--- title: Legal London Royal Courts of Justice & Inns of Court Walking Tour lang: en type: tour city: London country: United Kingdom price: 30 currency: EUR price_unit: per_person availability: bookable rating: 4.82 reviews: 49 duration_minutes: 180 languages: [en] free_cancellation: true rank_in_category: 66 of 92 (Walking Tours) schedule_checked: 2026-10-01 data_updated: 2026-10-01 canonical: https://guidekin.com/uk/london/tours/legal-london-royal-courts-of-justice-inns-of-court-walking-tour/ --- # Legal London Royal Courts of Justice & Inns of Court Walking Tour **Guidekin's take:** Explore London's legal district on a walk focused on the Royal Courts of Justice, Inns of Court and the development of English Common Law. An English-speaking guide is included; children and young people must be accompanied by an adult. 4.82 from 49 reviews at €30 per person for 3h. ## Overview You will hear how this small area of London almost by accident fostered the development of the English Common Law which spread around the world to the United States, India, Pakistan, Africa, Australia, and many more countries and was the originator of the world's system of common law. People who changed the world worked, lived, entertained, and were educated in the Inns of Court, including: *Eight of the signatories to the American Declaration of Independence *Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan who owned over 200 bespoke (made-to-measure) suits and, as a barrister in London, was said to never wear the same silk tie twice. * Mahatma Gandhi who had to promise his mother that he would abstain from meat, alcohol, and women before he could enrol in Inner Temple. * Sir William Blackstone who influenced commercial and criminal law in the United States and British Commonwealth and said: “It is better that ten guilty persons escape than that one innocent suffer.” ## Before you book - Meeting point: I will be standing next to the… - Starts 10:00, 14:00: 2 departures a day - Strollers OK: infants accepted - Children from €30: ages 12 to 15 ## Key facts - Price: from €30 per person - Duration: 3h - Rating: 4.82/5 from 49 reviews (collected from Guidekin & Viator & Tripadvisor) - Free cancellation (see policy below) - Recommended by 98% of travellers (share of four- and five-star reviews) - Operator: Charterlegal.co.uk ## What's included - Expert, English-speaking tour guide ## Not included - Coffee and/or Tea ## Itinerary 1. **Middle Temple Hall** (10m) - Built in 1573 and said to be "the most perfect" example of an Elizabethan building remaining in Central London. So much of English history revolves around this building. 2. **Inner Temple** (10m) - We will stop outside Inner Temple Hall. Shakespeare's Henry VI Part 1 suggests that the War of the Roses originated with the picking of red and white roses in Temple Gardens. The garden is usually open to the public during the week in the afternoon. 3. **Temple Church** (10m) - Built in 1162 by the Knights Templar, in fiction it featured in Dan Brown's book and film, the Da Vinci Code, and in fact in the Magna Carta negotiations, when King John used the Temple as one of his two bases in London. Temple Church will usually be open after the morning... 4. **Royal Courts of Justice** (15m) - Opened in 1882 by Queen Victoria, the building was originally designed to house 19 courts and now there are around a hundred. We will go inside the building. 5. **Lincoln's Inn** (10m) - This Inn produced eleven prime ministers. The Old Hall was built around 1490 and was sometimes used as a Court of Chancery. 6. **Staple Inn** (10m) - Is a former Inn of Chancery. The front was erected in 1586 and is the finest example of a Tudor timber framed building in Central London. 7. **Gray's Inn** (10m) - The hall was built in 1560 and reconstructed after bomb damage with a substantial contribution from the American Bar Association. In the square there is a statue to the Inn's most prominent former member. Hear his story and decide whether there should have been a statue to him. ## Schedule - Runs: Mon, Wed, Fri - Departures: 10:00, 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 I will be standing next to the entrance/exit of Temple Underground Station in front of the closed AMISON kiosk. Map: https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJgwqKNbQEdkgRCSsg7ZTLjzM ## Good to know - Public transportation options are available nearby - Suitable for all physical fitness levels - Not Stroller Accessible - Children and Youth needs to be accompanied by at least one adult or one senior ## Compared with other Walking Tours | Tour | Price | Duration | Rating | Group | |---|---|---|---|---| | **This tour · #66 of 92** | €30 | 3h | 4.82 (49) | shared | | [The Great British Rock and Roll Walking Tour](/uk/london/tours/the-great-british-rock-and-roll-walking-tour/?format=md) | €38 | 2h | 4.99 (2069) | shared | | [London Sightseeing Walking Tour with 30+ sights](/uk/london/tours/london-sightseeing-walking-tour-with-30-sights/?format=md) | €23 | 5h | 4.97 (865) | shared | | [Drag Queen Disco Diva Tour - Silent Disco Walking Tour](/uk/london/tours/drag-queen-disco-diva-tour-silent-disco-walking-tour/?format=md) | €45 | 1h 30m | 4.98 (428) | shared | Ranked #66 of 92 in Walking Tours by Guidekin score (rating weighted by review volume). 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