Walking Tour around Spitalfields in the East End of London
Walking Tour around Spitalfields in the East End of London
Join us on a walking tour of sightseeing and storytelling, devised by London's leading blogger and guided by a member of the local community in Spitalfields.Ramble through two thousand years of culture in the heart of London and encounter some of the people and places that make this ancient neighbourhood distinctive.Discover Spitalfields’ rich and diverse history of resourcefulness driven by successive waves of migration from across the world - Huguenots, Jews, Irish and Bengalis among many others - telling the story of how modern Britain was created.
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Your Itinerary
A curated journey through the experience
Christ Church Spitalfields
Nicholas Hawksmoor's masterpiece of English Baroque
Soup Kitchen for the Jewish Poor
We meet people whose lives were bound up with with this institution to minster to the needs of Jewish immigrants who came from East Europe, the area now known as the Ukraine
Old Spitalfields Market
We learn the story of this ancient market
Charnel House
We reveal the purpose of this astonishing medieval survival
Spital Square
We visit the site of the Priory of St Mary Spital
The Old Truman Brewery
We tell the story of the brewery through the lives of two women who worked there
Brick Lane Market
We tell the story of this famous thoroughfare and the ongoing controversy over its future
Brick Lane Jamme Masjid
We reveal the history of this building which is emblematic of the history of Spitalfields - a Huguenot Chapel that became a Synagogue that became a Mosque
Fournier Street
We tell the story behind these fine eighteenth century houses
Puma Court
We visit the herb garden of the 17th century herbalist, Nicholas Culpeper
Townhouse
We put our feet up in a 18th century drawing room, overlooking Christ Church Spitalfields, at the end of our tour and enjoy tea and cakes baked to a recipe of 1720
30 minutesIncluded
- Coffee and/or Tea - Tea and cakes baked to a 1720 recipe served in a 300 year old house
- Entry/Admission - Townhouse
Good to Know
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Most travelers can participate
- Not recommended for travelers who cannot stand and walk for two hours
- Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
- Social distancing enforced throughout experience
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 5 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Tickets & Cancellation
You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.