Tours of London, England
with Malka Baker

Personalised tours with a qualified London guide
Specially customised to suit your needs

Malka Baker is a qualified London tour guide specialising in anecdotal and interesting tours of the capital.
 

Tours divide into two categories:

      • driving tours where you use your own coach or car - these are excellent as introductions to London
        • Traditional Tour of Historical London
        • Wider Circle Tour of London
      • walking tours which explore a small part of the capital in greater detail
        • Horrors and Ghosts in the Square Mile
        • Bloomsbury and Fitzrovia - The literary and art world of Virginia Woolf, Lytton Strachey, Vanessa Bell and the Bloomsbury Group
        • Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway
        • Islington architecture from the 18th century to tomorrow
        • Islington Markets and Antiques - jewels, ornaments and junk
        • City of London - The Famous Square Mile (including Guildhall, if open)
        • City of London - Churches by Wren and Hawksmoor
        • City of London - Architecture from Roman Times to the Millennium
        • City of London - Secret Gardens of the City
        • Criminal Clerkenwell

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    "Welcome to London" driving tours

    Two specially customised tours which give a perfect introduction to Britain's capital city.

    From the comfort of your own coach or car, we take in the history, personalities and stories of some of the best known sights of the capital.

    Starting and finishing at your hotel, Marble Arch, Victoria or a location of your choice we will tour round Westminster, the West End and the City, crossing the river to discover the Elizabethan South Bank of duels, bawdy houses and Shakespeare, before returning via Buckingham Palace to our starting point.

    Each tour lasts 2 -2 1/2 hours and provide a splendid overview of London ancient and modern.

    Traditional Tour of Historical London
    Sights include Marble Arch, Belgravia, Hyde Park, Mayfair, the West End, Green Park, Piccadilly Circus, Trafalgar Square, National Gallery, Whitehall, Palace of Westminster, Lambeth Palace, the South Bank, Fleet Street, the City of London, Mansion House, Bank of England, Monument, the Tower of London, Buckingham Palace and four bridges over the River Thames

    Museums and the West End
    Sights include the British Museum, Bloomsbury, Regent's Park, Madame Tussauds, Sherlock Holmes' house, Baker Street, Selfridges, Marble Arch, Hyde Park, Knightsbridge, Harrods, Kensington, Victoria and Albert Museum, Natural History Museum, Science Museum, the Albert Hall, Hyde Park Corner, Green Park, Piccadilly Circus, Shaftesbury Avenue

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    Strolls and walks for smaller groups (approx 1 1/2 - 2 hours)

    Horrors and Ghosts in the Square Mile - are you frightened?
    Meet in the dark at Monument tube - Circle, District and Northern lines

    Bloomsbury and Fitzrovia - Virginia Woolf, art, literature and
    the Bloomsbury Group
    Meet at Russell Square tube - Piccadilly line

    Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway - Tracing the route taken by the characters in Woolf's famous novel from Westminster to Regent's Park
    Meet at Westminster tube - Circle, District and Jubilee lines

    Islington architecture from the 18th century to tomorrow
    Meet at Highbury and Islington tube - Victoria line

    Islington Markets and Antiques - jewels, ornaments and junk
    Wednesday and Saturday mornings or early afternoon

    City of London - The Famous Square Mile (including Guildhall, if open)
    Meet outside the Royal Exchange, very near Bank Tube - Central, Circle, District, Northern and Docklands lines

    City of London - Churches by Wren and Hawksmoor
    Meet outside the Royal Exchange, as above

    City of London - Architecture from Roman Times to the Millennium
    Meet outside the Royal Exchange, as above

    City of London - Secret Gardens of the City
    Meet at St Paul's tube - Central line

    Criminal Clerkenwell - a special group walk taking in the darker history of one of London's most fascinating areas
    Meet at Barbican Tube - Circle and District lines
     

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    Contact details

    For further information or to make a booking, please contact Malka Baker on:

    e-mail
    malkabaker@hotmail.com

    telephone
    + 44 (0)20 7226 7307

    post
    Malka Baker
    156 New North Road
    Islington
    London N1 7BH
    United Kingdom
     

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