St. James’s
The Women of the Gentlemen's Quarter
Come on a weekend walking tour with Veronika and find out about "The Women of the Gentlemen’s Quarter". The famous St. James’s area in Westminster is very much a gentlemen’s quarter full of clubs and tailors. So, it’s easy to forget that women are part of the history of St. James’s as well.
On this walk you’ll hear more about the female side of St. James’s – discover the stories of royals and scientists of merchants and mistresses.
Details:
The walk starts just outside Green Park station from where we will discover St. James's in the heart of Westminster. Our tour lasts roughly two hours and ends at Waterloo Place, which is only a few minutes away from the famous Trafalgar Square.
The City of London
The Women of the Square Mile
What do you think of when you hear City of London? Men in suits, financial institutions and insurance companies? After coming on this walk with Veronika you'll see this part of London in a new light.
You'll learn more about the women who are associated with the so-called Square Mile - from queens and stockbrokers to martyrs and ghosts. They are women, hear them roar!
Details:
We'll start at the City Information Centre opposite St James's and finish at Bank Station. The tour lasts around two hours.
Fleet Street
Licence to Print… the City and the Written Word - A Fleet Street Walk
The City of London for many is the financial centre of London. But it was once the centre of the written word. Come on this two hour walk with Veronika and hear more about the area's connection with words and writing.
Your journey takes you from Fleet Street, the former newspaper hub of London, to Paternoster Square, where stationery had its beginnings. You'll hear about the most famous diarist of the country, the greatest playwright of all time as well as Wynkyn de Worde and Rupert Murdoch.
Along the way you can also say hello to a cat named Hodge and you'll hear about a parrot named Polly.
Details:
We'll start at Temple station and finish just behind St Paul's Cathedral at Paternoster Square. The tour lasts around two hours.
The City of London
London's Beginnings – The Famous Square Mile
A fountain with wine, a prison cell named birdcage, a Roman temple in the world's most sustainable building – come on a journey into London's past.
The City of London is also known as the Square Mile. Here lies the origin of London.
On this walk you can see some of the most important sights of the City of London as well as hidden corners that even Londoners don't always know about.
Details:
Our two hour tour starts at Paternoster Square, just behind St Paul's Cathedral. We'll finish at Bank junction.
The City of London (German)
Londons Anfänge - Tour durch die City
Ein Brunnen, aus dem Wein floss, eine Gefängniszelle namens Vogelkäfig, ein römischer Tempel im nachhaltigsten Gebäude der Welt - kommen Sie mit mir auf eine Reise in Londons einzigartige Vergangenheit und entdecken Sie 2000 Jahre Geschichte.
Für viele ist die City of London - die Square Mile - einfach nur das Londoner Finanzviertel mit Hochhäusern, Banken und Anzugträgern. Die City ist aber auch der Ursprung Londons und somit Geschichte pur.
Auf diesem zweistündigen Rundgang entdecken Sie nicht nur einige der wichtigsten Sehenswürdigkeiten der City, sondern auch versteckte Orte, die selbst viele Londoner nicht kennen - und sicherlich nicht auf jeder Touristenroute liegen.
Details:
Unsere Tour beginnt am Paternoster Square, direkt hinter der St Paul's Kathedrale, und endet bei Bank Junction.