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title: Walking Tour around Spitalfields in the East End of London
lang: en
type: tour
city: London
country: United Kingdom
price: 77
currency: EUR
price_unit: per_person
availability: bookable
rating: 4.97
reviews: 156
duration_minutes: 120
languages: [en]
free_cancellation: true
rank_in_category: 16 of 92 (Walking Tours)
schedule_checked: 2026-10-01
data_updated: 2026-10-01
canonical: https://guidekin.com/uk/london/tours/walking-tour-around-spitalfields-in-the-east-end-of-london/
---

# Walking Tour around Spitalfields in the East End of London

**Guidekin's take:** Explore Spitalfields through stories of migration with a local community member, then have tea and cakes made to a historic recipe in an old house. Refreshments are included; you need to stand and walk throughout the tour. 4.97 from 156 reviews at €77 per person for 2h.

## Overview

Join us on a walking tour of sightseeing and storytelling, devised by London's leading blogger and guided by a member of the local community in Spitalfields.

Ramble through two thousand years of culture in the heart of London and encounter some of the people and places that make this ancient neighbourhood distinctive.

Discover Spitalfields’ rich and diverse history of resourcefulness driven by successive waves of migration from across the world - Huguenots, Jews, Irish and Bengalis among many others - telling the story of how modern Britain was created.

## Before you book

- Meeting point: Our tours begin and conclude outside the…
- Starts 14:00: one departure a day
- Age 12+: minimum age to join

## Key facts

- Price: from €77 per person
- Duration: 2h
- Rating: 4.97/5 from 156 reviews (collected from Guidekin & Viator & Tripadvisor)
- Free cancellation (see policy below)
- Recommended by 99% of travellers (share of four- and five-star reviews)
- Operator: The Gentle Author's Tours

## What's included

- Tea and cakes baked to a 1720 recipe served in a 300 year old house

## Itinerary

1. **Christ Church Spitalfields** (pass by, no stop) - Nicholas Hawksmoor's masterpiece of English Baroque
2. **Soup Kitchen for the Jewish Poor** (pass by, no stop) - We meet people whose lives were bound up with with this institution to minster to the needs of Jewish immigrants who came from East Europe, the area now known as the Ukraine
3. **Old Spitalfields Market** (pass by, no stop) - We learn the story of this ancient market
4. **Spitalfields Life** (pass by, no stop) - We reveal the purpose of this astonishing medieval survival
5. **We visit the site of the Priory of St Mary Spital** (pass by, no stop)
6. **The Old Truman Brewery** (pass by, no stop) - We tell the story of the brewery through the lives of two women who worked there
7. **Brick Lane Market** (pass by, no stop) - We tell the story of this famous thoroughfare and the ongoing controversy over its future
8. **Brick Lane Jamme Masjid** (pass by, no stop) - We reveal the history of this building which is emblematic of the history of Spitalfields - a Huguenot Chapel that became a Synagogue that became a Mosque
9. **Fournier Street** (pass by, no stop) - We tell the story behind these fine eighteenth century houses
10. **We visit the herb garden of the 17th century herbalist, Nicholas Culpeper** (pass by, no stop)
11. **We put our feet up in a 18th century drawing room, overlooking Christ Church ...** (30m; admission included) - We put our feet up in a 18th century drawing room, overlooking Christ Church Spitalfields, at the end of our tour and enjoy tea and cakes baked to a recipe of 1720

## Schedule

- Runs: Sat
- Departures: 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

Our tours begin and conclude outside the entrance to Christ Church, Spitalfields in Commercial Street. The meeting point is a 10 minute walk from Liverpool St Station. Please be early or on time as we cannot wait for latecomers.
Map: https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJUYfbR7QcdkgRQ85xQUFwxI4

## Good to know

- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Not recommended for travelers who cannot stand and walk for two hours

## Compared with other Walking Tours

| Tour | Price | Duration | Rating | Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **This tour · #16 of 92** | €77 | 2h | 4.97 (156) | 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 |

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