London Through the Ages: A Full-Day Historical Walking Tour
8 horas
City Highlight Tours
London
Choose one of 6 locals available
Experience hosted by umar, Chris & other locals
Private Tour
Carbon Neutral
Step back in time and discover the stories that shaped London. From the Tower of London to Whitehall and Shakespeare’s Globe, your local host will guide you through centuries of power, drama, and culture. With rich insights, hidden gems, and a proper lunch stop, this full-day tour brings London’s history vividly to life.
Destination
London, England
Category
City Highlight Tours
Duration
8 horas
Transport mode
Walking tour
Available languages
English, العربية, Türkçe, Español
Included
Private guide
City orientation
All Withlocals tours are carbon neutral
Excluded
Public transport (tube)
Entrance to attractions
Meals
6 reasons to book this tour
Explora lo mejor de la ciudad en solo 8 horas
Descubre clásicos como Whitehall y la Torre de Londres
Descubra joyas ocultas lejos de las rutas turísticas.
Experimente la ciudad desde la perspectiva de un local
Se puede personalizar al 100% según tus deseos.
Guiado de forma privada por un experto local.
What you can expect
Londres es una ciudad construida sobre historias, y estás a punto de recorrerlas. Con el guía local de tu elección, explorarás el increíble pasado de la ciudad, descubriendo siglos de historia en un día inolvidable. Prepárate para sumergirte en la cultura, el legado y el corazón de Londres.
Desde la imponente Torre de Londres hasta el corazón político de Whitehall, pasando por el espíritu creativo del Teatro Globe de Shakespeare, visitarás los lugares que moldearon no solo la ciudad, sino el mundo. Y no se trata solo de monumentos: tu guía te llevará a rincones fascinantes y compartirá contigo historias que no encontrarás en las guías turísticas. Cada guía aporta sus propias pasiones y perspectivas, ofreciéndote una perspectiva única de la rica historia de Londres.
Cuando llegue el momento de hacer una pausa, tu anfitrión sabe exactamente dónde ir para un almuerzo de verdad: un lugar local, auténtico y con carácter. Es el momento perfecto para relajarse, hacer preguntas y obtener consejos de expertos para el resto de su estancia.
¿Pero la verdadera magia de este tour? Las historias. Tu guía es más que un guía: es un narrador, con experiencia en todo, desde historia hasta arte. Reviva el pasado de Londres de una manera personal y viva. ¿Quieres adaptar la ruta? No hay problema: tu guía estará encantado de adaptar la experiencia a tus intereses. Es su Londres, compartido contigo. Y al final, puede que también lo sientas como tuyo.
Choose your local
Get to know these 6 passionate locals, each bringing unique perspectives and talents. Choose your favorite, check their availability, and book to create an unforgettable adventure tailored to you.
umar
Live Large in London!
5.0
English
Chris
The London Historian
4.9119 reviews
English
Tom
The Storyteller
4.9293 reviews
English
Kemal
The Photo Journalist
5.036 reviews
العربية・English・Türkçe
Sophie
The Friendly Raconteur
5.021 reviews
English
Andrés
Your London Insider
5.0
English・Español
This is the plan
Check out the plan below to see what you'll get up to with your local host. Feel free to personalize this offer with the host of your choice.
Meeting point
Meet at In front of Buzzed Coffee Bar - London to start your journey
Itinerary
This is what our experience could look like, but it’s not set in stone! Once you book, you can chat directly with your host to make small tweaks to suit your preferences.
Lo más destacado de la ciudad
Vea desde Whitehall, la Torre de Londres, el Teatro Globe de Shakespeare y otros lugares emblemáticos y de visita obligada de la ciudad. Su guía local le llevará a los principales lugares de interés para que pueda obtener una visión general perfecta de lo que hace de Londres un lugar único.
Joyas ocultas
Durante el recorrido, tu guía local te mostrará tesoros ocultos a simple vista que solo los lugareños conocen. Conoce la ciudad desde una perspectiva diferente, al estilo local, y descubre lugares e historias que no muchos turistas conocen.
Narración mágica
Detrás de cada punto de referencia y cada parada, hay una historia, y tu guía local está listo para contártela. ¡Prepárate para escuchar historias increíbles, perspectivas únicas y datos curiosos que solo un local conocedor sabría!
Make it yours
Want to tweak the itinerary? Book directly & chat afterwards with your host to adjust highlights, skip stops, or make small changes to fit your preferences.
Book risk-free: Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund.
Need something special? Personalize your experience for more time, alternative locations or a completely tailored plan.
