Official Guides to the City of Westminster
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
We are recruiting for the 2024/5 Westminster Guides training – visit our ‘train as guide‘ page to find out more and express interest
Some upcoming walks are shown – for the full range of available walks, please visit the Walks & Talks page.
From Sherlock’s Sitting Room to Nell Gwynn’s Den: West End Pub History Tour
Tue 30 Jul 24 14:30
£15.00, £10.00
Richard’s pub tour brings you the strange tale of one pub named after an eighteenth century naval disaster; why one is named after a famous literary sleuth and another after a real maverick policing o …
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Paddington to Marylebone: a Transport History
Sat 3 Aug 24 11:00
£0.00
This walk will examine the historical and social role of canals, railways, underground, taxis and buses including Paddington and Marylebone stations. Paddington, at a far corner of Westminster borough …
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Four Palaces and an Abbey
Sat 3 Aug 24 14:00
£0.00
If you’re looking for a fun, quirky and engaging walk to find out more about Westminster’s rich, diverse history, then this is for you. This walk will include some of the major sights including two R …
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A Square Route of London: North of Oxford Street
Sun 4 Aug 24 11:00
FREE
Walk with us through some of London’s historic urban squares to discover stories of these elegant spaces and the people who lived in them. The importance of providing open spaces in the capital, espec …
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Influential Immigrants: Germans in London
Tue 6 Aug 24 10:00
FREE
Learn about some famous folk as well as some more obscure immigrants from German-speaking countries and their impact on London’s history. Germanic people have been coming to live in Britain since Roma …
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Covent Garden Theatres
Tue 6 Aug 24 14:00
FREE
Enjoy the stunning architecture of the theatres of Covent Garden, discover their history, and preview shows at these world-famous venues. London’s West End is home to 38 theatres and attracts o …
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Free Walks for the Inside Out Festival
The City of Westminster is running the Inside Out Festival this summer (click here to get full details of all events) which showcases fun and unique cultural events across the city and best of al …
Alan Turing (1912-1954)
A war hero and a victim of prejudice Alan Turing Blue Plaque Alan Mathison Turing was born in 1912 in a nursing home in Maida Vale, west London close to Warwick Avenue tube station. An English Heritag …
The Myth that made Millions
The Story of Belgravia Belgravia was indeed a Myth that made Millions. It was a fabricated name to which various attributes of grandeur were given, through sales-speak and word of mouth among new and …