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Walking Tour around Spitalfields in the East End of London

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À propos de cette activité

Join us on a walking tour of sightseeing and storytelling, devised by London's leading blogger and guided by a member of the local community in Spitalfields. Ramble through two thousand years of culture in the heart of London and encounter some of the people and places that make this ancient neighbourhood distinctive. Discover Spitalfields’ rich and diverse history of resourcefulness driven by successive waves of migration from across the world - Huguenots, Jews, Irish and Bengalis among many others - telling the story of how modern Britain was created.

Points forts

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    • Tea and coffee

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      Itinéraire

      1. Nicholas Hawksmoor's masterpiece of English Baroque

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      2. We meet people whose lives were bound up with with this institution to minster to the needs of Jewish immigrants who came from East Europe, the area now known as the Ukraine

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      3. Old Spitalfields Market

        We learn the story of this ancient market

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      4. We reveal the purpose of this astonishing medieval survival

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      5. Royal Observatory Greenwich

        We visit the site of the Priory of St Mary Spital

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      6. Old Truman Brewery

        We tell the story of the brewery through the lives of two women who worked there

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      7. Brick Lane Market

        We tell the story of this famous thoroughfare and the ongoing controversy over its future

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      8. We reveal the history of this building which is emblematic of the history of Spitalfields - a Huguenot Chapel that became a Synagogue that became a Mosque

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      9. We tell the story behind these fine eighteenth century houses

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      10. Royal Observatory Greenwich

        We visit the herb garden of the 17th century herbalist, Nicholas Culpeper

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      11. Royal Observatory Greenwich

        We put our feet up in a 18th century drawing room, overlooking Christ Church Spitalfields, at the end of our tour and enjoy tea and cakes baked to a recipe of 1720

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      Point de rendez-vous

      Our tours begin and conclude outside the entrance to Christ Church, Spitalfields in Commercial Street. The meeting point is a 10 minute walk from Liverpool St Station. Please be early or on time as we cannot wait for latecomers.

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      Prise en charge

      • Rendez-vous au point de départ pour tous

      À savoir avant de partir

      • Service animals allowed
      • Public transportation options are available nearby
      • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
      • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
      • Not recommended for travelers who cannot stand and walk for two hours
      • Mobile or paper ticket accepted
      • One per booking

      Annulation et remboursement

      For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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      Proposé par
      The Gentle Author's Tours
      Code produit
      346323P1

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