City of London
London Walking Tours/City of London Walks in conjunction with Square Route
Walks, Anglia Tours is
delighted to offer guided walking
tours of the City of London.
More than almost any city in the
world, London offers a rich tapestry
of history stretching back centuries,
as one of the commercial and
political capitals of the world, with a
wealth of churches, architecture and
stories going back to Roman times.
Square Route Walks offer a complete range of City walks that are usually up to two hours in duration. It is possible to combine two walks with a lunch stop in between. Schools can choose from the extensive range outlined below, or we can mix and match to meet your specific requirements. In addition you can combine one of our walking tours with a visit to one of London’s many attractions in building a cross-curricular tour.
All Square Route guides are fully qualified and have passed the rigorous City University Guiding Course. They are highly experienced, and trained to bring the City of London’s history alive in a most fascinating and amusing way.
These tours can be combined with a visit to another of London’s many attractions, such as the Tower of London, London Dungeon or Imperial War Museum including:
Home Front
2010 sees the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain, and ANGLIA
is pleased to mark this landmark occasion by focusing on the heroic
efforts of ‘the few’. Between July and October 1940 the RAF fought off
waves of attacks by the Luftwaffe, despite being heavily outnumbered.
Their hard-fought victory saw the postponement of Hitler’s Operation
Sealion, the planned invasion of Britain, and the fateful switch of
focus east to the Soviet Union.
For students studying the Second World War, or Britain at War, ANGLIA can combine a walking tour of London, visiting sites connected to the Blitz with a visit to the Cabinet War Rooms, Winston Churchill's Britain at War Experience or the Imperial War Museum.
For those interested in Britain’s wider role in the Second World War, ANGLIA can arrange tours in the UK examining the role of the Royal Navy and the Fleet Air Arm.
Visits can include HMS Belfast, Chatham and Portsmouth Historic Dockyards, and the Fleet Air Arm Museum at RNAS Yeovilton.
Crime Punishment & Policing - Jack the Ripper
Our most popular walking tour! Few murderers in history have achieved the notoriety of Jack the Ripper. This walk will take you through the streets where he stalked and brutally murdered his victims – and maybe we will even tell you who he actually was…
This tour can be combined with a visit to the London Dungeon or another of London’s top attractions. Contact us for more information about this tour.
Black Death, Plague and Fire
Join our expert guides on one of our fascinating walking tours, run in conjunction with Square Route Walks. Find out where the original plague pits were located, the role of plague doctors, and the truth about how the Great Fire of London really started. Contact us for more information about this tour.
Medicine Through Time
For schools following the SHP unit 'Medicine Through Time', these tours provide an opportunity to extend learning outside the classroom environment. Anglia will organise your visit to one or more of the museums in London, including the Old Operating Theatre in Southwark, the Museum of the Royal London, or St Bart's.
The Old Operating Theatre offer walking tours in Southwark, focusing on Public Health, whilst our colleagues Square Route Walks also provide a Public Health walking tour of the City.
