London Private Walking Tour of Mayfair

A private walking tour through some of the most exclusive districts in London which has been home to some of the most famous and infamous figures in the world.
Well away from the crowds we'll explore secret alleys, green-leafed squares, haunted pubs, beautiful streets and gorgeous homes, churches, boutique shops and genteel neighbourhoods that the rich call home.

Meeting Point

4 Marble Arch

4 Marble Arch, London W1H 7EJ, UK

We will meet you just outside Marble Arch Underground Station (Oxford Street) exit.

What to expect:

Duration: 3 hours

Marble Arch

London, W1H 7EJ

At the junction of the famous Oxford Street and the A5 Edgware Road is the triumphal Marble Arch. Nearby is where the infamous Tyburn Tree exception point was located as well as the much less grim Speakers Corner.

10 minutes

Mercato Metropolitano (Mayfair)

St Mark's, North Audley Street, London, W1K 6ZA

A beautiful old church that's now hosts a selection of upmarket eateries. Nearby we will see homes related to The Beatles and other figures.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

The Beaumont

8 Balderton St, Brown Hart Gardens, London W1K 6TF, UK

A quality hotel that was built for very different reasons.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Brown Hart Gardens

Duke St, London, W1K 6TD

Quirky public gardens with an interesting history and just as quirky rules.

10 minutes

Grosvenor Square

London, W1K 6AN

One of the great garden squares of Mayfair and London, until recently home of the American embassy and the site of several American memorials.

5 minutes

Gordon Ramsay Bar & Grill - Mayfair

10-13 Grosvenor Sq, London W1K 6JP, UK

Restaurant of famed foul-mouthed London chef!

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Claridge's

Brook St, London W1K 4HR, UK

One of the finest hotels in the world and we'll hear a very Churchillian story about a royal birth here.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Handel Hendrix House

25 Brook Street, London, W1K 4HB

Musical legends separated by a couple of centuries but just one dividing walls. Ironically their homes are right next door to each other in this classy part of London.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Lancashire Court

Lancashire Ct, London, UK

Hidden courtyards and alleys of high-end restaurants and boutique shops.

10 minutes

Mount Street Gardens

Mount St, Mayfair, London, W1K 2TH

Secluded green gardens that were once a working cemetery.

5 minutes

Jesuit Church of The Immaculate Conception Farm Street

114 Mount Street, Mayfair, London, W1K 3AH

A hidden jewel of Mayfair, One of the most gorgeous churches you will ever see and one that looks much older inside than its 19th century building indicates.

10 minutes

The Coach & Horses

29 Greek Street, Soho, London, W1D 5DH

A pub with a very haunted story to tell and just a few yards away from where the Queen was born and Banksy artwork... what more could drinkers want?

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

The Punch Bowl

41 Farm Street, London, W1J 5RR

A local pub that was once owned by Madonna and Guy Ritchie with regulars including Prince William and Leonardo DiCaprio.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Berkeley Square

45 Berkeley Square, London, W1J 5AR

A beautiful square with the oldest Plain trees in London, surrounded by antique shops, luxury car showrooms and all sorts of interesting places.

10 minutes

Clermont Club

44 Berkeley Square, , London, W1J 5AR

Once the haunt of the criminal underworld and glitzy Clermont Set and with connections to the infamous Lord Lucan. Since 2020 it has been a remodelled casino and right next door to Annabel's perhaps the most exclusive Price Members Club in London.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

New Bond Street

New Bond St, London W1S, UK

One of the exclusive shopping destinations in London and home to many exclusive brands.

10 minutes

Churchill And Roosevelt Allies Sculpture

New Bond Street, London, W1S 4JU

Your chance to have your photo taken between Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill and President Roosevelt.

5 minutes

Princes Arcade

36/40 Jermyn Street, Green Park, London, SW1Y 6DN

A beautiful old Georgian Shopping Arcade.

Pass by without stopping

Rocco Forte Spas at Brown's Hotel

33 Albemarle Street, Mayfair, London, W1S 4BP

A hotel famed for its Presidential visits and important role in the history of telecommunications.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Royal Institution of Great Britain

21 Albemarle Street, Mayfair, London, W1S 4BS

Literally a British Christmas institution and home to many important inventions and discoveries.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

The Lansdowne Club

9 Fitzmaurice Pl, London W1J 5JD, UK

On the corner of the historic and fashionable Curzon Street was the home of Harry Selfridge who created the world-renowned Selfridges Department Store on Oxford Street,

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Mayfair

London

Mayfair is now an opulent district of London but it actually started off as a fair... in May until things all got out of hand as these things do!

5 minutes

Shepherd Market

London, W1J 7QU

Whilst much of Mayfair is rather grandiose, this corner is very atmospheric and historic with narrow streets and old pubs and restaurants.

15 minutes

Apsley House

149 Piccadilly, Hyde Park Corner, London, W1J 7NT

The one-time home of the victorious Duke of Wellington and with a street address of Number 1 London, you know it has to be a bit special.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Wellington Arch

1 Apsley Way, Piccadilly, Hyde Park Corner Roundabout, London, W2 2UH

There are all manner statues and memorials here but the one that always catches the eye is the Wellington Arch.

5 minutes

Belgravia

London

We leave Mayfair behind us and enter luxurious Belgravia, all owned by possibly the richest landlord in the world... the Duke of Westminster.

1 hour

The Grenadier

18 Wilton Row, London, SW1X 7NR

Said to be one of the most haunted pubs in London with the original Go-Fund-Me scheme to save a poor ghost.

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Belgrave Square

Belgrave Square, London, SW1X

When many people think of London, they imagine the streets around Belgrave Square. Home to dozens of foreign embassies and the backdrop to many a film and tv show. We'll visit the homes of Emperors and writers along the way and see the spot of perhaps the most infamous British murder of the 20th Century involving the illusive Lord Lucan.

15 minutes

Horse & Groom

7 Groom Place, Belgravia, London, SW1X 7BA

A lovely quaint old pub hidden away from passersby and just round the corner to a tragic moment in Beatles history.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

St Michael's Church

Chester Square, London SW1W 9EF, UK

The centre of the Chester Square area and we will also visit the home of Mary Shelley and the Iron Lady herself, Lady Margaret Thatcher as well as the Londons one-time quietest police station!

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Elizabeth Street

Elizabeth St, London SW1W, UK

Another of those fashionable London districts but this one seemingly off the route of most tourists which is just how we like it!

5 minutes

Victoria

Victoria, London SW1, UK

One last district of London, overshadowed by its famous train and coach stations.

10 minutes

Ebury Street

Ebury St, London SW1W, UK

Having all ready passed the street of the former homes of Sir Sean Connery and Sir Roger Moore we will see the home of Sir Ian Fleming who created 007 James Bond.

5 minutes