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Explore London's
Hidden Histories and  Big Characters


 

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Marie Helly Tour Guide outside 10 Downing Street

Welcome to Walk London - Tours with Marie. We are dedicated to providing exceptional guided tours of London. Our mission is to offer a unique and entertaining experience, showcasing the rich history, culture, and landmarks of this vibrant city. With our expertise and personalised approach, we aim to create unforgettable memories for our guests.   Our first tour is all about inspirational "Warrior Women".  Join us and embark on a fun journey through London.

Our Featured Tours

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Warrior Women 

 

​Meet the women who have shaped history: fighting for the vote, equal pay…their religion, their country.  Not heroines, not villains, many flawed. But all the women on this tour fought for what they thought was right, often against the odds.... and they changed the world.

Westminster Behind the Abbey
 

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Hidden behind Westminster Abbey and away from the noise and crowds of Parliament Square lie some of Westminster's most peaceful and beautiful Georgian streets.   Home to politicians, criminals, chancers and social campaigners, these streets have fascinating stories to tell.   

Meet the history makers at the National Portrait Gallery
 

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12 portraits, 12 stories of people who have changed the history of Britain - from the inventor of modern vaccines to the most tyrannical of kings.   War, love, murder and forced marriages; these characters have been at the heart of it all.  Come and hear their stories in the beautiful National Portrait Gallery.

Private Tours

Our tours can be booked by  private groups.  Perfect for a corporate event or a fun day out for friends and family.   The cost for a

2 hour tour is £200 for up to 15 people.   We can also adjust tours on request.   

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Email: mariehelly@yahoo.co.uk

Mob:   07912 583505

Women of World War II London

Coming early 2026
 

Jane Austen's London

Jane Austen is associated with balls, scheming mothers, a parade of suitors and girls who needed to marry.   But also â€‹

a time of turbulence, revolution and war.

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This tour will take you through the streets she walked, introduce you to the people who shaped the exciting Regency times she lived though and chronicalled. 

 

She lived during revolutionary times.  She had family who were killed by the guilotine...the handsome soldiers who flirted in Pride and Prejudice were off to fight bloody wars against the French....the Covent Garden she would walk around was populated by great actors, but also scoundrels and prostitutes.

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​The man ruling the country was the Prince Regent - a man of great appetites - from women, to beautiful art, and who created the beautiful terraces and circles that dominate Westminster.  

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The tea she so carefully stored and poured became England's favourite drink care of the East India Company - the trading company wreaking war, havoc and trading in addiction as well as tea.

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You will be able to admire the beautiful terraces and crescents, meet the big characters and enjoy the shops and landmarks she would have visited on her many visits to London.

 

And as a special treat there will be an optional extra to have a delicious tea at Fortnum and Mason on Piccadilly.​

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COMING UP ......

Walk with Royalty 
Coming soon......

Hear about the scandals, loves and brutal lives of the Royals who have lived in Westminster for hundreds of years.   See the grand historic buildings where they were born, married and died – with much plotting and scheming in between.   From child brides to beheadings, this area tells the story of how the British Monarchy has been ruthlessly transformed from absolute rulers, to the constitutional Royals we have today.

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Secret history of Hyde Park
Coming soon....

Hyde Park - the place to be seen by the powerful, the beautiful and the ambitious.  From Regency dandies, to scientists and political activists - the history of London and its people are all to be found on a beautiful park walk

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