Roman London Private Walking Tour
Description
You don't have to go to Rome to see Roman ruins, or even St Albans, Bath or York. Though people were all ready living here, it was the Romans who founded the modern city of Londinium that through the millennia has metamorphosed into today what is possibly the greatest city in the world. This private walking tour will take you to little visited spots in the heart of the City of London where the remains of Roman buildings can still be found, hidden amongst all the skyscrapers of the 21st century.
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Itinerary
We start off in the shadow of St Pauls Cathedral. There is a reason this beautiful cathedral is here and its much the same reason as why before then, it was home to a temple for the Roman goddess Diana.
A few feet from where we start at St Pauls, the old Roman Temple for the goddess Diana, we find our first Roman remains, hidden away from the street as well as something considerably older!
A stretch of Roman Wall only discovered thanks to the Luftwaffe in WW2.
One of the old Roman gates of London with some wonderfully preserved sections of Roman City Wall nearby.
We will see this wall in several places including where you'd never expect to see Roman ruins.
The beautiful old hall which is central to the ancient City of London Corporation dominates the square but if you look closer we will see the Roman connections.
Under the original Roman streets of London we will stand in the footsteps of Gladiators in the Roman Amphitheatre that was only discovered a few decades ago.
The old official residence of the Lord Mayor of London
The very heart of old Roman London with its majestic and overpowering stone buildings.
Standing in front of this magnificent old building is like being in ancient Rome.
This old Victorian market is built on top of its Roman predecessor and if we are lucky we might get to see a chunk of it where you'd least expect it.
In the shadow of the famous Gherkin, we will find an unexpected Roman memorial.
A beautiful memorial to one of the oldest citizens of London.
The remains of the Roman gate here are buried beneath the newly landscaped park but we can see the route of the wall and other things.
Londons newest museum and with some great Roman Wall and artefacts.
Just outside the Tower of London we will see the statue of this legendary Roman Emperor
We will visit several different parts of the old Roman Wall that at one time surrounded the city.
In this beautiful old church amongst other things we will see the oldest archway in London as well as seeing the remains of an old Roman house
Not strictly Roman related but perhaps the most beautiful and peaceful ruins in London.
We will visit the locations of the Roman Baths in London.
Here we will find possibly the only remaining part of the original Roman London Bridge.
We will see the Monument to the Great Fire of London and stand on the spot where it started. Nearby are some fascinating visuals about how Roman Londinium was 2,000 years ago.
We will see hundreds of Roman artefacts before going underground to visit the old Temple of Mithras.
Learn about the legendary stone that is as old as London itself.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
We can meet you at any Central London hotel not just those listed before going by Tube to the tour starting point.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Dress code is smart casual
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Guaranteed access to temple requires advanced booking for peak times.
Reviews(44)
Kevin gave us a fantastic tour of Roman London as well as much more. He was incredibly informative and took us to so many places we would never have stumbled upon ourselves. I highly recommend this tour
Thankyou so much for booking with us and leaving such a good review. Kevin says 'Hi'. I'm so glad you had such a good time on our Roman London Private Walking Tour.
Wonderful and knowledgeable guide! We saw all sorts of Roman ruins hidden in plain sight. Thoroughly enjoyed this.
I'm so glad that you enjoyed the tour. Thankyou for leaving such a nice review, we really appreciate it!
Fantastic! Our guide was very friendly and knowledgeable. Stephen was very happy to answer our questions. Exactly the kind of tour I wanted to go on.
I'm so glad that you enjoyed our tour. It was lovely to meet you and an absolute pleasure. Thanks so taking the time to leave me such a nice review! - Stephen
A great value! Our tour guide Kevin was friendly, told interesting stories about London’s history, and went at a perfect pace. You have to be able to walk for three solid hours without break, but the pace is reasonable. He takes you into some quaint and interesting areas that are off the beaten path, as well as hitting a lot of the big sites within/near Roman London. Bring your best walking shoes, a bottle of water, and prepare to have a great time!
We're really happy to hear that you enjoyed our Roman London Private Walking Tour with Kevin. Thanks so much for your booking and for leaving us such a nice review too!
This was an amazing tour and Kevin is a wonderful tour guide! He has an abiding passion for history and makes the Roman and Norman Saxon periods in London come alive. We visited incredible sights - some that are in plain sight but would be overlooked without an informed guide and others that are hidden underneath buildings and in parking garages! Kevin is extremely knowledgeable and his enthusiasm is contagious. He provided insights that were fascinating and answered my many questions. He helped me to appreciate more fully how genius the Romans were in their engineering feats and how much we owe to those who paved the way for later generations! Thank you, Kevin, for a fabulous tour!!! It was a highlight of my time in London..
Thankyou for writing such an amazing review. I'm so glad that you enjoyed our unique Roman London Tour. Kevin is definitely a national treasure isn't he! Thankyou again.
We learned and saw so many interesting things, not only about Roman London, but overall London history. Our guide, Stephen, was extremely knowledgeable and engaging. Highly recommend.
I'm so glad that you enjoyed our tour. It was lovely meeting you. Thankyou for leaving such a nice review! - Stephen
Our guide was friendly, polite and extremely knowledgeable. He is clearly passionate about history and answered all our questions enthusiastically. We thoroughly enjoyed the experience and found it both fascinating and informative.
We're so glad that you enjoyed our Roman London Private Walking Tour. I think it is such a unique tour in London. Thankyou for leaving us such a nice review.
Highly recommend Stephen. You’ll learn much more about London on one of his walking tours! He is very knowledgeable about so many subjects and all things Britain.
I'm so glad that you enjoyed our tour. It was wonderful to show you around and under Roman London! Thanks so much for the nice review.
This was time we'll spent getting to see many things related to Roman and middle ages. Kevin was a wealth of information at every corner. Thank you, Kevin!!
I'm so glad that you had such a good time on tour with Kevin. We really appreciate you leaving us such a nice review, thankyou!
Kevin opened the doorway for me to Roman London. I had downloaded several walking tours from the Internet but decided on Kevin instead. I’m glad I did. He not only took me to all the Roman sites in London but explained them in the context of Roman Londinium. Along the way I got a double dose of London history ranging from Dickens to the Blitz. Kevin is not only knowledgeable but very personable. He’s a really good guy. Take this tour, save yourself a lot of wandering down dead ends, see Londinium in a highly organized manner, and prepare yourself for a fun experience.
Thankyou for leaving such a positive review for your tour with Kevin. Lots of the apps and websites try and copy our tours but they can only copy the basic idea, not the knowledge or joy of flowing and changing conversation with a guide who knows everything inside out. I'm so glad that you had such a good time!
