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City Bridges City Gates
To God & The Bridge
The London Christmas Cruise
Bawdy Bankside
With ideas to do with us or on your own
All of our London trips arranged alphabetically
2000 Years - A Square Mile
Romans, plague, fire, Wren, Blitz and throughout all, trade. Includes a visit to
Guildhall Art Gallery.
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Barrow Boys & Bankers
Contrasting and timely tales of rags & riches in the neighbouring London
districts of the City, Whitechapel
& Spitalfields. Includes a visit to the Bank of England Museum or the Modern Galleries at the
Museum of London. A Together Tour including morning coffee & lunch.
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Bawdy Bankside Supper Club
An afternoon
or evening tour of a part of riverside London that has a racy past. At the end of the tour your
group sits together for a pub supper making this a very sociable
event.
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The Birds and the Bees - A City
Safari
Now here is something a little bit different –
from dinosaurs at The Natural History Museum, to a City Safari coach tour and an afternoon at
the wonderful London Wetlands Centre at Barnes, near Hammersmith
Bridge.
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The Book Club
This trip is like curling up with a good book on a rainy day. A tour of London
in books, a visit to the book district at Charing Cross plus a visit to the public gallery at
the British Library. Oh and morning coffee and lunch is included and everyone is sent home
with a book list.
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Capital Curios
An off the beaten track day includes a tour of the Freemasons Hall at Covent
Garden. A Together Tour including morning coffee & lunch.
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Christmas Eye Spy
The pick of the crop of the 2012 London Christmas Lights followed by a dark
flight on the London Eye. Lovely Jubbly.
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Christmas London in Song Supper
Club
A fully guided tour of London with some musical merriment to smile on
your faces this Christmas.
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Christmas Past & Present
See the period Christmas decorations at the beautiful Geffrye Museum and enjoy a
coach tour of Christmas London or our Christmas Cruise.
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City Bridges, City Gates
We cross the four London City bridges, trace the old city walls and gates and
visit a beautiful Wren Church and the Tower Bridge exhibition. A Together Tour including
morning coffee & lunch.
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The City Churches & St. Paul’s Cathedral
Celebrating the cheerful genius of Sir Christopher Wren. We visit a Pre-Fire
Church,a Wren church and St. Paul’s Cathedral.
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Coronations & Celebrations
This tour tells the life story of HM Queen Elizabeth II,
from humble beginnings in London's Mayfair to her wedding and Coronation at Westminster
Abbey. This is the ideal Diamond Jubilee event for groups with a coach tour including royal routes normally out
of bounds and an intimate and entertaining tour of Westminster Abbey with two Blue Badge
Guides!
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Cosmopolitan London
Founded by Romans, conquered by the French and settled by countless waves of
migrants London is a truly cosmopolitan city. From Brick Lane, the Jewish East End &
China Town to the fabulous Hindu Mandir at Neasden.
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Cruising into Christmas
A really popular night out including a ten mile cruise on the River Thames after
dark on a warm and cosy pleasure cruiser with a full bar service.
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A Day at The British
Museum
An illuminating
and enjoyable day at the greatest museum in the world. In the morning a tour of the treasures of
the collection and in the afternoon we'll concentrate on either the British Bits or the
Olympics
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Dickens London
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of
Charles Dickens. Celebrate the great man’s genius and explore the realities of life in Victorian
London in all its contrasting glory and squalor with an entertaining coach tour and a visit to the
Museum of London for the first major Dickens exhibition for over 40 years.
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Faith, Hope &
Charity
This story rich
day traces the history of philanthropy in London and includes a visit to the elegant Foundling
Museum in Bloomsbury.
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Famous Mothers Supper Club
An
unusual and entertaining afternoon or
evening coach based tour with a pub supper
included in the tour fee.
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Food Glorious Food - A Dickensian Christmas
To
celebrate Dickens' 200th birthday we take a look at the great man
as well as that great focus of Christmas past & present - food! With morning coffee and a
carvery lunch included to enjoy together as a group this is something a little bit different.
Available in November, so it could be just the ticket for
group organisers looking for an early Christmas event before their members' diaries fill
up.
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The Full English Olympic Shopper
New for 2012 The Full English Olympic Shopper is ideal for first timers or
groups returning for a second or even third look at Olympic London. The day benefits from a later
start, concentrates on Stratford and the Olympic Park and finishes at Westfield Stratford City –
the new gateway to Olympic London.
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To God & the Bridge
A Together Tour including morning coffee & lunch. This
is an entertaining and informative day in the Square Mile of
the City of London including visits to
twoCity Churches.
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Hampstead & London's Lost Rivers
Select and opulent, the old
village of Hampstead sits high above the rest of London. On the famous Heath rises one of London’s
Lost Rivers – the Fleet. Enjoy a short walking tour of old Hampstead, morning coffee and a roast
lunch in as near to a country pub as London gets and in the afternoon a Lost Rivers coach tour
following the course of the Fleet to the
Thames.
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Hampton Court Palace
Don’t be
overwhelmed by this huge palace, enjoy our carefully crafted day to show you all the best bits.
In 2012 only there is a recreation of preparations for one of Henry VIII’s
weddings.
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Hidden London & the Regents Canal
A best selling City & Village Tours day out for the past 24 years. An
entertaining walking tour in a fascinating part of London is followed by a canal cruise
through Regents Park and the Zoo.
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Icons of the London Skyline
Tate Modern and St. Paul’s Cathedral in one great day out with a fun walk across
the not so wibbly-wobbly bridge!
