London Historical and Culinary Exploration Tour

Get a taste of real London as we explore narrow lanes & see a different side to London. Starting at Smithfields, where William Wallace of Braveheart fame met his terrible end.
At St. Barts we will hear how one of the oldest hospitals in the world came to be created by a Crusader after a close encounter with a Saint & explore some of the places that were built as a result.

Nearby Charterhouse started off as a Priory. It also sits next to one of the biggest known plague pits in London, we can see the remains of an unfortunate victim who was recently unearthed.

See old gatehouse of the Knights of St John and see some of their great treasures & pass through old Dickensian Clerkenwell whose terrible poverty saw the first meeting between Lenin & Stalin.

See beautiful streets & squares of one of the most prominent legal districts in London including the largest (& unvisited) square in London before we finish at the end of famous old Fleet Street outside the Royal Courts of Justice.

Meeting Point

Panyer Alley

Panyer Alley, London EC2V 6AA, UK

Just outside St Pauls Underground Station by Caffe Nero

Farringdon

Farringdon Station, Cowcross St, London EC1M 6BY, UK

An alternative starting point just outside the station.

What's included:

• In-person guide

Not included:

• Tube travel, before or after the tour.

What to expect:

Duration: 3 hours

St. Paul's Cathedral

St Paul's Churchyard, London, EC4M 8AD

Marvel at the beautiful cathedral of the City of London, the latest in the long time of holy sanctuaries to be built here since before the Roman times.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Old Bailey

Old Bailey, , London, EC4M 7EH

The Oldest Court in the Western World and famous for its high profile cases that still are held here today.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

The Viaduct Tavern

126 Newgate Street, , London, EC1A 7AA

This old pub infamously has jail cells beneath it where people would await their fate... normally being publicly executed just outside as highlighted in the works of Charles Dickens.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

WIlliam Wallace Memorial

St. Bartholomew's Hospital, W Smithfield, London, EC1A 9DS

See the place where William Wallace of Braveheart fame died, along with many others through the ages.

5 minutes

Church of St. Bartholomew the Great

West Smithfield, Barbican, London, EC1A 9DS

We will explore the ancient church, often used in movies and built by a dying crusader who had had a vision of a Saint in the Holy Lands. We will also visit nearby sites associated with the same encounter.

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

The Charterhouse

Charterhouse Square, London, EC1M 6AN

Charterhouse Square, one of the largest plague pits before entering Charterhouse chapel and amongst other things seeing a recently discovered skeleton of a victim of the Black Death (Plague).

15 minutes

The Museum of the Order of St John

St John_s Gate, St John_s Lane, Clerkenwell, London, EC1M 4DA

We will see the gatehouse belonging to the Knights of St John Crusaders and have a quick look inside at their collection of weapons and armour.

15 minutes

The Crown Tavern

43 Clerkenwell Grn, Greater, London EC1R 0EG, UK

Clerkenwell was the scene of dreadful poverty in the 19th Century and the inspiration behind one of Charles Dickens great novels. This poverty led to Lenin and Stalin meeting here for the first time in what is now a beautiful old pub.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Marx Memorial Library

37A Clerkenwell Green, , London, EC1R 0DU

The communist heritage of Clerkenwell continues with this working institute.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Ely Place

Ely Pl, London EC1N, UK

This beautiful street was the scene of both a wedding a dreadful act by King Henry VIII and technically is part of Cambridgeshire... in the middle of London.

10 minutes

Lincoln's Inn

Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, WC2A 3TL

The largest square in London though rarely visited by tourists which is a shame as it is a beautiful, ancient and tranquil square with great halls, a wonderful chapel and well tended gardens. Home to one of the great Inns of Court.

25 minutes

Royal Courts of Justice

Strand, London, WC2A 2LL

We will finish at the Royal Courts of Justice, one of the great courts which stands at the end of famous old Fleet Street on the borders of the City of London and the City of Westminster.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included