Explore the famous, infamous and surprising with us… Our members are qualified tour guides, dedicated to providing top quality tours of Westminster, London’s most famous and vibrant borough!
Who are We?
Explore the famous, infamous and surprising with us… Our members are qualified tour guides, dedicated to providing top quality tours of Westminster, London’s most famous and vibrant borough!
What and Where is Westminster?
You can recognise our guides by their distinctive CWGLA badges. We have many varying areas of expertise, why not take a look at our Guides page to find a local expert…
Who are our Guides?
You can recognise our guides by their distinctive CWGLA badges. We have many varying areas of expertise, why not take a look at our Guides page to find a local expert…
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| July 29, 2019 | July 30, 2019 | July 31, 2019 | August 1, 2019 | August 2, 2019 | August 3, 2019 | August 4, 2019 |
| August 5, 2019 | August 6, 2019 | August 7, 2019 | August 8, 2019 | August 9, 2019 | August 10, 2019 | August 11, 201911:00 am: Mr Selfridge and his Competitors: Untold Tales of London Department Stores11:00 am: Mr Selfridge and his Competitors: Untold Tales of London Department Stores11:00 am: Mr Selfridge and his Competitors: Untold Tales of London Department StoresAugust 11, 2019 – If you are coming to London’s Oxford Street for shopping, why not join Stephen to hear fascinating stories about some of the West End’s major stores and the characters behind them. If you are a fan of the Mr Selfridge series you might be surprised to hear just how much of it was fiction but things you thought might be made up are actually true. And there are some incredible stories which did not make it into the TV series, such as the bet between Harry Gordon Selfridge and Harrods in 1917 and what the loser had to do. |
| August 12, 2019 | August 13, 2019 | August 14, 2019 | August 15, 2019 | August 16, 2019 | August 17, 2019 | August 18, 2019 |
| August 19, 2019 | August 20, 2019 | August 21, 2019 | August 22, 2019 | August 23, 2019 | August 24, 2019 | August 25, 2019 |
| August 26, 2019 | August 27, 2019 | August 28, 20196:00 pm: Not Just Tea at the Ritz6:00 pm: Not Just Tea at the Ritz6:00 pm: Not Just Tea at the RitzAugust 28, 2019 – |
August 29, 2019 | August 30, 2019 | August 31, 2019 | September 1, 2019 |
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| July 29, 2019 | July 30, 2019 | July 31, 2019 | August 1, 2019 | August 2, 2019 | August 3, 2019 | August 4, 2019 |
| August 5, 2019 | August 6, 2019 | August 7, 2019 | August 8, 2019 | August 9, 2019 | August 10, 2019 | August 11, 201911:00 am: Mr Selfridge and his Competitors: Untold Tales of London Department Stores11:00 am: Mr Selfridge and his Competitors: Untold Tales of London Department StoresAugust 11, 2019 – If you are coming to London’s Oxford Street for shopping, why not join Stephen to hear fascinating stories about some of the West End’s major stores and the characters behind them. If you are a fan of the Mr Selfridge series you might be surprised to hear just how much of it was fiction but things you thought might be made up are actually true. And there are some incredible stories which did not make it into the TV series, such as the bet between Harry Gordon Selfridge and Harrods in 1917 and what the loser had to do. |
| August 12, 2019 | August 13, 2019 | August 14, 2019 | August 15, 2019 | August 16, 2019 | August 17, 2019 | August 18, 2019 |
| August 19, 2019 | August 20, 2019 | August 21, 2019 | August 22, 2019 | August 23, 2019 | August 24, 2019 | August 25, 2019 |
| August 26, 2019 | August 27, 2019 | August 28, 20196:00 pm: Not Just Tea at the Ritz6:00 pm: Not Just Tea at the RitzAugust 28, 2019 – |
August 29, 2019 | August 30, 2019 | August 31, 2019 | September 1, 2019 |
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