ALFIE TALMAN

Discover one of London's most raucous periods, full of colourful characters, and taking us on a walk through some of the West End’s most interesting streets and sights, the story of the Gin Craze is also the story of London’s burgeoning growth in to a modern city.

Come and visit the largest regeneration project in Europe and discover the fascinating stories that took place there throughout its history. Amongst the impressive new builds there still stand remnants of the past, which bring to mind the lives of those that lived and worked there. A fascinating walk through a rich part of the capital.

London stopped functioning as a port only relatively recently in it’s life, and the transformation of the Canary Wharf and Docklands area in to London’s ‘Wall Street on Water’ is a perfect example of how such a central aspect of London’s personality is now just a faded memory. Hear the story of how the docklands developed, the people who lived through that time and the global ramifications it had.

One of the world's financial powerhouses, the ancient City of London is also where the capital's story all began. Discover the stories behind Roman Londinium and how it evolved in to the great city it is today. Along the way there are remarkable tales to be told including the Great Fire, the Blitz and organisations that are hundreds of years old from Worshipful Companies to London's first Coffee Shop. The City of London is the perfect mixture of old and new.

London's royal heritage stretches back almost a thousand years. Explore the history and the heritage and enjoy some of London’s most famous and impressive sights. This tour can be combined with a viewing of the Changing the Guard ceremony.