Best walking tours in London
London is a city you see best on foot or with a guide. Operators run guided walks through historic streets and along the river, while galleries and museums lead tours through their collections and current shows. The places worth knowing are the ones with tours running often, because a busy calendar means there is usually a walk or a guided visit you can join without planning weeks ahead.
The entries below are ordered by how active they are, counted from the tours each has coming up. It covers guided walks alongside gallery and museum tours rather than street walks alone, and it is a measure of activity rather than a ranking of routes or guides, so an entry near the top is simply one with plenty of tours you can join in person.
25 places ranked right now
- The National Gallery WC2N 5DN 43 upcoming events
- Bankside SE1 9DT 40 upcoming events
- British Library NW1 2DB 31 upcoming events
- Shakespeare's Globe SE1 9DT 13 upcoming events
- Prince Philip Maritime Collections Centre Nelson Mandela Way London London Map SE3 9QS 7 upcoming events
- Central Criminal Court (Old Bailey) Old Bailey London EC4M 7EH 7 upcoming events
- Starbucks Coffee (outside) 6A Vigo Street Map W1S 3HF 6 upcoming events
- Brompton Cemetery Old Brompton Road London SW6 9JE 6 upcoming events
- Billingsgate Roman House and Baths 101 Lower Thames Street London Map EC3R 6DL 6 upcoming events
- Charlton House Charlton Road London SE7 8RE 5 upcoming events
- The Last Tuesday Society & Viktor Wynd Museum 11 Mare Street London E8 4RP 5 upcoming events
- The Wiener Holocaust Library 29 Russell Square London WC1B 5DP 5 upcoming events
- Southwark Cathedral SE1 9DA 4 upcoming events
- Waterloo Station Waterloo Road London Map SE1 8SW 4 upcoming events
- Richmond Theatre The Green Richmond London TW9 1QJ 4 upcoming events
- Union Chapel N1 2UN 4 upcoming events
- Shirley Windmill Postmill Close Addington London Map CR0 5DY 3 upcoming events
- Royal College of Nursing Library & Heritage Centre 20 Cavendish Square London W1G 0RN 3 upcoming events
- The Clockworks 6 Nettlefold Place London Map SE27 0JW 3 upcoming events
- Holborn tube station Kingsway London Map WC2B 6AA 3 upcoming events
- Trafalgar Square Trafalgar Square London WC2N 5DX 3 upcoming events
- V&A South Kensington SW7 2RL 3 upcoming events
- London Museum Docklands E14 4AL 3 upcoming events
- Design Museum W8 6AG 3 upcoming events
- West End Musical Tour Silent Disco Walking Tour #silenttours W1T 1NR 2 upcoming events
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Frequently asked questions
How are these ranked?
They are ordered by the number of upcoming tours each place has listed, so the ranking reflects how active it is rather than a review score. An entry near the top is one with a lot of tours and guided walks on in the days ahead.
Are these events in person?
Yes. OnlyHere only lists events you can physically attend in London, so every tour here is one you join in person, never a virtual tour or an online walkthrough.
How many best walking tours in london are ranked right now?
There are 25 places ranked on this page right now. It updates daily.