The Great Plague & Black Death Tour of London
Step back in time and well away from the other tourists as we explore key sites and pivotal moments from two of the biggest disasters to hit London in its over 2,000 year history.
We will visit where the Great Plague started and learn how and why it took hold and spread leaving London possibly the worst hit city in the world.
We will visit plague pits including the biggest one and will even come face to face with an unfortunate victim of the Black Death who was only recently uncovered.
Visit the resting place of Samuel Pepys whose diary gives us such a unique account of life through the Great Plague and the Great Fire of London as we tread the same streets as he did.
We will also see where The Great Fire of London started and was extinguished as well as learning how it helped wipe out the Great Plague from London for good.
Along the way we will visit various other sites and locations from the Middle Ages and Medieval periods that didn't just change London but the world.
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The Great Plague & Black Death Tour of London
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St Giles-in-the-Fields Church
It's hard to imagine 700 years ago where this church is was was once in a tiny village in the country. Things didn't stay cute forever with all manner of sad events here before becoming infamous for being where the first cases of the plague were detected in the spring of 1665.
Charterhouse Square
Visit the spot of the largest ever discovered plague pit containing tens of thousands of victims who died from the Black Death .
The Charterhouse
We will come face to face with an extraordinary skeleton of a young man who died from the Black Death around 1348.
Inclusions
- Private Guided Walking Tour
- Tube travel costs. Around £5
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
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Pickup and Dropoff
You can choose to be picked up from a list of locations, or alternatively, have the choice to make your own way to the meeting points
Additional Information
We can meet you at your hotel then travel by Underground to the tour starting point or alternatively you can meet us there.
Meeting Points
- We will meet just outside the iconic Dominion Theatre a few feet from the exit of Tottenham Court Road Underground Station.
End Points
- The tour ends at the Monument to the Great Fire of London, a few feet from the nearest Underground Station, easy to find a taxi here too or walk onwards for a drink or meal.