport sont accessibles aux fauteuils roulants
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Toutes les zones et surfaces sont accessibles aux fauteuils roulants
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Les voyageurs doivent avoir au moins un niveau modéré de forme physique
Politique d'annulation
Pour un remboursement complet, annulez au moins 24 heures avant l'heure de départ prévue.
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Pour un remboursement complet, vous devez annuler au moins 24 heures avant l'heure de début de l'expérience.
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Les délais limites sont basés sur l'heure locale de l'expérience.
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Si vous annulez moins de 24 heures avant l'heure de début de l'expérience, le montant que vous avez payé ne sera pas remboursé.
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Cette expérience nécessite un nombre minimum de voyageurs. Si elle est annulée parce que le minimum n'est pas atteint, on vous proposera une autre date/expérience ou un remboursement intégral.
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Toute modification effectuée moins de 24 heures avant l'heure de début de l'expérience ne sera pas acceptée.
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There isn’t another tour that is quite like this one where we will visit some of the most historic yet less visited sites in London. This walking tour takes places entirely along and around the South Bank of the River Thames which has two thousand years of rich if sometimes less glamerous history which makes for a fascinating tour that opens the door on this less visited part of London.
From theatres to churches and cathedrals. Palaces to prisons, hangings and slums. Voyagers of discover to engineering marvels. Markets, smugglers and bodysnatchers to the birthplace of America.
Points forts
3 heures
Proposé en Anglais
Annulation gratuite
Billet mobile
3 heures
Proposé en Anglais
Annulation gratuite
Billet mobile
Ce qui est inclus
Guide local
VISITE PRIVÉE
Guide professionnel
Prise en charge et retour à l'hôtel (si l'option est sélectionnée)
Transport vers/depuis les attractions
Points de rendez-vous
Départ
Mansion House
The tour starts from just outside Mansion House Tube Station.
Retour
The Mayflower Pub
Why not stay on after the tour and have a drink or meal at The Mayflower Pub?
Itinéraire
1
Pont du Millénaire
The newest bridge in London, connecting St Pauls Cathedral and the Tate Modern, the largest Modern Art gallery in the world. You ight recognise the bridge from Harry Potter and other shows.
5 minutes
2
Tate Modern
The worlds biggest Modern Art Gallery, housed in an old power station. Many of the places we will pass have been converted into new use!
0 minute
3
Palais de Winchester
See the ruins of the once magnificent palace that miraculously survived centuries of industry and WW2.
5 minutes
4
Le musée de la prison de Clink
We'll visit the eerie and atmospheric site of what may have been the most horrendous prison in Britain if not the world. You don't have to use too much imagination to see how it must have been even though the area now is extremely fashionable.
5 minutes
5
Biche dorée
A replica of the famous ship of exploration, giving an insight to what these parts used to be like.
5 minutes
6
Cimetière Crossbones et jardin du souvenir
We will visit the resting place of thousands of plague victims, criminals and 'fallen' women who were buried unceremoniously here and learn of the dreadful poverty that so inspired social reform and the writings of Charles Dickens
10 minutes
7
Mur sud de la prison de Marshalsea
Visit the small park that was once the location of a dreaded Debtors prison where Charles Dickens family was incarcerated.
10 minutes
8
Le George
See the only remaining Galleried Tavern in London, the haunt of many a famous writing. The yard in front is where the pilgrims assembled in the Canterbury Tales.
5 minutes
9
Cathédrale de Southwark
Now part of London, Southwark was once and still is its own city and here is its beautiful and often overlook Cathedral.
5 minutes
10
Marché de l'arrondissement
The site of the world famous food market with food from around the world. There has been a market here of some sorts for at least 1,000 years and possibly since Roman times.
10 minutes
11
Pont de Londres
The world famous London Bridge, find out why it is here at all and learn about the awful things that used to happen here.
5 minutes
12
Hay's Galleria
Once the worlds first covered dockyard, now a place of leisure and good-eating.
5 minutes
13
HMS Belfast
See the old WW2 Royal Navy Cruiser, now berthed up as a tourist attraction.
5 minutes
14
l'hôtel de ville
The home of the Mayor of London and the London Assembly. You'll see why it has the nick name of the Armadillo.
5 minutes
15
Tour de Londres
From the outside, we will see the old Tower of London, sat right next to the Thames.
0 minute
16
The Scoop
One of Londons very modern outdoor theatres.
5 minutes
17
Tower Bridge
We will walk under the famous hydraulic lifting bridge, an icon of London.
5 minutes
18
Shad Thames
Explore the streets and creeks of what was once the Venice of Drains and the site of murders and executions and all things Charles Dickens.
10 minutes
19
Edward III's Manor House
Centuries ago this was all swamp land and Kind Edward III built a hunting lodge here, the remains of which were relatively recently unearthed.
10 minutes
20
The Angel
This old pub was a smugglers den and reaches out over the Thames where the trap doors can still be seen. Captain Cook set sail from here on his Voyages of Discovery whilst the Hanging Judge use to sit nearby to watch his sentences be carried out.
5 minutes
21
St Mary's Church, Rotherhithe
This beautiful old church in what was once the village of Rotherhithe has a monument to the Pilgrim Fathers. The 'Captain' of the Mayflower is buried here and the ship was beached up on the Thames behind.
5 minutes
22
The Mayflower Pub
Visit the famous old pub from where the crew of the Mayflower ship departed for the new world. Perhaps return here after the tour to have a great drink or pub meal.
5 minutes
23
The Brunel Museum at Rotherhithe
The famed Victorian Engineer Brunel built the very first under water tunnel here... the trains still use it today. At one point it could take days if not weeks for ships to dock on the Thames and this was hoped to be part of the solution.
5 minutes
24
The Watchhouse Café
This funky organic cafe is a great place to drink or grab a cheeky snack. It was once though a Watch House where dead bodies washed up on beaches of Rotherhithe were brought to protect them from thieves and body snatchers until the authorities arrived.
5 minutes
25
Rotherhithe Picture Research Gallery
In this old industrial building amongst the warehouses is now a jewel of cinema and heritage costuming as well as having a lovely old cafe. Many period costumes are made here for television and movies and the reference library is full of photos of how this part of London used to look.