About Activity
Most WW2 tours in London take you to the same places. What separates this one is the guide beside you.
Blue Badge qualification is the gold standard for UK tourist guides, it requires years of study, rigorous examination, and a genuine command of the subject. Your guide isn't reading from a script. They're drawing on deep expertise to answer your questions, follow your curiosity, and make connections you won't find in a guidebook.
If you've come to London with a genuine interest in this period of history, this tour is built for you.
Includes
- Blue Badge guide
- Local guide
- Private tour
- Professional guide
Excludes
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
Departure Point
- Departure Point: Churchill War Rooms
Address: Clive Steps,
King Charles Street,
London
SW1A 2AQ
Directions: Your Guide will be waiting outside the Churchill War Rooms with a sign showing the lead customers name
Stop At: Churchill War Rooms Admission Ticket:
Tickets are included These are the actual underground rooms where Churchill and his War Cabinet directed Britain's war effort, and they look almost exactly as they did when the lights were switched off in August 1945. Maps still pinned to the walls, phones still on the desks, Churchill's personal quarters exactly as he left them. Your guide will take you through the Map Room, the Cabinet Room, and the corridors in between, explaining what was happening in these spaces at the moments that decided the war's outcome. The site also houses the Churchill Museum, a dedicated museum within the complex that traces Churchill's full life, from his early years and political career through to his wartime leadership and legacy. Your guide will help you connect both halves of the experience, so the man and the rooms he worked in tell a single coherent story.
Stop At: Parliament Square This is where Churchill's story and London's landscape converge most visibly. His statue stands here with Parliament behind it and Westminster Abbey to one side, in the shadow of everything he was trying to protect. Most visitors photograph it and move on. Your guide will give you the full picture: the contradictions and failures alongside the moments of genuine greatness, and why Churchill remains such a complicated figure to reckon with more than half a century after his death.
Stop At: Designed by Edwin Lutyens and unveiled in 1920, the Cenotaph is Britain's national war memorial. Understated by design, deliberately non-religious, and still capable of stopping people in their tracks more than a hundred years on. Your guide will explain the thinking behind it, what Lutyens was trying to achieve, and why this plain stone monument became the focal point for a nation's grief after the First World War and again after the Second.
Stop At: The Thames Embankment in wartime resembled a city holding its breath. A working riverfront that kept functioning through the Blitz while the buildings around it burned. Your guide will show you how the wartime city and the modern one sit on top of each other here, pointing out what survived, what was rebuilt, and what the stretch of river along this route meant to Londoners who were living through the bombing night after night.
Stop At: Battle Of Britain Monument Unveiled in 2005, this memorial on Victoria Embankment honours the aircrew who fought in the skies over Britain in the summer of 1940. The campaign that stopped a German invasion and, many historians argue, changed the direction of the war. Your guide will bring the bronze reliefs to life: who these men were, where they came from across the Commonwealth and occupied Europe, and why those few months in the air still matter to everything that came after.
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness Children must be accompanied by an adult Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately Operated by Let me show you London For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Reviews
Good tour but at that price not a good valueJohn_K
Our guide was good. She was nice, quite knowledgeable, and very accommodating. She had some additional stories that are either not on the tour, or obscured in the details, that really added color to Churchill, his character and his personality. That said, she wasn't a great storyteller and was not the type of guide that really draws you in and entertains as well as educates you. We had the latter type of guide in one of the free Yeoman guides at the Tower of London. Don't want to be negative, our guide was good. But for the price, we were expecting more. Good tour but, for the price, not a good value.
Excellent. Our guide, Galina was fantastic Lisa_E
Galina is an excellent guide. She is very knowledgeable and passionate. She did a great job of showing the highlights while providing just enough detail. She even went out of her way to help us locate a restaurant after the tour.
Galina wa amazing. We had an instant bond. She was clear and very educated about Churchill. Well worth the expense to have someone to talk to about the war rooms. We were rapt. Brava galina!
A great way to bring Churchill to life. JaredG
Jun 29, 2022, 12:46:07 PM Marina was outstanding. Incredibly knowledgeable and personable. She brought the museum to life and made a special experience for my family.
Great tour. We learned many details. Our guide Denisa was friendly, knowledgeable and caring. She took care of us from the beginning to ensuring we made the right connection back to our hotel. Bravo!
Experience Great - Guide Fantastic!Theresa_P
We were only in London for a short time so we picked this particular tour. Our experience was just great. I thoroughly enjoy all tours I've booked to date with Viator, however, my husband is a tougher sell. He prefers to wander on his own which he is first to admit is not the best experience we could have. He's not comfortable in group tours, so our one-on-one with Denisa was planned. She made it a special experience. It was easy, intimate, educational, and thoroughly enjoyable. She expanded our experience with a tour of nearby monuments and it was an unexpected pleasure. We would look for her again when we return to London for a longer visit and more experiences. Thank you, Denisa!
