London’s Urban Villages (LUVs)

Swinging, Sordid Soho – What’s your LUV?

90 mins to 2 hours
London
Walking

What

WHAT’S ON THE TOUR?

London is officially divided into 32 Boroughs plus the City of London. But that’s not how we navigate it. We have instead Smithfield, Clerkenwell, Bermondsey, Bloomsbury, Fitzrovia, Holborn, Chelsea and Mayfair.

Within 10 minutes’ walk of your Central London office is a whole host of history. And culture, and architecture and stories that will stir you. Re-connecting with your neighbourhood helps develop a bond between home and the office. Understand your neighbourhood, your district, your own London Urban Village. And your physical and mental wanderings will dramatically improve.

For new starters, Graduates, or corporate guests, this is a different and effective type of Company Induction.

Mobsta is a digital agency in Beak Street. Their LUV is Soho, or ‘The most creative square mile in the world’ so dubbed by the famous ad man, John Hegarty.

Why is that? Mobsta booked 2 of our Guides to find out….

Where

WHAT DID WE SEE?

The pub where Paul met the future Linda McCartney, and Hendrix did his first London gig.
The Mayflower on the Liberty – why on earth is it there?
The Soho Mural and Carnaby Street’s rock n roll past – and retail present
The place where John Snow changed the world.
‘What’s the Story Morning Glory’ OASIS re-found.
Rock n Roll London’s coffee beginnings
London’s smallest church, and its thousands of ghosts
A stroll through 300 years of Georgian architecture
Oliver Twist, his workhouse and the home of Charles Dickens

Plus, many other fun facts. And we finished with a Pub Quiz put on by GC to check how much we learnt.

What's included

A Professional Guide with full indemnity insurance. And a Walk bespoke to you.

Not Included

Food and Drink (but we can drop you somewhere at the end or halfway round)

Meeting Point

Wherever you like. If you are within the City, South Bank or the West End, we can pick you up from your office. We can end back where we started, or at a nominated venue such as a pub or a restaurant.

Duration

Our Walks are pitched at about 90 minutes and is normally just over a mile long. We will stop a dozen or so times and talk for a few minutes each time – so there is plenty of time to chat with each other. We can have a break halfway round for 15 or 20 minutes if you like.

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