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The Haunted Pubs of Old London

By Arthur the Leisure Pirate
Free cancellation available
Price is £65 per adult
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 3h 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
Overview
  • Uncover London’s spine-tingling history with a qualified historian
  • Experience the unique ambience of London’s most haunted pubs
  • Be transported back in time, as you wander the narrow streets of Smithfield
  • See a different side to London with a guide who grew up in the local area
Activity location
    • London
    • London, England, United Kingdom
Meeting/Redemption Point
    • Underground Ltd, Aldersgate St, Barbican, London EC1A 4JA, UK | I will meet you at the main exit to Barbican Underground Station
    • London, England, United Kingdom

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The Haunted Pubs of Old London
  • Activity duration is 3 hours and 30 minutes3h 30m
    3h 30m
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 14:30
Price details
£65.00 x 1 Adult£65.00

Total
Price is £65.00
Until Sun, 1 Mar

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Includes a half-pint of beer at the first pub on our tour
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    You will be expected to order a drink of your choice at the pubs visited

Know before you book

  • Not suitable for: Children under 18 years, People with mobility impairments
  • In accordance with UK consumer law, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.

What you can expect

On this tour we will uncover London’s bloody history, hearing tales of gruesome executions, plague pits and cold-blooded murder! We will visit a series of atmospheric traditional pubs, each with a unique storey to tell…

• Meet at Barbican Underground Station and discover the unique history of this very special corner of London, as we uncover a secret lying deep beneath the surface

• Discover our first haunted pub, frequented by a friendly ghost, and enjoy a complimentary half-pint of traditional English beer (or non-alcoholic alternative)

• Explore one of London’s most notorious plague pits, dating back to the Black Death

• Hear about the grisly fate of the monks at the Charterhouse monastery

• Discover Smithfield, the site of some of the bloodiest executions in England’s history. Home to a market for over a thousand years, it was once notorious as a centre of criminal activity, during Dickens’s lifetime. It was used as a filling location for Skyfall, Closer, Snatch and Sherlock

• Enjoy a beer at a pub frequented by 19th century ‘resurrection men’ (body snatchers), haunted by the ghost of one of their victims

• Uncover the secrets of the City of London’s oldest surviving church and its ghosts. This served as a filming location in from Weddings and a Funeral, Shakespeare in Love, Elizabeth: the Golden Age, The Other Boleyn Girl, Avengers: Age of Ultron V and for Vendetta

• Walk through the grounds of a haunted hospital, home to several phantoms

• Visit the site of the notorious Newgate Prison and hear the legend of the Black Dog of Newgate

• Enjoy a pint at London’s most haunted pub, home to three different ghosts

The tour will end at the Old Bailey, close to St. Paul’s Cathedral

Location

Activity location
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    • London
    • London, England, United Kingdom
Meeting/Redemption Point
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    • Underground Ltd, Aldersgate St, Barbican, London EC1A 4JA, UK | I will meet you at the main exit to Barbican Underground Station
    • London, England, United Kingdom