London Historic Pubs and Walking Tour

Ideal for groups. In this walking tour we will walk from the City of London to the City of Westminster. We will see 2000 years of history and visit some of London's most amazing pubs. Our first pub will be the Black Friar. An art nouveau masterpiece. We will hear stories of the Great Fire of London and the Blitz. We will visit St Brides church and discover the hidden treasures in the crypt. We will hear stories of the once mighty print newspaper industry. We will visit a number of pubs including Ye Old Cheshire Cheese, that has not changed in hundreds of years. We will also hear about the most famous parrot in the world! We will visit two of the Inns of Court based in the Temple. We will hear of the connection between a chambers here and Jack the Ripper. We will then visit more unique pubs and the site of the Demon Barber of Fleet street. We will finish our tour at The Seven Stars

Meeting Point

Blackfriars

179 Queen Victoria St, London EC4V 4DY, UK

Outside exit

What's included:

• English speaking Retired Met Police Detective
• Professional Guide

What to expect:

Duration: 3 hours, 30 minutes

St Bride's Church

Fleet Street, London, EC4Y 8AU

The Crypt

30 minutes

Inner Temple

London, EC4Y 7HL

See two of the four Inns of Court. Where lawyers live work and train.

30 minutes

Fleet Street

Fleet St, , London, EC4

We will see what was once the heart of the British Newspaper Industry. We will also see an old printing press and the Daily Express and Daily Telegraph building

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese

145 Fleet St, London EC4A 2BP, UK

An incredible pub that dates back to the 1600s. This pub was a place to shelter in the Blitz. I will take you down the furthest cellar. Much of this pub has not changed in 100s of years. I will tell you about the history of the pub and the famous people who used to drink there. I will show tell you about Polly the most famous parrot in the world, who stills sits proudly above the front bar. (Although she is stuffed)

30 minutes

The Old Bank of England

194 Fleet St, London EC4A 2LT, UK

Another unique pub that used to be a branch of the Bank of England. Spectacular architecture and maybe we can have a pint on a London Bus!

30 minutes

The Punch Tavern

99 Fleet Street, London, EC4Y 1DE

Former site of the Punch Magazine. This pub has the most beautiful entrance and a choice of a 100 gins

30 minutes

The Cockpit

Gateforth Street, Marylebone, London, NW8 8EH

A pub on this site for hundreds of years. It is said the last legal cock fight took place here. The interior certainly seems to support this!

30 minutes