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The Nursery Rhyme Tour of London

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Duration: 3 hours

Departs: London, London

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

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Up to 24 hours in advance.

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Overview

Ever wonder why nursery rhymes can be so violent? This unique tour of London one like no other. Join us on this special tour and get a unique look at London as well as learning the true meanings of those nursery rhymes and places and events that inspired them.

We will see some of the most famous buildings in the world as well as getting away from all the tourists as we explore the ancient streets usually only visited by Londoners & not many of them.

In days gone by it could often be a dangerous, even deadly pursuit to talk politics or news to your friends & neighbours incase you were speaking to or overheard by an informer.

To get round the problem, people would spread news & gossip by dressing up the meanings of what was being said so that their true meanings could be more easily denied to the authorities.

Centuries later, these events are remembered as the nursery rhymes that we all sang in childhood around the world, some of which with much toned down & child-friendly lyrics.

What's Included

Private Guide

Traveler Information

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

Additional Info

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

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

Tower of London

The infamous Tower of London, with history going back to Roman times, home to Crown Jewels and hideous executions. Also home to one of London's ancient and precious trees and here we will go round the Mulberry bush

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

St Olave's Church

An incredible amount of literary history here where the final remains of Old Mother Goose were laid to rest

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

London Bridge

The famous London Bridge which is still standing, or at least the existing one is. Others have long since fallen down and we will see them too.

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

The Monument to the Great Fire of London

Here we will see a huge and not so huge memorials to the Great Fire of London and visit the spot where Londons Burning all began.

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Down the medieval alleys of old London we will visit St Clements of Oranges and Lemons fame as well as the rhyme of St Swithins and learning all about Dick Whittington and his cat

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Bank

Just why is the Cat and the Fiddle on display just a few minutes walk from the very centre of finance and old London at the Bank of England?

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

St. Paul's Cathedral

Whilst everyone else gasps at the beautiful St Pauls Cathedral (and we can too), we'll actually visit a statue remembering the importance of the wall and meat trade and the tyrannical law that inspired Baa Baa Black Sheep

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

WIlliam Wallace Memorial

It may be unexpected enough to find a memorial to William Wallace in the middle of London but how does this relate to the old nursery rhyme of Doctor Foster who went to Gloucester?

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Rogers, Bradford, Philpot Memorial

Smithfields is a place bursting with history including the possible origins of the nursery rhyme, Three Blind Mice and we can throw in Mary, Mary, Quite contrary into the mix too.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

The Charterhouse

We can't walk through the quiet lanes of medieval London without dealing with The Black Death or Plague and we can't do nursery rhymes with out Ring a ring o' rosies and if you like we can even visit an unfortunate victim of the dreadful Black Death

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Farringdon

We will finish off this tour in the heart of Farringdon with a pub that isn't all that it seems and work out what the lyrics mean for Pop Goes The Weasel.

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Reviews

If you don’t know, ask, as Stephen will - so many facts, so much fun!

MollyanneFSQ, 15-02-2022

For any one who sings nursery rhymes to their children or grandchildren, do you know the origins of the rhymes? I didn’t, but I do now.

We spent almost five hours with Stephen walking around the City of London, suddenly seeing things we hadn’t noticed before from a very different view point. Which is the tallest monument, which is the smallest and how are they related? We went down little alleys, up roads, down roads, into churches, along the Thames, outside hospitals. Stephen linked everything to a nursery rhyme, but also told us amazing facts that linked to historical fact. We loved every minute.

Stephen is very bright, super knowledgeable, very personable and truly a delight to spend 5 hours walking with around the streets of London.

For anyone who thinks scripted tours are not for them, you may be right …. but try a tour with Stephen, you won’t be disappointed, not scripted and tailored to his guests/tourists.

We’ll be back for more walking tours with Stephen very soon!

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