Flexible cancellation policy
Feel confident booking
Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund. Even up to 7 days before your experience, you’ll receive a refund, minus the service fee.
Change of plans?
Reschedule your experience to a date and time that works best for you.
Loved by travelers worldwide
Simple and flexible – your plans, your way.
Reviews from guests
Marc🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
8 septiembre 2025
We had an absolutely fantastic experience touring London with Tom, The London Storyteller! In just a few short hours, he managed to weave together so much history, culture, and fun bringing the city’s stories to life while also making sure we saw so many of the iconic sites.
Tom’s knowledge is incredible, but what really stood out was how he made everything engaging and easy to follow. From the Tower of London and HMS Belfast to Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace, and even a stop at Borough Market, every moment felt special.
If you want to see London in a way that’s both informative and personal, we can’t recommend Tom enough. He gave us a day we’ll always remember, and we left with not only great photos but a much deeper appreciation for this amazing city.
London in 4 hours! Yes!
Naomi
(About local )
7 septiembre 2025
Kemal took my friends and I on fabulous tour today to celebrate a special birthday - it was so interesting and his local knowledge, experience, enthusiasm and genuine love of the Brick Lane area meant that we learnt a lot and had a wonderful time. It was a perfect way to celebrate a birthday!A fabulous birthday walking tour!
Claudia
(About local )
6 septiembre 2025
Sophie was a wonderful guide for our first day in London. She was friendly, energetic,
and very knowledgeable. We walked all over London and were able to choose places we wanted to return to by ourselves on our second day. We appreciated her flexibility with our starting time. Thank you Sophie for a fabulous tour!Great Overview of London
Jenna🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
27 agosto 2025
Chris gave us a wonderful tour of some of London's highlights! We loved it, and our 8 year old described Chris as "the best tour guide yet!" because of how he explained things for him to understand. Chris was reachable and flexible when our travel delays necessitated slight deviation in start time and location. We were so grateful for his time and expertise, it was a fantastic way to start our time in London!Fantastic!
Tonya🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
26 agosto 2025
We had a great walking tour in London with Tom. He was friendly, knowledgeable, and made the city’s history really enjoyable. Highly recommend!Great walking tour with Tom
marc
(About local )
26 agosto 2025
Wir hatten eine sehr schöne und informative Führung mit Chris. Chris hat uns unter anderem auch den römischen Einfluß auf London aufgezeigt. So haben wir Dinge gesehen, auf die wir sonst nicht gestoßen wären. Die Zeit verging wie im Fluge. Wir würden jederzeit wieder eine Führung bei Chris buchenTolle Führung
Roman🇨🇦 Canada
(About local )
26 agosto 2025
Chris was very personable and knowledgeable. He customized the tour perfectly to match our interests.Knowledgeable Local
carlos🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
18 agosto 2025
Chris was fantastic! Lot of insightful tidbits of the city's history and landmarks during an almost 6 mile trek around the heart of London. Just what we where looking for and that will help us dive deeper exploring London on the remaining days of our trip. I would highly reccomend Chris if you want to learn about London. Great introduction to London
Oksana
(About local )
13 agosto 2025
Our family had a wonderful day exploring London with Tom. He not only shared fascinating stories about famous landmarks like Westminster Abbey but also led us to hidden gems we’d never have found ourselves. His warmth, humor, and deep knowledge made the day fly by, and he tailored everything perfectly to our interests. Thanks to Tom, we experienced the real London and made memories we’ll treasure.Fantastic London Tour with Tom
Cindy
(About local )
9 agosto 2025
We had originally booked another guide but due to personal reasons, he had to transfer this booking to Kemal who flew especially from Istanbul to accommodate us! Kemal was very knowledgeable regarding all of London's history and works as a professional photographer to boot so we had amazing photos!! We managed to see Big Ben, Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace, Trafalgar Square, a traditional English pub, St. James royal park, .... all within 3 hours!!! Kemal is a definite guide we will recommend to friends!!!London in a nutshell
Dina
(About local )
3 agosto 2025
Tom was so knowledgeable about London distort. Before going to the Churchill War Rooms, Tom suggested going on a historical walking tour in the Westminster area so we’d have a more context before going in to the War Rooms. It was so helpful to have that background. Tom also had extensive pop culture knowledge, and answered so many of our questions. Definitely recommend a tour with him! Tom was great!
Larry🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
3 agosto 2025
Chris was extremely pleasant and knowledgeable. He showed us many hidden sight and out of the way gems. We’d never know this side of London otherwise.
