Castles, Crusaders, Communists & Courts
Castles, Crusaders, Communists & Courts
Castles, Crusaders, Communists & Courts
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Get a taste of real London as we explore narrow lanes & see a different side to London. Starting at Smithfields, where William Wallace of Braveheart fame met his terrible end.
At St. Barts we will hear how one of the oldest hospitals in the world came to be created by a Crusader after a close encounter with a Saint & explore some of the places that were built as a result.
Nearby Charterhouse started off as a Priory. It also sits next to one of the biggest known plague pits in London, we can see the remains of an unfortunate victim who was recently unearthed.
See old gatehouse of the Knights of St John and see some of their great treasures & pass through old Dickensian Clerkenwell whose terrible poverty saw the first meeting between Lenin & Stalin.
See beautiful streets & squares of one of the most prominent legal districts in London including the largest (& unvisited) square in London before we finish at the end of famous old Fleet Street outside the Royal Courts of Justice.
Itinerary
St. Paul's Cathedral
10 minsAdmission Ticket Not IncludedMarvel at the beautiful cathedral of the City of London, the latest in the long time of holy sanctuaries to be built here since before the Roman times.Old Bailey
5 minsAdmission Ticket Not IncludedThe Oldest Court in the Western World and famous for its high profile cases that still are held here today.The Viaduct Tavern
5 minsAdmission Ticket Not IncludedThis old pub infamously has jail cells beneath it where people would await their fate... normally being publicly executed just outside as highlighted in the works of Charles Dickens.WIlliam Wallace Memorial
5 minsAdmission Ticket FreeSee the place where William Wallace of Braveheart fame died, along with many others through the ages.Church of St. Bartholomew the Great
15 minsAdmission Ticket IncludedWe will explore the ancient church, often used in movies and built by a dying crusader who had had a vision of a Saint in the Holy Lands. We will also visit nearby sites associated with the same encounter.The Charterhouse
15 minsAdmission Ticket FreeCharterhouse Square, one of the largest plague pits before entering Charterhouse chapel and amongst other things seeing a recently discovered skeleton of a victim of the Black Death (Plague).The Museum of the Order of St John
15 minsAdmission Ticket FreeWe will see the gatehouse belonging to the Knights of St John Crusaders and have a quick look inside at their collection of weapons and armour.The Crown Tavern
5 minsAdmission Ticket Not IncludedClerkenwell was the scene of dreadful poverty in the 19th Century and the inspiration behind one of Charles Dickens great novels. This poverty led to Lenin and Stalin meeting here for the first time in what is now a beautiful old pub.Marx Memorial Library
5 minsAdmission Ticket Not IncludedThe communist heritage of Clerkenwell continues with this working institute.Ely Place
10 minsAdmission Ticket FreeThis beautiful street was the scene of both a wedding a dreadful act by King Henry VIII and technically is part of Cambridgeshire... in the middle of London.Lincoln's Inn
25 minsAdmission Ticket FreeThe largest square in London though rarely visited by tourists which is a shame as it is a beautiful, ancient and tranquil square with great halls, a wonderful chapel and well tended gardens. Home to one of the great Inns of Court.Royal Courts of Justice
5 minsAdmission Ticket Not IncludedWe will finish at the Royal Courts of Justice, one of the great courts which stands at the end of famous old Fleet Street on the borders of the City of London and the City of Westminster.
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NZD 455
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