Items | Secret Gardens of the City of London Private Tour
Secret Gardens of the City of London Private Tour
(40) Reviews
Paternoster Square
Important Information
•
Wheelchair accessible
•
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
•
Service animals allowed
•
Public transportation options are available nearby
•
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
•
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
•
Dress code is smart casual
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
•
For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
•
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
•
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
•
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.
•
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Become our Lokal Curator
Are you ready to turn your hobbies into a business?
This private walking tour takes us to many hidden, silent, sacred and secret gardens and ruins in the City of London. Even Londoners don't know about most of these sites and that is why they are such wonderful and historic places. Beautiful old gothic church yard gardens, each a peaceful, historic oasis in busy London.
Secret Gardens of the City of London is also a #1 ranking travel book and has been the travel feature in the Independent Newspaper.
Highlights
3 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
3 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Local guide
Private tour
Professional guide
Tour escort/host
Hotel pickup
Transportation to/from attractions
Meeting Points
Departure
Caffè Nero
The tour starts just outside Caffe Nero outside St Pauls Underground Station
Return
Itinerary
1
St. Paul's Cathedral
The tour starts under the majestic gaze of one of the most beautiful buildings in the world.
5 minutes
2
Saint Paul's Churchyard
Explore the beautiful landscaped gardens of St Pauls Cathedral.
10 minutes
3
Festival Gardens
Delightfully colourful gardens with an incredible backdrop.
5 minutes
4
Reflection Garden
This beautiful garden was redeveloped during Covid and features a water feature and view not to be missed.
5 minutes
5
Distaff Lane Garden
Beautiful shady garden, a haven for silver birch with a cooling water feature at the rear amongst other things.
5 minutes
6
Cleary Garden
Beautiful gardens with an Italian inspiration due to the Roman ruins that lay beneath.
5 minutes
7
Whittington Garden
This secret garden is dedicated to one of the most famous Lord Mayors of London who amongst other things built the nearby church.
5 minutes
8
St Swithin London Stone Church Garden
Almost completely hidden from view, this beautiful garden has a definitive Welsh theme with a sad history behind it.
5 minutes
9
The Monument to the Great Fire of London
See the incredible monument to the Great Fire of London
5 minutes
10
St. Dunstan In The East
Visit the most beautiful ruin in the old City of London.
10 minutes
11
Seething Lane Garden
One time home of the most famous diarist in history, Samuel Pepys, the garden has some incredible decorative stones illustrating the unique and memorable life of this fascinating man,
5 minutes
12
St Olave's Church
This historic church and garden has been through Great Fires, Plagues, World Wars and as such as some incredible history.
10 minutes
13
All Hallows Staining Church Tower
80 years after The Blitz this garden is finally being redeveloped but its true secret is why it is hear at all and for that we have to go back to one of the darkest moments in Londons history, many centuries ago.
5 minutes
14
Garden at 120
Visit London's newest sky garden which offers a fantastic view of where we have been and where we will be going. The garden has a capacity of 207 people so it is possible that on rare occasions we cannot get in. So far so good though!
15 minutes
15
Fen Court Garden
A beautiful modern garden with a poignant work of art regarding the slave trade on the spot where two men campaigned tirelessly for its destruction.
5 minutes
16
Leadenhall Market
A stunning Victorian market built on top of a Roman market, beautiful and iconic, seen in many shows and movies.
5 minutes
17
St Peter-upon-Cornhill Church
The garden of this ancient church is relatively plain but it has a grave within it that is possibly the most famous grave in English literature, set as it is amongst ancient lanes and alleys.
5 minutes
18
St. Michael's Cornhill
No cars or any vehicles can get close to this secret garden, huddled away in the medieval passageways. A beautiful garden with a nice sun trap too. Surrounded by old churches, pubs and the oldest coffee shop too.
5 minutes
19
Guildhall
Right in the middle of London we will stand on top of the old Roman amphitheatre
5 minutes
20
St. Lawrence Jewry
This little space in the heart of the old Jewish district of London and almost entirely rebuilt after WW2.
10 minutes
21
Churchyard of St John Zachary
This sunken garden has a history both ancient and the merely old.
10 minutes
22
Noble Street
These unusual gardens hold an ancient secret uncovered in WW2, ruins of the old Roman City Wall.
5 minutes
23
St Mary Aldermanbury Garden
This little garden has strong associations to William Shakespeare and even Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill.
10 minutes
24
St Mary Staining
A magnificent old tree steels the show here with incredible modern architecture all around.
5 minutes
25
Postman's Park
Visit this beautiful but rarely visited park with its touching memorial to everyday heroes.
10 minutes
Secret Gardens of the City of London Private Tour
(40) Reviews
Paternoster Square
About
This private walking tour takes us to many hidden, silent, sacred and secret gardens and ruins in the City of London. Even Londoners don't know about most of these sites and that is why they are such wonderful and historic places. Beautiful old gothic church yard gardens, each a peaceful, historic oasis in busy London.
Secret Gardens of the City of London is also a #1 ranking travel book and has been the travel feature in the Independent Newspaper.
Highlights
3 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
3 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Local guide
Private tour
Professional guide
Tour escort/host
Hotel pickup
Transportation to/from attractions
Meeting Points
Departure
Caffè Nero
The tour starts just outside Caffe Nero outside St Pauls Underground Station
