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Walking Tour: The City of London - Medieval City to Modern Metropolis (20 November)
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+44 (0)20 7942 2000
Tickets available from 10.00 on Wednesday, 24 June 2026
Join us to explore The City of London: a place that has witnessed many of London's great events and key social and economic trends.
This walking tour will take you through the hidden lanes and main streets of the City of London, exploring the remaining fragments of the ancient capital and topography of the great events and key social and economic trends of the medieval and early modern city. Amid the soaring towers of the 21st century, we shall search out the vestiges of ancient moments in London’s history, from its roots in late antiquity to the era of the great fire.
This walking tour will take you through the hidden lanes and main streets of the City of London, exploring the remaining fragments of the ancient capital and topography of the great events and key social and economic trends of the medieval and early modern city. Amid the soaring towers of the 21st century, we shall search out the vestiges of ancient moments in London’s history, from its roots in late antiquity to the era of the great fire.
This walk is designed to complement the course ‘A History of London: 1066-1666’ led by Mike Berlin but you do not need to be enrolled on any online course to join this event.
Please note that we cannot guarantee that this tour is fully accessible; there will be curbs, narrow and uneven pavements on this tour.
For more details, see V&A Academy online questions
This course is suitable for participants aged 18 and over.
Please note that we cannot guarantee that this tour is fully accessible; there will be curbs, narrow and uneven pavements on this tour.
For more details, see V&A Academy online questions
This course is suitable for participants aged 18 and over.
V&A Academy Course Director
Mike Berlin
Mike Berlin is a Lecturer at Birkbeck College, University of London. He is a specialist in the social history of early modern London and has published extensively on the history of London’s guilds. Before joining Birkbeck, he was a research officer at the Centre for Metropolitan History, Institute of Historical Research.
Walking tours are excellent, a great way to learn - seeing and absorbing knowledge whilst walking and interacting with fellow learners Previous Walking Tour Attendee
Membership Priority Booking will open at 10.00 BST on Wednesday 24th June 2026. General Booking will open at 10.00 BST on Wednesday 8th July 2026
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Year course: Walking Tour: The City of London - Medieval City to Modern Metropolis (20 November)
20 November 2026
£70.00
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