Embark on an immersive journey into the heart of the theatre industry with a captivating walking tour through Covent Garden. This enlightening experience is perfect for anyone eager to uncover fascinating facts about renowned theatres, majestic hotels, charming pubs, and the movie stars and royalty who have graced the area with their presence. As your expert guide leads you through both the historical and contemporary parts of Covent Garden, you'll walk in the footsteps of iconic figures like Charles Dickens, Alfred Hitchcock, Noël Coward, and Madonna. Explore the world-famous marketplace and delve into its rich history, all while discovering some of the greatest theatres and hearing the captivating stories of their past.
Enjoy a walking tour through Covent Garden - one of London's most popular tourist destinations. See the world-famous marketplace and learn about its history, modern shops, cafés, wine bars, restaurants, and grand hotels. You'll also discover some of the greatest theaters and hear about their past and the shows that are playing now in the theater capital of the world. Your professional guide will tell you tales of ghosts and kings, actresses and writers, silent movie stars, the author of Dracula, and Covent Garden's role in a Hitchcock movie. You'll discover all these and more in this unforgettable walking tour. Feel like a Londoner - at home in one of our most historic areas, aware of our most beautiful theaters, our smartest hotels and friendliest pubs, our poetic past, and our artistic modern world. Come to Covent Garden!
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Start/End Point: Outside 1 Aldwych, London WC2B 4BZ Check-in: 1:15pm Departure: 1:30pm Please Note: Nearest tube stations: Temple (District and Circle), Charing Cross (Bakerloo and Northern), Covent Garden (Piccadilly) and Holborn (Central and Piccadilly) Children under 12 years are free