Public Tours

Unlike King Henry VIII we’re not going to force you to go, but with so many key moments in British history having taken place here it’s truly a must see. We can get you in, and more importantly out, with your head full of its secrets and still on your shoulders!

Oozing with atmosphere, a place where every corner hides a dramatic story. The royal church. The place of coronation. The burial place of ancient kings and queens. Location of royal weddings. A working church and a living breathing time capsule for the whole nation.

On this short tour discover that behind every object lies an amazing story. Travel with us in space and time, cross borders in the blink of an eye! The highlights of the highlights of the British Museum. Room for more if you have the energy or time for cake it’s your choice.

Artifacts Visited (subject to availability)

• The Rosetta Stone (Ancient Egypt)
• Ramses II (Ancient Egypt)
• Winged Bulls (Assyria)
• Lion Hunt Carvings (Assyria)
• Parthenon Marbles x 3 (Ancient Greece)

Get immersed in art, but please not literally like this chap or we’ll get thrown out! Don’t know what to look at, find it all a little intimidating? Try this highlights of the highlights tour of the National Gallery. You don’t need to know anything to enjoy a great painting but we’ll tell you their stories and unlock a few of their mysteries.

Paintings Viewed (subject to availability)

• The Wilton Diptych (Unknown Artist)
• The Arnolfini Portrait (Van Dyck)
• Pope Julius (Raphael)
• Bacchus and Ariadne (Titan)
• The Supper at Emmaus (Caravaggio)
• Sunflowers (Van Gogh)

Explore dark and narrow alleys, discover the secrets of the dead on the bloodied streets of Olde London with your (very) experienced host the Marquis de Morte.

LocalGusto Tours cannot be held responsible for any possessions, spectral materialisations, future exorcism costs, injuries (physical. mental or spiritual) involving the living, the dead or those souls in-between.