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Skip the hassle of planning your Christmas party and let the experts handle the logistics. Get into the festive spirit with a Christmas lunch cruise on London's River Thames. Enjoy elegant surroundings, a 3-course traditional festive lunch including salmon starter, roast turkey with trimmings, and chocolate dessert, festive entertainment, and spectacular views of London landmarks including the London Eye, Tower of London, The Shard, and Tower Bridge.

London is full of great pubs, but it can be hard to find the ones that are historically notable on your own. Instead, discover some of the British capital's most history-rich pubs, and learn their behind-the-scenes stories, with a guide. Spend time in pubs that were once frequented by artists and authors, including Dickens and Christie, and explore with just a small group of fellow travelers to keep you company.

Savor a taste of England’s wine heritage with this full-day wine tour. Meet your guide at London Bridge station as they accompany you to Brighton, then hop aboard a vintage bus as you journey through the Sussex countryside. Visit two wineries and vineyards, with a few wine tastings thrown in for good measure. Perfect for those looking for a break from the hustle and bustle of London.

Learn all about London’s vibrant pub culture and discover more about the city’s storied past with the help of a local guide on this small-group walking tour. Sip pints inside some of London’s oldest and most characterful boozers, while you listen to your guide share stories all about what each pub’s four walls have seen over the years.

Come and join us for your unique pub tour and fabulous singalong! Join us on our London Pub Crawl and Cockney Sing-Along for the ultimate London evening experience! You will get to experience some of London's Historic pubs, hear about the history of Covent Garden, Kings, royal prostitutes and London Theatre. You will have the option to try some delicacies imported from abroad, or try some classic British bar snacks! To finish off we will head to London's best Cockney Singalong with other Londoners for a truly authentic experience. We will visit five distinctive pubs along the way, each with a different vibe and story to tell. Each pub we visit will have a very different atmosphere and history but all share a fine offering of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks in wonderful and ornate buildings. Have a drink in a pub still originating from the 13th Century! Visit a pub frequented by Charles Dickens and host to many a bare-knuckle boxing match.

Classic British pubs are some of London’s key attractions—but it can be hard for first-time visitors to know where to get the best beer (and what to order once they arrive). Enjoy an affordable and flexible way to navigate, all thanks to this self-guided tour booklet. The booklet includes a brief history on British beer, a Soho pubs map, and even guidelines on which beers to order and possible food pairings (own expense).

Join a small intimate group of guests at some of the best rooftop bars in London. Enjoy unspoiled views of popular monuments. Each bar is less than 5 minutes walking distance. With comfortable reserved seating and table service included.

All the greats of rock music worked, recorded and partied in Soho. The tour will visit sites made famous by The Beatles, David Bowie, The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, The Yardbirds, Guns N’ Roses, The Who, the Sex Pistols, Queen, The Clash, Led Zeppelin, Elton John, and Jimi Hendrix. We will also visit at least three pubs (maybe 4 if we have time!) where these legends drank and your tour includes a beer or soft drink in each venue.

London is home to a seemingly endless number of pubs, each with their own unique heritage and cultural flair. On this private pub crawl tour, visit some of the city’s oldest pubs while learning the history of Covent Garden and the London Theatre before heading to a Cockney sing-along experience to round out the evening.

Your beers and snacks are included in this tour. So you can sit back and relax and not worry about fighting your way to the bar - our guide will do all, that for you as well as recommending the best local specialities to try. You will visit pubs you never knew existed! Learn about the history of the local area while sampling some amazing local beers. Learn about the traditional styles of English beers – Pale Ale, IPA, Summer Ales, Stouts, Porter. The beers available change every time we do this walk!

Avoid tourist traps and head straight to the best pubs in Central London on this private walking tour. Meet your guide in the city center and visit up to seven atmospheric, historic pubs. Choose to purchase drinks and learn stories and tales about the pubs that you’d never uncover on your own.

Discover a different side of London during a walking tour that focuses on the history of sex and love in England’s capital. An ideal choice for visitors seeking an alternative sightseeing experience, this walking tour takes you to off-the-beaten-path places such as former brothels and the Red Light District of the 18th century, and reveals stories that you’d never find in the guidebooks.

Visit two of England's top wineries—and even explore a working cheese dairy—all without having to organize your own transport on this full-day trip to Kent from London. Train transit is included for your ease, as are insider tours at each estate with tastings, a picnic lunch, and tutored cheese tasting.

Two pints, please, governor. This is not simply a pub crawl; it is a spirited journey through the historic heart of the City of London, led by your own local guide who knows these streets, and these bars, like an old regular. You may find yourself raising a glass inside Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese, rebuilt after the Great Fire of 1666 and long associated with literary figures, or stepping into the galleried courtyard of The George Inn, London’s last surviving coaching inn. A stop at The Cockpit offers something altogether more unusual. Along the way, your guide will decode the great British pub tradition: the difference between ale and lager, the art of a proper pint, the history of porters and stouts, and why certain pubs became haunts of journalists, actors, revolutionaries, and rogues. You will hear the scandals, the literary gossip, the political plotting, and the odd ghost story, all delivered with warmth, humour, and just the right amount of local irreverence.

