walk/tour
Sundial at the Tower Hill, Tower Hill, EC3N 2LY
A walking tour in the City of London revealing its unique status among other boroughs of London. It gives an opportunity to learn about the City – a tiny area, covering just over one square mile packed with history, exclusive rights and peculiar customs. It’s not just a walking tour, it’s also an adventure packed with activities, which unveil a piece of the City you never knew about.
Tower Hill, Monument
Fenchurch Street, Cannon Street, Liverpool Street, London Bridge
15, 100, 343, 42, 78
Tour ends at the Barbican Estate, nearby tube stations: Barbican, Moorgate. Nearby train stations: Farringdon
Please book 1 ticket per person attending the tour including babies in buggies so I have an idea of numbers.
Paper and pencil are provided for taking part in activities, solving puzzles, riddles and drawings.
The City of London is full of secrets. It is a tiny area, but it is hiding lots of amazing places with surprising stories, unusual rights and roles, and ancient traditions. This family-friendly walking tour will show you what the City is hiding but you will have to work for it!
Together with your City guide you will go on a quest to find The Key to the City. On your way, you will look for big sculptures, old buildings, legendary bridges and a mysterious garden. You will search for Romans, golden cats, mythical dragons and mysterious signs. You will seek out the home of the most important person in the City and the only medieval stone structure still standing in the Square Mile. When you find them, you will hear their stories, discover their meaning and importance to the City and the whole of London.
Would you like to discover secrets of the City of London and get the Key? Then prepare yourself for revealing these secrets while taking part in activities, solving puzzles and riddles at every stop and you will be rewarded at the end of the tour.
Comfortable walking shoes and your desire to look, listen, learn and play, too!
Families with kids aged 5+ ready to have a fun walking tour across the City of London are welcome.
Please book 1 ticket per person attending the tour including babies in buggies so I have an idea of numbers.
This tour is led by a participant of Open City’s Golden Key Academy – a course training up insightful and engaging guides dedicated to explaining London and bringing its many stories to life. It is part of a wider collection of tours created by Golden Key Academy guides for the Open House Festival celebrating their conclusion of the eight month course.
Further information on the Golden Key Academy can be found here https://open-city.org.uk/golden-key-academy
The tour is now step-free for all the families with buggies and wheelchair users. This means that it may take up to 2 hours and 15 - 30 minutes as we would like to take time and make sure we all cross roads safely and have uninterrupted entry to all the stops planned for the tour.
Also, most of the stops have available seating, however, as they are public spaces, I can't guarantee that they will all free as we go along.
