Thomas Cromwell’s Wolf Hall Tudor London Walking Tour

At a glance

Thomas Cromwell’s Wolf Hall Tudor London Walking Tour is a 3h private experience in London, United Kingdom, operated by Ye Olde England Tours. Travellers rate it 5.0 out of 5 across 4 reviews on Viator and Tripadvisor. Prices start from $270.99 per person, and free cancellation is available. Included: Private Tour Guide.

Quick facts

Duration

3h

Group

Private tour — only your group

Languages

English

Pickup

Hotel pickup or meet at the start point

Confirmation

Confirmed within 48 hours

Ticket

Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Travellers

1–15 per booking · adult required

Ages

Child 5–15 · Adult 16–99

Cancellation

Free cancellation (see policy)

Options & availability

• Thomas Cromwell’s (Wolf Hall) Tudor London Walking Tour

  from $131.61

  Pickup included

  Days:

  Every day

  Start times:

  09:30

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• Extended 5 hour version

  from $197.42

  Totally Tudors!: Lambeth Palace, Parliament, Whitehall, York Place, Holbein Gate, Banqueting House and more. All relating to Tudors. Duration: 5 hours: Everything that is in the standard tour but starting with a bonus 2 hours in Westminster visiting Tudor sites. 5-hour starting point: This 5 hour version of the Thomas Cromwell (Wolf Hall) Tudor London Walking Tour starts at South Lambeth Underground Station. Pickup included

  Days:

  Every day

  Start times:

  09:30

  Check availability →

Times and prices come from the operator’s live schedule and are confirmed when you book.

Overview

Itinerary

1. Stop 1 · 5m

   This is one of the most prominent tudor facades in London.
   The original building from 1585 was once the wool staple, where wool was weighed and taxed. It survived the great fire of London, was refaced in the 17th century and restored in the 19th and 20th centuries. The hall was damaged by bombing in 1944.

2. Stop 2 · 10m

   Thomas Cromwell was elected as a member of Gray's Inn which was and is a lawyers guild and would have been familiar with the paths, gardens and buildings of Gray's Inn. Sometimes closed at weekends.

3. Stop 3 · 10m

   Step inside the lovely Gray's Inn Chapel which though built for the members of the Inn is open to worship and respectful visitors.

4. Stop 4 · 5m

   Home of specialist dealers in fine English silver, antiques and objets d'art, housed in underground vaults.

5. Stop 5 · 10m

   Lincolns Inn is a beautiful and equally prestigious establishment as Greys Inn and on weekdays we might take a peek inside, ( Can be closed at weekends ).

6. Stop 6 · 5m

   Now a private library building for the prestigious Kings College, this was once a place where Thomas Cromwell had an office.

7. Stop 7 · 10m

   We will pass through another famous and beautiful legal district in London, much used as filming locations and as settings in many great literary works. ( Can be closed at weekends.)

8. Stop 8

   See the beautiful Temple Church (from the outside) more recently famous for its role in the Da Vinci Code but with a history going back 800 years.

9. Stop 9 · 2m

   Once the location of a famed Tudor theatre.

10. Stop 10 · 5m

    From here the plans for the divorce of King Henry VIII and Queen Katherine of Aragon were hatched.

11. Stop 11 · 5m

    See what small ruins remain of Blackfriars, one of many abbeys and priors that were seized and closed down by King Henry VIII. Whitefriars is nearby too and we will visit that also.

12. Stop 12 · 2m

    From a short distance away we will marvel at the beautiful symbol of the City of London, St Pauls Cathedral which arose from the ashes of the Great Fire and narrowly escaped destruction in The Blitz.

13. Stop 13 · 5m

    Learn the story of the Golden Boy and the Great Fire of London.

14. Stop 14 · 2m

    One of many memorials here. See where William 'Braveheart' Wallace met his end.

15. Stop 15 · 2m

    Remembering one of the greatest moments in medieval history, the Peasants Revolt.

16. Stop 16 · 5m

    See this wonderful old Tudor looking gatehouse and learn about its remarkable history.

17. Stop 17 · 2m

    Stand on the spot where Protestant bishops were burned to death at the stake by Queen Mary in Tudor times.

18. Stop 18 · 5m

    Thomas Cromwell had a more personal involvement with the dissolution of this once great old building than some others. Now left as a memorial garden having been bombed out in WW2.

19. Stop 19 · 2m

    This old street in the heart of the City of London is where Sir Thomas More was born who of course met an unfortunate end at Tower Hill.

20. Stop 20 · 10m

    Once an Augustin Friary, following its dissolution. The entire sprawling estate became the person domain of Thomas Cromwell (one of many) and his main residence in the City of London.

21. Stop 21 · 5m

    Now the gorgeous home of the esteemed Drapers Livery Company, this building is one of the few reminders of the home of Thomas Cromwell.

22. Stop 22 · 10m

    Once the church for the friars, it is a place that Thomas Cromwell would have known intimately and then as now a quiet refuge from the bustling financial centre of the City.

23. Stop 23 · 3m

    Now the largest parish church in the City of London, before the Reformation this was a Nunnery and sits atop suspected Roman or Saxon foundations.

24. Stop 24 · 5m

    This famous old road is now utterly transformed but we will pass through it. On the south side near the Walkie-Talkie building was once another home of Thomas Cromwell

25. Stop 25 · 5m

    In Wolf Hall, King Henry VIII mentioned how upon meeting Anne of Cleves that he felt he might be marrying the Cornhill Maypole. Here it is next to the famed Cheesegrater building.

26. Stop 26 · 5m

    We will pass by this lovely and truly ancient church, a favourite of Charles Dickens and where the famous diarist, Samuel Pepys is buried. He lived across the road during the time of the Great Plague and Great Fire of London

27. Stop 27 · 5m

    We finish the tour outside the Tower of London at Traitors Gate, the infamous entry point to the Tower for those likely never to leave again.

28. Stop 28 · 5m

    One of the most famous election spots in British history. See the memorial at the very spot where Thomas Cromwell, Thomas More and countless others were put to death in Tudor times and indeed other periods in history.

Meeting point

End point

Traveller ratings

Good to know

• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Frequently asked questions