Richard III

Richard III is the only London Walks guide to have addressed the United Nations and make the cover of Newsweek. He’s the scion of a Lord Mayor of London, a stand-up comic, and a writer, actor and director.  But why not hear it from him – here he is on our Meet Your Guide show.

All of Richard III's Walks

Old Mayfair
Old Mayfair

Tuesday, 15 April 2025 @ 10.45 am (Click here for more dates)

"the champagne & caviar of London Walks"  

Little Venice – the pursuit of pleasure
Little Venice – the pursuit of pleasure

Wednesday, 16 April 2025 @ 11 am (Click here for more dates)

"Shaughan was something else with his jokes and songs and obvious knowledge of the area..."                               

Hampstead Village & Heath Walking Tour
Hampstead Village & Heath Walking Tour

Wednesday, 16 April 2025 @ 2 pm (Click here for more dates)

"the jewel in the London Walks crown" The New York Times  

A Soho Saunter – Real, Not Virtual!!!!!!!
A Soho Saunter – Real, Not Virtual!!!!!!!

Friday, 18 April 2025 @ 10.15 am (This walk goes every Friday)

"noisy, bawdy, dirty and sexy, and one of the few quarters in London that has kept its character, warts and all"

Charles Dickens's London
Charles Dickens's London

Friday, 18 April 2025 @ 2.30 pm (This walk goes every Friday)

"a sojourn into a lost city – an Atlantis"

Along the Thames Pub Walk
Along the Thames Pub Walk

Friday, 18 April 2025 @ 6 pm (This walk goes every Friday)

"the most exciting walk in London, it does more to interpret the city than anything else, a real skeleton key"  

Notting Hill & Portobello Market
Notting Hill & Portobello Market

Saturday, 19 April 2025 @ 10.45 am (This walk goes every Saturday)

"Notting Hill on market morning – curious and colourful, offbeat and yeasty"

The Heart of the City
The Heart of the City

Saturday, 19 April 2025 @ 2 pm (This walk goes every Saturday)

 History haunted. Secretive in the extreme.

Highgate Village –
Highgate Village – "a place apart"

Sunday, 20 April 2025 @ 10.45 am (Click here for more dates)

Make a day of it?  1) the walk  2) Kenwood House for lunch  3) visit Highgate Cemetery?

Secret Soho & Its Pubs
Secret Soho & Its Pubs

Sunday, 20 April 2025 @ 7 pm (This walk goes every Sunday)

See buzzing Soho with a stylish, whip-smart guide. Sunday night at 7 pm.

Darkest Victorian London
Darkest Victorian London

Monday, 21 April 2025 @ 10.45 am (This walk goes every Monday)

"Elsewhere is always surprising... "   "history as a seance"   "Victorian underside of modern London"

Crime & Punishment – the City of the Gallows
Crime & Punishment – the City of the Gallows

Monday, 21 April 2025 @ 2 pm (Click here for more dates)

"a person who is tired of crime is tired of life"  Horace Rumpole 

Christmas Morning, 1660 - Samuel Pepys' London
Christmas Morning, 1660 - Samuel Pepys' London

Thursday, 25 December 2025 @ 11 am

The Christmas Day Charles Dickens London Walk
The Christmas Day Charles Dickens London Walk

Thursday, 25 December 2025 @ 2 pm

Other walks in Richard III's repertoire.

They run occasionally as 'Specials' but can also be booked privately.

Legal London – the Inns of Court
Legal London – the Inns of Court

"the legal equivalent of Buckingham Palace, but unlike the royal residence we can get inside, explore it, wander around the Inns Court..." Guided by Richard III

Notting Hill and Holland Park
Notting Hill and Holland Park

The carnival, the market and the movie...  Guided by Richard III

Charles Dickens' Christmas Carol & Seasonal Traditions
Charles Dickens' Christmas Carol & Seasonal Traditions

We'll deck the streets of London with balls of jolly...

Highgate Village –
Highgate Village – "a place apart"

Make a day of it?  1) the walk  2) Kenwood House for lunch  3) visit Highgate Cemetery?

Darkest Victorian London
Darkest Victorian London

"Elsewhere is always surprising... "   "history as a seance"   "Victorian underside of modern London"