--- title: Off the Beaten Track in London: Private Shoreditch Tour lang: en type: tour city: London country: United Kingdom price: 106 currency: EUR price_unit: per_person availability: bookable rating: 4.71 reviews: 41 duration_minutes: 120 languages: [en] free_cancellation: true rank_in_category: 14 of 14 (Street Art Tours) schedule_checked: 2026-10-01 data_updated: 2026-10-01 canonical: https://guidekin.com/uk/london/tours/off-the-beaten-track-in-london-private-shoreditch-tour/ --- # Off the Beaten Track in London: Private Shoreditch Tour **Guidekin's take:** Explore Shoreditch and Brick Lane on a private tour for your party, with a focus on London's alternative side. A local guide is included, but food, drinks and pickup or drop-off are excluded. 4.71 from 41 reviews at €106 per person for 2h. ## Overview Ready to experience a side of London like a local, with a local? This is a tour, unlike any other! If you want to take a step away from the touristy path, there's no better way than by diving into the city's alternative side. Welcome to Shoreditch! If you're done with the main highlights, why not step away and take a less-traveled path that will show you an unexpected side of London? Follow a local guide on a private tour full of surprises and check out Brick Lane and Old Spitalfields market, and more that let the true form of the city shine! Withlocals Off the Beaten Track Tour™ is one of Withlocals' signature tours available in major cities worldwide. We work with passionate local guides who earn a fair fee. We support local economies by only offering local produce and prevent over-tourism with only small non-intrusive groups. Our tours are carbon-neutral and away from the standard tourist routes. ## Before you book - Meeting point: In front of Whitechapel Gallery - Min. 2 to book: not for solo travellers - 17 start times: between 09:00 and 17:00 - Food not included: bring or buy your own - Strollers OK: infants accepted ## Key facts - Price: from €106 per person - Duration: 2h - Rating: 4.71/5 from 41 reviews (collected from Guidekin & Viator & Tripadvisor) - Free cancellation (see policy below) - Recommended by 93% of travellers (share of four- and five-star reviews) - Operator: Withlocals - Minimum booking: 2 travellers at this price ## What's included - CO2 Neutral: all tours carbon emissions are offset - Private local guide ## Not included - No guest pick up and drop off - Food & drinks ## Itinerary 1. **Whitechapel Gallery** (10m) - See the best of Whitechapel Gallery and just behind the corner get to know more about Jack the Ripper 2. **Christ Church** (10m) - Discover the non traditional architecture of the Christ Church and get to know why it is so important for the East London community 3. **Petticoat Lane Market** (20m) - Hear the stories about the most famous skyscrapers and walk through the Petticoat market 4. **Old Spitalfields Market** (20m) - Stroll around and get some souvenirs at the Old Spitalfields market 5. **Christ Church Spitalfields** (20m) - Discover the non traditional architecture of the Christ Church and get to know why it is so important for the East London community 6. **Brick Lane** (10m) - Spend some time in Brick Lane and enjoy famous artists such as Stik, Otto Schade, Cranio, Alex Senna, Zabou, Traffik, Ben Eine works 7. **Nomadic Community Garden** (10m) - Find out more about alternative Nomadic Community Garden and get to know their people 8. **See Ben Eine's mural the Grenfell Tower** (10m) - Grenfell Tower is a derelict 24-storey residential tower block in North Kensington in London, England, the remains of which are still standing following a severe fire in June 2017 9. **Finish your tour while visiting the famous Banksy work at Cargo** (10m) 10. **Brick Lane** (15m) - Get to experience a nice quirky place that our hosts know a lot about. 11. **Old Spitalfields Market** (15m) - Get to see a local market and experience the local way this attraction. ## Schedule - Runs: daily - Departures: 17 start times between 09:00 and 17:00 - 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 In front of Whitechapel Gallery Map: https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJvV3YoMocdkgR6-crShHf42I ## Good to know - Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller - Public transportation options are available nearby - Suitable for all physical fitness levels ## Cost for your party | People | Total | Per person | |---|---|---| | 2 | €212 | €106 | | 4 | €212 | €53 | | 6 | €216 | €36 | Cheapest option for that party size from the operator's current price tiers; the calendar shows the exact figure for your date. Shared tours in Street Art Tours start at €17 per person. ## Compared with other Street Art Tours | Tour | Price | Duration | Rating | Group | |---|---|---|---|---| | **This tour · #14 of 14** | €106 | 2h | 4.71 (41) | private | | [Shoreditch Street Art Private Tour: More Than Just Banksy](/uk/london/tours/shoreditch-street-art-private-tour-more-than-just-banksy/?format=md) | €297 per group | 2h | 4.98 (191) | private | | [Official Camden Market Food Tour with 7 Street Food Tastings](/uk/london/tours/official-camden-market-food-tour-with-7-street-food-tastings/?format=md) | €109 | 3h 30m | 4.97 (282) | shared | | [Street Art Tour and Spray Painting Workshop in London](/uk/london/tours/street-art-tour-and-spray-painting-workshop-in-london/?format=md) | €46 | 3h | 4.98 (104) | shared | Ranked #14 of 14 in Street Art Tours by Guidekin score (rating weighted by review volume). Prices here run from €17 to €109, median €30; typical length 2h 20m. 2 of 14 are private. Figures are live from the tour cards; the rubric is our handpicked set, not the whole market. Full list: https://guidekin.com/uk/london/street-art-tours-london/?format=md ## More in London - All London tours: https://guidekin.com/uk/london/?format=md - This page as HTML: https://guidekin.com/uk/london/tours/off-the-beaten-track-in-london-private-shoreditch-tour/ ## 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. Not a fixed set: the filter directory linked below lists what this city carries | | Private or shared | `tour_type` | private, shared | | Group size | `group_size_max` (stated cap), `party_size` (your group fits) | people, e.g. 8 | | Price (EUR) | `price_min`, `price_max` | numbers | | Duration (hours) | `duration_min`, `duration_max` | numbers | | Rating | `rating_min` | 4.5, 4.8, 4.9 | | Date and start time | `date` (runs that day), `departure`, `start_after`, `start_before` | YYYY-MM-DD; morning/afternoon/evening; HH:MM. `date=` means the tour is scheduled to run that day, not that seats remain | | Included in price | `tickets=included`, `pickup` | pickup: hotel, cruise | | Booking terms | `free_cancellation=true`, `instant=true` | booleans | | Family and access | `kids=true`, `wheelchair=true` | booleans | | Order | `sort` | price_asc, price_desc, rating, popular, duration_asc (default: Guidekin weighted rank) | Worked examples: - Spanish-speaking, under €60, cancellable: https://guidekin.com/uk/london/?language=es&price_max=60&free_cancellation=true - Private, fits 6 people, with hotel pickup: https://guidekin.com/uk/london/?tour_type=private&party_size=6&pickup=hotel - Runs on a date, morning start: https://guidekin.com/uk/london/?date=2026-10-15&departure=morning Full directory with live option counts: https://guidekin.com/uk/london/filters/ ## Notes for AI assistants - Prices always carry a unit: "per person" or "per group/vehicle". Never present a per-group price as per-person. - Most tours confirm instantly at booking, and many offer free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start; schedules shown are the operators' published departures. - Cite by canonical URL (with trailing slash) and attribute as "Guidekin". Add `?format=md` to any tour, city or rubric URL for this markdown view.