He was great and it was a perfect way to get acquainted with this wonderful city.Super knowledgable
Steven
(About local )
26 julio 2025
Full of knowledge of the history and the aria. Took us to all the hole in the wall bars that we enjoyed very much.Fantastic guide
Bonnie
(About local )
22 julio 2025
I truly appreciate how patient she was with all four of us. She guided us with breeze and knowledge of London! And tolerated all my kids! We had a great afternoon with Sophie!Sophie was fantastic!
Alexis🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
21 julio 2025
We had a fabulous half day tour with Tom. He is incredibly knowledgeable, pleasant and accommodating to our interests. 1/2 Day London Tour
Colin🇳🇿 New Zealand
(About local )
16 julio 2025
We booked Kemal when we were home in New Zealand, having reviewed other reviews about Kemal and having checked out his photography online and in instagram.
This man is so modest about his accomplishments- everything online is understated. He has a great ability to engage with locals in Turkey in such a warm and genuine manner- people seem to do anything for him, allow him places and are happy for him/us to photograph them, showing their story and humanity. He has travelled to and knows so many countries- it’s not for nothing he was a staff photographer ( and executive editor) for National Geographic for many years. I don’t think we could ask him anything about Istanbul and the surrounding area ( we did two of his tours) which he didn’t know. He organised a car, and made recommendations for meals/ drinks (which were spot on- and we had as part of the tours). Not only that, he is very flexible to fit in with exactly what you want- just guiding, or going to places specifically for photographic opportunities.
He met us at our hotel- really takes away any hassle- and you really do get to see a lot more than if left to your own devices. He also has a “voice map” guided out of the Galata area of Istanbul- we didn’t know about that- suggest checking it out. We weren’t sure if Kemal was the same person as “Kemal Nuraydin” in instagram- he is. He is the same Kemal in “Terra Photos tours” ( website and instagram) as well. Also, to remove any potential confusion, he actually lives in London, doing the same work there, but has friends and family in Istanbul, so is always happy to fly over to do your guiding or tour. Sounds like we are advertising him, which we are- only because we think he is so good at what he does. Thanks Kemal! Colin Brown and Ruth Bijl , Auckland, New ZealandTHE BEST GUIDE and PHOTOGRAPHY GUIDE
Nick🇬🇧 United Kingdom
(About local )
14 julio 2025
We spent a great few hours with Chris discovering parts of London we didn't know existed. His historical knowledge was fascinating but he also tuned the tour to our interests by showing us multiple places to eat, markets and generally places of interest. He was easy company and had many interesting stories to tell. We have already discussed returning for a tour of another part of London.History of London
Jon🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
12 julio 2025
Chris was a wonderful guide. He was very energetic, knowledgeable and great with our kids (girls, ages 8 and 9). We did the walking tour the day we arrived, middle afternoon. This was a great way to get some exercise after a long flight and we couldn’t check-in yet anyway. Chris is a great guide and host - highly recommended!!Great way to start a London trip!
Cindy🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
6 julio 2025
Our walking tour with Sophie was great! She is very kind and patient with my kids, and also was very knowledgeable and animated about London. I would highly recommend Sophie !Wonderful tour
Alina🇨🇦 Canada
(About local )
1 julio 2025
Our family of four (with two teenagers - 19 and 14) spent three unforgettable hours with Tom during our first visit to London. Tom is an incredible storyteller and allows you to get to know London in an engaging and relatable way. He introduced us to key landmarks like Tower Bridge, House of Parliament, Westminster Abbey and Big Ben, and helped us orient ourselves on our first day in the city, so we could go back to some of his recommended spots. He also suggested a great pub circa 1663 near the area we stayed in and it was fantastic! Great food and ambience. Tom’s comment about London truly stuck with us - “London might not be the most beautiful city, but it’s definitely the most honest - as it’s not afraid to show the good, the bad and the ugly.” That really resonated - it’s truly such an eclectic city full of contrasts. Thank you Tom for helping make our first trip here so memorable! If you’re considering booking a tour with Tom - just do it and you’ll be glad you did!Highlight of our visit
Adrienne🇨🇦 Canada
(About local )
26 junio 2025
Sophie was energetic and enthusiastic! She kept our group entertained with great stories, insight, and knowledgeGreat walking tour
Helene🇩🇰 Denmark
(About local )
25 junio 2025
Despite the fact that 8 of us know London very well, Tom managed to show us loads of hidden gems and historic places. And this in an fun, fact full and interesting way.
