Ed Glinert, author of Penguin’s lauded London Compendium, East End Chronicles and West End Chronicles, the capital’s most prolific tour guide, leads this saunter through the West End and Westminster as we meander through the mysterious mews of Mayfair, stylish St James’s and sleazy Soho.
We will meet a colourful cast of characters: Mick Jagger, Richard Nixon, a Rothschild or two, the head of MI5, Karl Marx, Sherlock Holmes, Lady Emerald Cunard, David Bowie…well, metaphorically, on this bumper Christmas Day tour right through the heart of the capital.
* Meet outside Selfridges on Oxford St at 11am.
* There will be stops for coffee, a sandwich…
* Coming by car? You can park anywhere, but do check.
* Ends by the bright lights of Soho.
And what stories as we visit:
- The secret location which the Queen uses to go down to her nuclear bunker.
- The building where the horrors of the Titanic were revealed to the crowds.
- The cat who guards the foreign secretary.
- The palace where the Queen (not this Queen or the last Queen) allowed a foundling to replace the royal female birth.
- The massive column that leads to the tunnel that joins 10 Downing Street to Buckingham Palace (“What tunnel?” – Sir Keir).
Ideal for inquisitive tourists who want to discover London. A must for Londoners who want to find out more about their city before dinner.
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