Walk through Holborn via Oliver Twist locations, Freemasons' Hall and the Knights Templar headquarters, linking fiction with the area's history. Guided commentary is included; you need to sustain a reasonable walking pace. 5 from 41 reviews at €24 per person for 2h.
Travel through two thousand years of history, meeting Saxons, the Knights Templar, Charles Dickens, Freemasons, and the Bow Street Runners!
On our guided walking tour we'll travel across Holborn, with its highs and lows over the past two-thousand years. We'll learn about the turmoil of the Saxon period, visit the locations of Fagin's den and execution in Oliver Twist, see the splendour of Freemasons' Hall and the Knights Templar headquarters, hear about a couple of London's most notorious prisons, and discover the world's largest collection of retail silver!
The guided walking tour begins outside Covent Garden Station, ends near to Blackfriars Station, and will take around two hours.
Ticket sales will be limited to fifteen attendees, to ensure maximum enjoyment for everybody on the tour.
This tour runs Fri, Sat, Sun, departing at 11:00, 14:00. Scheduled through September 2027. These are the operator’s scheduled departures, not a live seat count: availability is confirmed at checkout. Schedule last checked October 1, 2026.
I will be outside the exit of Covent Garden Station, holding an Historic London Tours sign.
Open in Google MapsNear to Blackfriars Station (on the northern bank of the River Thames).
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
| 1+ days | Full refund |
| 0-1 days | No refund |