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A London Ghost Walk Anyone?

Thursday, July 1st, 2010

Ok, so the nights are bright and the sun is shining. But what better weather can there be to enjoy a London Ghost Walk than a summer’s night!

True, you might fancy the cold wet winter nights when the City is at its spookiest. But the summer nights have a great deal going for them as far as ghost walks in London go.

For a start, you can really appreciate the old buildings that our ghost walks cover. And we really do see some great parts of historic London on our Walks.

To begin with there is the oldest parish church in London, St Bartholomew the Great, which recently featured in the Guy Ritchie Sherlock Holmes movie by the way.

The there’s the old Roman ruins that really look great on a summer’s night .

The old alleys and courtyards that we explore are a true joy in the summer because you can really look at them and appreciate them.

The other point is that a ghost walk is about the storytelling. And with Richard Jones, the man who is internationally recognised as London’s best ghost walk guide, as your host you will find yourself in the company of a masterful storyteller. His skills as a narrator will keep you looking over your shoulder be it a dark winter’s night or a light summer’s evening.

So check out our Friday night Ghost Walk. and our Saturday Haunted London Walk.

Jack the Ripper Walk

Monday, June 21st, 2010

Are you looking for a night out in London that is a little bit different and a little bit creepy?

Then why not join us for a Jack the Ripper Walk?

Our tour of  Jack the Ripper’s London takes place seven chilling nights a week at 7pm.

The great thing about our tour is that we are the only one of the companies offering London walks that ask you to book in advance so that we can limit the number of participants to a sensible and manageable number.

This approach, coupled with the fact that we follow a more atmospheric route and visit more of the actual murder sites than any other London walks, has helped make our Jack the Ripper walk the premier such tour in London.

When you join our tour, you won’t be on one of the unsightly cattle drive London walks, that cram over a hundred people onto a tour with one guide. Rather, you will be a part of a much smaller more intimated group that will number around 34 people. As we like to say our Jack the Ripper walk is the one that’s heard not herd.

In addition three of our guides are published authors who between them have written five acclaimed books on the Whitechapel Murders, so in a addition to smaller groups than the London walks cattle drives, atmospheric routes, and actually visiting more of  murder sites, you will be guided around the area by the proven experts on the case.

Click Here to see our Jack the Ripper walk availability for this week.

The New Jack the Ripper Historical Resource

Saturday, June 12th, 2010

We’ve been working hard on this.

Our Jack the Ripper Walk is widely acknowledged as being the best in London.  We offer you expert guides, limited numbers and a truly atmospheric route that starts right in the heart of the area where the murders occurred in 1888.  We are also passionate about what we do and devote a great deal of time, energy and resources to ensuring we bring you as much information about the Jack the Ripper mystery and East End History as we can. Indeed, the reason for our silence on the blog of late is that we have been working hard to create a truly in depth resource on the history of Jack the Ripper.

Now you can actually see for yourself that we know what we’re talking about when it comes to Jack the Ripper. Our full Jack the Ripper Resource shows you that we are passionate about the subject and that we share the information BEFORE you have to sign up to join our Jack the Ripper Walk.

We are the only company that does this.  We will give you all the information and then you can decide whether you want to join us and pay, or simply read the information and then go and do your own Jack the Ripper Tour using the information.

Our unique approach means that you can really make a study of the case before you join the walk and then be up to speed on all the facts. This makes for a far more enjoyable tour, as you will then be able to discuss the case with your expert guide.  And the fact that we limit our numbers to a sensible numner of around 34 participants is an added bonus that with us you can enjoy an in depth walk that visits more of the actaul murder sites than any other Jack the Ripper Walk.

A Giant of a London walk

Sunday, May 2nd, 2010

Richard recently appeared in the  programme “Giants Friend or Foe?” which featured the legend of how Stonehenge came into being. It also had Richard standing high up alongside one of the legendary giants, Gog and Magog, in the Guildhall in London.

Walks that include Guildhall are The Secret City Walking Tour and The Dickens London walk.

In addition to Stonehenge and Guildhall, the programme also paid a visit to Cerne Abbas to take a look at its magnificent specimen of a giant carved into a hillside.

Did you know that legend holds that Stonehenge was transported to its current location by the wizard Merlin. Or that childless couples have been known to consummate their relationship on the the Cerne Abbas giants most prominent feature?

These are the sort of snippets that you can learn on our London walking tours.

Giants On Our Walks Of London

Saturday, May 1st, 2010

The secret City London walk that we offer takes in Guildhall, London’s medieval Palace which was built between 1411 and 1440.

Inside are two statues of Gog and Magog, two ferocious giants who belong to the distant, myth filled past of this great City.

In 2003 Richard took part in the History Channel’s “special “Giants Friend or Foe?” For the programme he travelled to Cornwall to talk about Jack the Giant Killer.

But he also filmed inside Guildhall and was, in fact, afforded the rare opportunity of standing alongside the giants, attached to them by a safety harness!

