Historical Pub Walking Tour of London
London, United Kingdom
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Trip Type: Walking Tours
Duration: 3 hours
Discover ancient ale houses and literary drinking dens on a 3-hour afternoon pub tour of London! Centered on the area in and around the City of London, the tour visits at least four of London’s finest historical pubs, your guide will recommend different ales in each (not included). Hear the history of the pubs, learn the differences between Elizabethan coaching inns and Victorian gin palaces, and visit the watering holes frequented by legendary British novelist Charles Dickens.
Numbers are limited to 12 on this small-group pub tour, ensuring you’ll enjoy personalized attention from your guide.
Numbers are limited to 12 on this small-group pub tour, ensuring you’ll enjoy personalized attention from your guide.
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Discover ancient ale houses and literary drinking dens on a 3-hour afternoon pub tour of London! Centered on the area in and around the City of London, the tour visits at least four of London’s finest historical pubs, your guide will recommend different ales in each (not included). Hear the history of the pubs, learn the differences between Elizabethan coaching inns and Victorian gin palaces, and visit the watering holes frequented by legendary British novelist Charles Dickens.
Numbers are limited to 12 on this small-group pub tour, ensuring you’ll enjoy personalized attention from your guide. Meet your guide at London Bridge – the historical heart of London’s brewing industry – and then set off on a stroll to aquaint yourself with London’s finest old pubs. After passing iconic London sights like the Shard and Borough Market, stop in the city’s only surviving coaching inn, which in Elizabethan days would have served passengers and their coachmen traveling in and out of the capital. Relax with a pint (not included) and hear about famous ex-patrons like Charles Dickens, who wrote about the pub in his novel Little Dorrit.
Continue your stroll away from London Bridge to Blackfriars, in the City of London. As Britain’s banking hub for some 2,000 years, it’s no wonder that the City of London is home to some of London’s oldest pubs. Head inside one of the locals’ favorites to experience a proper London boozer at its finest -- resplendent with wooden tables clustered around a horseshoe-shaped bar. Sip on quality local ales (not included) and soak up the bustling atmosphere while your guide points out features like the medieval wall frieze above the bar.
Head outside and leave Blackfriars to walk further north toward Holborn, another London neighborhood that brims with history. Wander through the cobblestone alleyways that typify this part of the city, and stumble upon a late 17th-century pub tucked away down a side street. Choose from the large selection of beers, ales and ciders on tap (not included) and sit down with your guide, hearing tales of British literary greats who once drank here – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Charles Dickens and Alfred Tennyson, to name a few!
Leave your pub and work off your afternoon’s beers on a leisurely stroll to Covent Garden, a short walk away. Pass more historic pubs along the way, and hear tips from your guide about other drinking dens to visit in the capital for more beer or perhaps an evening meal at your own expense!
Numbers are limited to 12 on this small-group pub tour, ensuring you’ll enjoy personalized attention from your guide. Meet your guide at London Bridge – the historical heart of London’s brewing industry – and then set off on a stroll to aquaint yourself with London’s finest old pubs. After passing iconic London sights like the Shard and Borough Market, stop in the city’s only surviving coaching inn, which in Elizabethan days would have served passengers and their coachmen traveling in and out of the capital. Relax with a pint (not included) and hear about famous ex-patrons like Charles Dickens, who wrote about the pub in his novel Little Dorrit.
Continue your stroll away from London Bridge to Blackfriars, in the City of London. As Britain’s banking hub for some 2,000 years, it’s no wonder that the City of London is home to some of London’s oldest pubs. Head inside one of the locals’ favorites to experience a proper London boozer at its finest -- resplendent with wooden tables clustered around a horseshoe-shaped bar. Sip on quality local ales (not included) and soak up the bustling atmosphere while your guide points out features like the medieval wall frieze above the bar.
Head outside and leave Blackfriars to walk further north toward Holborn, another London neighborhood that brims with history. Wander through the cobblestone alleyways that typify this part of the city, and stumble upon a late 17th-century pub tucked away down a side street. Choose from the large selection of beers, ales and ciders on tap (not included) and sit down with your guide, hearing tales of British literary greats who once drank here – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Charles Dickens and Alfred Tennyson, to name a few!
Leave your pub and work off your afternoon’s beers on a leisurely stroll to Covent Garden, a short walk away. Pass more historic pubs along the way, and hear tips from your guide about other drinking dens to visit in the capital for more beer or perhaps an evening meal at your own expense!
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