Christmas Lights and Markets Guided Walking Tour with Mulled Wine
Description
Meeting in Covent Garden, we'll stroll through the market by street performers, craft stalls, and boutique shops. Over cobbled streets we then disappear into the secret garden (one of London's best kept secrets) illuminated with Victorian gas lamps. As Charles Dickens once did we'll explore hidden alley ways as your guide tells tales of Ebenezer Scrooge. Passing through more Christmas markets you'll discover how Queen Victoria shaped modern Christmas, and be amazed at the origins of Santa Claus, Christmas tress and other holiday traditions. Surrounded by the lights and sounds of Christmas you'll get to enjoy a glass of spiced mulled wine before making our way to Trafalgar Square as we round up Christmas past, present, and future surrounded by some of the city's most iconic buildings.
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From Covent Garden, we'll stroll through the Christmas markets by street performers, craft stalls, and boutique shops. Illuminated with Victorian gas lamps and thousands of modern festive lights.
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Important Information
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(72)
Henry was an outstanding guide – extremely entertaining, funny, and professional at all times. We felt comfortable and well taken care of throughout the entire experience. Thanks to his engaging storytelling and great sense of humor, the time flew by. A tour with Henry is not only informative but also a lot of fun. Definitely recommended!
Tom was a great tour leader. He made it fun as well as educational. Happy we decided to do this tour
Perfect tour for a holiday visit to London. Henry knew his history and shared it with great detail, enthusiasm and humor. Highly recommend to all!
I had a great time on this walking tour. We ended up being a small group and that meant we were able to hear all the history and stories that were intertwined with the areas we visited. Henry was a fantastic host, warm and charismatic, made a great effort to talk to each of us individually during the afternoon. I recommend doing this tour, especially on a weekday afternoon, as it wasn't too busy and Henry made it very enjoyable!
This tour was amazing! We walked with Henry, and he was an outstanding guide from the very start of our walking tour from Covent Garden to Trafalgar Square. His energy was contagious, and he immediately drew everyone in. He was incredibly insightful and made the experience highly interactive, welcoming questions of all kinds—and answering even our most ridiculous ones with humor and thoughtfulness. Henry’s grasp of historical context, combined with fascinating details and stories along the way, brought London’s history to life in a memorable way. You could tell he genuinely loves what he does, and that passion made the tour both informative and fun. Ending the tour with a warm cup of mulled wine was the perfect finishing touch. I couldn’t recommend Henry more highly for anyone wanting an engaging, well-paced, and genuinely enjoyable walking tour of London.
The perfect balance of history, folklore and current day happenings. Tom was very upbeat, fun and personal. A really great tour! I highly recommend the festive tour, and if you can be so lucky, Tom as your tour guide!!
Carlos was terrific. We have been to London serval times but he showed us area we have never seen. His knowledge of history was amazing. Enjoyed ever minute of our tour n would rec highly!!!! Karen & Gary
We had Carlos as our guide who was terrific. Extremely knowledgeable, energetic, n fun!!! Learned interesting history and hidden area along the way!! Highly recommend this tour!! Karen & Gary
What a fantastic tour! My husband and I had so much fun with Henry learning about Covent Garden. He’s a top-notch guide and kept us laughing and engaged throughout the evening. Once he learned we were theatre people, he even incorporated some local performance-related knowledge; the man clearly knows his stuff, and really leads a delightful tour. The mulled wine was a wonderful little bonus. Beautiful sights, magical night, not to be missed!
Perfect your. The Christmas Markets, the lights, a bit of history and Henry our guide …perfect! It was all I had hoped for and then some. Highly recommend!
