by walklondonadming | Aug 7, 2019 | Walking tours
St Paul’s Cathedral is considered by most as being the masterwork of its architect Sir Christopher Wren and a masterpiece of English Baroque architecture. The building completed in 1710 replaced the old cathedral that was destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666....
by walklondonadming | Aug 7, 2019 | Walking tours
Take a trip out to Greenwich by boat from Central London, an opportunity to see the city from another view. We begin the Greenwich private guided tour at the Visitor Centre to gain an overview of the 1000 year history of the area, which is now a World Heritage Site....
by walklondonadming | Aug 20, 2019 | Walking tours
There are several world-class art galleries in central London waiting to be explored. Where to start? Whether your taste is for the ancients, The Renaissance, the Impressionists or Contemporary art, all tastes are catered for, and I can customise a tour to suit you....
by walklondonadming | Mar 11, 2020 | Art & Design Tours Courses, Walking tours
One thinks about the French Impressionist movement as having its genesis in Paris in the mid 1870s. However artists such as Monet and Pissarro had begun developing their style earlier after being forced into exile during the Franco Prussian War of 1870-71. While here...
by walklondonadming | Aug 7, 2019 | Art & Design Tours Courses, Walking tours
There are over 6 million artefacts in the possession of the British Museum with approximately 60,000 on display at any one time. Where to start? Let Michael take you on a 2 hour tour of this wonderful museum visiting the ‘must-sees’ including the Rosetta Stone,...
by walklondonadming | Aug 20, 2019 | Walking tours
Many writers have been inspired to write about London and its inhabitants. The earliest of these is the father of English literature, Geoffrey Chaucer, who, in the late 14th century related fictional stories for pilgrims on their journey from London, in The Canterbury...