The Long Walk - London history Complete

THE LONG WALK
Saturday 31st May at 10am

A Complete History of London - all in one day!

This guided walk is led by Kevin Flude, Director of the Old Operating
Theatre Museum,

and expert leader of Guided Walks. The walk will weave through the City
and Southwark,

discovering each period of London's History -

beginning with the origins of the name Londinium and ending in Bankside,
London's newest cultural quarter.
ITINERARY
Origins of London 10am Tower Hill Underground
Saxon and Medieval London 12 Guildhall Art Gallery
Tudor and Stuart London 2.30pm St Bartholemew's Church, Smithfield
Georgian and Victorian London 4.30pm St Brides Church, Fleet Street
Modern London 7.00pm Olde Cheshire Cheese Pub

The Walk begins at Tower Hill Underground Station at 10am and ends at
8.30pm in a pub on Bankside.

Cost: £15 for the complete day or £7 per session.

To book, please visit: https://express.ts.com/k?curator

Alternatively, participants are welcome to seek sponsorship to help the
Museum.

All monies raised on the walk will go towards development of the Old
Operating Theatre Museu

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