Official Guides to the City of Westminster

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Explore the famous, infamous and surprising with us… Our members are qualified tour guides, wear the association badge shown here, and are dedicated to providing quality tours of the City of Westminster

Some upcoming walks are shown –  for the full range of available walks, please visit the Walks & Talks page.


Walking Tour – From Sherlock’s Sitting Room to Nell Gwynn’s Den: West End Pub History Tour

Tue 29 Jul 25 14:30

£15.00; £10.00

It’s all too easy to take Covent Garden’s pubs for granted as just nice drinking holes . But they are so much more: they hold hundreds of years of west-end life within their walls; housed in some terr …


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The Triumph of Westbourne Green

Fri 1 Aug 25 11:00

Free

Starting in the northeast corner of the Harrow Road on the south bank of the canal and walking in circular fashion, we will hear the story of once vibrant, now vanished communities, the magnificent ch …


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John Nash’s London, Part 1: A walk through Regent’s Park

Sat 2 Aug 25 11:00

£20

We’ll be spending a day looking at John Nash’s amazing terraces in Regent’s Park and visiting the gardens in the Inner Circle. The walk will take us up the west side of the Outer Circle, crossing into …


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Westminster: An Adventure in Musical Connections

Sat 2 Aug 25 11:00

Free

Which freed African slave composed popular dance music? Which female composer was imprisoned in Holloway gaol, taught her fellow inmates a number of anthems and conducted performances using her toothb …


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Harry Potter’s London – Film Location Spots around Westminster

Sat 2 Aug 25 11:00

Free

Family Friendly Harry Potter loved London – often flying over its famous landmarks on his broom. Or sometimes hiding out on its busy streets, where the villainous death eaters couldn’t track him down! …


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Harry Potter’s London – Film Location Spots around Westminster

Sun 3 Aug 25 11:00

Free

Family Friendly Harry Potter loved London – often flying over its famous landmarks on his broom. Or sometimes hiding out on its busy streets, where the villainous death eaters couldn’t track him down! …


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The Ritz Hotel in World War II

Image of the Ritz Hotel at night

Jonty Levin one of our Westminster Guides shares with us the story of the Ritz Hotel during the last war ,taken from his WWII walking tour around Whitehall and St. James.  As seen in The Crown, the Ri …


Free Walks for the Inside Out Festival 2025

Buckingham Palace view

The City of Westminster is running the Inside Out Festival this summer which showcases fun and unique cultural events across the city and best of all, events are free for everybody to enjoy. Join …


Lord Mayor’s walks

A Walk with the Lord Mayor of Westminster! A new collaboration between the Lord Mayor of Westminster and the Westminster Guides When Councillor Paul Dimoldenberg was elected the new Right Worshipful L …