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The Haunted Pubs of Old London

By Arthur the Leisure Pirate
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$123 per adult
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 3h 30m
  • Mobile voucher
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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: 2:30 PM
Price details
AU$123.13 x 1 AdultAU$123.13

Total
Price is AU$123.13
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

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