Guided Walking Tours

Hello! I’m Jack, an Open City trained tour guide. My walking tours of London’s hidden history are fun-filled with a focus on the quirky and off-the-beaten-track. Join me to unearth this fascinating city’s hidden gems and spot the little secret details that many miss.

As well as the public tours below, I also have availability for private tours. Click here to find out more.

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I also have four self-guided walks in my book London: A Guide for Curious Wanderers. Find out more here!

Current Walks

Spitalfields Secrets: A Life On The Fringes

Beautiful architecture, atmospheric streets, an inspiring cast of characters and, at times, a seething dark underbelly, Spitalfields has it all. Find out how so many different people and cultures have shaped this area over the centuries.

• Sat 14th December 11am – Sold out
• Sun 29th December 10.30am– Sold out
• Mon 30th December 10.30am – Sold out
• Sun 5th January 11am– Sold out
• Sat 11th January 11am– Sold out
• Sun 19th January 11am– Sold out
• Fri 24th January 10.30am– Sold out
• Fri 31st January 10.30am– Sold out

The Hidden Strand: Power, Wealth and Empire

A fun-filled walking tour of the hidden Strand and surrounding alleyways, uncovering its secrets and how power, wealth and empire have shaped its history. See all dates here.

Lambeth’s Legendary Trailblazers: From Blake To Chaplin

Discover a lesser-known area of London but one that is packed with history. Walk in the footsteps of Charlie Chaplin and William Blake as well as street urchins, pedlars and Tudor princes, as we explore off-the-beaten-track Lambeth. See all dates here.

• Sat 14th December 2.30pm– Sold out
• Weds 15th January 10.30am– Sold out

Covent Garden: Behind The Scenes

See Covent Garden like never before on this walking tour digging out the area’s hidden history, its spectacles and scandals. Pull back the curtain on this well-known area and tread in the footsteps of pimps, Victorian actors and protesters. See all dates here.

• Tues 17th December 10.30am– Sold out
• Sat 4th January 11am– Sold out
• Sat 18th January 11am– Sold out
• Sat 1st February 11am– Sold out

Westminster’s Backstreets: Saints and Scoundrels

A walking tour of historic Westminster and its lesser-known backstreets, uncovering stories of heroic saints and scurrilous scoundrels. See all dates here.

• Sun 29th December 2pm– Sold out
• Sat 11th January 2.30pm– Sold out
• Sun 26th January 2.30pm– Sold out

Secrets and Symbols of the City

A walk exploring his historic heart of London: the City, aka the ‘Square Mile’. We will look at its fascinating past through the lens of its minutae: hidden gardens, narrow passageways and oft-overlooked little symbols. See all dates here.

• Sun 8th December 2.30pm– Sold out
• Sun 15th December 2.30pm– Sold out
• Sat 21st December 2.30pm– Sold out
• Mon 30th December 2pm– Sold out
• Sun 5th January 2.30pm– Sold out
• Sun 12th January 11am– Sold out
• Sun 19th January 2.30pm– Sold out
• Sat 25th January 2.30pm– Sold out
• Weds 29th January 10.30am– Sold out

Smithfield Uncovered: Rebels and Retribution

A walk discovering one of London’s most captivating areas. Walk in the footsteps of queens, revolutionaries, monks, murderers and merry-makers to uncover an area of extreme contrasts and an, at times, gruesome history.

• Thurs 12th December 10.30am– Sold out
• Sat 21st December 11am– Sold out
• Thurs 9th January 10.30am– Sold out
• Thurs 23rd January 10.30am– Sold out
• Sat 1st February 2.30pm– Sold out

Recent Reviews

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Best London walking tour I’ve been on! Excellent tour. Jack is very engaging and clearly loves what he does. The tour was thoroughly researched and always fascinating. It touches on some real gems along Strand, along with some great Strand facts. 10/10 would recommend.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Historical Touring at its finest! We’ve been on a few previous walking tours and while Jack’s walking tour (of The Strand) focussed as much on history as it did on architecture, it was simply fascinating! Jack showed us so many hidden nooks and crannies and shared with us so much from London’s past that we were totally hooked! And all this delivered by a thoroughly affable and generally very knowledgeable chap. Just beware of his solid myth-busting!!!

Private Walking Tours

I also offer private London walking tours- perfect for curious Londoners and tourists who want to get off-the-beaten track! Simply email me at [email protected].

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