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If it Wasn’t For the ‘Ouses In Between
The story of entertainment in London. From Music Hall & Variety to Cinema
and Bingo! In the morning a coach tour of London in Song, lunch at the old Spitalfields
Market and in the afternoon we visit one the most elaborate cinemas in the world which today
is a much loved Bingo Hall.
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Jack the Ripper Walking Tour
This
is a Jack the Ripper Walking Tour that doesn't put all of its eggs in the gory basket. We tell
the story of the notorious murders of 1888 within the context of the social history of the
period, explaining the rotten dilemmas facing impoverished women in London’s East
End.
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Jewish London
Explores the history of the Jewish presence in London from Roman times to the present day. The day
includes visits to the UK’s oldest synagogue – the Spanish & Portuguese Synagogue at Bevis
Marks, Whitechapel and Spitalfields which was the heart of the Jewish East End and the newly
refurbished Jewish Museum in
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Kill or Cure
From barber surgeons to body snatchers! Cholera to cosmetic surgery! We tell the
story of getting better or not in London from Roman times to the current day, including
morning coffee and lunch and a visit to the wonderful Wellcome Collection.
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Land of Hope & Glory
A celebration of the heroes of the battlefield and of the playing field. A full
tour of the London 2012 venues with morning coffee and lunch. Also includes admission to the
Firepower exhibition telling the story of the Gunners at the historic Woolwich
Arsenal.
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The Lee Valley Olympic Tour
The Lee Valley follows the sometimes urban, sometimes leafy banks of the River
Lee, London’s second river. From the East End where we see work on the Olympic Park through
Churchill’s constituency and a slip of Epping Forest to Hertfordshire and the Lee Valley Park
to enjoy a cream tea cruise.
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Legal London
Our award-winning look at the hidden legal cloisters of London including Middle
Temple Hall and the Royal Courts of Justice in the Strand. A Together Tour including morning
coffee and a delicious carvery lunch at an iconic London pub.
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The Liars Tour
This is our unique true or false quiz tour where we tell you a variety of
bizarre and incredible stories and with a simple tick you decide if they are true or false.
Everyone starts on level pegging with this trip – it matters not one jot how much you know or
don’t know about London. It’s all about how gullible you are!
An afternoon or evening trip with a pub supper included.
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London Christmas Lights & Sights Supper Club
London is a dandy at night. This popular trip is now in its 24th
year!
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The London Docklands
Visit the old Port of London and Docks and explore the new London Docklands
developments with a visit to the marvellous Museum in Docklands housed in an old sugar
warehouse at Canary Wharf.
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London in Song Supper Club
An afternoon or evening trip recapturing the spirit of the good old sing-song on the coach with a
pub supper included. Start anytime between 2-00pm and 7-30pm. This is a popular coach based tour so
you can be warm and entertained all year round with no walking except to the bar and
back.
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London - The Sinister Side
An afternoon or evening trip exploring the most haunted City in the world
with a pub supper included. Start anytime between 2-00pm and 7-30pm. This is a popular coach
based tour so you can be warm and entertained all year round with no walking except to the
bar and back.
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Mayfair Stories Supper Club
Looking for an afternoon or evening tour? This is a very sociable outing exploring salubrious
Mayfair with lots of fascinating discoveries and a tasty pub supper to look forward
to.
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The Mighty Wurlitzer Christmas Concert
An entertaining matinee concert in West London with sherry and mince pies
followed by a tour of the London Christmas Lights & Sights.
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Mutton Fat, Mistresses & the Mighty
Wurlitzer
A West London
day with visits to Marble Hill House, Richmond and the Musical Museum.
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The Olympics & The Lights
Take a trip down memory lane at the V&A Museum of Childhood, see
the finished London Olympic Park at Stratford during daylight and enjoy a tour of London
Christmas Lights and Sights after dark.
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Olympics, the Lights &
Ten Miles of Liquid History
Join us for an entertaining and unusual tour for Christmas. See the finished London Olympic
Park at Stratford during daylight, enjoy a guided coach tour of the London Christmas Lights &
Sights as the sun goes down and sit back and relax for our unique ten mile Thames Cruise after dark
with a traditional Cockney Skipper’s Commentary.
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The Olympic London Explorer
Without doubt the biggest selling tour of 2011 and booking into 2012/2013. See
all the main East London Olympic Venues on both sides of the River and enjoy morning coffee
and a roast beef or carvery lunch included in the tour fee of just £18.95 per
person.
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The Olympic Lunch Special
Ideal for folk coming from further afield, it's the full Olympic London Explorer
without having to set off from home before dawn! Come and start in London at noon with a
roast chicken lunch in a beautiful pub and then see all the major Olympic sites in the
company of our top notch Blue Badge Guide.
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Royal London
The 2012 special exhibition at Buckingham Palace celebrates the Diamond Jubilee
of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. This year you can take the tour from 30th June - 8th July,
then again from 31st July - 7th October 2012
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Secret London
Secret
London is a really enjoyable Together Tour, including morning refreshments and lunch that takes us
from Holborn and Hatton Garden to Holland Park and includes visits to Leather Lane Market and St
Etheldreda’s Ely Place – London’s oldest Catholic Church.
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Syon House & London’s Arcadia
London’s last magnificent Ducal residence and the
18th century pastoral landscapes along the West London Thames.
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Under the Bearskin – The Scarlet & The Gold
A unique and entertaining day of royalty and pageantry exploring life under the
bearskin as a member of HM Household Division. Includes a visit to the Guard Chapel and the
little known “Punishment Parade” at Horseguards.