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.
13 courses available
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 - The Cold War: Talk & Walk
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 £79.00 Senior fee £63.00 Concession £51.00 - Sherlock Holmes Christmas Walk: The Blue Carbuncle
Step into Sherlock Holmes’s London. Following a talk on Arthur Conan Doyle and the creation of Holmes, trace a case through its actual locations. Uncover clues, suspects, and learn about Victorian life and society before solving the mystery.
Keeley Street
Fri 27 Nov 2026Stephen GossFull fee £59.00 Senior fee £47.00 Concession £38.00 - Jews in London from the 1650s to the 1950s: a closer look
Explore300 years of Jewish life, culture and history in London from the small scale resettlement in the 1650s through to the 1950s when the borough of Hackney was home to London’s largest and most diverse Jewish community.
Keeley Street
Tue 12 Jan 2027David RosenbergFull fee £279.00 Senior fee £223.00 Concession £181.00 - London 1714-1760
London's townscape became more ordered and harmonious in this period, but behind the appearance of elegance and stability lay political, economic and social instability. How did Londoners engage with all of this?
Keeley Street
Tue 12 Jan 2027Mike BerlinFull fee £279.00 Senior fee £223.00 Concession £181.00 - From the 1880s to the 1930s: how the new East End was born
In an area branded 'the hell of poverty', libraries, theatres, art galleries and social housing were established. Workers went on strike and activists campaigned for better lives. Discover this history by taking actual, guided walks through six tumultuous decades of change. The first session is in the classroom at Keeley Street but all other sessions are guided walks. Full details of the meeting places for each walk will be given at the 1st session.
Keeley Street
Tue 27 Apr 2027David RosenbergFull fee £249.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £162.00 - London 1760 -1815
As the capital of a global superpower, how were the lives of Londoners affected by political, economic and social
revolution, and protracted warfare in a period spanning the American Revolution and the defeat of Napoleon?
Keeley Street
Tue 4 May 2027Mike BerlinFull fee £279.00 Senior fee £223.00 Concession £181.00 - Walk and Talk: Get Lost Around Tudor Southwark
Spend the day discovering the history of Southwark known as the ‘sin bin’ of medieval and Tudor London. The morning will be on campus and after lunch we will walk and talk.
Keeley Street
Sun 30 May 2027Vanessa KingFull fee £89.00 Senior fee £71.00 Concession £58.00 - Queer London: Lives, Law, and Liberation
Explore London’s LGBTQ+ history from repression to activism. Visit key locations linked to identity, community, nightlife, and protest, and discover the lives of those who shaped the struggle for equality. AM talk at Keeley Street followed by a PM walk.
Keeley Street
Sat 3 Jul 2027Stephen GossFull fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00 - Churchill: His Life and Wartime Leadership
Uncover the life, leadership and legacy of Winston Churchill. A one-hour illustrated talk followed by a walking tour of Westminster exploring Churchill’s London haunts, key wartime locations, and Churchill’s secret government bunker. Am at Keeley Street followed by a pm offsite walk.
Keeley Street
Sat 17 Jul 2027Stephen GossFull fee £79.00 Senior fee £63.00 Concession £51.00 - London 1660-1714
What was the impact of plague, fire, revolution and war on the lives of Londoners? Find out how the capital's inhabitants rebuilt, survived and thrived in the aftermath of these disasters.
Keeley Street
Tue 22 Sep 2026Mike BerlinFull fee £279.00 Senior fee £223.00 Concession £181.00 - 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
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