http://www.discovery-walks.com Updates and information on our London walks. Fri, 23 Dec 2011 09:01:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Our free Harry Potter walk of London hit a record number of downloads on Tuesday 20th December 2011. There it was going along smoothly enjoying 300 - 400'downloads a day when suddenly the downloads started climbing. 600, 800 900. The downloads just kept climbing! By the end of the day ... http://www.discovery-walks.com/general-walking-blogs/harry-potter-tour-a-new-landmark/ In 2012 we will be launching a series of exciting and new London walks, one of which will take you inside Westminster Abbey.However, since it has always been our police to present you with as much information as possible, prior to you joining us for a London Walking Tour, we ... http://www.discovery-walks.com/general-walking-blogs/westminster-abbey-mary-queen-of-scots-a-brief-biography/ Located in a side aisle of Westminster Abbey there  is a delightful little chapel dedicated to St Paul. Stepping inside it, one of the first things to catch your eye is the dazzling array of colours with which the chapel's monuments are imbued. Indeed, in this little chapel you get ... http://www.discovery-walks.com/general-walking-blogs/westminster-abbey-st-pauls-chapel/ Our London walks will soon be featuring tours inside Westminster Abbey, the Coronation Church, built originally by King Edward the Confessor and later rebuilt by King Henry 111, the builder King. Encased behind a glass screen in the St George's Chapel of Westminster Abbey -  just before you exit -  is ... http://www.discovery-walks.com/general-walking-blogs/westminster-abbey-the-coronation-chair/ Our Jack the Ripper intro has really proved popular on our Youtube Channel. Indeed, we have now clocked up over 60,000 views for our introduction to the case, over 30,000 more views than any other London walks similar video. In addition the Jack the Ripper Documentary that features four of ... http://www.discovery-walks.com/general-walking-blogs/jack-the-ripper-and-dickens-walks-of-london/ Located on on a central reservation in Whitehall, just opposite Horse Guards, is a statue of a man on horse back, who is going to be in the news rather a lot in the next few days with the announcement that Queen Elizabeth 11 has conferred the title of Duke ... http://www.discovery-walks.com/general-walking-blogs/prince-william-the-duke-of-cambridge/ With the snow falling all around London prts of the City are looking truly and wonderfully magical.  Which makes a nice link to this week's big news about our Harry Potter London Tour. It's about to be updated. With the release of the new film Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows ... http://www.discovery-walks.com/general-walking-blogs/the-harry-potter-london-walking-tour-an-update/ London is currently gripped by an icy blast of wintry weather. But, our Jack the Ripper London walks are still going ahead and still going strong. A few of our clients, particularly those traveling from places like West Yorkshire, Scotland and, last night, Surrey, have not been able to get in ... http://www.discovery-walks.com/general-walking-blogs/wow-its-cold/ WHY JOIN A GUIDE WHOSE READ A FEW STORIES IN A BOOK WHEN YOU CAN JOIN THE GUIDE THAT WROTE THE BOOK? Richard's new book Haunted Britain was published by the AA in October 2010 to universal approval. The great and legendary Tom Baker wrote the forward for Richard's latest collection of spooky ... http://www.discovery-walks.com/general-walking-blogs/londons-best-ghost-walks-just-got-better/ With Halloween rapidly approaching it's nice to see the usual sinister comments about knock-offs, wannabees and amateurs being hurled around by some of the  London Walking Tour Guides. We've never gone in for that sort of questionable behaviour. We don't do personal insults. We don't do rants. We prefer to act ... http://www.discovery-walks.com/general-walking-blogs/london-ghost-walks-were-the-wannados-not-the-wannabes/