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Service animals allowed
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
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Dress code is smart casual (for entrance into the Abbey Cathedral)
Cancellation policy
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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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Discover the ancient city of St. Albans on this full-day walking tour from London. A perfect escape from the bustle of the big city, spend the day exploring the ancient Roman ruins and charming English marketplaces and quaint churches of St. Albans.
Highlights
6 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
6 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Local guide
Private tour
Professional guide
Entry Tickets
Food and drinks
Return train fare (about £15)
Meeting Points
Departure
Farringdon
Meeting just outside the station
Return
The Roman City of St Albans Private Tour
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About
Discover the ancient city of St. Albans on this full-day walking tour from London. A perfect escape from the bustle of the big city, spend the day exploring the ancient Roman ruins and charming English marketplaces and quaint churches of St. Albans.
Highlights
6 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
6 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Local guide
Private tour
Professional guide
Entry Tickets
Food and drinks
Return train fare (about £15)
Meeting Points
Departure
Farringdon
Meeting just outside the station
Return
Itinerary
1
Holy Well
Visit the Holy Well in St Albans. Visited by the martyr himself and if that's not enough, these waters revitalised an ailing and elderly Uther Pendragon before a battle. If you don't know Uther, you may know of his son, the legendary King Arthur.
10 minutes
2
Verulamium Park
This beautiful old park actually stands on top of the old Roman city, with the 'modern' city sat up on the hill. Impressive sections of the old Roman City Wall can still be seen.
15 minutes
3
Roman Walls Of St Albans
See some of the remaining surviving Roman Walls.
10 minutes
4
Hypocaust & Roman Mosaic
See one of the finest Roman Mosaic floors in Britain, in fact anywhere!
10 minutes
5
St. Michael's Church
This beautiful old church is 1,000 years old and is Anglo Saxon in origin. Still used today and full of history and character.
15 minutes
6
Roman Theatre of Verulamium
Explore the ruins of the old Roman Theatre and shops.
25 minutes
7
Verulamium Museum
This museum is bursting with Roman objects discovered in the park and city all around.
1 hour
8
Ye Olde Fighting Cocks
A contender for the oldest out in Britain which one way or the other has been serving patrons and pilgrims since not that long after the Romans.
5 minutes
9
The Great Gateway of the Monastery
This imposing old gate house has an impressive history and one of the hidden gems of this great old city.
10 minutes
10
St Albans Cathedral
Learn the story of our first Christian martyr from Roman times and explore one of the finest Cathedrals in Europe which was once a point of pilgrimage and important Abbey until the times of King Henry VIII.
1 hour and 20 minutes
11
Verdun Tree
See this piece of living history from the battlefields of WW1.
5 minutes
12
St Albans Market
The market doesn't run every day but even when it's then, there is so much to see here.
15 minutes
13
St Albans Clock Tower
Set at one end of the historic St Albans Market, this tower was built in 1403 and is the only free standing Belfry in Britain.
5 minutes
14
St. Albans
Enjoy the vibrant City centre of St Albans with its ancient pubs crepieries., buzzing market, high end shopping and laid back vibes. 20 minutes or so by train from London but a worlds away. This is the real England that us locals enjoy so much.
