Private
2 hrs 30 mins
Your Livtours Private Hidden London Walking Tour will explore the darker side of London’s history. London is a city of Royal beauty and financial power and was once the Capital of the world. Yet its past is often a dark one, with the poorest Londoners crammed into foul conditions in the shadow of the gleaming city, Londons East is a fascinating area full of old stories of plague, murder, misery, and gangland. With your very own private London guide at your side, venture into the now trendy and cosmopolitan East End to uncover the grisly past of London of Old.
Stand in the sight of Europe’s largest plague pit, where the unfortunate victims of the black death were thrown in to be forgotten. Amble through the brick-housed lanes of a neighborhood terrorized by the sound of air raid sirens have nazi planes rained down fire from above. Drink in pubs frequented by some of the 20th century’s most famous suited and booted gangsters. The East End is home to the most famous Londoners real and fictitious. Learn about how they shaped this iconic area, how this distinct neighborhood is so different it has its slang/language, and most importantly the grim and dark tales that shape London’s past.
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Livtours Private Hidden London Walking Tour is the perfect way to properly explore the infamous East End of London with your very own personal London expert at your side. Now a trendy area packed full of historic pubs, hipster cafes, and street art-covered co-working spaces, the East End has a dark and troublesome past. Behind the young and fun facades are a world of dark alleyways, brick streets, and grisly tales of London’s dark past. Once just outside the city walls, The East End was an open sewer where the poorest of the poor scraped a living, vilified by the city dwellers and forced to live in terrible conditions, this area became popular with new immigrants arriving in London. The working classes of this area formed their own identity out of their misery and are a famous type of Londoner known as the Cockney or East Ender. Follow their struggles from times of plague, religious persecution, torture, and execution, to the making of a modern murderer.
Follow a local expert on your private tour to see the most out of this fascinating neighborhood and even grab a beer at a local East End pub. Start your tour just next to Liverpool Street station and wind down the alleyways once stalked by some of the biggest names in British Crime, passing former plague pits and Victorian market places, uncover the secrets and legends of some of the darkest chapters in London’s history. Learn about the Ganglords of 1960s London the Kray Twins. There is no better way to learn about the myths, legends, and real-life horror of the past than with your very own personal London Expert with you on your very own private Hidden London Walking Tour.
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When you book a LivTours Private Tour or Experience, you are guaranteed a dedicated, expert guide that allows you the flexibility to start your tour at a time which is convenient for you, making planning easy. Our private tours ensure that you will get a tailored experience to meet all your needs so we go at your pace, perfect for families with younger children, elderly, or individuals with accessibility needs. Please be advised that all private tours begin at a base price starting at two people*. Prices are inclusive of entry tickets where applicable. *Some Ferrari private experiences are inclusive of one person only.
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By selecting Choose Dates Later / Buy as Gift at booking, any tour can be purchased without fixed dates. This is the perfect option if you want to purchase your tour as a gift for a loved one, or if you are in the pre-planning phase of your vacation. After booking, you will receive a Travel Voucher Code and full instructions on how to schedule your tours when ready. Once your travel plans are confirmed, you can easily use the Travel Voucher Code on the LivTours website to formally schedule your tours. You can find out more here.