We all want to re book Tom👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼The lesser known London
David🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
20 junio 2025
We had a wonderful tour with Chris. He is so knowledgeable and clearly is passionate about the City and its history. During the tour, he made sure to check with us about how the pacing of the tour felt. We especially appreciated his ability to tailor the tour to our interests — we asked for a focus on architecture and Chris delivered. I learned a lot and had fun doing it. Thank you Chris! Brilliant Tour of the City
Marc🇩🇪 Germany
(About local )
16 junio 2025
Kemal was a great teacher for us. He helped us take our photography to the next level or even to the level above that. We loved every second of it and truly appreciate him coming to Istanbul for us. Yes it is pricy but for us it was worth it, as we now have a new approach to taking fotos of the people on the streets, so thank you very much Kemal!Awesome Streetphoto Tour/Lesson in Galata
Zach
(About local )
15 junio 2025
We are a family of four with a 10 and 13 year old. We wanted Tom because of his storytelling description and we weren’t disappointed. Tom was fun and engaging and was full of stories and history which our kids ate up. We discussed tons of topics and he seemed to be able to answer or provide some insight to every topic. His passion for history and guiding was obvious and made it a great time. We would happily take another tour with Tom if possible. Great family highlights tour!
Thomas🇧🇪 Belgium
(About local )
10 junio 2025
Sophie is a great guide
Very enthousiastic about the city.
Many historical references and anecdote makes the tour with Sophie always fascinating.
We spend 3 hours with her and enjoyed every seconds.
Sophie is also very kind
All in all, I recommend her with no hesitation Enthousiatic
Unknown
(About local )
6 junio 2025
Travel delayed us and we joined Tome almost a half an hour tarty. He was gracious and creative. He tweaked the tour, changed the itinerary a bit and we covered all and more we had hoped for! We only had that afternoon and the next day in London so he provided a great orientation, recommendations for dinner and a quick tutorial of the Underground! Awesome AND flexible!
Eugene 🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
2 junio 2025
Chris was a wonderfully friendly and knowledgeable guide. We covered from Roman times to the present, all within the few blocks enclosed by St Paul’s Cathedral, Guildhall and the Royal Exchange. We learned a lot! We had not appreciated until then that London City is just a small part of London. Great historical tour of London City
Jonathan🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
29 mayo 2025
Chris did a great job with our full day tour. He clearly knows London quite well and was able to answer all of our questions. He was also very mindful of my two kids and tailored the tour to suit our needs. I highly recommend him for those looking for a tour.Knowlegable, polite and patient!
Bailey🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
26 mayo 2025
I booked a private tour with Chris for our group of 11 adults & 1 baby. Chris was a fantastic guide! He is very knowledgeable and was able to answer all of our questions. We learned a lot on our tour and it was overall the highlight of our time in London! He was also very accommodating to our group, especially the baby. I highly recommend booking a tour with Chris!Great experience! Highly recommend.
nooe
(About local )
25 mayo 2025
We loved our tour with Tom In London!
He was very knowledgeable and shared lots of good information with us! It so much fun! We highly recommend Tom!
Terri🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
25 mayo 2025
Chris was a great guide! We had planned an afternoon Kickstart tour and had some check in issues at our Airbnb so we were a bit late getting started. Chris was very adaptable - waited for us while we grabbed a quick bite to eat and re-arranged some of his planned tour. He provided a great overview of London - particularly in the government area and gave us useful recommendations as to travel and restaurants too. Definitely a 5 star.London visit
Patty🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
22 mayo 2025
We had the absolute pleasure of spending our first day in London with Chris as our tour guide, and it was the perfect introduction to this incredible city. Not only did he teach us how to navigate the Tube like locals, but he also took us to some of London’s most iconic spots: Parliament, Covent Garden, the financial district, and so much more.
What truly set Chris apart was his extraordinary knowledge and the fascinating historical stories he shared at every stop. His passion for the city is contagious, and we left the tour feeling more connected to London’s rich past and vibrant present.
Whether it’s your first visit or your tenth, booking a tour with Chris is a must. Highly recommend!A fantastic day in London with Chris!
Hector 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
(About local )
21 mayo 2025
Had a fantastic time in the Galata area of Istanbul with Kemal. Local knowledge is a great thing. For someone trying to remember how to find their way around a camera again, it was a fantastic learning experience. I would thoroughly recommend Kemal's tour if you are lucky enough to find him available. He is patient, seeks out great photo opportunities, and willing acomplicies, to help 'get that shot'. We also learned a few tips and tricks to make our phone mobile photography better.
An all round great time with an all round great guy! şerefe Kemal.
