Covent Garden Guided Walking Tour
About this activity
Highlights
- Explore Covent Garden's rich history
- Discover hidden gems and local secrets
- Learn about famous landmarks
- Enjoy personalized storytelling
- Experience London's vibrant culture
Full description
Included / Excluded
- Expert local guide
- Historical insights
- Personalized experience
- Meals and beverages
Itinerary
Enjoy a walking tour through Covent Garden - one of London's most popular tourist destinations. See the world-famous marketplace and learn about its history, modern shops, cafés, wine bars, restaurants, and grand hotels. You'll also discover some of the greatest theaters and hear about their past and the shows that are playing now in the theater capital of the world. Your professional guide will tell you tales of ghosts and kings, actresses and writers, silent movie stars, the author of Dracula, and Covent Garden's role in a Hitchcock movie. You'll discover all these and more in this unforgettable walking tour. Feel like a Londoner - at home in one of our most historic areas, aware of our most beautiful theaters, our smartest hotels and friendliest pubs, our poetic past, and our artistic modern world. Come to Covent Garden!
Meeting point
Start Location
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Important information
Know before you book
- Tour operates rain or shine
- Please arrive 10 minutes early
- Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult
Know before you go
- Wear comfortable walking shoes
- Dress appropriately for the weather
- Bring a camera to capture memorable moments
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Accessibility
- Easy Public Transport
Good to know
- Nearest tube stations: Temple (District and Circle), Charing Cross (Bakerloo and Northern), Covent Garden (Piccadilly) and Holborn (Central and Piccadilly)
Traveler reviews
A Day well spent
Windsor, stone hedge and Bath tour. Excellent experience. Tour guide Bruce made the experience great. Highly skilled with excellent local knowledge. Good humour too. Driver Armando very helpful. My phone was drained when I boarded and Armando high power charged it for me so I could make memories. Super helpful. Highly recommend this trip.
Excellent tour of Covent Garden's theatres
We really enjoyed our Covent Garden/Theatreland walking tour with Paul. It was a great way to orientate ourselves (as we stayed in Covent Garden), learn about the history of the area, and impress our friends with facts about the theatres when we later went to see shows. Paul had lots of interesting stories from his own time living in Covent Garden, which added a lot of colour to the tour. Thanks for the great experience!
Great London Theatre Tour
Great tour with Jim who taught us lots of anecdotes about the great London theatre! So we took tickets for a play tonight;) Thank you Jim 😊
Tour cancelled the day before
They cancelled the tour the day before due to low demand and offered refund or change to another date (impossible to know if it would just be cancelled again!!). Do not trust if you have pre-booked travel and are relying on the tour running.
A wonderful walking tour through Covent Garden and Theatreland
We had a wonderful afternoon tour of Covent Garden with our guide, Paul. I was hosting two friends from New York and they really enjoyed the mix of history and theatre highlights. The tour had a relaxed pace, so even though we covered a lot of ground, it didn't feel at all rushed. It was the perfect way to spend the afternoon before dinner and a night at the theatre.