London Free Things To Do

Free Walking Tours In London, All 73

All 73 free walking tours in this directory are listed on GuruWalk or freetour.com and run by independent local guides, not by this site. Reserving a place costs nothing. You meet the guide at the meeting point stated on the walk's own page, and at the end you pay whatever the walk was worth to you. Nothing here is operated by this site. It simply sets the walks side by side, so you can match a neighbourhood, a language and a duration to your day.

All 73 London Free Tours, Compared

The most-reviewed walk here is Theodore's London Essentials, under two hours on GuruWalk, rated 4.75 out of 5 across 5,346 reviews, meeting at Apsley Way near Wellington Arch. Dayan's British Museum essentials walk, also on GuruWalk, is rated 4.99 out of 5 across 2,064 reviews and meets in the Great Court. On freetour.com, Rich of London by a Londoner runs an essential Westminster walk rated 9.8 out of 10 across 568 reviews, meeting by Green Park station. GuruWalk walks rate out of 5, freetour.com walks rate out of 10, and every figure keeps its own scale.

Red tarmac of The Mall under plane trees with a pale stone arch in the distance Free Royal London And Westminster Walks GuruWalk walks around Westminster and Whitehall, all run by independent guides and free, pay what you want at the end. Stone Thames Path at Bankside with iron railings and a cathedral dome beyond the water Thames And City Of London Free Tours Roman roots, riverside lanes and trade history, explored on free, pay what you want GuruWalk walks. A narrow pedestrian lane of Victorian shopfronts with old window frames, seen at an angle from the end of the lane Film, Music And Books: Free London Walks Screen, stage and page: free GuruWalk walks through London's film, music and literary history, pay what you want. A narrow Whitechapel alley at wet dusk between dark Victorian brick walls with a single lamp glowing Ripper And Dark London Walking Tours Free GuruWalk walks into Jack the Ripper's Whitechapel and London's darker corners, all pay what you want. A narrowboat on still canal water beside brick warehouse walls and an iron footbridge Camden, Notting Hill And Brixton Walks GuruWalk walks around Camden, Notting Hill and Brixton with independent guides, free, pay what you want. Narrow Soho lane of old brick townhouses and painted shopfronts on wet paving Soho, Covent Garden And West End Walks Free GuruWalk walks through Soho, Covent Garden and the West End, including walks that meet in the British Museum's Great Court, all pay what you want. A Shoreditch alley of old brick walls painted with abstract colourful patterns, a bicycle chained to railings East London Street Art Walks Free GuruWalk walks through Shoreditch street art and East London markets, each one run by a local guide, pay what you want.

