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London Literary Tour with a Local Expert: Private & Personalized

Duration: 3 hours
Destination: United Kingdom, England, London
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  • 3 hours
  • London
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Uncover a world of literature and the arts as you follow your host through Bloomsbury, counting the blue plaques which chronicle London's literary past. Discover the spots immortalized in classic tales, following in the footsteps of your favorite characters and be transported back to a time when some of the most influential writers roamed these streets.

Within 24 hours after booking you'll receive a short questionnaire about your personality and interests. Based on your responses, you'll be assigned a like-minded host. Your host will communicate with you directly to suggest an itinerary to help you discover what makes the city unique. You will also agree on a meeting time and place. Your itinerary is flexible, so during the experience, you can always change your mind about what you want to do.

What Can You Expect?

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Pass By: British Library, 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB England

Visit the impressive British Library, where you can really see literary history come to life

IMPORTANT: As this is a private and personalised experience, the places you visit may differ from those listed and these will be chosen by your host based on your interests and preferences

Pass By: Bloomsbury, London England

Take a walk through Bloomsbury, finding the blue plaques that commemorate the very places that were home to the greatest literate minds and visit the places they once met

IMPORTANT: As this is a private and personalised experience, the places you visit may differ from those listed and these will be chosen by your host based on your interests and preferences

Pass By: Charles Dickens Museum 48 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LX England

Meander in and out of literary museums including the Charles Dickens Museum

IMPORTANT: As this is a private and personalised experience, the places you visit may differ from those listed and these will be chosen by your host based on your interests and preferences

Pass By: Persephone Books Ltd, 59 Lambs Conduit Street, London WC1N 3NB England

Discover unique bookshops like Persephone Books - they lovingly republish out of print works by female writers, in beautifully designed sleeves

IMPORTANT: As this is a private and personalised experience, the places you visit may differ from those listed and these will be chosen by your host based on your interests and preferences

Pass By: The George Inn, 111 High Street, Beckenham BR3 1AG England

Have a drink at The George Inn - dating from 1677, the pub was frequented by both Shakespeare and Dickens!

IMPORTANT: As this is a private and personalised experience, the places you visit may differ from those listed and these will be chosen by your host based on your interests and preferences

Inclusions & Exclusions

Inclusions
  • 3-hour experience
  • Private and personalized
  • Walking experience
  • Hotel meet-up (available on request for central location)

Exclusions
  • Additional food and drink
  • Tickets to any attractions
  • Transportation costs
  • Gratuities

Additional Info

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • After booking, you will receive a short questionnaire, so you’ll be able to tell us more about your interests and preferences. Based on your responses you’ll be matched with a like-minded Local Host.
  • Stroller accessible
  • Meeting Point
  • Your meeting point is flexible, and to be agreed with your Local Host. Meet-up at your hotel or accommodation can be requested, or your Local Host will meet you at a convenient location close to the start of your experience.
  • Service animals allowed
  • Near public transportation
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking

Departure Point

Departure Point

Starbucks Coffee, 77 Tottenham Ct Rd, London W1T 2HQ, UK


Return Details

Returns to original departure point

Duration & Voucher Info

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

3 hours

Cancellation Policy

User's Reviews

thefrizzler

12 Sep, 2022

I booked a "London Literary Tour with a Local Expert: Private & Personalized" tour, because I had never been to London before, and because I teach Charles Dickens and Virginia Woolf at the college level, and I am passionate about their work. Our tour guide was kind and personable, but unfortunately many of her facts were false, and she did not seem to know the city of London well. For example, she walked us to an apartment and said Virginia Woolf had killed herself inside it— when in fact Virginia Woolf died in a river in the country. Our guide then walked us 20 minutes to a bookstore that, it turns out, no longer exists (I would have expected someone leading a tour and walking us 20 minutes in that direction would have double-checked in advance that the store she wanted to show us was still there). When I mentioned that Charles Dickens had lived on Tavistock Square, our tour guide insisted that he had not. (He had—we found a blue plaque saying so later.) I could go on... Then, at the end of our tour, she advised us to take the Underground back to our hotel, and when we told her we would prefer to walk, she informed us that if we chose to walk, it would take us an hour and a half; in fact our hotel was ten minutes away on foot, as we found out ourselves. Having spent $290.00 for this "London Literary Tour with a Local Expert," I expected an expert in literature, or better preparation. It turns out, our guide's expertise was in business administration and economics, not literature. And her local knowledge was not strong. I regret paying so much for inaccurate and misleading information, and would not recommend this to my friends.

alli83g

12 Dec, 2019

Adrian was knowledgeable, interested in what I wanted to learn about, and showed me several hidden gems on our afternoon in London. I would tour again with Adrian in a heartbeat.

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