Step outside, stretch your legs and recharge! This October, we’re offering a series of free riverside walks that let you step back in time while soaking up the city’s historic river views. Each one-hour guided tour uncovers stories of royal power, medieval palaces and lost landmarks.
Find out more about the walks and reserve your free place below.
The Rise of Royal Seat of Power
- Wednesday, October 1, 12:30 – 1:30pm
- Meeting location: Horseferry Playground, Millbank, London SW1P 3GE
- Reserve your place
Discover the beginnings of Westminster from 10th Century Monastery to Edward the Confessor’s medieval seat of power and beyond, in our 1 hour walking tour along the river with Westminster Guide Pernille, finishing at Old Palace Yard.
Medieval Palaces along the Riverfront
- Thursday, October 9, 12:30 – 1:30pm
- Meeting location: Strand, London WC2R 1LA
- Reserve your place
Explore the development of a grand processional route linking
Royal Westminster with the City of London from Saxon times to the innovations of the Victorians. Discover the story – and a few remnants of the grand palaces that once lined the route – in our 1 hour walking tour with Westminster Guide Dr Stephen King, finishing in the gardens near Embankment Tube station.
The Lost Palace of Whitehall
- Tuesday, October 14, 12:30 – 1:30pm
- Meeting location: Charing Cross Station, Strand, London WC2N 5HF
- Reserve your place
Discover the story of the Lost Palace of Whitehall. What clues remain of the massive palace complex developed by Henry VIII in the 1500s? Our 1 hour walking tour, led by Westminster Guide Tim Jacobs finishes on the Embankment near Embankment Tube station.