Turmoil, Templars & Oliver Twist

Explore London’s rich history from Saxons to Dickens on a guided tour. Discover hidden gems, notorious prisons, and iconic landmarks in just two hours.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Bow Street Police Museum - The history of the Bow Street Runners
  • Freemasons’ Hall - The history of Freemasons’ Hall
  • Royal Courts of Justice - The history of the Royal Courts of Justice
  • Temple Church - The history of the Knights Templar and Temple Church
  • The London Silver Vaults - The world’s largest collection of retail…
What's Included
  • Guided walking tour
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Travel through two thousand years of history, meeting Saxons, the Knights Templar, Charles Dickens, Freemasons, and the Bow Street Runners!
On our guided walking tour we’ll travel across Holborn, with its highs and lows over the past two-thousand years. We’ll learn about the turmoil of the Saxon period, visit the locations of Fagin’s den and execution in…

Location
Covent Garden
Long Acre
I will be outside the exit of Covent Garden Station, holding an Historic London Tours sign.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Trail19407
Mar 7, 2025
Excellent tour of central London locations - recommended - The tour leader's knowledge and rapport with the group was excellent. The route and stories told were interesting even for someone who lives and works in London. I enjoyed the tour and would thoroughly recommend this tour guide.
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Stevec370
Feb 23, 2025
Great in sight in to the history of London. - Tom, gave a very interesting and amusing tour, complete with little history facts and readings at the different sights we visited.. Will go on another tour with Tom.
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Tjeinsteinwood
Jan 26, 2025
Absolutely brilliant - Wow this was brilliant! The whole process, from booking, to meeting up and the whole tour was excellent. Tom is so knowledgeable and took us to places you wouldn't ever seen or know about. If you are considering a walking tour, choose one of these!
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Montjovet
Dec 1, 2024
London's Squalor and Splendour - A wonderful tour full of interesting facts and sights to see. Tom knows how to put together a really excellent walk and throws in lots of anecdotal tales amongst the historical details. He is also great at bringing Dickens to life!
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Johnhemingway
Dec 1, 2024
Hands down the bestest way to see London - Incredibly knowledgable guide. Giving you plenty of detail and context. The two hours flew by. If you’re visiting London book this tour!!
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G9548fmlynnew
Nov 11, 2024
A great way to spend a couple of hours discovering London's history - We thoroughly enjoyed our tour with Tom . He is an excellent guide and shared many really interesting facts, which he delivered with real enthusiasm. Tom clearly has a passion for the history of London. We particularly enjoyed his readings from Charles Dickens at relevant stops along the route, Would highly recommend these tours!
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Jonspeyer
Oct 30, 2024
The Templar Trail - A great experience had by us all. Tom says enough and not too much to take in. 2 hours was spot on and a trail of history that can't recommend enough. Will be booking another tour soon.
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Mvedner
Oct 18, 2024
Enjoyable Walking History Tour - This tour was awesome! Tom was a wealth of knowledge. We enjoyed everything and all that we learned along the way! Highly recommend.
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Liz
Aug 30, 2024
Another great walk around London ! - Another great, new walking tour taken today. How you remember the degree of historical details continues to astound me Tom and you always manage to pitch these at just the right level so I can absorb them and leave me now waiting for your next fascinating tour around London !
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Csmitchell58
Aug 16, 2024
Thoroughly enjoyable and interesting 2hr tour around some of the back streets off The strand. Not to be missed - Interesting, quirky, very entertaining tour. Questions asked are researched and answered if not known. The 2 hrs goes too quickly. Cannot recommend enough
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