London Boutique Tours

A delightful family friendly London walk! Melissa transports you from Roman Londinium, to the Great Fire, to the Blitz and beyond, all while looking out for a menagerie of animals, colorful people and eccentric buildings that tell London's stories.  This is a perfect private tour for families, and Melissa can cater precisely to your children's interests.

Join Melissa in St. James' Park to marvel at the beautiful animals and views all while considering royalty past and present, starting with a king known for violence.  Then hear about the three King Charleses - one who loved a party, one who lost his head, and one whose story has barely been told (unless you watch The Crown).  We'll see royal palaces and parks, all with bright and dark stories to be told. And hopefully we'll catch a glimpse of the resident pelicans!

The V&A is all about design, fashion and FOOD?!  Absolutely!  Did you know the V&A has the world's first museum café?  And it is a stunner!  Melissa will pick you up in this iconic eatery, then whisk you past the famous sites in the museum while also showing you how people have feasted in style through the ages.

American and London history go hand in hand.  Sure, sometimes it's been a dysfunctional relationship, but most are!  In these London tours we can see Benjamin Franklin's only surviving home, the church where John Quincy Adams was married, and where John Smith, the founder of Jamestown, is buried, not to mention a few famous presidents hiding in plain sight.  The options are truly endless!

Many have "met their maker" right here in London.  Learn about the likes of Queen Anne Boleyn, William Wallace, and Sir Thomas More, and why they were brought to trial on these London tours.  Visit the sites of the infamous Tower of London and Newgate Prison and hear prisoners' stories of their gruesome time behind bars. Also visit the sites of public executions and learn why thousands came out for the spectacle, including some famous figures.

Learn about London's battles, real and staged, through the years while visiting some of London's most historic pubs frequented by the likes of Charles Dickens, Samuel Pepys, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.  We'll enjoy local ales while discovering jousting sights, cock fighting pits, and maybe even catch a glimpse of the Knightrider!  Enjoy London's drinking culture while sampling a tipple or two yourself!