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Hello, I'm Justin. Walking tour guide and founder of the London area guide Befriending London.
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.
During my tours, I will give you a lot of book and podcast recommendations. So if you don't like books and you don't like podcasts, then my tours are probably not for you. My goal is to mix fun with learning, and based on this mix I've secured over 3,300 five-star reviews on GuruWalk. If this sounds like something you would enjoy, then please join me!
Really excellent tour! I have lived in London my whole life and found this fascinating and really informative. I loved the history lessons and it definitely made me want to do more tours in my own city
Fantastic walk. Highly recommended to find out about the Slave trade and how the British financial institutes were created in London and beyond.
Justin was a fabulous guide. He had so much interesting information delivered professionally. We truly enjoyed our tour and recommend him highly for the prison tour and all his other tours.
Excellent tour - both engaging, informative and entertaining. Inclusive with great handing of sensitive issues such as slavery. We’ll be back for more of Justin’s tours, and recommend to others.
Justin was incredible! So informative and took us round all the cool/unseen spots in St James/Mayfair/Piccadilly. He was funny and engaging and very knowledgeable! Really exceeded expectations, I will be recommending to all my friends
