Henry was an outstanding guide – extremely entertaining, funny, and professional at all times. We felt comfortable and well taken care of throughout the entire experience. Thanks to his engaging storytelling and great sense of humor, the time flew by. A tour with Henry is not only informative but also a lot of fun. Definitely recommended!
About Activity
What's Included
Includes
- Glass of hot spiced mulled wine
- Guide
Excludes
- Pick-up & Drop off
- Food
Departure & Return
Departure Point
- Meet at ‘Sunglass Hut’ ️ shop 15 James Street London WC2E 8BU (on the corner of Long Acre and James Street) outside the exit of COVENT GARDEN Tube Station. There is only one exit from the station. Your guide will be holding an open umbrella.
Itinerary
From Covent Garden, we'll stroll through the Christmas markets by street performers, craft stalls, and boutique shops. Illuminated with Victorian gas lamps and thousands of modern festive lights.
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Reviews
Tom was a great tour leader. He made it fun as well as educational. Happy we decided to do this tour
Perfect tour for a holiday visit to London. Henry knew his history and shared it with great detail, enthusiasm and humor. Highly recommend to all!
I had a great time on this walking tour. We ended up being a small group and that meant we were able to hear all the history and stories that were intertwined with the areas we visited. Henry was a fantastic host, warm and charismatic, made a great effort to talk to each of us individually during the afternoon. I recommend doing this tour, especially on a weekday afternoon, as it wasn't too busy and Henry made it very enjoyable!
This tour was amazing! We walked with Henry, and he was an outstanding guide from the very start of our walking tour from Covent Garden to Trafalgar Square. His energy was contagious, and he immediately drew everyone in. He was incredibly insightful and made the experience highly interactive, welcoming questions of all kinds—and answering even our most ridiculous ones with humor and thoughtfulness. Henry’s grasp of historical context, combined with fascinating details and stories along the way, brought London’s history to life in a memorable way. You could tell he genuinely loves what he does, and that passion made the tour both informative and fun. Ending the tour with a warm cup of mulled wine was the perfect finishing touch. I couldn’t recommend Henry more highly for anyone wanting an engaging, well-paced, and genuinely enjoyable walking tour of London.
The perfect balance of history, folklore and current day happenings. Tom was very upbeat, fun and personal. A really great tour! I highly recommend the festive tour, and if you can be so lucky, Tom as your tour guide!!
Carlos was terrific. We have been to London serval times but he showed us area we have never seen. His knowledge of history was amazing. Enjoyed ever minute of our tour n would rec highly!!!! Karen & Gary
We had Carlos as our guide who was terrific. Extremely knowledgeable, energetic, n fun!!! Learned interesting history and hidden area along the way!! Highly recommend this tour!! Karen & Gary
What a fantastic tour! My husband and I had so much fun with Henry learning about Covent Garden. He’s a top-notch guide and kept us laughing and engaged throughout the evening. Once he learned we were theatre people, he even incorporated some local performance-related knowledge; the man clearly knows his stuff, and really leads a delightful tour. The mulled wine was a wonderful little bonus. Beautiful sights, magical night, not to be missed!
Perfect your. The Christmas Markets, the lights, a bit of history and Henry our guide …perfect! It was all I had hoped for and then some. Highly recommend!
We had an absolutely amazing time! Henry was a fabulous Tour Guide. He was entertaining, pleasant, funny, personable, knowledgeable, a great story teller, Etc. We enjoyed every minute. This Tour is a must for anyone visiting London!!
The guide Henry was fun and knowledgeable, recommended tour for fun and interesting facts, he made it fun.
Went on Christmas markets your, small group, lots of fun Jack our tour guide was great, friendly, informative and lots of fun
We had such a fun time with Tom, an expressive story telling guide! We were welcomed and included in a small international Christmas family for a time being. Feeling captivated by Tom’s knowledge, we enjoyed dynamics and beauty of experiences! Highly recommend this tour!
Tom was a fabulous guide .. fun, enthusiastic and really knowledgeable .. took us to parts of London you wouldnt know were even there .. loved every minute of the tour
Tom was a fabulous guide .. very enthusiastic and knowledgeable .. he made out tour a fun and interesting night .. highly recommend doing this tour
The Christmas lights and markets excursion was no rush, full of dynamic and great stories! Tom was expressive, artistic and fun guide we simply fell in love with! He took thorough care of us as individuals and a group in that way we became friends by the end of the tour. Highly recommended!
Tour was fantastic and Tom had lots of great Xmas stories for us...And mulled wine. Very entertaining and I highly recommend.
Enjoyed this walking tour very much! Jack’s enthusiasm and humor, as well as his stories about the history of Christmas traditions, were thoroughly enjoyable. Highly recommend!
Our tour host was Jack McGill. We had a very entertaining tour and full of past and present knowledge. I learned all sorts of things I had not known. Loved All of Jack’s stories. I would highly recommend this excursion with Jack.
We had a wonderful tour with Jack who brought great holiday spirit and excellent facts and crowd control during a very crowded day in London before the holidays. Highly recommend!
Jack was so personable and we had lots of fun. This tour was so lovely! We really learned so much about Christmas and saw some areas we would have completely missed. Well worth the money, highly recommend!
Henry was a delightful guide! He provided history in a fun and engaging way. We wish that we did this at the beginning of our trip.
