London Crimes And Punishment Private Walking Tour

Highlights

Reiseverlauf

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   Having visited an important site relating to early Communism, we next stop off here at the famous foundry which made Big Ben and the Liberty Bell and will learn how Big Ben got its name.

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   The scene of perhaps the most infamous London gangland shooting back in the 60's with the feared Krays.... Londons answer to Al Capone!

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   Royal Observatory Greenwich

   The pub most closely linked with Jack The Ripper, possibly at the end of the street at which he lived.

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   This famous pub is one of a few closely associated with Jack The Ripper. After few minutes up the road we will visit the site of a potential Ripper killing.

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   Brick Lane

   Now a trendy street and home to a thriving 1-mile stretch of curry restaurants, we will learn what life was like here in Victorian times when Jack was about.

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   Now a beautiful mosque, at the time of Jack The Ripper the building was a synagogue and a century earlier a Protestant church for fleeing French refugees. Learn about the history and heritage of this once poverty stricken part of London

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   Why do we have a golden statue of a rather fat young boy in this quiet London Street? It's all to do with The Great Fire of London.

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   Royal Observatory Greenwich

   This beautiful stone built church was the centre of Victorian life and just across the road from both the bustling market and brewery but also adjacent to perhaps the most dreadful street in London.

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   Here we can see the first and indeed one of the last Jewish soup kitchens in the East End of London

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    Old Spitalfields Market

    Once an industrial market, now a funky market where these is always something to see under the fabulous old Victorian roof.

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    Smithfield Market

    Smithfields has long been the centre of the London meat trade. Centuries ago when food production was less ethical, it wasn't just dead animals that were butchered here.

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    See the site of where William 'Braveheart' Wallace

    See the site of where William 'Braveheart' Wallace was Hung Drawn and Quartered as well as quite a few other interesting histories just a few feet away.

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    Learn all about the infamous Peasants Revolt and how it helped shape life in modern day Western countries today.

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    Visit this small but fascinating graveyards and learn of the secrets within.

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    St. Paul's Cathedral

    From the outside see one of the most beautiful of buildings and learn of how it miraculously avoided destruction in WW2.

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    This old pub is notorious for both being right next to the site of centuries of executions but also in the cellars beneath the streets being holding cells where condemned men would spend their last night on earth.

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    Learn the often rather gruesome history of this fabulous old church.

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    Perhaps the oldest court in the Western World. Still the place where the baddest of the bad are put on trial.

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    Royal Observatory Greenwich

    This small garden and ruins is a memorial garden to The Blitz in WW2.

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    London Bridge

    The modern incarnation of London Bridge with the large ceremonial spike on which the heads of the executed would be stuck as a warning to those entering the city.

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    Royal Observatory Greenwich

    This small memorial remembers those who gave their lives protecting London and other cities from the terrible bombings and fires of the WW2 Blitz bombings by the Luftwaffe.

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    Millennium Bridge

    20 year old Millennium Bridge doesn't

    20 year old Millennium Bridge doesn't have any gore itself but from here we can see what was once one of the top suicide spots in London and decidedly sexist it was too!

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    Royal Observatory Greenwich

    Now one of the finest places to see a play but in the time of Shakespeare, this area was the absolute pits. Rather like the Amsterdam of its day... for good or for bad!

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    Clink Prison Museum

    Not going in the museum itself but the outside is very authentic as it is. We'll learn why this part of London was just so bad.

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    Winchester Palace, mostly destroyed in one of the many huge fires of London. Once the home to the Bishop and we'll find out about his terrible ways just a little bit further on.

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    Borough Market

    Now entering the heart of Dickensian London and the setting for much of Oliver Twist. There has been a market here pretty much since Roman times.

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    Royal Observatory Greenwich

    We finish the tour at the location of an old debtors prison that had such a terrible impact on Charles Dickens.

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    Crossbones Cemetery if almost unknown even to Londoners, perhaps because of its grisly history. The resting place of criminals, prostitutes, plague victims and suicides for centuries. Learn the fascinating story this tragic but beautiful place.

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    Learn the story of one of the first attempts to improve the welfare of the poverty stricken in London.

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    This tour is run by Ye Olde England Tours

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Treffpunkt

Just outside the entrance!

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Abholung

• Abholung oder Treffen am Startpunkt
• 10 Hotels werden angefahren
• Sie können eine andere Abholadresse anfragen
• Der Veranstalter meldet sich zur Abholung

Gut zu wissen

• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
• Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
• Mobile or paper ticket accepted
• One per booking
• • Dress code is smart casual • Comfortable walking shoes are recommended

Stornierung und Erstattung

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