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.
- Crime and punishment in Old LondonCourse start date: Mon 8 Jun 2026
Location on this date: Off Site
Tutors: Diane BursteinTake a guided walk through the old City and its borders taking in beheadings and brutality at the Tower, tales of cutpurses and con men, the rise of prisons and the ghastly punishments that were meted out to wrongdoers. We go on a journey to Newgate Gaol, the Bridewell Prison and the places of execution including the notorious Tyburn Tree to hear tales of brutality, escapes and the bloodthirsty crowds who watched executions. Our tour includes London’s atmospheric legal quarter taking in the Old Bailey, The Royal Courts of Justice and the Inns of Court to discover how London’s legal system developed .
Meet outside St Paul’s Cathedral by the Statue of Queen Anne.Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £23.00 Concession £19.00 - Palaces, Parks and ParadesCourse start date: Mon 15 Jun 2026
Location on this date: Off Site
Tutors: Marilyn GreeneWalking from East Finchley to Muswell Hill we discuss the developments of the areas, from trains and shopping parades to people's palaces.
Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £23.00 Concession £19.00 - Art Deco London walkCourse start date: Thu 18 Jun 2026
Location on this date: Off Site
Tutors: Diane BursteinTravel back to the 1930s to explore the Art Deco style that influenced a variety of designs, from radios and cutlery to places related to travel, entertainment and commerce. In addition to looking at the architecture of the period, your guide will tell stories of life in London from the time these buildings were being erected.
Meeting outside St James’s Park tube station (Broadway exit) and finishing at the coach station.Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £23.00 Concession £19.00 - Further village London
Course start date: Wed 24 Jun 2026Location on this date: Off Site
Tutors: Hazel BakerJoin us for 4 guided walks around London's former villages - Bermondsey, Rotherhithe, Southwark and Greenwich. Why did these areas grow up as villages and how did they become swallowed up by the city of London?
Full fee £159.00 Senior fee £127.00 Concession £103.00 - Go West! Exploring West LondonCourse start date: Sat 10 Jan 2026
Location on this date: Off Site
Tutors: Diane BursteinVia 10 walking tours we explore Shepherds Bush, Brook Green, Notting Hill, Hammersmith, Bedford Park, Barons Court, Earls Court, Fulham, Kensal Green,Cadogan Estate (Chelsea) discovering their history, buildings and past residents.Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £207.00 Concession £168.00 - Hogarth's London: 1697 - 1764 Course start date: Mon 12 Jan 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Vanessa KingExplore the high and low life of 18th-century London through the drawings and paintings of William Hogarth.
Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £142.00 - Jews in London from the 1650s to the 1950s: a closer lookCourse start date: Tue 13 Jan 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: David RosenbergExplore 300 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.
Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £207.00 Concession £168.00 - Transports of delight: London's railway stationsCourse start date: Tue 13 Jan 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Blended (learn both online and in-person)
Tutors: Eleanor JacksonLondon's stations see over 1 billion journeys annually, but the buildings themselves are often ignored. Explore a different station and environs each week, discovering the architecture, history, stories and future of these lifelines of London. The course starts with an initial zoom lecture, followed by a series of walking tours.Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00 - City of words: further adventuresCourse start date: Thu 15 Jan 2026
Location on this date: Off Site
Tutors: Eleanor JacksonLondon luxuriates in literary references. We follow the footsteps of the authors, poets and playwrights, and some of their creations, as we walk a brand new neighbourhood each week, exploring the literary connections.
London guide: Eleanor Jackson. First meeting point at Green Park tube station, street level, Piccadilly South side.
London guide: Eleanor Jackson.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00 - London's quartiersCourse start date: Fri 16 Jan 2026
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Sue JacksonThrough 1 lecture and 7 guided walks, explore some of London’s quartiers – Soho, Mayfair, Covent Garden, Spitalfields, Clerkenwell, St James and Bloomsbury and understand how their very distinct characters were formed. The first session will be delivered via Zoom and other sessions will be guided walks.
London guide: Sue Jackson.Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £142.00 - Tudor London Course start date: Tue 13 Jan 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Mike BerlinThis 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 £259.00 Senior fee £207.00 Concession £168.00 - The Cold War: Talk & WalkCourse start date: Wed 28 Jan 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Geoffrey LevettJoin 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 - London at Leisure: Three Great MuseumsCourse start date: Thu 5 Mar 2026
Location on this date: Off Site
Tutors: Eleanor JacksonToo often we rush around without looking, this course takes time to examine 3 of London’s most famous Museums in depth. A gentle walk allows us to explore these cultural powerhouses at our leisure.
Full fee £89.00 Senior fee £71.00 Concession £58.00 - London History: 2000 Years in One Hundred BuildingsCourse start date: Mon 13 Apr 2026
Location on this date: Off Site
Tutors: Molly RumbelowExplore the social, political, commercial and economic changes that took place in London via 100 buildings, from 43AD to the present day, on this course of 10 walks.
Full fee £269.00 Senior fee £215.00 Concession £175.00
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