London Walks: London Stories

UNCOVER SECRET LONDON WITH THE ORIGINAL WALKING TOUR COMPANY

The London Walks team are the best walking tour guides in London, several of them having won the London Tourist Board's Guide of the Year Award. All of them are specialists in their area, and each has a distinctive and inimitable voice that makes London Walks tours the most popular in the city. They include broadcasters, actors, historians, writers, and a distinguished crime historian who is the internationally recognised leading authority on Jack the Ripper.

London Walks is the award-winning original walking tour company. Written by the expert and knowledgeable guides who lead the walks, London Stories is the perfect way to discover the rich history of London and its hidden gems, including: 
 
Sinister London - haunted London and Jack the Ripper. 
Literary London - from Shakespeare to Dickens. 
Public Houses - the old pubs of Soho. 
Mystery and Secrets - the city's hidden past. 
A Tale of Two Cities - Westminster and the Square Mile. 
 
Perfect for tourists who want to experience London life beyond Trafalgar Square as well as for Londoners keen to step off the Circle Line and discover the secrets on their own doorstep, London Stories offers a fascinating glimpse into the capital's rich history. 
 
With photos, maps and illustrations to bring the stories to life, London Stories is for those who love London, written by those who know it best.

Stephen Barnett

David Tucker

Great escapes by Britain’s best walking tour company

Enjoy all that out of London has to offer, and discover the heritage and history behind the scenes in some of England's most picturesque places, such as Bath, Canterbury, Royal Winchester and Stratford. With stories and advice drawn from the expertise and knowledge of the famous London Walks Company and its small army of guides, this book is perfect for tourists who want to experience English life beyond Trafalgar Square, as well as for Londoners keen to step off the Circle Line and discover the secrets just beyond their own doorstep. With photos, maps and illustrations, Out of London Walks contains all the best day trips from the capital city – the ideal companion of the out of London rambler.

David Tucker

Books by David Tucker

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