by walklondonadming | Aug 21, 2019 | Walking tours
Much of England’s turbulent history is a result of the aftermath of Henry VIII’s Reformation of the English Church in the sixteenth century. England wrestled with a religious war that went from Protestantism to Catholicism and back again. During the Puritanical years...
by walklondonadming | Aug 21, 2019 | Walking tours
This tour is particularly suited to families, looking for a day out of London. A 30-minute train ride from central London will take us to Hampton Court Palace for a private guided tour. Originally built for Thomas Wolsey in 1515, it was ‘acquired’ by King Henry VIII...
by walklondonadming | Aug 21, 2019 | Walking tours
Britain’s darkest days were in the summer and autumn of 1940, through the winter and spring of 1941, after Hitler’s march across Western Europe was halted at the English Channel, and his Luftwaffe tried to bomb London and other British cities into submission. He...
by walklondonadming | Aug 21, 2019 | Walking tours
Despite the picture I’m afraid we can’t do the Happy Potter tour on a broomstick! We can however begin our private guided tour at Platform 9¾, Kings Cross Station, where the magic began for Harry Potter. In a specially reconstructed setting you can have your photo...
by walklondonadming | Aug 21, 2019 | Architectural Tours
Following the Second World War, when much of London was destroyed by bombing, there were several schemes to rebuild the old City of London, which had suffered very badly in the Blitz. The 50s was the new age of modernism and many new prefabricated concrete monoliths...