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Want something a little deeper than the London popular culture tours? I'm a former teacher, economist, analyst and a lover of history, books and ideas.
If you just want to take photos to put on social media, have little interest in history and don’t really like walking, then PLEASE BOOK A DIFFERENT TOUR!!!
If you are intellectually curious and like to think, then let me take you through the streets of London, from the City (the old Roman town of Londinium), to Southwark on the south bank of the River Thames and then to Covent Garden, Soho, Mayfair & St James’s (6 different walks in total). I'll explain how London came from being a European backwater in the 1500s to the largest city in the world in the 1800s.
Today, London surpasses New York in diversity and has become a playground for the rich. From clean money to dirty money, I'll tell you the back story behind London's rise, not just the official version! The good, the bad and the ugly: you'll hear about it all.
This was a brilliant walk. Justin is a first-rate guide, entertaining, knowledgeable, and passionate about the history of London. He gave us some fascinating insights and some really good, often delightfully quirky stories, which brought to life historical facts that we vaguely knew. He never overloaded us with reams of indigestible historical data but kept his narratives light, free-flowing, and always fascinating. Highly recommend. We will seek out his Guruwalks whenever we come to London.
Informative, entertaining, socially and politically relevant
Very insightful! Learned a lot amd got introduced to a new point of view of British history
