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The City of London Tour

Reserve this tour now on the Bookings & Enquiries page.Though it might look at first glance like a soulless financial centre concerned only with making money, the so-called Square Mile on the northern bank of the River Thames is where the Romans first built a walled community some 2000 years ago and William the Conqueror his White Tower a millennium later. A well-paced, two-hour walk past ancient churches, modern skyscrapers, financial institutions, narrow back streets and even bits remaining of that Roman wall will help decipher the long and varied history of this great city. View slideshow ↓

The Tower of London
The Tower of London
This castle first built by William the Conqueror is the very kernel of London and home to the famous ravens, the more colourful Yeoman Warders (or Beefeaters) and the priceless Crown Jewels. Creative Commons | Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo / DoD
St Paul's Cathedral
St Paul's Cathedral
Christopher Wren's masterpiece of English baroque architecture, the world’s first Protestant cathedral has dominated London’s skyline since the early 18th century. Creative Commons | William Warby
The Gherkin
The Gherkin
A favourite landmark for most Londoners is the bullet-shaped 30 St Mary Axe, whose nickname is a type of pickle. Creative Commons | Shaun Dunmall
Tower Bridge
Tower Bridge
One of 15 bridges crossing the Thames in central London, this late 19th-century span is a lot younger than it looks but remains the favourite of most Londoners. Creative Commons | Lars Plougmann
The Guildhall, City of London
The Guildhall
The only secular stone structure to have survived the Great Fire of 1666 contains a medieval Great Hall and art gallery and sits atop a Roman amphitheatre. Creative Commons | Tom Page

Did you know?

The Guildhall is one of just three structures that Queen Elizabeth I would recognise in London should she come back for a visit (the others: St James’s Palace and the Church of St Bartholomew the Great).

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