Now, whenever, he leads a London Walking Tour into Guildhall he cannot only tell the story of the two giants, but also he can explain what it’s like to be standing right next to them on their lofty perch.

Whereas we can’t guarantee to get you so up close and personal to these giants when you join our Secret City or Dickens London walks, we can at least give you a unique insight into them.

The Norman Conquest - William The Conqueror

Friday, April 30th, 2010

One of the buildings that well and truly dominates our London Walking Tours is the Tower of London.  This was built by William the Conqueror in the wake of his Norman invasion of 1066.

In 2005 Richard Jones took part in the History Channel’s “The Conquerors” in which programme he spoke extensively on the preparation for, the execution of, and the aftermath of William the Conqueror’s invasion of England in October 1066.

The programme was presented by Captain Dale Dye, formerly of the US Marines, and takes a fast paced look at the Norman Conquest and its consequences.

Richard was reminded of this programme when he recently flew to Toulouse to give a lecture on the Jack the Ripper mystery to a group of students from the International School. The history teacher mentioned that he finds this particular documentary extremely useful in teaching students about the Norman invasion as it is a very visual piece.

Shakespeare’s London - Theatre Walks

Thursday, April 29th, 2010

It seems unbelievable that the year is now a quarter of the way through. As we move into Summer we are forging ahead with our free London walks and are pulling out all the stops to ensure that we send the first of these live in the next few weeks.

We’ve been busily editing our films that accompany the walks and the podcasts are coming together nicely.

Very soon you’ll have everything you will need to enjoy a free walking tour of London. From being able to watch it on line, to being able to download it to your mobile phone, or even just printing it off from the free pdf that will accompany each of the London walking tours we will be offering.

As another taster for what you can expect we’ve now uploaded a snippet of the film that will be accompanying the free walk of Shakespeare’s London.

Hope you enjoy it.

Sherlock Holmes Walks In London

Tuesday, April 27th, 2010

THE MAN WHO MURDERED SHERLOCK HOLMES
An Exclusive Preview From our new film that you will soon be able to buy on our London Walking Tours.

Well the winter has well and truly gone, and the sun is shining. Mark Ubsdell and Richard Jones took a break from conducting our various London walks and  have been working on the new Sherlock Holmes documentary throughout the winter and we’re pleased to announce that the trailer for it is now live. Much time was spent walking the streets of London and Edinburgh throughout what just happened to be the coldest winter for thirty years. But, thanks largely to Marks hard work and dedication, our next drama documentary “The Man Who Murdered Sherlock Holmes” is almost ready and you will soon be able see it on our various Sherlock Holmes London walks.

The drama-documentary really is a stylish piece that features interviews with some of the world’s leading Sherlockian academics. There are some fantastic dramatic reconstructions, a specially composed soundtrack and in between Richard introduces you to the streets of London and Edinburgh and the various locations that featured in the life of Conan Doyle and the world of Sherlock Holmes.

So take a look at the preview trailer. We hope you enjoy it.

Jack the Ripper’s London - A Walk

Monday, April 26th, 2010

Looking for something slightly different to do in London at night? Walks are a great way to see more of London whilst learning something about the history of the capital and also being entertained at the same time.

Our Jack the Ripper Tour takes plave seven nights a week and is led by the real experts on the case. Three of our guides are published authors who have written extensively about this fascinating murder mystery.

We are also the only London walks company to have prodiced an internationally acclaimed Jack the Ripper drama documentary which has been hailed by many as the best ripper documentary of recent years.

We though we’d give you a taster of the guides with the following clip from our film Unmasking Jack the Ripper. This was written and is narrated by our guide Richard Jones. Also appearing in this excerpt are our London walking tour guides Lindsay Siviter and Jenny Philips.

So please enjoy this brief introduction to Jack the Ripper’s London and, if you like what you see, why not join us for a Jack the Ripper Walk?

Shakespeare’s London - A Walk Through History

Wednesday, April 21st, 2010

Continuing the little tasters of our free London walks we have added an extra video providing you with a brief introduction of Shakespeare’s London. This is just a brief taster of the free Walking tours we are rolling out this year.

Based on the huge success of our Harry Potter Walking Tour we’re going to be providing lots of ways for you to enjoy our free tours of London.

You’ll be able to watch the video’s, listen to them as podcasts, download them as a printable pdf and generally get to see a side of London that is both intriguing and fascinating in equal measure.

We’ve been filming over 50 London walks throughout the winter. But as you will see from the Shakespeare film, these won’t just be walking tours, but will also provide dramatic reconstructions that will transport you back to the times against which each walk is set.

We’ll also be adding out of London jaunts to Bath, Oxford, Stratford, Cambridge, York and Edinburgh.

It’s going to be a great year for those of you who enjoy expoloring London at your own pace and at a time that suits you. So please enjoy our little taster of the Shakespeare Walk.