Walking Tour around Spitalfields in the East End of London | 2 hours

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Walking Tour around Spitalfields in the East End of London
2 Adults x $81.57
$163.14
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$163.14

Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English
  • Tea and cakes baked to a 1720 recipe served in a 300 year old house

Overview

Join us on a walking tour of sightseeing and storytelling, devised by London's leading blogger and guided by a member of the local community in Spitalfields. Ramble through two thousand years of culture in the heart of London and encounter some of the people and places that make this ancient neighbourhood distinctive. Discover Spitalfields’ rich and diverse history of resourcefulness driven by successive waves of migration from across the world - Huguenots, Jews, Irish and Bengalis among many others - telling the story of how modern Britain was created.

Meeting points

Our tours begin and conclude outside the entrance to Christ Church, Spitalfields in Commercial Street. The meeting point is a 10 minute walk from Liverpool St Station. Please be early or on time as we cannot wait for latecomers.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

  • Christ Church Spitalfields (Pass By)

    Nicholas Hawksmoor's masterpiece of English Baroque

  • Soup Kitchen for the Jewish Poor (Pass By)

    We meet people whose lives were bound up with with this institution to minster to the needs of Jewish immigrants who came from East Europe, the area now known as the Ukraine

  • Old Spitalfields Market (Pass By)

    We learn the story of this ancient market

  • Spitalfields Charnel House (Pass By)

    We reveal the purpose of this astonishing medieval survival

  • N/A (Pass By)

    We visit the site of the Priory of St Mary Spital

  • The Old Truman Brewery (Pass By)

    We tell the story of the brewery through the lives of two women who worked there

  • Brick Lane Market (Pass By)

    We tell the story of this famous thoroughfare and the ongoing controversy over its future

  • Brick Lane Jamme Masjid (Pass By)

    We reveal the history of this building which is emblematic of the history of Spitalfields - a Huguenot Chapel that became a Synagogue that became a Mosque

  • Fournier Street (Pass By)

    We tell the story behind these fine eighteenth century houses

  • N/A (Pass By)

    We visit the herb garden of the 17th century herbalist, Nicholas Culpeper

  • N/A

    We put our feet up in a 18th century drawing room, overlooking Christ Church Spitalfields, at the end of our tour and enjoy tea and cakes baked to a recipe of 1720

    30 minutes

Sample Menu

Additional Info

  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Not recommended for travelers who cannot stand and walk for two hours

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Be transported back in time

Published on Feb, 2025

Highly recommended walking tour. The knowledgeable guide brings history alive through the stories of the people who lived and died in the city. Pausing at the Jewish Soup kitchen we are shown a photograph of a young man who remembered being a child refugee from Ukraine, a story told to our guide by the man himself. An alleyway which housed the Sikh who in 1940 assassinated the man who ordered the Amritsar massacre. Spanning centuries whilst being relevant to today this tour is an absolute joy. Learn about London and its long history of commerce , immigration and community. See beautiful buildings and be transported back in time. And complete this amazing tour with a free cup of tea and a delicious cake at the Townhouse Spitalfields, a Georgian gem of a place.

A fascinating afternoons walking tour

Published on Dec, 2024

I am a long time subscriber to The Gentle Authors daily blog, which is always a great read at the start of each day so was excited to book this walking tour. The tour follows the stories of real people through history who have lived here. The Gentle Author is a skilled storyteller who brings the area to live. Despite being familiar with the area, I learned so much today. I would highly recommend this walking tour as a refreshing antidote to the more lurid tours focussing on crime and murder.

2000 years and more of historic London

Published on Nov, 2024

I thought I knew quite a bit about this fascinating area but was intrigued enough to book. Turns out I knew about 1%, and the other 99% was delivered with style, aplomb, great story telling skills and an impeccable ability to link the past with the present. His manner was always empathetic to, and culturally respectful of, the characters whose lives, existences and deaths he drew for us in magnificent detail . What’s more, I could hear him, which was a challenge on a busy Saturday afternoon. I was totally engrossed, charmed and fascinated by the whole experience, which ended with tea and cakes and follow up notes by email. Can thoroughly recommend this activity and can’t wait to try the walking tour of the City.

Informative and entertaining walking tour

Published on Nov, 2024

Great walking tour, with a focus on stories and social history. Our guide was warm and friendly and we learned lots about this diverse area of London

Dynamic and knowledgeable tour of this historic area

Published on Oct, 2024

This was a really fascinating and moving tour of the Spitalfields area. The Gentle Author populates the streets with the people who lived here over the centuries, some gathered directly from the people he’s talking about. It’s not stuck in a cosy past though, and the stories showed the continuing changes in the area (many not for the best!) - a real social history tour. I have nothing much to compare it to - I wouldn’t normally do a walking tour like this, but The Gentle Author is a Spitalfields resident and expert and it’s my favourite part of London, the tour really lived up to my expectations and more. Obviously I also enjoyed the tea and 18th century cake at the end! I’d definitely recommend it to anyone visiting London as well as already living there.

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