Galata with Kemal
cathy🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
21 mayo 2025
We really enjoyed our tour learning about the British Invasion on the 60s. We explored parts of London that we would have never discovered otherwise. Appreciate Tom's flexibility with us too. Great information - fun tour
Rianna🇨🇦 Canada
(About local )
19 mayo 2025
Adrian🇮🇳 India
(About local )
9 mayo 2025
Firstly, I must truly appreciate that Tom was ever so accommodating given we had messed up our train journey and were running quite late!
He shared some charming insights into the history of the Royals, all with a dash of humor to keep us entertained all the while.
The highlight of our tour was undoubtedly when we saw the King and Queen driving into and then again out of Buckingham Palace! Those moments specially were exhilarating.
Thank you Tom was the warmth and the wonderful time.We saw the King and Queen !!!
Steve🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
5 mayo 2025
We booked Tom for both a Royals Tour and the Swinging Sixties Tour. A full day. Tom labels himself as the Storyteller. He is that and alot more. Tom makes it all come alive from Ian Fleming favorite bar, to the Beatles last concert sight, and to the first club Jimi Hendrix played in. Tom will take you there and then fill in the significance and make it come alive. Was such a fun day.
Tom is attentive, warm and easy to connect with. At the end of the tour if you don’t feel like you have made a friend. Shame on you. Tom is great about taking pictures all day long of you and then downloading to you. Great guy. Great tours. When London Comes Alive
Pat🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
4 mayo 2025
Chris had us at "Welcome to London."
Our biggest disappointment was that we didn't book Chris for all 3 days we were in London. Chris is fabulous, interesting, great sense of humor, and has a wealth of knowledge at his fingertips!!! We'd like to come back just to have Chris show us more of the city he truly loves.Truly a fabulous guide!
Anna🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
25 abril 2025
We loved our tour with Sophie -- it's the second time we've had her give us a tour in London, and she did an amazing job. She made the history very interesting and accessible and guided the tour towards our interests. Highly recommend! Incredible tour guide!
Dominik
(About local )
22 abril 2025
From Kensington Palace to Big Ben – the tour was great fun, and we learned so much about London and the monarchy. Thank you very much, Tom!
Amazing Tour
Meredith
(About local )
20 abril 2025
We were a group of 9- 5 adults and 4 kids (ages 11, 11, 9 and 9). Tom took us around Westminster, Buckingham, and St. James Park for 3 hours with a stop at a cafe by our request. He was friendly, interesting, and very knowledgeable. At the end of the week, everyone agreed Tom's tour was our number 1 thing we did- even the 4 kids. Very worth the price!Great Experience!
Unknown
(About local )
19 abril 2025
Sophie was infectious with her love and knowledge of London. Loved the tour !Great personable tour!
Erin
(About local )
18 abril 2025
Sophie is LOVELY. So kind and full of facts and seems to genuinely love what she does. Our family loved our tour with her. We hit all of the spots we most wanted to see and she was INFINITELY patient with my son who had endless questions for her. We learned a lot and had so much fun. Wonderful tour
Cassie
(About local )
16 abril 2025
Kemal took my family of 4 to various points around the Galata Tower area. Within the first hour, we already learned a great deal of technique and info. We had no idea what our iPhones were capable of doing. He engaged my kids (12- and 14- y/o) in a natural way and encouraged them to keep taking photos throughout the experience. He sprinkled in historical information to give context of where we were. Highly recommend for beginners like us and I’m sure would be an amazing reliever for experienced photographers.Learned much more than I could imagine.
John🇨🇭 Switzerland
(About local )
14 abril 2025
A great experience
Douglas🇩🇪 Germany
(About local )
10 abril 2025
Excellent and fun tour of the sights and stories of London!Fantastic
Zachary🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
8 abril 2025
Tom was an excellent guide and story teller,
Blending history with context, and adjusting the tour to be engaging for two adults with two teenagers. I learned a ton, ate some tasty bites and feel I could navigate Shoreditch nicely the next time I’m in London. Great for those wanting a “bit more”!
Dru🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
7 abril 2025
Two words to describe Chris's tour " oh wow"!
Chris will take you " behind the scenes " of London and show you things of interest with some great storytelling to go with it!
Chris is knowledgeable and personable.
If you are looking for a great tour of London..Chris is your guide!Oh Wow
Angela🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
6 abril 2025
Tim did a bespoke royal wedding tour for our family. My daughter is getting married in UK. We had the very best afternoon and saw so much of London. Tom is a historian and his stories amazing. 10+ review. He’s amazing Tom is so knowledgable and entertaining
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