--- title: Private City Sightseeing Tour: The Tower to St Paul's lang: en type: tour city: London country: United Kingdom price: 309 currency: EUR price_unit: per_group availability: bookable rating: 5 reviews: 77 duration_minutes: 120 languages: [en] free_cancellation: true rank_in_category: 28 of 160 (Private Tours) schedule_checked: 2026-10-01 data_updated: 2026-10-01 canonical: https://guidekin.com/uk/london/tours/private-city-sightseeing-tour-the-tower-to-st-paul-s/ --- # Private City Sightseeing Tour: The Tower to St Paul's **Guidekin's take:** Walk from the Tower to St Paul's on a private tour for your party, with a flexible pace and no fixed script. Your guide explores the City’s past; public and private transport are excluded, and the tour is priced per group. 5 from 77 reviews at €309 per group/vehicle for 2h. ## Overview Two thousand years of London in one walk, from the Romans who built the first walls, to the Vikings who raided it, to the bankers and traders who turned this one square mile into one of the most powerful patches of land on Earth. This is a private tour, just your group and a local guide, at your pace, with no fixed script. Perfect if it's your first time in London and you want the essentials without the guesswork, or if you've been before and want to actually understand what you're looking at this time. Along the way: - The Tower of London - Tower Bridge - London Bridge - The Shard - The Monument to the Great Fire - The Walkie Talkie - The Bank of England - The Royal Exchange - St Paul's Cathedral - & more! Good for: first-time visitors who want to get properly oriented, families wanting an engaging, history walk, and anyone who wants London explained by someone who actually lives here. ## Before you book - Meeting point: The guide will be standing outside Tower… - 23 start times: between 09:00 and 20:00 - Wheelchair accessible: operator-marked - Strollers OK: infants accepted ## Key facts - Price: from €309 per group/vehicle - Duration: 2h - Rating: 5.0/5 from 77 reviews (collected from Guidekin & Viator & Tripadvisor) - Free cancellation (see policy below) - Recommended by 100% of travellers (share of four- and five-star reviews) - Operator: London With A Local ## What's included - A fantastic tour guide ## Not included - Private transportation - Public transportation - Gratuities ## Itinerary 1. **Tower of London** (10m) - Nearly 1,000 years old! Built by William the Conqueror as a fortress, later a royal prison, execution site, and home to the Crown Jewels (and the ravens who, legend says, protect the kingdom). 2. **Tower Bridge** (pass by, no stop) - London's most famous bridge! Its Victorian bascules still lift for river traffic to this day. 3. **The Shard** (pass by, no stop) - Western Europe's tallest building when it opened in 2012. A glass spike over a city that spent 2,000 years staying low to the ground. 4. **London Bridge** (pass by, no stop) - Not the famous one, but a crossing has stood here since the Romans first founded the city. The medieval version was lined with shops, houses, and (grimly) traitors' heads on spikes. 5. **The Monument to the Great Fire of London** (pass by, no stop) - Christopher Wren's column marking the Great Fire of 1666. Its height is exactly the distance to the bakery on Pudding Lane where the fire began. 6. **20 Fenchurch Street** (pass by, no stop) - "The Walkie Talkie"! A modern skyscraper with a genuinely wild claim to fame when, in 2013, its curved glass front concentrated sunlight so intensely it melted parts of a car parked on the street below. London's most infamous architectural mistake. 7. **Royal Exchange Building London** (pass by, no stop) - Founded in 1571 as London's first proper trading floor, modelled on Antwerp's bourse, look up for the grasshopper weathervane, the crest of the merchant who built it. Now luxury shops sit where traders once haggled. 8. **Bank of England Museum** (pass by, no stop) - The "Old Lady of Threadneedle Street". Britain's central bank since 1694, and the vault holding one of the largest gold reserves on Earth. 9. **St. Paul's Cathedral** (pass by, no stop) - Wren's masterpiece, and the building that stood defiant through the Blitz while the rest of the City burned around it. ## Schedule - Runs: daily - Departures: 23 start times between 09:00 and 20:00 - 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 guide will be standing outside Tower Hill Station, at a food stand called 'Tower Hill Tram'. The guide will be holding a red umbrella Map: https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJlf5yA0wDdkgRbCsu8hIuS88 ## Good to know - Wheelchair accessible - Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller - Service animals allowed - Public transportation options are available nearby - Transportation options are wheelchair accessible - All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible - Suitable for all physical fitness levels ## Cost for your party | People | Total | Per person | |---|---|---| | 2 | €309 | €155 | | 4 | €309 | €77 | | 6 | €309 | €52 | Cheapest option for that party size from the operator's current price tiers; the calendar shows the exact figure for your date. ## Compared with other Private Tours | Tour | Price | Duration | Rating | Group | |---|---|---|---|---| | **This tour · #28 of 160** | €309 per group | 2h | 5.0 (77) | private | | [Rock Cab Tours presents Music Legends Private Taxi Tour of London](/uk/london/tours/rock-cab-tours-presents-music-legends-private-taxi-tour-of-london/?format=md) | €237 | 3h | 5.0 (695) | private | | [London Sightseeing Private Black Cab Tour with Hotel Pick Up](/uk/london/tours/london-sightseeing-private-black-cab-tour-with-hotel-pick-up/?format=md) | €378 per group | 4h | 4.99 (1580) | private | | [Private Group: Historical Pub Walking Tour of London](/uk/london/tours/private-group-historical-pub-walking-tour-of-london/?format=md) | €149 | 3h | 4.99 (717) | private | Ranked #28 of 160 in Private Tours by Guidekin score (rating weighted by review volume). 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