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The Great Plague & Black Death Tour of London
(3) Avis
London
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Step back in time and well away from the other tourists as we explore key sites and pivotal moments from two of the biggest disasters to hit London in its over 2,000 year history.
We will visit where the Great Plague started and learn how and why it took hold and spread leaving London possibly the worst hit city in the world.
We will visit plague pits including the biggest one and will even come face to face with an unfortunate victim of the Black Death who was only recently uncovered.
Visit the resting place of Samuel Pepys whose diary gives us such a unique account of life through the Great Plague and the Great Fire of London as we tread the same streets as he did.
We will also see wh...
Points forts
De 2 heures à 3 heures
Proposé en Anglais
Annulation gratuite
Billet mobile
De 2 heures à 3 heures
Proposé en Anglais
Annulation gratuite
Billet mobile
Ce qui est inclus
Visite guidée privée à pied
Tube travel costs. Around £5
Points de rendez-vous
Départ
Dominion Theatre
We will meet just outside the iconic Dominion Theatre a few feet from the exit of Tottenham Court Road Underground Station.
Retour
Monument
The tour ends at the Monument to the Great Fire of London, a few feet from the nearest Underground Station, easy to find a taxi here too or walk onwards for a drink or meal.
The Great Plague & Black Death Tour of London
(3) Avis
London
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Step back in time and well away from the other tourists as we explore key sites and pivotal moments from two of the biggest disasters to hit London in its over 2,000 year history.
We will visit where the Great Plague started and learn how and why it took hold and spread leaving London possibly the worst hit city in the world.
We will visit plague pits including the biggest one and will even come face to face with an unfortunate victim of the Black Death who was only recently uncovered.
Visit the resting place of Samuel Pepys whose diary gives us such a unique account of life through the Great Plague and the Great Fire of London as we tread the same streets as he did.
We will also see wh...
Points forts
De 2 heures à 3 heures
Proposé en Anglais
Annulation gratuite
Billet mobile
De 2 heures à 3 heures
Proposé en Anglais
Annulation gratuite
Billet mobile
Ce qui est inclus
Visite guidée privée à pied
Tube travel costs. Around £5
Points de rendez-vous
Départ
Dominion Theatre
We will meet just outside the iconic Dominion Theatre a few feet from the exit of Tottenham Court Road Underground Station.
Retour
Monument
The tour ends at the Monument to the Great Fire of London, a few feet from the nearest Underground Station, easy to find a taxi here too or walk onwards for a drink or meal.
It's hard to imagine 700 years ago where this church is was was once in a tiny village in the country. Things didn't stay cute forever with all manner of sad events here before becoming infamous for being where the first cases of the plague were detected in the spring of 1665.
15 minutes
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Charterhouse Square
Visit the spot of the largest ever discovered plague pit containing tens of thousands of victims who died from the Black Death .
10 minutes
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The Charterhouse
We will come face to face with an extraordinary skeleton of a young man who died from the Black Death around 1348.
15 minutes
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WIlliam Wallace Memorial
See where William Wallace was executed not too many years before the Black Death.
5 minutes
5
Peasants' Revolt Plaque
London was ravaged by things other than the Great Plague. Here we will see where the pivotal Peasants Revolt came to a head.
5 minutes
6
Smithfield Martyrs' Memorial
Stand on the spot where bishops were martyred in the 16th century.
5 minutes
7
St Bartholomew's Gatehouse
This fabulous old hospital has just celebrated its 901st anniversary. It obviously features heavily in the story of the Great Plague in London.
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Golden Boy of Pye Corner
This quaint memorial commemorates where the Great Fire of London was extinguished. Learn the story of its design and see some of the actual houses that lay witness to the Great Plague and Great Fire of London.... what a time to be alive!
5 minutes
9
Aldgate
Underground stations don't often appear as an attraction on tours but this one has a grisly connection with the Great Plague. Try not to think about it too much as we get the tube here!
10 minutes
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Aldgate Square
Daniel Defore writes memorably about the plague pit that lies beneath. There is plenty of other plague related bits around here and if that's to enough, one of Jack The Rippers victims was killed a few yards away.
5 minutes
11
Aldgate Pump
Almost an institution in London but obviously as it has a special place in this tour, it can't be for good reasons.
5 minutes
12
All Hallows Staining Church Tower
A beautiful medieval church steeple surrounded by 21st Century London. One might wonder what happened to the church..... Hmmm!
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St Olave's Church
This beautiful old church is the resting place of the erstwhile Samuel Pepys and his wife. His diary is perhaps the best contemporary evidence of what life was like in London during the Great Plague and Great Fire of London.
15 minutes
14
Seething Lane Garden
This beautiful modern garden was recently redeveloped and was the place where Samuel Pepys lived and worked. The footpath in the garden has etchings of momentous events in the life of Samuel Pepys. How many will you know?
15 minutes
15
Tower Hill Memorial
Visit the infamous Tower Hill where so many well known figures from history met their grisly end.
5 minutes
16
Pudding Lane
See the exact spot where the legendary Great Fire of London started and perhaps its one redeeming feature.
5 minutes
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Le monument au grand incendie de Londres
We finish at The Monument to the Great Fire of London.