Walking Tours
One of the best ways to see London is to walk it. The atmosphere of an area comes alive when you get the opportunity to see it close up. Choose from one of the options below, or let Justin create something tailor made for you.
Westminster - Power, Pomp and Politics
The City of Westminster is the home of our Royal Family, our seat of government and site of many a key ceremony during the year. Justin will show you Parliament Square - the seat of British Democracy, before leading you up Whitehall - home of the British government. London's central gathering point for celebrations and demonstrations - Trafalgar Square - awaits you at the top. From there its down the Mall, to see the Changing of the Guard - a wonderful introduction to British tradition and pageantry.
The City - From the Romans to Rogers
The City of London is the oldest part of London. This tour will involve a walk through time - from the arrival of the Romans in 47AD, right up to the sumptuous new buildings going up now by leading British architects like Norman Foster and Richard Rogers. On the way, we will see how important landmarks have been shaped by history - whether it be the Norman invasion, the Fire of London or the Blitz. The walk starts on the traditional edge of the 'square mile' - the Roman wall, and ends right in the heart of the city.
Bond, James Bond - The London of 007 & Ian Fleming
Shaken not stired" ........ahhhhh how those words have become intertwined over the years with a do-or-die world of magnificiently malevolent villains, seductively sensuous sirens and reckless romances in exotic locations. Visit the sites that played an important role in the life of Ian Fleming. His place of birth, his clubs and his shops. As for 007 himself, much of what made the man - the gun, the gas-guzzler, the gambling and the grooming all took place around Mayfair and St James'. If he existed that is. Maybe he did. Maybe he does. Want to find out what personalities and events in Fleming's life inspired the characters and plots of Bond? Curious about how relevant 007 is post Cold War? Keen to hear more about their superhuman capability to absorb ridiculous amounts of alcohol and tobacco? Then leave your weapon at home and come and find out. Tux not compulsory (can you have a link in to this section from the beginning of the blog, where I mention the walk happening on December 20th?
Countdown to the 2012 Olympics
Justin has successfuly completed the Institute of Tourist Guiding's '2012 Venues Endorsement'. This means he is now in a position to take clients around the outside of the olympic park in Stratford, East London, where all the excitement of the world's biggest sporting event will be unfolding in the summer of 2012. Hear all about this massive project unfolding in front of our very eyes, the trials and tribulations of former games and competitors, and how this vibrant and diverse part of the capital is undergoing regeneration on a massive scale. From desolate wasteland to the largest urban park built in Europe for 150 years, what is unfolding here is a metaphor for London itself - contrast, contradiction and innovation.
Jack the Ripper
Come and discover all the facts of the greatest unsolved murder mystery of all time. In the Autumn of 1888, Jack the Ripper stalked the streets of the Whitechapel, Spitafields and the City, targeting the most vunerable of women. We follow the steps of this most notorious of twisted individuals and look at the various suspects and conspiracies.
Clapham - Past, Present and Future
New to Clapham? What better way to familarise yourself with this fascinating part of South West London than booking a walk with Justin? See the former house of Captain Cook, (discoverer of Australia), Charles Barry, (architect of the sublime Houses of Parliament), Henry Cavendish, (Planet Earth was first weighed from experiments at his house!) and the site where the London diarist, Samuel Pepys died. Find out more about the characters involved in the Clapham sect - the organisation headed by William Wilberforce to abolish slavery, the impressive deep-air raid shelters dotted along the Common, (4 of the 8 built are in this part of London) and hear what makes Clapham the thriving, buzzing community it is today.
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