Passeio histórico de East Londons Wapping Docks e seus famosos pubs
Descrição
Wapping tem uma longa história que remonta aos tempos anglo-saxónicos, antes mesmo de ser parte de Londres e ter o seu nome da antiga palavra Wapol, que significa "Marsh". Toda esta área foi moldada pelo rio, sejam as grandes viagens de exploração, a indústria pesada vitoriana e as docas, as terríveis favelas dickensianas que abraçaram o rio, a terrível destruição da Blitz ou o seu ressurgimento moderno com grandes negócios e lazer. Iremos visitar famosos pubs antigos, locais de execução e grande filantropia, bem como visitar locais relacionados a alguns dos nomes mais famosos da história, como o Capitão Cook, Thomas Jefferson, Martin Frobisher, Sir Walter Raleigh, Charles Dickens, Juiz Jeffers e Capitão Bligh Veja uma parte da verdadeira Londres que os turistas nunca poderiam encontrar, bem longe das luzes brilhantes do West End, teatros, museus e palácios.
Opções de passeio
Itinerário
Nós começamos nas Docklands futuristas
Antigamente as docas onde os navios das Ilhas Canárias faziam seu comércio.
Passaremos pelo Museum of London Docklands e conheceremos a história desses prédios e cais antigos.
Antes de chegarmos aqui, visitaremos o famoso Pub das Uvas, de onde Sir Walter Raleigh partiu e com ligações a Charles Dickens, Oscar Wilde, Sherlock Holmes e muitos outros.
Esta antiga doca comercial é agora uma marina de luxo.
Este antigo pub tem fortes ligações com pintores famosos, escritores e até com a realeza. Sentado à beira do rio, podemos descer para a praia se a maré estiver baixa.
Das velhas escadas no final da Narrow Street, podemos ver onde Martin Frobisher partiu para descobrir The Northwest Passage.
A polícia do rio Tamisa é a força policial mais antiga do mundo. Eles ainda patrulham os rios de olho em crimes como homicídio e suicídio.
Na esquina da Dundee Street, veremos a antiga corte de assassinatos e suicídios antes de ouvir sobre William Peckover, que talvez tenha realizado a mais incrível obra de navegação marítima da história.
Este famoso pub antigo é o berço do nosso maior pintor. Antes disso, era o local da feitiçaria!
Uma bela e antiga igreja católica romana
Henry Raine era um rico cervejeiro e possuía uma empresa familiar e um filantropo generoso que montou uma escola para as meninas e meninos pobres em Wapping, que hoje é uma das melhores do país.
É aqui que os piratas condenados tomaram a última bebida antes de serem enforcados no rio Tâmisa, descendo os degraus que visitaremos em breve. Em seguida, para a Igreja de St. Johns com conexões para o Capitão Cook e o Presidente Jefferson
Datado de 1460, este antigo pub e as escadas próximas tem visto mais história do que algumas cidades. O capitão Bligh (cujo local da casa visitamos) embarcou no HMS Bounty aqui. Um bandido que roubou as joias da coroa foi pego aqui junto com o odiado juiz Jeffers. Muitos piratas e criminosos encontraram o seu terrível fim aqui também.
O passeio termina na sombra da Tower Bridge e da Tower of London, em um antigo porto que hoje é o lar de iates e barcos de luxo que pertencem aos ricos e famosos.
Destaques
O que está incluído
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Informações importantes
- Bebês e crianças pequenas podem andar em um carrinho
- Aceita animais de serviço
- Opções de transporte público disponíveis perto
- Adequado para todos os níveis de condicionamento físico
- Marcamos este passeio como especialmente seguro durante o surto de Coronavirus devido aos lugares geralmente silenciosos que visitamos, onde o distanciamento social geralmente não é um problema. Todos os nossos passeios são privados, portanto, é só você / sua família e seu guia. Para torná-lo mais fácil e seguro para todos os envolvidos, sugerimos começar este passeio um pouco mais tarde do que o normal, talvez por volta das 10h30 às 11h, o que nos permite perder a hora do rush. Estamos felizes em vir ao seu hotel para conhecê-lo, mas no momento sugerimos nos encontrar no ponto de partida do passeio. Isso permite que você chegue de táxi ou uber em vez de transporte público. Sinta-se à vontade para usar máscaras durante ou durante o passeio. Seu guia também terá uma máscara com eles.
Avaliações(10)
excellent tour, very informative, a part of London one usually does not know much about. Our guide Kevin was wonderful, vast knowledge, nice stories, great insights
Thanks for taking the time to leave such a nice review. I'm really glad that you enjoyed your tour with Kevin so much.
A very entertaining and educational experience. There is so much to learn about the wharf areas of london. Kevin, our guide, is exceptionally knowledgable. He added a rich layer of insight to the known history of the area and pointed out the non obvious. I highly recommend this tour.
