Roman London Private Walking Tour

Meeting point

Where

Outside Caffe Nero by St Pauls Cathedral Underground Station usually at 9.30am · Open in Google Maps

Departure

09:30 daily; scheduled through December 2027 (operator schedule, seats confirmed at checkout)

Return

Tour ends right by Bank Underground Station in the very centre of London... also just a few minutes away from where we started at St Pauls.

Pickup

Hotel pickup from 642 pickup points (642 pickup points listed by the operator, 642 of them hotels)

Operator

Ye Olde England Tours; booking and payment are completed on Viator

1. 1
   St. Paul's Cathedral

   We start off in the shadow of St Pauls Cathedral. There is a reason this beautiful cathedral is here and its much the same reason as why before then, it was home to a temple for the Roman goddess Diana.

   5 min · Admission not included
2. 2
   The Church of St Vedast Alias Foster

   A few feet from where we start at St Pauls, the old Roman Temple for the goddess Diana, we find our first Roman remains, hidden away from the street as well as something considerably older!

   5 min
3. 3
   A stretch of Roman Wall only discovered thanks to the Luftwaffe in WW25 min
4. 4
   One of the old Roman gates of London with some wonderfully preserved sections of Roman City Wall nearby10 min
5. 5
   London Wall

   We will see this wall in several places including where you'd never expect to see Roman ruins.

   10 min
6. 6
   Guildhall

   The beautiful old hall which is central to the ancient City of London Corporation dominates the square but if you look closer we will see the Roman connections.

   5 min · Admission not included
7. 7
   London's Roman Amphitheatre

   Under the original Roman streets of London we will stand in the footsteps of Gladiators in the Roman Amphitheatre that was only discovered a few decades ago.

   25 min · Admission included
8. Mansion House of City of London

   The old official residence of the Lord Mayor of London

   Pass by, no stop
9. 9
   The very heart of old Roman London with its majestic and overpowering stone buildings5 min · Admission not included
10. 10
    Royal Exchange Building London

    Standing in front of this magnificent old building is like being in ancient Rome.

    10 min · Admission included
11. 11
    Leadenhall Market

    This old Victorian market is built on top of its Roman predecessor and if we are lucky we might get to see a chunk of it where you'd least expect it.

    15 min · Admission included
12. 12
    30 St Mary Axe (The Gherkin)

    In the shadow of the famous Gherkin, we will find an unexpected Roman memorial.

    2 min
13. 13
    Tomb of the Unknown Roman Girl

    A beautiful memorial to one of the oldest citizens of London.

    2 min
14. 14
    Aldgate Square

    The remains of the Roman gate here are buried beneath the newly landscaped park but we can see the route of the wall and other things.

    5 min
15. 15
    Londons newest museum and with some great Roman Wall and artefacts10 min
16. 16
    Just outside the Tower of London we will see the statue of this legendary Roman Emperor5 min
17. 17
    London Wall

    We will visit several different parts of the old Roman Wall that at one time surrounded the city.

    15 min · Admission included
18. 18
    All Hallows By The Tower

    In this beautiful old church amongst other things we will see the oldest archway in London as well as seeing the remains of an old Roman house

    15 min · Admission included
19. 19
    St. Dunstan In The East

    Not strictly Roman related but perhaps the most beautiful and peaceful ruins in London.

    10 min · Admission included
20. 20
    Billingsgate Roman Bath House

    We will visit the locations of the Roman Baths in London.

    5 min · Admission not included
21. 21
    St. Magnus The Martyr

    Here we will find possibly the only remaining part of the original Roman London Bridge.

    5 min · Admission included
22. 22
    The Monument to the Great Fire of London

    We will see the Monument to the Great Fire of London and stand on the spot where it started. Nearby are some fascinating visuals about how Roman Londinium was 2,000 years ago.

    5 min · Admission not included
23. 23
    London Mithraeum Bloomberg SPACE

    We will see hundreds of Roman artefacts before going underground to visit the old Temple of Mithras.

    20 min · Admission included
24. 24
    The london stone

    Learn about the legendary stone that is as old as London itself.

    5 min

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