London Roman Ruins Walking Tour

You don't have to go to Rome to see Roman ruins, or even St Albans,  Bath or York.  Though people were all ready living here, it was the Romans who founded the modern city of Londinium that through the millennia has metamorphosed into today what is possibly the greatest city in the world.  
This private walking tour will take you to little visited spots in the heart of the City of London where the remains of Roman buildings can still be found, hidden amongst all the skyscrapers of the 21st century.

Meeting Point

Panyer Alley

Panyer Alley, London EC2V 6AA, UK

Outside Caffe Nero by St Pauls Cathedral Underground Station usually at 9.30am

What's included:

• Local guide
• Private tour
• Professional guide

Not included:

• Transportation to/from attractions

What to expect:

Duration: between 3 hours and 4 hours

Much of Roman London is now 23 feet or 7 metres underground but if you know where to look then you can still see Roman structures today and what makes it especialy incredible is that they just about survived 2,000 of construction, great fires, bombs and wars.
This walking tour takes you way from the mainstream tourist sights of the West End into the original Londinium or the City of London as it is today.

We will visit the sites of the old Roman Baths in London and see some of the most impressive sections of the old Roman city wall which used to span the entire city along with the ruins of an old Roman fort.

The tour also takes us underground into a crypt with the flooring of a Roman house and a 're-laid' Roman pavement or sidewalk.

Where possible we will visit the famed Temple of Mithras, the Persian god of heavenly light which was discovered in the 20th century before being moved to a new location.  It has now been pain stakingly put back in place and restored but underneath a 21st century office tower.

We'll visit the site of the largest Roman building north of the Alps, the famous London Stone and the remains of the London amphitheatre where 7,000 people used to watch the events unfold in the arena.

They might not be the most complete Roman buildings in the world but they provide a fascinating insight on the very earliest history of modern London and get to see places that even most locals never get to explore.