Event type : Private Tour

Day : Friday 24th January 2025

Time (GMT) : 10:00am (meet) – 10:15am (start)

Duration : 2 hours 30 minutes

Language : English

Language Level : C1 (Advanced)

Place : By the entrance of St Paul’s Tube Station, in front of Café Néro.

PRIVATE TOUR – SOLD OUT

Friday 24th January at 10:00am (meet) – 10:15am (start)

Meeting Point: By the entrance of St Paul’s Tube Station, in front of Café Néro.

Discover Christopher Wren’s churches by walking through the City streets!

Before the Great Fire of London, the City held over one hundred and ten churches within its boundary! Sometimes the buildings sat together, side by side in the small space known as the Square Mile. London life was lived by religious services and rules. Woe betide the citizen who ate meat on a Friday!

Take a walk through the City streets to discover what remains of the churches and religious institutions after the Great Fire. Some date back to over a thousand years,  many rebuilt by Sir Christopher Wren, each one individual in form and character.

Advice to participants:

– Wear ultra-comfortable shoes.

– Check weather forecasts and make sure you have warm and waterproof clothes if necessary. Being cold on a walking tour can spoil the entire experience.

– Do not hesitate to bring a little snack with you (nuts or biscuits) and a flask of your favourite drink.

Your guide for this event

Emma Krais

City of London Guide - City of London Guides Lecturer’s Association- Institute of Tourist Guiding (Green Badge) Associate member - Friends of City Churches and London Historians

I am a born and bred Londoner with a passion for history and was naturally drawn to study The Square Miles’s rich stories and share them with others. History became my passion after my father took me to the Tower of London when I was a little girl. I am an official guide for St Paul’s Cathedral and I currently volunteer as a ‘Working’ Friend at the Cathedral once a week.