I'm so glad that you had such a good time on your tour with Kevin. Wapping is such a fascinating part of London that most visitors never get to see. We really appreciate your review. Thankyou!
Kevin was great! We had trouble meeting up but he was so accommodating. Every question I asked, he had an answer and could give even more details.
I'm so glad it turned out well in the end. Thanks for your kind review and I'm really glad you had such a good time with the lovely Kevin.
This was excellent and brought to life the East End of London and Wapping area. Made even more special by our authentic, passionate, and very knowledgable Cockney guide - Kevin - what an absolute gem. Now understand the historical meaning of robbing Peter to pay Paul - and it appears to be still happening in the modern day …. Nods as good as wink to a blind beggar…!!
Kevin was thrilled to hear you enjoyed your tour so much. Wapping is such a fascinating area that 99% of tourists never get to see. There is a very popular and funny cockney expression to say how fab Kevin is but sadly it is a bit rude for here so let's just say he is the Bees Knees instead. Thanks for your great review!
It was a tour organised by my partner as a birthday present. Have to say, was such a wonderful delight. Living in East London, we had no idea about all the treasures which this area had to offer. Kevin, our guide during the tour, has such a remarkable command over history, which he narrates in an impeccable and engaging manner. To top it all off, he is really friendly and warm, which made the experience really pleasurable. Time literally flew by, whilst learning so much about East London and its famous pubs!!! Definitely recommended and waiting to go on a guided tour with Kevin again soon!
Thank-you so much for your tremendous review. We're so glad that you had a good time, especially as it's in your neighbourhood. Kevin really enjoyed showing you around; there is so much to see isn't there. Everyone is always surprised!
Very instructive and guides have been lovely and happy to answer all our questions. This is the perfect activity during lockdown for people living in the area. I am already ready to book another tour
We're so glad that you enjoyed the tour, especially as you live almost on the route! Thank-you for your wonderful review.
Our guide, Kevin, was fabulous. He overwhelmed us with his historical knowledge of the area. He was able to answer all our questions. We spent 5 hours together but it didn't feel like it. It's obvious that Kevin really enjoys what he does. Definitely would recommend.
Thank-you Julie for your great review. I'm so glad you enjoyed the tour. Yes Kevin loves Wapping and the East End and there is so much unappreciated history and impressive sights to see. Thanks again for booking with Ye Olde England Tours.
Our guide, Kevin, met us at our local tube station and we set off for Canary Wharf, a new financial district of London. Kevin was able to give us some real insight into the transformation of this area since he was born and raised in the East End. We stopped at four historic pubs and even had the opportunity to go mudlarking, i.e., scavenging, on the shores of the Thames at low tide. This is an area that even many Londoners are not familiar with and Kevin provides the local knowledge along with an absolute wealth of historical background. Don't miss this one!
Thanks so much for your wonderful review. Wapping and the surrounding districts have so much history and interesting quirky things to enjoy that most people never get to see. We're so glad that you enjoyed the tour and I know Kevin loves that tour in particular.
We were met on time in our hotel and after introductions headed out to Wapping. Our guide Kevin was extremely familiar with the area since his family had worked there and as a child he spent a lot of time there. The tour wandered in and out of the old warehouses and Kevin explained how the old docks worked. Because my husband and I are interested in architecture and military history Kevin included a lot of information on those subjects also. The tour included quite a few hours, it was so informative that we did not even feel the time passing. His knowledge was impressive, his candor and honesty on many subjects and his warm personality made us feel at the end of the tour that we made a friend....and we will keep in touch....thank you Kevin
I was interested in the Wapping/East East area due to a few recent reads. While in some ways it was disappointing in that so little of the old docks area is still intact, Kevin filled in incredible amounts of information so that you could wrap your mind around how the area might have looked 100 or 500 years ago. We wove in and out of the neighborhoods, along the river and former sites of the river, and by particular pubs and churches of note, and the historical detail Kevin provided along the way was just excellent. He even spent time taking me mud-larking (new to me). I really feel like this was a unique experience. I wanted to see the "non-tourist" side of London, and Kevin delivered.
Thank you for your fabulous review. We’re so glad that you enjoyed your tour with us and Kevin was thrilled as he loves showing everyone Wapping and the East End. It’s easy to see how London has more construction work going in than the whole of a Europe put together. We too get sad when some of the old places get redeveloped and though most of the docks are now very modern, hopefully some of the old cobbled streets, pubs, churches and warehouses give a bit of old atmosphere. You never quite know what you will find when you down to the Thames, anything from bones to Roman and medieval treasures to WW2 bombs! Thank you for booking with Ye Olde England tours and letting us show another side to London.
