London Guided Walks & Tours
Led By Qualified London Blue Badge Tour Guides & 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 qualified London Blue Badge Tour Guides and City Lit tutor Diane Burstein, who explores some of the best spots around our campus in Covent Garden.
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London at war - guided walksLondon 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 medieval fortifications to the War on Terror. First lecture delivered via zoom followed by 8 guided walks; no class/break week 6/10/26.
Blended (learn both online and in-person)
Tue 8 Sep 2026Eleanor JacksonFull fee £269.00 Senior fee £215.00 Concession £175.00- City of words: London's literary landscape
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: 08/10/2026.
Blended (learn both online and in-person)
Thu 10 Sep 2026Eleanor JacksonFull fee £249.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £162.00 - London at Leisure: Three Great SquaresToo often we rush around without looking, this course takes time to examine 3 of London’s most famous Squares in depth. A gentle walk allows us to explore these London landmarks at our leisure.
Off Site
Tue 15 Sep 2026Eleanor JacksonFull fee £89.00 Senior fee £71.00 Concession £58.00 - Notting Hill: The Westway Walk
Beneath the gentrification of North Kensington and the image portrayed in the films of Hugh Grant lies a much more interesting story; the areas vibrant past beats any kind of fiction. Join professional guide Aiden for this two-hour walk to learn more.
Off Site
Sat 19 Sep 2026Aidan McManusFull fee £39.00 Senior fee £31.00 Concession £25.00 - 'Half Sunk a Shattered Visage Lies’: Understanding the Statues of London
Explore the public statues and memorials that shape our cityscape. Discover who they commemorate, why they were celebrated, and how debates over memory, history and identity have reshaped attitudes to monuments today.
Off Site
Tue 22 Sep 2026Stephen GossFull fee £249.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £162.00 - Streets of Horror, Streets of Hope: The East End 1888
Because of the ‘Jack the Ripper’ killings, the late-Victorian East End can be read as a cityscape of poverty and fear. But there is another Whitechapel - a magnet for a variety of individuals from a wide range of backgrounds who sought to grapple with the problems of the modern city and to create a better life.
Full fee £39.00 Senior fee £31.00 Concession £25.00 - From Basket to Till: The History of Eating and Shopping in London
Off Site
Wed 23 Sep 2026Hazel BakerFull fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00 - David Bowie's Soho
This tour visits sites around Soho that shaped and formed David Bowie in the 1960s/70s and enabled him to become the superstar he was, including the location of Album covers and recording studios.
Off Site
Thu 24 Sep 2026Aidan McManusFull fee £39.00 Senior fee £31.00 Concession £25.00 - Empire, War, and People: Walks Through London’s Past
Explore London’s past on foot: from monarchy and empire to protest, migration, war, culture, and modern identity. Discover how the city’s streets reflect and have shaped Britain across two thousand years.
Off Site
Fri 25 Sep 2026Stephen GossFull fee £249.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £162.00 - Gangland Soho
"Since the arrest of a "Lewd Woman" in Soho Fields for a "Breach of the peace" in 1641 Soho has been synonymous with vice and its constant companion crime. Join us to explore the history of gangland crime in Soho on this two-hour guided tour.
Off Site
Sat 26 Sep 2026Aidan McManusFull fee £39.00 Senior fee £31.00 Concession £25.00 - Walk and Talk: Around Chaucer's London
Join Vanessa King to explore Life in London in the Age of Chaucer (c.1343-1400) on this morning talk & afternoon walk.
Keeley Street
Sun 27 Sep 2026Vanessa KingFull fee £89.00 Senior fee £71.00 Concession £58.00 - In the footsteps of London's rebelsExplore London's places of protest and discover the stories of radicals, agitators and campaigners who fought for social justice, equal rights and better lives for all from the 1830s to the 1930s.
The first session will be in the classroom at Keeley Street followed by 11 guided walks.Keeley Street
Tue 29 Sep 2026David RosenbergFull fee £339.00 Senior fee £271.00 Concession £220.00 - Introduction to Charles Booths' LondonDuring this six-week course, we will explore aspects of Charles Booth’s landmark survey ‘Life & Labour of the People in London’, published in 17 volumes between 1889 and 1903.
Keeley Street
Tue 29 Sep 2026Sarah WiseFull fee £189.00 Senior fee £151.00 Concession £123.00 - 1960s London
Explore the dynamic history of London in the 1960s. From pop culture to politics, immigration to education we will look at the changing face of the capital through a decade of transformation. Tutor: professional guide Dr. Geoffrey Levett.
Blended (learn both online and in-person)
Thu 1 Oct 2026Geoffrey LevettFull fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £116.00 - London Calling: popular music, society and culture 1955–2025
The sites, sounds and hidden stories of London’s music scenes from the dawn of the rock’n’roll era through the punk explosion to today, explored via walking tours of four musically rich neighbourhoods. Tutor: professional guide and music enthusiast Aiden Mcmanus.
Off Site
Wed 7 Oct 2026Aidan McManusFull fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £97.00
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