Take a free walk through Legal London, along Fleet Street, past St Paul’s Cathedral and the wall of the old Newgate Prison, finishing at the famous Old Bailey. Learn about the history of crime and punishment in London and the connection to the social conditions and political/religious conflicts of the time. Find out the answers to the following questions:
When was it illegal to practice Law in the City of London and why?
Where did the practice of lawyers wearing wigs come from?
Where were the heads of executed criminals usually displayed?
Which famous thief and highwayman stole from both King Charles the First and Oliver Cromwell?
Did the Demon Barber of Fleet Street really exist?
Who was the AngelMaker and how many people did she murder?
Pay What You Can
Outside Temple Tube Station – WC2R 2PH (view on Google Maps)
The Central Criminal Court (Old Bailey) (view on Google Maps)
15 minutes prior to the starting time
Check out all the stops of our free walking tour about criminals in London. In this section you will find the detailed itinerary:
awesome tour with so many amazing stories and facts ! just loved it ! thank u vincent
First of all— These free tours are Amazing!! Thank God for companies like this. Im a solo female traveler on a strict budget and its so important to be around people in safe and affordable environments. So yes it’s free but if you can do not be greedy with your tips. I thank everyone who is a heavy tipper so that people like me can have this opportunity! When I am able to, I will return the favor for future travelers!
Our tour with Mark was so interesting and he was so great at storytelling. At the end of the tour some of the group dropped into a pub that he recommended and he even surprised us with extra tour of the pubs dark history that only he and the bartenders would have known of (not saying anything more of this secret space). Moral of the story is “Always take your last pint”- a story you will hear on this tour!
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