London Medieval Family Adventure Tour

Packed with challenges, quizzes and fantastic facts, this is a unique self-guided tour especially designed to keep kids 8-15 excited and the whole family having fun as you discover the remnants of medieval London hidden in the modern city
Our Knight Time tour starts at the exquisite Temple Church (easily reached by tube, bus or taxi) and leads you on a discovery tour of the iconic sites and hidden jewels of medieval London , revealing the history and secrets of this fascinating time in London's past. Follow the interactive map to carefully selected locations that visitors often miss and have fun as a family with activities and stories that bring each site to life.

You simply download our app, sign up, and your tour will be waiting for you with full instructions!

Do the tour at your own pace, take a break if you want, you can even come back another day to complete it. The perfect way to keep kids interested and parents happy as you explore this amazing part of London's past!

Meeting Point

Temple Church

Temple, Temple, London EC4Y 7BB, UK

When you're near the starting point (Temple Church), open the route on the app and our interactive map will show you exactly where to go!
Once you're there, all information and directions will be on the app!

You don't need to meet anyone or present a ticket.

What's included:

• All information and directions to have a great tour are included on the app
• The tour can be done offline (no need for mobile data) once it has been downloaded on the app
• Written Guide/App in English

Not included:

• Other languages - do not purchase this tour if you and your children cannot comfortably read English

What to expect:

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes

Temple Church

Temple, King's Bench Walk, London, EC4Y 7BB

We start our tour at one of London's hidden gems, Temple Church - complete your first challenges to uncover the mysteries of the knights who built it!

10 minutes

Whitefriars Crypt

Magpie Alley, Temple, London EC4Y 8DP, UK

Follow our route through a tunnel where monks once slept and use your detective skills to find the last remnant of one of London's most magnificent medieval monasteries.

10 minutes

Discover the site of one of London's most notorious ancient prisons and complete your challenges to see how prisoners survived at a time when they weren't fed if they didn't pay!

10 minutes

Smithfield Market

Grand Ave, London EC1A 9PS, UK

Pass by a golden statue which marks the spot where the Great Fire of London was stopped and explore Smithfield, marketplace and execution ground of London for 1000 years!

15 minutes

Church of St. Bartholomew the Great

West Smithfield, Barbican, London, EC1A 9DS

Enter the eerie church of St Bartholomew the Great, built by a kind's jester, and complete your challenges to find out about the miracles that occurred here.

10 minutes

The Charterhouse

Charterhouse Square, London, EC1M 6AN

Discover a monastery that became a palace and use your detective skills to reveal the gruesome past of the park that stands in front of it.

15 minutes

London Wall

The Tower of London Tower Hill, London, EC3N 4AB

Follow our route to the ancient Roman wall of London and complete your challenge to see if you would have succeeded in guarding the city from intruders!

10 minutes

The Goldsmiths Company

Goldsmiths Hall 13 Foster Lane, Goldsmiths' Hall, London, EC2V 6BN

Discover the headquarters of one of the most ancient crafts in London and follow our clues to learn the meaning of its special sign.

10 minutes

Guildhall

71 Basinghall Street, London, EC2V 7HH

Our tour ends outside the magnificent Guildhall, centre of government in medieval London -complete your final challenges to reveal what gigantic Roman monument stood on this site before the Guildhall was built!

10 minutes