Top 15 History Tours in London

London Small Group Tour of Historical Pubs - Meeting at Newgate Street and finding your way on foot

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10,422 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $40Our pick

London small-group pub tour with four historic pubs in 3.5 hours, including art nouveau Blackfriars, Dickens-era stops, and a local guide.

“What an incredible way to spend an afternoon in London! We loved visiting historical sites and our guide, Richie, was an absolute wealth of knowledge. The pubs we visited were gems! We loved that they were off the beaten path and were pleased with the variety of drink recommendations.”

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Soho Music & Historic Pubs Tour

2.Soho Music & Historic Pubs Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,993 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $44

Soho Music and Historic Pubs Tour in London, a guided walk through four legendary pubs with music stories from Beatles to Hendrix in 2.5 hours.

“Ben gives you a great 2:30 minutes of the history, the music and the pubs of SoHo. He is an awesome story teller and wonderful host. We had four pubs to visit which were all unique and Ben gave us great advice on best drinks in each one. Our group of 5 had a great time and got to know each other through the conversations over our 1/2 pints in each pub. I highly recommend Ben and this tour.”

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Royal Historic Pubs Walking Guided Tour in London

3.Royal Historic Pubs Walking Guided Tour in London

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 803 reviews · 2 to 3 hours (approx.) · from $44

2 to 3 hour guided walk from Piccadilly to Green Park, sampling historic London pubs with royal stories and a small group guide.

“The historic pub tour is a must if you are in town and enjoy knowing about the royals and London stories in general. Luke was our tour guy and he was excellent!! We enjoyed learning about famous stories on each pub that we visited, everything was really well explained, he truly did a great guy. This experience was great and would definitely do it again.”

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Private Group: Historical Pub Walking Tour of London

4.Private Group: Historical Pub Walking Tour of London

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 660 reviews · 3 to 4 hours (approx.) · from $173

Private 3-4 hour London pub walk with a pro guide, City landmarks, and timed stops at famous historic pubs with drink time.

“Lachlan Andrews was a fantastic London pub tour guide!! He knew so much about each pub we visited and the beers/ales/casks they served. He also was very knowledgeable about London history. Our group of 5 really enjoyed our tour and would highly recommend Lachlan.”

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Historic Pub Walking Tour of London

5.Historic Pub Walking Tour of London

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 484 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $19

Walk Covent Garden’s historic pubs with a guide, enjoy four included entries, and get local beer tips, ending in the heart of London.

“Excellent afternoon well spent. Rachel was a walking encyclopaedia about the history of London and the pubs. Went to pubs that we would never have found ourselves.”

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White Cliffs of Dover & Historic Canterbury Day Tour from London

6.White Cliffs of Dover & Historic Canterbury Day Tour from London

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 373 reviews · 10 hours (approx.) · from $109

See the White Cliffs of Dover and historic Canterbury in one smooth London day trip, with guided time plus plenty of free time.

“A great day spend; just enough time to explore the white cliffs of Dover and canterbury! Lucy our tour guide was fantastic!”

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Roman Ruins to Blitz Bombings: A Walking Tour of London’s Fiery History

7.Roman Ruins to Blitz Bombings: A Walking Tour of London’s Fiery History

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 190 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $27

Walk London’s Roman clues to Blitz scars in a small-group tour, guided by Tom, with stops at the Tower, St Dunstan, and St Paul’s.

“We had a marvelous walking tour with Tom. He is a fabulous guide, and it was a perfect day. He really makes history come alive. We would highly recommend this tour!”

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Medieval History Walking Tour from The Tower of London

8.Medieval History Walking Tour from The Tower of London

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 156 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $25

A guided 2-hour medieval London walk from Tower Hill to St Paul’s, linking landmarks, stories, and river views for $25.

“Good information across a range of time periods, hits a lot of top sights around the area, guide was entertaining”

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Natural History Museum London – Exclusive Guided Museum Tour

9.Natural History Museum London – Exclusive Guided Museum Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 153 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $108

A fast, guide-led tour through London’s Natural History Museum highlights, from Archaeopteryx to Pompeii casts, in about two hours.

“The vault was astonishing as the whole architecture itself is amazing. As well I liked the alcohol preserved animals and the enormous library behind a lot”

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London Witches and History Walking Tour

10.London Witches and History Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 113 reviews · 1 hour 10 minutes to 1 hour 15 minutes (approx.) · from $25

A $25 London witches walk from Southwark to St Paul’s, with funny witchy guides, Thames views, and photo spots in about 75 minutes.

“Wonderful walking tour from Southwark to St. Paul's that covered some of the curious and grisly witchy history of the area. Our guide was delightful and well-versed in the chosen spots and stories, and the group was a lovely, manageable size. A fantastic way to explore a part of London I hadn't spent much time in!”

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Best of London Tour – Crown Jewels, River Cruise & History Walk

11.Best of London Tour – Crown Jewels, River Cruise & History Walk

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 110 reviews · 4 hours 45 minutes (approx.) · from $123

Crown Jewels, Tower of London stories, and a Thames cruise, finished with Westminster landmarks, in a small-group royal history day.

“I’ve taken many tours in the past and am disappointed that I could not find the tour guide contact information. I was stuck in an uber and was a couple of minutes late. Could not reach tour guide or anyone else at the Viator info site. I had tickets to event through Viator that I could not access.. so I paid agin to get into the Tower of London. Still NO ONE TO CONTACT! My GUIDE WAS UNREACHABLE!!! Totally unacceptable. I paid over $500 and they refused to refund me. In the past Viator tours.. the guide has called me to see where I am!! Very upsetting.”

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London: Natural History Museum Express Guided Tour & Audio Guide

12.Natural History Museum Express Guided Tour & Audio Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 100 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $11Best value

Skip the guessing game at London’s Natural History Museum with a 30-minute guide intro plus audio and reserved entry.

“Our tour agent, Ms. Janet, was really good. She is very friendly and briefed us so well. We had a wonderful time at the Natural History Museum.”

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Natural History Museum London Guided Tour Semi-Private 8ppl Max

13.Natural History Museum London Guided Tour Semi-Private 8ppl Max

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 70 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $108

A semi-private Natural History Museum London tour for up to 8 people, led by a pro guide, focused on must-see specimens and stories.

“Tony was a very experienced guide. My 2 teenage boys absolutely loved the experience. So pleased we had a guide to show us everything”

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Private Rock n Roll History Tour of London in an Iconic Black Cab

14.Private Rock n Roll History Tour of London in an Iconic Black Cab

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 65 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $551

A private London black cab rock and roll history tour, with guide-led stops from Soho to Abbey Road and quick studio-area stories.

“We had an amazing tour with Jon. Our private tour was packed with information and interesting locations of the rock legends we hadn’t heard before. He set up some great pictures of us on Abbey road and other places of interest and even let us sidetrack to a car show that popped up in the street. We would definitely recommend Jon! Throughly enjoyed this tour.”

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American Heritage in London 4 Hour Private Tour in a Black Cab

15.American Heritage in London 4 Hour Private Tour in a Black Cab

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 64 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $551

4-hour private black cab tour of London’s American links, from Benjamin Franklin and JFK to the Mayflower, Eisenhower, and more.

“Dave was an excellent host, he was incredibly knowledgeable and took us to places we never would have found on our own. He was regularly taking great pictures and ensuring we were enjoying ourselves. He even mixed in some Harry Potter filming locations for our daughter. It was a lovely morning getting to see more of London and learn from a local!”

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