Historic walk of East Londons Wapping Docks and its famous Pubs
Overview
Wapping has a long history that goes all the way back to Anglo Saxon times, before it was even part of London and it takes its name from the old word Wapol, meaning ‘Marsh’.
This whole area has been shaped by the river whether it is the great voyages of exploration, Victorian heavy industry and the docks, terrible Dickensian slums that hugged the river, the dreadful destruction of the Blitz or its modern day resurgence with big business and leisure.
We will visit famous old pubs, places of execution and great philanthropy as well as visiting locations relating to some of the most famous names in history such as Captain Cook, Thomas Jefferson, Martin Frobisher, Sir Walter Raleigh, Charles Dickens, Hanging Judge Jeffers and Captain Bligh.
See a part of real London that tourists could never find, well away from the bright lights of the West End, theatres, museums and palaces.
What's Included
- Private Guided Tour
- Tube tickets to and from your hotel.
Meeting Location
Heron Quays Road
London E14 4HJ, UK
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
50 Saint Katharine's Way
London E1W 1LA, UK
Just a few minutes away from Tower Bridge, Tower of London and the London Underground.
What To Expect
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Canary Wharf
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
London Museum Docklands
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Wapping
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Limehouse Waterside & Marina
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
The Grapes
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Wapping
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Thames River Police Museum
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Metropolitan Police Marine Policing Unit
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Turner's Old Star
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
St Peter's Church, London Docks
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Raine's House
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Bistro Bardot (The Turk's Head)
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Town of Ramsgate
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
St Katharine Docks
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- We have earmarked this tour as especially safe during the Coronavirus outbreak due to generally quiet places that we visit where social distancing is generally not a problem. All of our tours are private so it is just you/your family and your guide. To make it easier and safer for all concerned we would suggest starting this tour a little later than the usual time, perhaps around 10.30-11am which allows us all to miss rush-hour. We are happy to still come to your hotel to meet you but for the moment we would suggest meeting us at the tour starting point. This allows you to arrive by a taxi or uber rather than public transport. Please feel free to wear masks throughout or at times during the tour. Your guide will also have a mask with them.
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Operated by a business
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Activity code: C-8607P64
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