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

St. Paul's Cathedral

St Paul's Churchyard, London, EC4M 8AD

We start off in the shadow of St Pauls Cathedral. There is a reason this beautiful cathedral is here and its much the same reason as why before then, it was home to a temple for the Roman goddess Diana.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

The Church of St Vedast Alias Foster

4 Foster Lane, London, EC2V 6HH

A few feet from where we start at St Pauls, the old Roman Temple for the goddess Diana, we find our first Roman remains, hidden away from the street as well as something considerably older!

5 minutes

Noble Street

Noble St, London EC2V, UK

A stretch of Roman Wall only discovered thanks to the Luftwaffe in WW2.

5 minutes

Cripplegate Street

Cripplegate St, Barbican, London, UK

One of the old Roman gates of London with some wonderfully preserved sections of Roman City Wall nearby.

10 minutes

London Wall

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

We will see this wall in several places including where you'd never expect to see Roman ruins.

10 minutes

Guildhall

71 Basinghall Street, London, EC2V 7HH

The beautiful old hall which is central to the ancient City of London Corporation dominates the square but if you look closer we will see the Roman connections.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

London's Roman Amphitheatre

Guildhall Yard, Guildhall Art Gallery, London, EC2V 5AE

Under the original Roman streets of London we will stand in the footsteps of Gladiators in the Roman Amphitheatre that was only discovered a few decades ago.

25 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Mansion House of City of London

Walbrook, London, EC4N 8BH

The old official residence of the Lord Mayor of London

Pass by without stopping

Bank of England

Threadneedle St, London EC2R 8AH, UK

The very heart of old Roman London with its majestic and overpowering stone buildings.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Royal Exchange Building London

Threadneddle St, Mansion House, London

Standing in front of this magnificent old building is like being in ancient Rome.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Leadenhall Market

Gracechurch Street, , London, EC3V 1LT

This old Victorian market is built on top of its Roman predecessor and if we are lucky we might get to see a chunk of it where you'd least expect it.

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

30 St Mary Axe (The Gherkin)

30 St. Mary Axe, , London, EC3A 8EP

In the shadow of the famous Gherkin, we will find an unexpected Roman memorial.

2 minutes

Tomb of the Unknown Roman Girl

18 Bury Street, London, N9 7JY

A beautiful memorial to one of the oldest citizens of London.

2 minutes

Aldgate Square

Aldgate Station Aldgate High Street, London, EC3N 1AH

The remains of the Roman gate here are buried beneath the newly landscaped park but we can see the route of the wall and other things.

5 minutes

Vine Street

Vine St, London W1J, UK

Londons newest museum and with some great Roman Wall and artefacts.

10 minutes

Emperor Trajan Statue

A100, London EC3N 4DR, UK

Just outside the Tower of London we will see the statue of this legendary Roman Emperor

5 minutes

London Wall

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

We will visit several different parts of the old Roman Wall that at one time surrounded the city.

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

All Hallows By The Tower

Byward Street, , London, EC3R 5BJ

In this beautiful old church amongst other things we will see the oldest archway in London as well as seeing the remains of an old Roman house

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

St. Dunstan In The East

St. Dunstan's Hill, London, EC3R 5DD

Not strictly Roman related but perhaps the most beautiful and peaceful ruins in London.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Billingsgate Roman Bath House

101 Lower Thames Street, London, EC3R 6DL

We will visit the locations of the Roman Baths in London.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

St. Magnus The Martyr

Lower Thames Street, London, EC3R 6DN

Here we will find possibly the only remaining part of the original Roman London Bridge.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

The Monument to the Great Fire of London

Fish St. Hill, , London, EC3R 8AH

We will see the Monument to the Great Fire of London and stand on the spot where it started. Nearby are some fascinating visuals about how Roman Londinium was 2,000 years ago.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

London Mithraeum Bloomberg SPACE

12 Walbrook, London, EC4N 8AA

We will see hundreds of Roman artefacts before going underground to visit the old Temple of Mithras.

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

The london stone

111 Cannon Street, London

Learn about the legendary stone that is as old as London itself.

5 minutes