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Historic Pubs of London

An evening Romp through English Social Traditions

Visit Fleet Street and Riverside neighborhoods of Southwark & Rotherhithe

This is a ride through London's social history using a variety of old inns and taverns as focal points en route.

Like to try an alternative entertainment to the theatre? Here's an entertaining and informative alternative for those wanting a bit more than the regular tourist attractions.

Away from regular tourist sites, down London's own 'back-roads', are ancient pubs, coaching inns, and riverside taverns that have survived 500 years of fire, flood, wartime Blitz, and the modern developer!

On this fully guided, four-hour tour, you'll go where Shakespeare and Dickens drank, where pirates and smugglers met, where highway men found their victims, where revolutionaries plotted, and where Royalty consorted. We'll show you Victorian 'Gin Palaces', haunted pubs, inns with prison cells beneath them, pubs where great literature was written, and even a pub built from the timbers of the Pilgrim Father's 'Mayflower' ship!

This is not a drinking tour but a tour through London's amazing social history, using historic pubs as our focal point. You hear a host of fascinating stories, including the history of beer in Britain. You'll also be learning the origin and meaning of many English words and phrases in daily use, like 'bringing someone down a peg or two', or why we get 'dead drunk'.

There's time to sample an ale or two, and to have traditional fish 'n 'chips (cost of drinks/food is not included in the tour price.)

This is Back-Roads Touring Co. Ltd original tour which we've been running for over nineteen years. It's also been our most popular and participants regularly say 'this is the best thing I've done in London'.

Departure Dates: Most evenings of your choice throughout the year. Please, try to give two alternative dates for your tour when booking in case your first choice is already full.

RATES: The price depends on the size of the group. This is a flat rate for the party, not a per person rate.

1 - 10 guests: $399 USD

11 - 16 Guests: $765 USD

Pick-up from the following hotels

Pick-up times

Holiday Inn Forum Hotel (underground station Gloucester Rd)

18.30 h

Thistle Victoria Hotel (underground station Victoria)

18.45 h

Corus Hyde Park Hotel (underground station Lancaster Gate)

18.55 h

Cumberland Hotel (underground station Marble Arch)

19.05 h

Royal National Hotel (underground station Russell Square)

19.20 h

It's very important that you phone in to reconfirm your tour on arrival in London. Tel. 020 8566 5312.

All in all, an unbeatable night out!

· The tour returns to central hotels from 11 p.m.
· Children under 14 are not encouraged to take this tour.
· Please note that there is some walking but we largely use a
mini-coach (maximum 16 persons) to get us from location to location.

This tour is operated by Back-Roads Touring Co Ltd




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