Showing all 73 free walking tours

Free walkCategoryLengthLanguageRatingReviewsGuide
Essentials, Under Two Hours Westminster And Royal London 2 hours English 4.75/5 5,346 Theodore
Classic Route, Spanish Guide Westminster And Royal London 3 hours Spanish 4.95/5 4,403 Tour Revolution
Jack The Ripper, Award Winner Dark London And Jack The Ripper 2 hours Spanish 4.94/5 2,642 Santi
Empire History, Adult Themes City Of London And The Thames 2 hours English 4.94/5 2,439 Justin
Essentials In 1.5 Hours Westminster And Royal London 1 hour 30 minutes English and Spanish 4.85/5 2,274 Free Walking Tour London
British Museum Essentials Soho, Covent Garden And The West End 1 hour 45 minutes English and Spanish 4.99/5 2,064 Dayan
Camden Music And Pubs Camden, Notting Hill And Brixton 1 hour 30 minutes English and Spanish 4.71/5 1,738 Free Walking Tour London
Ripper Victims And Conspiracy Dark London And Jack The Ripper 2 hours English 4.84/5 1,529 London with a Local Tours
Street Art, Banksy Focus East London And Street Art 2 hours English 4.83/5 1,468 London with a Local Tours
Classic Route, 3 Hours Westminster And Royal London 3 hours Spanish 4.76/5 1,210 Conoce Londres
Tower To St Paul's Walk City Of London And The Thames 2 hours 30 minutes English 4.96/5 962 London with a Local Tours
Magic And Laughter Theme Westminster And Royal London 2 hours 15 minutes English 4.9/5 962 Andrew
Harry Potter Wizarding World Film, Music And Literary London 2 hours English 4.81/5 880 London with a Local Tours
Soho Rock And Roll History Film, Music And Literary London 2 hours English 4.88/5 835 London with a Local Tours
Ripper Tour In Spanish Dark London And Jack The Ripper 2 hours Spanish 4.92/5 795 Whitechapel Historical Group Ltd
Historic Route, Spanish Guide City Of London And The Thames 3 hours Spanish 4.99/5 703 Tour Revolution
Art And Monarchy History Westminster And Royal London 2 hours English 4.95/5 703 Ethan
Soho Rock Legends, Spanish Film, Music And Literary London 2 hours 30 minutes Spanish 4.98/5 702 Marcos
Palace To Big Ben Walk Westminster And Royal London 2 hours English 4.92/5 679 Jill
Changing Of The Guard Walk Westminster And Royal London 1 hour 45 minutes English 4.59/5 625 Richard
Panoramic Highlights, Spanish Westminster And Royal London 2 hours Spanish 4.47/5 613 Footway
With A Londoner Guide Westminster And Royal London 2 hours English 9.8/10 568 Rich - London by a Londoner
South Bank Social History City Of London And The Thames 2 hours English 4.96/5 479 Justin
Notting Hill Sights And Gems Camden, Notting Hill And Brixton 2 hours English 4.92/5 404 Jonathan
Westminster And King's Guard Westminster And Royal London 2 hours English and Spanish 4.72/5 382 Westminster No1 UK
Harry Potter, Movies To Series Film, Music And Literary London 2 hours 30 minutes English and Spanish 4.84/5 314 Explora Londres
Writers Tour, 90 Minutes Film, Music And Literary London 1 hour 30 minutes English 4.94/5 313 Bookmarked
Bloody History, Spanish Guide Dark London And Jack The Ripper 3 hours Spanish 4.95/5 305 Tour Revolution
Soho Walk In Spanish Soho, Covent Garden And The West End 2 hours 30 minutes Spanish 4.79/5 281 Tour Londres
British Museum Mysteries Soho, Covent Garden And The West End 2 hours 15 minutes English and Spanish 4.91/5 273 Miguel
Walkative Intro Walk Westminster And Royal London 2 hours 45 minutes English 4.84/5 264 Walkative! Tours
Ghosts And Ghouls Theme Dark London And Jack The Ripper 2 hours English 4.81/5 252 London with a Local Tours
Camden Walk, Spanish Guide Camden, Notting Hill And Brixton 2 hours 30 minutes Spanish 4.77/5 238 Tour Londres
City Add-On, Spanish Guide City Of London And The Thames 2 hours 30 minutes Spanish 4.98/5 231 MiradaTurista
Must-See Sights Circuit Westminster And Royal London 2 hours 30 minutes English 4.72/5 183 London with a Local Tours
Sunday Markets, 3 Hours East London And Street Art 3 hours English 4.98/5 136 Rich
Treason And Execution Theme Dark London And Jack The Ripper 2 hours English 4.82/5 126 Jennifer
Whitehall Power Walk Westminster And Royal London 2 hours 15 minutes English 4.92/5 109 Patrick
Notting Hill Walk In 1h30 Camden, Notting Hill And Brixton 1 hour 30 minutes English and Spanish 4.61/5 105 Royal
Thames Walk, Four Languages City Of London And The Thames 2 hours English, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese 4.91/5 91 Alex
Mystical And Dragons Theme City Of London And The Thames 1 hour 30 minutes English 4.81/5 80 Dragon Lore Tours
Ripper Case, 1 Hour 45 Dark London And Jack The Ripper 1 hour 45 minutes English 4.74/5 76 Denise
Great Fire Route City Of London And The Thames 2 hours 15 minutes English 4.94/5 67 Patrick
Camden Plus Primrose Hill Camden, Notting Hill And Brixton 2 hours English and Spanish 4.79/5 66 Royal
Shoreditch Graffiti, Multilingual East London And Street Art 2 hours German, English, Spanish, French and Italian 4.73/5 66 Scandic
Harry Potter Small Group Film, Music And Literary London 2 hours 30 minutes Spanish 4.93/5 54 Axel
City Origins To Empire City Of London And The Thames 1 hour 30 minutes English 4.74/5 46 Dragon Lore Tours
Brixton Danger Question Walk Camden, Notting Hill And Brixton 1 hour 30 minutes English and Spanish 4.89/5 46 Royal
Palaces And Parks, Multilingual Westminster And Royal London 2 hours German, English, Spanish, French and Italian 3.87/5 44 Scandic
Sherlock Holmes Fan Walk Film, Music And Literary London 2 hours English 4.88/5 42 London with a Local Tours
Sherlock Literary And Film Film, Music And Literary London 2 hours German, English, Spanish, French and Italian 4.1/5 30 Scandic
LGBTQ+ History Walk Film, Music And Literary London 2 hours English 4.82/5 28 London with a Local Tours
Harry Potter In Westminster Film, Music And Literary London 2 hours German, English, Spanish, French and Italian 4.24/5 25 Scandic
Whitechapel Five Bodies Dark London And Jack The Ripper 2 hours Spanish 4.96/5 23 Royal
Ripper Walk, Multilingual Dark London And Jack The Ripper 2 hours German, English, Spanish, French and Italian 4.61/5 23 Scandic
Soho History And Culture Soho, Covent Garden And The West End 2 hours English and Spanish 4.77/5 22 Explora Londres
Tower And Landmarks, Multilingual City Of London And The Thames 2 hours German, English, Spanish, French and Italian 4.43/5 21 Scandic
Curiosities Of The City City Of London And The Thames 2 hours Spanish 5.0/5 21 Ignacio
Cold War Spies Theme Film, Music And Literary London 1 hour 30 minutes Spanish Too few reviews for a score yet 19 Free Walking Tour London
Freemasons And Secret Societies City Of London And The Thames 2 hours English Too few reviews for a score yet 18 Marc
Babylon To Bitcoin Money Walk City Of London And The Thames 1 hour 30 minutes English Too few reviews for a score yet 15 Dragon Lore Tours
East End Gentrification Story East London And Street Art 2 hours English Too few reviews for a score yet 14 Liza
Women Of Whitechapel Angle Dark London And Jack The Ripper 2 hours Spanish Too few reviews for a score yet 12 Conoce Londres
Parliament Vs King Theme City Of London And The Thames 2 hours 15 minutes English Too few reviews for a score yet 12 John
Ripper Mystery, Short Walk Dark London And Jack The Ripper 1 hour 45 minutes English Too few reviews for a score yet 11 Paul
Essentials In Spanish Westminster And Royal London 2 hours Spanish Too few reviews for a score yet 8 Santi
Theatreland History Walk Film, Music And Literary London 2 hours English Too few reviews for a score yet 6 London with a Local Tours
Camden Markets Focus Camden, Notting Hill And Brixton 2 hours English Too few reviews for a score yet 5 London with a Local Tours
Soho Counter-Culture, Spanish Film, Music And Literary London 2 hours Spanish Too few reviews for a score yet 5 Santi
England History Overview City Of London And The Thames 2 hours 15 minutes English Too few reviews for a score yet 3 Alex
Hidden Victoria History Film, Music And Literary London 1 hour 30 minutes English Too few reviews for a score yet 3 Jane
City History, Spanish Guide City Of London And The Thames 2 hours Spanish Too few reviews for a score yet 1 Explora Londres
West End Multi-Area Walk Film, Music And Literary London 2 hours English No reviews yet 0 George