On this small-group walking tour, step off the tourist trail when you explore parts of London that many visitors overlook—and learn all about the city’s crooks, pirates, and other historical criminals and misdoings. Meet your guide and set off to explore the city’s docklands. On this 5-mile (8-kilometer) walk, you’ll visit waterfront highlights, history-saturated pubs, and lively neighbourhoods. This small-group tour is capped at 12 for a personal feel. Find your sea legs and sail into the past! Beneath the eerie cry of the gulls, walk along the river from Dead Man’s Hole to Execution Dock, via ancient smugglers’ taverns where press gangs dragged men off to sea. Explore a salt-encrusted, maritime world that was the making of Britain’s empire, and step off the beaten track to discover a long-forgotten way of life – a time when rum-soaked buccaneers chased Spanish treasure ships, and Royal Navy crews fought criminal captains in the Golden Age of Piracy.

Join The Great London Pub Experience to visit the finest, most historic and unusual pubs in London. You will get to experience London like a true local visiting some of London's best traditional pubs and hidden gems with an entertaining local guide. We will explore secret alleyways and hear astonishing tales from some of London’s greatest pubs, where people have been imbibing for over 500 years. We will learn about the origin of London's famed Gin Palaces of the 19th Century and historic Gin Palace culture as we wander through streets that would have been home to beggars, thieves and vagabonds. We'll discover up to five iconic watering holes visited by some of London's most infamous characters, each with its own history to tell. These include some of the best-preserved traditional pubs in England. Each pub we visit will have a very different atmosphere and history but all share a fine offering of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks in an ornate building.

Have fun with your friends while seeing London’s sights on a memorable beer bike tour of the city. Gather a group of friends and get ready to pedal through the city streets on a specially adapted beer bike with comfy seats, and a guide navigating. Don’t worry about getting tired or thirsty as unlimited beer during the ride will keep you energized.

London is world-renowned for its pubs, but knowing which ones offer the most traditional atmosphere as a first-time visitor can be tough. This City of London tour takes you to some of the area’s most storied watering holes via landmarks harboring more than a thousand years of history.

Immerse yourself in London’s pub culture with a tour to take you to some of the city’s finest, strangest, and most historic boozers. From Blackfriars to Fleet Street and plenty of places in between, you’ll explore the weird and the wonderful sides of London’s watering holes. Learn all about the pubs and their history from your guide as you walk and drink.

Begin by meeting your guide at the world-famous Piccadilly Circus. After a brief introduction, set off on your adventure into the buzzing Soho area. Visit four different pubs and be regaled with hilarious stories about Soho legends such as The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Marilyn Monroe, Jimi Hendrix, and even Mozart. Visit boozers where the likes of David Bowie, John Lennon, and Elton John used to frequent. See where Jimi Hendrix played his first and last gigs in London. You can also purchase drinks in each pub as you rub shoulders with the locals. Between the pubs and all of the famous locations you visit, hear tales of influential characters and the history of the area. From the renowned 'Windmill Girls' of the adult entertainment industry to the bar brawls of The Who and The Sex Pistols, no stone will be left unturned. Enjoy plenty of photo opportunities too as you explore lots of hidden alleyways and side streets that lead to off-the-beaten-track locations.

When we started to create this tour we had the idea of doing a historical pub experience. We soon realised though that this is so much more. The stories that have occurred in the walls of these pubs make them some of the most influential rooms in British history. Scandal, intruige, lies and deception. Reputations have been ruined and legends have been born right where we're sitting. Around every corner is another story, another character and another unforgettable tale.

London is packed with pubs, but finding truly authentic spots can be difficult without local insight. This private beer tour takes you beyond the obvious, guiding you to standout microbreweries and historic pubs in the City of London and Shoreditch. Sample a range of beer styles and learn about the capital’s pub culture on this flexible, personalized walking tour.

See a side of London many travelers miss on this 5-mile (8-kilometer) small-group adventure along the river through docklands as rich in atmospheric taverns as they are in history. Hear about Dead Man’s Hole, Execution Dock, and the lives and deaths of the men (and women) who went to sea, as pirates, buccaneers, and naval mariners. Bring cash to pay for drinks: You visit four separate pubs. This tour includes a professional guide for an enhanced experience.

Explore one of London’s most lively and characterful areas—and immerse yourself in the city’s thriving craft beer scene—on this walking tour of Bermondsey and the South Bank. Over the course of several hours, you’ll visit a number of bustling pubs, breweries, and other watering holes, and will learn how beer is made. You’ll also have the chance to try numerous different brews. As you go, your guide will share stories about the area and its history.