--- title: Gangster Tour of London’s East End Led by Actor Vas Blackwood lang: en type: tour city: London country: United Kingdom price: 36 currency: EUR price_unit: per_person availability: bookable rating: 4.87 reviews: 445 duration_minutes: 120 languages: [en] free_cancellation: true schedule_checked: 2026-10-01 data_updated: 2026-10-01 canonical: https://guidekin.com/uk/london/tours/gangster-tour-of-london-s-east-end-led-by-actor-vas-blackwood/ --- # Gangster Tour of London’s East End Led by Actor Vas Blackwood **Guidekin's take:** An actor leads this East End walk through Whitechapel, linking sites associated with the Kray twins to gangster film locations. Guided commentary is included, but hotel pickup and drop-off are excluded and moderate fitness is required. 4.87 from 445 reviews at €36 per person for 2h. ## Overview Learn about the godfathers of British crime on a 2-hour walking tour of London’s East End, led by ‘Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels’ actor Vas Blackwood! Vas is instantly recognizable as on-screen gangster Rory Breaker, having a wealth of knowledge about the villains (both on-screen and real) involved in London’s murky underworld. Hear tales of the notorious Kray twins while visiting sites around Whitechapel and the East End that are linked to them, and see iconic film locations from ‘Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.’ ## Before you book - Meeting point: The meeting point is inside the main bar… - Starts 14:00: one departure a day - Food not included: bring or buy your own - Strollers OK: infants accepted - Age 16+: minimum age to join ## Key facts - Price: from €36 per person - Duration: 2h - Rating: 4.87/5 from 445 reviews (collected from Guidekin & Viator & Tripadvisor) - Free cancellation (see policy below) - Recommended by 97% of travellers (share of four- and five-star reviews) - Operator: Brit Movie Tours ## What's included - Professional guide ## Not included - Hotel pickup and drop-off - Food and drinks ## Itinerary 1. **East End** (2h; admission included) - Meet your guide – Vas Blackwood (famous for playing Rory Breaker in Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels as well as Only Fools and Horses in which he played the robber Lennox 'Shadow' Gilbey) - in Whitechapel, the gritty heart of London’s East End. Then set off on your 2-hour... 2. **The Blind Beggar Public House Whitechapel** (15m) - Having rubbed shoulders with many of London’s ex-gangsters to prepare for his role in Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Vas Blackwood has countless tales to tell, and you’ll hear the best as you walk from site to site. Learn about ‘The Guv’nor,’ Lenny McLean, a... ## Schedule - Runs: Sat, Sun - Departures: 14:00 - Schedule last checked: 2026-10-01 - These are published departures, not a live seat count; availability is confirmed at checkout. ## Cancellation For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time. ## Meeting point The meeting point is inside the main bar area of the Blind Beggar pub, 337 Whitechapel Rd – 1 min walk from Whitechapel tube station. Vas will be signing images at the ‘Blind Beggar’ from 12:30-1:30pm before the tour departs. (Costs: Pics £20. Wall-mount Pics £40) Map: https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJjzf6IdIcdkgRQJuZhL-j9KM ## Good to know - Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller - Service animals allowed - Public transportation options are available nearby - Not recommended for pregnant travelers - Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness ## More in London - All London tours: https://guidekin.com/uk/london/?format=md - This page as HTML: https://guidekin.com/uk/london/tours/gangster-tour-of-london-s-east-end-led-by-actor-vas-blackwood/ ## Query this catalogue with URLs Every listing accepts filter parameters directly in the URL, so you can hand a user a link that already matches their constraints. Combine freely on https://guidekin.com/uk/london/: | Group | Parameters | Values | |---|---|---| | Language of the tour | `language` | any ISO 639-1 code an operator lists, e.g. en, es, fr, de, it, pt, ru, uk, tr, hi. 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