Each of my guided tours has a specific theme, and each takes
about one and a half to two hours, without strenuous walking.
I am happy to arrange tours avoiding stairs (or incorporating
only a few steps).
Booking: Groups of 10 or more people £8/€9 per
person, small groups (5to 9 people) £12/€14 per
person, private tours (up to 4 people) £17/€20
per person
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An
Introduction to the City - 2000
years of history, from the first Roman settlement
to today's temples of finance (start: St
Paul's Cathedral)
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Music in the 17th and 18th Century - the
numerous churches and composers in the City, from
famous ones like Henry Purcell and George Frederick
Handel to those feted in their time, but almost
unknown today (start: Temple tube |
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Modern Architecture - all the famous
British architects of our time (and quite
a few others) have designed distinctive buildings
in the City (start: Liverpool Street station)
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17th/18th Century Architecture -
after the Great Fire of 1666, four fifths
of the City had to be rebuilt, from St. Paul's
Cathedral to private dwellings in the smallest
alleys. One famous architect, Sir Christopher
Wren, was responsible for designing fifty-two
churches between 1670 and 1710 (start: St.
Paul's Cathedral) |
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The History of the City as a Financial and
Economic Centre: medieval guilds
and livery companies, coffee houses as meeting
places for the merchants and traders of the
17th century, banking and the Bank of England,
the exchanges (start: Bank tube/Royal Exchange) |
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Literary Sites - from Geoffrey Chaucer
to William Shakespeare and his contemporaries,
from Samuel Johnson, Oliver Goldsmith and
Charles Dickens to T.S. Eliot (start: Tower
Hill tube) |
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This
is just a small selection of possible themes. I would be happy
to adapt tours to your special requirements. |
