🏨 Castles, Crusaders, Communists & Courts Activity

Castles, Crusaders, Communists & Courts

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Duration: 3 hours

Departs: London, London

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

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Overview

Get a taste of real London as we explore narrow lanes & see a different side to London. Starting at Smithfields, where William Wallace of Braveheart fame met his terrible end.

At St. Barts we will hear how one of the oldest hospitals in the world came to be created by a Crusader after a close encounter with a Saint & explore some of the places that were built as a result.

Nearby Charterhouse started off as a Priory. It also sits next to one of the biggest known plague pits in London, we can see the remains of an unfortunate victim who was recently unearthed.

See old gatehouse of the Knights of St John and see some of their great treasures & pass through old Dickensian Clerkenwell whose terrible poverty saw the first meeting between Lenin & Stalin.

See beautiful streets & squares of one of the most prominent legal districts in London including the largest (& unvisited) square in London before we finish at the end of famous old Fleet Street outside the Royal Courts of Justice.

What's Included

In-person guide

What's Not Included

Tube travel, before or after the tour.

Traveler Information

CHILD: Age: 5 - 15
ADULT: Age: 16 - 99

Additional Info

Guides required to regularly wash hands
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
We have earmarked this tour as especially safe during the Coronavirus outbreak due to generally quiet places that we visit where social distancing is generally not a problem. All of our tours are private so it is just you/your family and your guide. To m
Your guide and yourself are welcome to wear face masks and we will keep to the UK law regarding social distancing.

Face masks required for guides in public areas
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Public transportation options are available nearby
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Wheelchair accessible

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

What To Expect

St. Paul's Cathedral

Marvel at the beautiful cathedral of the City of London, the latest in the long time of holy sanctuaries to be built here since before the Roman times.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Old Bailey

The Oldest Court in the Western World and famous for its high profile cases that still are held here today.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

The Viaduct Tavern

This old pub infamously has jail cells beneath it where people would await their fate... normally being publicly executed just outside as highlighted in the works of Charles Dickens.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

WIlliam Wallace Memorial

See the place where William Wallace of Braveheart fame died, along with many others through the ages.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Church of St. Bartholomew the Great

We will explore the ancient church, often used in movies and built by a dying crusader who had had a vision of a Saint in the Holy Lands. We will also visit nearby sites associated with the same encounter.

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

The Charterhouse

Charterhouse Square, one of the largest plague pits before entering Charterhouse chapel and amongst other things seeing a recently discovered skeleton of a victim of the Black Death (Plague).

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

The Museum of the Order of St John

We will see the gatehouse belonging to the Knights of St John Crusaders and have a quick look inside at their collection of weapons and armour.

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Clerkenwell was the scene of dreadful poverty in the 19th Century and the inspiration behind one of Charles Dickens great novels. This poverty led to Lenin and Stalin meeting here for the first time in what is now a beautiful old pub.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Marx Memorial Library

The communist heritage of Clerkenwell continues with this working institute.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Lincoln's Inn

The largest square in London though rarely visited by tourists which is a shame as it is a beautiful, ancient and tranquil square with great halls, a wonderful chapel and well tended gardens. Home to one of the great Inns of Court.

25 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Royal Courts of Justice

We will finish at the Royal Courts of Justice, one of the great courts which stands at the end of famous old Fleet Street on the borders of the City of London and the City of Westminster.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

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