London Roman History and Heritage Tour

Cut to AD 43, witness the Romans marching into London through your time machine, the black heritage cab. You're advised to charge your imagination batteries overnight, to view the special effects with clarity.
History lovers be prepared with your questions, the tour guide is a keen Londoner and historian. Dare to peek into the ‘Dead Man’s Hole’. Enjoy (or endure) the Execution site on Tower Hill and smirk at the origin of that well-used phrase ‘Can I hang with you?’ Old Roman Wall to Roman Amphitheatre, we ensure drama never ceases at the World Heritage Site of The Tower of London.
Get ‘hung, drawn and quartered’ in the tiny little medieval streets from London’s less glamorous past. Drift into the stories of the ‘Great Fire of London’, ‘Braveheart’, Body Snatchers, Gallows of Old Newgate Prison and the World famous Criminal Courts of Justice – The Old Bailey…we’ll keep ‘em coming. Till you’re ready to join the history club like the rest of us.

Meeting Point

Embankment

London WC2N 6NS, UK

What's included:

• English-Speaking Driver Guide
• Vehicle: TXE, TX4 or Mercedes Vito London Taxi in black or other colours
• Hotel pick up and drop off from central London
• Private Transportation

Not included:

• Gratuities

What to expect:

Duration: 4 hours

Guildhall Art Gallery

Guildhall Yard, , London, EC2V 5AE

We take you right back in time to visit the old Roman Wall and this trip includes a special visit to the Roman Amphitheatre at the Guildhall Art Gallery – where you will also view the City Corporation’s Magna Carta, a document which is 800 years old!

15 minutes

Tower of London

London, EC3N 4AB

The Tower of London is a ‘World Heritage Site’, and while you are there on the cobblestone streets that surround this great castle, we shall introduce you to ‘Dead Man’s Hole’ – this Tour is not for the squeamish!

15 minutes

Tower Hill

London EC3N 4DJ, UK

You will get to enjoy (or endure) the Execution site on Tower Hill, where your Guide will explain the real origins of that well-used phrase ‘Can I hang with you?’

15 minutes

St. Paul's Cathedral

St Paul's Churchyard, London, EC4M 8AD

Once you have been ‘hung, drawn and quartered’ on this trip down London’s less glamorous past – another highlight will include the story of the ‘Great Fire of London’ and a chance to view many of Sir Christopher Wren’s architectural gems, including his masterpiece St. Paul’s Cathedral which replaced old the Gothic place worship which was destroyed in that conflagration.

10 minutes

Old Bailey

Old Bailey, , London, EC4M 7EH

Site of the Gallows of Old Newgate Prison.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Guildhall

71 Basinghall Street, London, EC2V 7HH

A Medieval Great Hall - a great survivor despite the Blitz in World War Two.

15 minutes

Guildhall Art Gallery

Guildhall Yard, , London, EC2V 5AE

Roman London is still visible here in the basement of this world class Art Gallery.

15 minutes

Lambeth Palace

Lambeth Palace Road, , London, SE1 7JU

Tudor Palace nestled on the south bank of the River Thames.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

St. James's Palace

Marlborough Road, London, SW1A 1BQ

King Henry VIII's Tudor Palace - 500 years old.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Fleet Street

Fleet St, , London, EC4

One of the oldest thoroughfares in London.

Pass by without stopping

The Charterhouse

Charterhouse Square, London, EC1M 6AN

Living the nation's history since 1348 - a former monastery in the heart of the City of London.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Charterhouse Square

40 Charterhouse Square, London, EC1M 6EA

Former plague pit for victims of the Black Death.

5 minutes

Smithfield Market

Grand Ave, London, EC1A 9PS

Notorious place of execution of Sir William Wallace ('Braveheart') in the movie starring Mel Gibson - the story of a 13th century Scottish warrior freedom fighter.

5 minutes

Church of St. Bartholomew the Great

West Smithfield, Barbican, London, EC1A 9DS

Truly majestic medieval survivor hidden away in secret London.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Holy Sepulchre Church

Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2DQ, UK

'For whom the bell tolls' refers to this infamous old place of worship - and the old graveyard was frequented by the body snatchers!

10 minutes

The Prospect of Whitby

57 Wapping Wall, , London, E1W 3SH

This old pub has been around since Tudor times - and even has a hanging noose on the river's edge!

10 minutes

Saint Bartholomew's Hospital Museum

Giltspur Street, West Smithfield, London, EC1A 7BE

Oldest hospital in London has been around since the 11th century.

10 minutes

Cooper's Row

Cooper's Row, London EC3N, UK

Visit the best remaining section of the old Roman Wall - built nearly 2,000 years ago.

10 minutes

St. Mary Le Bow Church

Cheapside, , London, EC2

Place of worship since Norman times sitting on a street once the route of monarchs.

10 minutes

Pickfords Wharf

Pickfords Wharf, London SE1 9DG, UK

Remains of Old Winchester Palace - one of the largest and most important buildings in medieval London.

5 minutes

Clink Street

Clink St, London SE1, UK

Site of the notorious and infamous Clink Prison - former residence of the Mad the Bad the Sad.

5 minutes

Southwark Cathedral

1 London Bridge, Montague Close, London, SE1 9DA

Place of worship since the 7th century - with some stunning interior architecture.

15 minutes

All Hallows By The Tower

Byward Street, , London, EC3R 5BJ

The oldest surviving church in London - miraculously surviving the Great Fire of London and the Blitz of World War Two.

10 minutes

St. James's Park

Horse Guards Road, The Storeyard, London, SW1A 2BJ

Former hunting ground of King Henry VIII.

Pass by without stopping