- 1.2 miles
- 2 Hours
- Tour guided
Description
There’s more to Victoria than a train station and couple of theatres.
Explore its backstreets and discover 250 years of social evolution, political rebellion, and espionage, as well as the historical figures who helped shape the neighbourhood that was once home to Dickens’ Devil’s Acre.
This walking tour reveals the dramatic transformation of Victoria from marshy swamp into vibrant metropolitan hub. Experience its architectural diversity, meet the philanthropists who shaped the district's social and physical landscape, see where Winston Churchill formed his "Secret Army" and Cold War double agents met in plain sight, and hear about the suffragettes' militant struggle for the vote.
Starting point: St James's Park tube station, Broadway, opposite The Feathers pub. w/3/w: ///civil.soft.gloves
End: Victoria Station