
Popular Tours

‘Cholera and Casanova’ John Snow Walk in Soho
2 hours
£15
One of London’s most famous and infamous neighborhoods The unassuming Dr John Snow is famous for controlling the terrible outbreak of Cholera in Soho in 1854 by having the handle removed from the Broad Street pump. We will follow in his footsteps and explore the sensational
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Doctor’s London Plague and Quacks: City of London
1 hour 45 minutes
£15
Tour of Medieval medicine starting with the beautiful Apothercaries Hall in Blackfriars. Founded by the doctor who treated Anne of Denmark in 17th Century. Rattus rattus caused the Great Plague of London. Walk though lanes of London from Shakespeares day.
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Pox & Penicillin
1 hour 45 minutes
£15
David from London Walks has a word or two to say about the Pox & Penicillin Guided Tour. All changed. Changed utterly. I’m not talking about how Paddington has changed. I’m talking about how something that happened in Paddington changed the world. And how. It’s no exaggeration[…]
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Monarchs and Maladies
1 HOUR 45 MINUTES
£15
A tour of Royal London , Buckingham Palace, St James’s Park and Whitehall but with a medical twist Everything from a surfeit of lampreys (Henry 1st) to a headectomy (Charles 1st ). Dr Barry Walsh will take us on a medical tour – we’ll make[…]
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Medical Bloomsbury
1 hour 45 minutes
£15
A History of Medicine walk guided by a Public Health Physician and garnished with a generous sprinkling of Bloomsbury fauna.* It’s a tale and trail of the Foundling Hospital and Pestilential Contagion and the Method to be used to prevent it and royal hernias and tuberculosis and smallpox
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Brass plates and Botox: The King’s Speech, Harley Street
1 hour 45 minutes
£15
Ah, yes. This neighbourhood. And its patients. And, yes, its specialists. The Old Master – Betjeman – nailed it. Heavy mahogany doors. Wrought-iron screens. Rich, sympathetic, discreet (the sound they make when they shut). Eighteenth-century scene. Edwardian faience adornment.
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Pew Foundation of America – Finding a qualified guide from across the pond for a full day’s tour of the River Thames and Greenwich was a daunting task, but we knew had found the perfect guide when Dr. Barry Walsh was recommended to us. After a conversation about our visit, Barry went above and beyond, researching our destinations and tailoring his background in medicine and his immense knowledge of the history of London to suit our group’s interests and ultimately offered us an exceptional, catered experience. All guests were impressed with not only his breadth of knowledge but his conversational style that welcomed questions. Even crew members of our boat who had heard a hundred guided tours down the Thames before were impressed with his interesting and unique anecdotes, bringing both the history and architecture of London to life. In Greenwich, Barry could speak about every building, boat and piece of artwork to cross our paths, never missing an opportunity to enrich our visit. Overall, we could not recommend a better guide for your visit to London!
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Barry is our “Renaissance Man”. He’s a Consultant Public Health Physician, an Art Historian and professionally qualified Blue Badge Guide.
David Tucker at London Walks
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Thank you so much for the wonderful day. We were just sitting here talking about how much we learned. WOW!! Brian and I could have stayed all day. What an amazing place. I will definitely pass your name along to my friends.