The free and pay-what-you-want walking tours in London listed here from GuruWalk and freetour.com, in English or Spanish: 73 walks, 73 of them with a full page on this site. This is not every walk on either platform: listings that state no language, or run in other languages, are left out. 15 listings have no published rating and show "Too few reviews for a score yet".

GuruWalk hosts every walk on this site apart from one: the Essential London Free Tour with a Londoner, which lives on freetour.com. Each listing belongs to an independent local guide, and every walk is free, pay what you want. Booking a place happens on the guide's own page and nothing is charged up front.

Walkers gathered around a guide at a London square meeting point

How The Pay What You Want Model Works

Every walk here is free, pay what you want: no fixed price, nothing due when you reserve. You claim a spot on the guide's GuruWalk page and pay whatever sum you choose at the end. One walk, Rich's Essential London Free Tour with a Londoner, reserves on freetour.com; the other 72 reserve on GuruWalk.

Free Walking Tours In London In Spanish

Spanish-language walkers are well served. Tour Revolution runs the Classic London Free Tour in Spanish on GuruWalk, rated 4.95 out of 5 across 4,403 reviews, meeting at Embankment Underground Station. Santi's Original Jack the Ripper Tour, in Spanish, is rated 4.94 out of 5 across 2,642 reviews and meets at Tower Hill. Conoce Londres offers a three-hour classic route from the Crypt Cafe at St Martin-in-the-Fields, rated 4.76 out of 5 across 1,210 reviews. All are free, pay what you want, reserved on each guide's GuruWalk page.

Questions About Free Walking Tours In London

Is A Free London Walking Tour Actually Free To Join?

Nothing on this page is paid for here. Every walk follows one model, free to reserve with a tip at the end, and each reservation happens on the walk's own page on GuruWalk or freetour.com. Those pages also state where each group gathers.

Can I Book A Free London Walk On GuruWalk In Advance?

No reservation is made through this site. Every walk lives on GuruWalk or freetour.com, where a free place is claimed before you meet the guide. This directory points readers to those pages and earns referral fees when somebody reserves through its links; the walks themselves stay entirely with the guides and the platforms.

How Much Should I Give The Guide After A Free Walk?

Every walk on this page is free, pay what you want, and that is the whole price structure: there is nothing to pay to join and nothing collected when you reserve a place. What, if anything, you hand the guide at the end stays between the two of you. The full terms sit on each walk's own page at GuruWalk or freetour.com, not on this site.

Do The Guides Get Paid Anything At All?

The walks earn nothing unless walkers choose to pay: each is free, pay what you want, run by its guide and reserved on GuruWalk or freetour.com. Separately, this site earns referral fees when a reader reserves through one of its links, which adds nothing to what that reader pays.

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