Tom was a wonderful guide with lots of energy and enthusiasm. The tour was informative and fun! Great value. A perfect way to spend a few hours during our short visit to London.
Tom was a fantastic guide. The tour was informative, charming and fun. Definitely worth the value. We didn’t have much time to spare while visiting the UK so the short tour was perfect for us.
Jack took us on a very merry Christmas tour of Covent Garden through to Trafalgar Square, sharing fascinating history, secret lanes and stories, mulled wine and lots of laughs. Highly recommended, thank you Jack!
Lovely fun tour including what you want and need to know about father Christmas and his colleague Sinterklaas that is frequently visiting the Netherlands to bring presents to the children.
A very great way to see lots of markets and Christmas 🎄 lights. Learned about London and how Christmas traditions started.
Our guide Henry was so upbeat and positive despite the crowds. He was also full of interesting facts and fun stories. I would heartily recommend the tour
Henry was very friendly and a great guide. Great stories and history telling of many Christmas traditions including Santa Claus along the route we walked.
Really enjoyed our walking tour with Tom. Definitely got us into the Christmas spirit! We saw lanes & streets we would have never found on our own. Tom entertained for the whole time! Thanks x
Tom was inspiring our Christmas expectations. Tom was inspiring our Christmas expectations. Tom was inspiring our Christmas expectations. Tom was inspiring our Christmas expectations.
Small group. Excellent walking tour. Tom was very informative and friendly. Really recommend this tour. A great way to see the Christmas lights.
Henry was the most animated tour guide! We had so much fun learning the history and seeing the awesome lights and Christmas Markets. His timing was impeccable and the stories were interesting and amusing.
Henry was awesome we had a great time on his tour and thank you for treating us to cider. One feedback would be to add one more Christmas Market to the tour if possible.
Henry was excellant. We had a very small group and Henry shared various stories around London and Christmas. We were able to enjoy an opera singer in Convent Gardens while discussing the start of Christmas in Victoria England. We explored hidden alleys as well as a few Christmas markets. Henry’s enthusiasm for the Christmas holidays and its history is the strength of this tour.
Wonderful location and Amazing Christmas stories, some of them historical, some are just very funny! Tom is really good guide, extremely friendly & charismatic! Mulled wine is the perfect part of this walking tour!
This was a wonderful tour with our friendly, entertaining guide, Tom. We started off in Covent Garden and stopped off at various points for interesting sights and Christmas related stories and history until we reached Trafalgar Square. Very interesting anecdotes and a lovely way to get into the Christmas spirit. And we had a nice stop along the way for some mulled wine! Highly recommended.
I definitely felt festive after this tour with Jack! It was an afternoon walking around London’s Christmas Markets, and the spiced cider was delightful.
We had an amazing time with Jack on our London Christmas tour. He was funny and charming plus we really learned some interesting history. I highly recommend this festive tour with a truly engaging guide.
Tom was our tour guide for this Christmassy treat of a walking tour. Really funny and knowledgeable, he was a fab guide. I thought I knew lots about London but there's always more to learn. Would recommend!
Pub tour was great!! Tom was fantastic! Really recommend!!! We had so much fun, Tom made it extra special. Thankyou Tom :)
Excellent tour, really enjoyed it and would definitely recommend. The tour guide was brilliant!!!!!
What a great experience we had, Tom was absolutely brilliant such amazing tales and story's were told with such enthusiasm. Also very comical. We loved every minute and will definitely recommend, Thank you Tom! x
An absolutely fantastic tour to get you in the Christmas spirit! The tour guide Tom was absolutely spectacular, really friendly, genuinely interested in all of the amazing facts he told us on the way around and made an effort to remember our names, making the tour that little bit more personal. Making sure we had time to stop at all the photo opportunities, take some great selfies as well as giving us an in site into the real meaning of Christmas. Not only did we see the more popular Christmas attractions we were also shown some hidden gems which you wouldn’t know existed. Absolutely fabulous tour and will definitely be coming again with family! Appropriate for a variety of ages, with a stop for some mulled wine at a beautiful Christmas market.
Tom the guide was full of knowledge and humour! We had a beautiful walk round the city while learning about the history of Christmas. The stories were short and sweet!! Tom really took an interest in us as a family!! Can’t wait to visit again on another tour! Thanks Again!
Mulled wine and good company for a lovely afternoon in London with Jack who’s storytelling stands out against the normal festive tours.Highly recommend this tour to anyone wanting to get into the Christmas spirit!
We both had a really good time today at the Christmas lights tour. Jack is an amazing guide! We enjoyed all the stories he told us. We definitely would have never saw any of this without him. And we loved his Christmas spirit, definitely put you in the Christmas mood! We 100% recommend and would do it again!
Cute tour of the Christmas markets around Covent Garden! Learned about the history of the areas and markets, went down into some non-touristy areas, and had a lovely time trying some great mulled wine. Jack, our tour guide, was awesome! Super friendly, very knowledgeable about the markets and Christmas, and overall made sure everyone had a great time.
We loved this walking tour of central London, enjoying the markets, mulled wine, and stunning lights. Tom was a terrific guide - full of energy and great storytelling about Christmas history and tradition. We can’t imagine a better way to explore London, except maybe to join Tom on one of his pub tours! Highly recommend.
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