London Dark History Walking Tour Experience

Prepare yourself for this experience!
You will be met at the entrance of the George Inn by a figure from history in full costume. They will guide you and your fellow travellers on a tour that will dive into the dark, disgusting and horrible side of London’s history.

During the Tour not only will you be discovering the grim realities of the past, while being immersed in the reality of the history, as you encounter characters from the very times that you explore... Encountering the history face to face!!

Location - The George Inn Yard, 77 Borough High St, London SE1 1NH

Approx duration -  2 hours

Meeting Point

77 Borough High St

77 Borough High St, London SE1 1NH, UK

Departure Point: The George Inn
Directions: 2 min walk from London Bridge Underground Station (Borough Market Exit)

What's included:

• Guide

Not included:

• Food and drinks, unless specified

What to expect:

Duration: between 2 hours and 3 hours

George

75 Borough High St, London SE1 1NH, UK

Starting at the Beautifully hidden and historic George inn, we will begin by discovering where you are, how it began and what history has to hide about all the things we take for granted.

20 minutes

London Bridge

London, EC4R 9HA

While coming on this historic site we will be exploring the area around to discover how the lives of ordinary people really was, how horrible it meant and what living so close to the river could mean.

20 minutes

Borough Market

8 Southwark Street, , London, SE1 1TL

While venturing through this wonderfully famous and eclectic market we will be exploring the history of what the market would really have been like going through the ages, and why you may want to pay more attention to where your standing and what's underneath!

20 minutes

Southwark Cathedral

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

We will be exploring the history of the area that surrounds the Cathedral and what mysteries it holds. What the Cathedral and its inhabitants did and how it's role in the community used to be very different in the past and how much it changed through time, be ready!

20 minutes

The Clink Prison Museum

1 Clink Street, London, SE1 9DG

We will explore the area near by to discover many of the horrible realities of crime and more importantly and gruesomely entertaining reality of how that crime was dealt with and subsequently punished, as well as how far and wide spread was this problem and how bad did it really get...

Pass by without stopping

George

75 Borough High St, London SE1 1NH, UK

Returning to the George Inn we will be learning about how it functioned and how it connected to all of the traumatising and horrific history you will have been discovering throughout the night. Just in time, to recover with a nice ale and regail the horror you have experienced!

20 minutes