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London history & walks

London Walks

Guided Walks Led By Expert Tutors

From its Bronze Age beginnings to capital status, London has witnessed growth and destruction throughout its long history. Join us for lively classroom and online discussions as well as our popular guided historical walks around London and discover who and what has left their mark on the city.

Get a flavour of our walking tours with City Lit tutor Diane Burstein, who explores some of the best spots around our campus in Covent Garden.

Flexible Learning—In-Person or Online

Join us at our vibrant Covent Garden campus, an inspiring hub designed to support your learning with modern facilities and state-of-the-art equipment. Explore our facilities.

Prefer the flexibility of online study? Our live, interactive online courses bring expert teaching straight to you, wherever you are.

Courses available both in-person and online

We offer a range of long and short courses allowing you to choose between in-person and online learning.

Learn in the centre of London with our in-person courses. Our purpose-built facilities in Covent Garden mean we are ideally located and easy to get to. 

See our guide to online learning for more information about accessing our live online courses.

All our courses are live, interactive, and taught by expert tutors. No matter how you prefer to learn, we've got the class for you.

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  1. London at war - guided walks
    Course start date:  Tue 9 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Blended (learn both online and in-person)

    Tutors:  Eleanor Jackson
    London has been shaped by war, conflict and unrest. It's buildings, monuments and even street names reflect our embattled past. These walks examine London's wartime legacy from mediaeval fortifications to the War on Terror.



    First lecture delivered via zoom followed by 8 guided walks; no class/break week 7/10/25.
    Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00
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  2. Full fee £319.00 Senior fee £255.00 Concession £207.00
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  3. City of words: London's literary landscape
    Course start date:  Thu 11 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Blended (learn both online and in-person)

    Tutors:  Eleanor Jackson
    London has been muse, magnet and mecca to writers for 400 years, home to Shakespeare's successes, Dickens' dramas and Wilde's witticisms. After an introductory lecture (via zoom) we walk a different London neighbourhood each week exploring its literary connections.Break week/No class: 09/10/25. Initial lecture is on zoom . This is followed by 7 guided walks.
    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £142.00
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  4. The men who built London
    Last Few Places
    Course start date:  Thu 11 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Blended (learn both online and in-person)

    Tutors:  Eleanor Jackson
    London was shaped by its architects, engineers, bricklayers, navies etc. Our lecture and walks examine London’s buildings and the men (and women) who worked throughout history to create this eclectic and wonderful city.



    First lecture will be delivered via zoom followed by 8 guided walks. Break week/no class 09/10/25.
    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £142.00
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  5. Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £84.00
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  6. Tudor London
    Evening
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    Course start date:  Mon 15 Sep 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Vanessa King
    This course will explore the dynamic development of London during the Tudor century, an era shaped by the twin influences of the Renaissance and the Reformation, and marked by the growth of London both as a capital city, the royal chamber or Camera Regis, but also as a growing port and centre of trade and craft based industry.
    Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £129.00
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  7. Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00
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  8. Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £207.00 Concession £168.00
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  9. Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £23.00 Concession £19.00
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  10. Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £116.00
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  11. Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £97.00
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  12. Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00
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  13. The London of Bram Stoker and Dracula
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 28 Oct 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Diane Burstein
    Although born in Ireland, Bram Stoker came to London to work with the great Actor Manager Henry Irving at the Lyceum Theatre and spent the rest of his life here. While working at the Lyceum he published his most famous and enduring novel “Dracula” in 1897. This virtual tour takes us to the London locations of that novel so we cover a wide range of ground from Hendon to Hampstead and Piccadilly to Pimlico tracing the footsteps of the fictional vampire and his creator. Learn about the places Stoker visited, the people he knew, the library where he researched and the history of the book on stage and screen.
    Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £12.00
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  14. Full fee £139.00 Senior fee £111.00 Concession £90.00
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  15. The Cold War: Talk & Walk
    Course start date:  Wed 12 Nov 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Join us on a romp through post-War London tracing the way in which the Cold War played out on the streets, on the page and on the screen. This 1-day workshop will be structured as a morning talk and an afternoon walk after the lunch break. Tutor: professional guide Dr. Geoffrey Levett.   

    Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00
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