London Brixton Walking Tour: Homelessness Revisited

Overview

Available languages

English

2 hours

Mobile ticket

Take a walking tour of Brixton and Stockwell with local guide, Rah, and discover some of the cultures and communities that have shaped the area. You will also explore local transport history and resident celebrities along the way. Rah will share part of his personal experience of homelessness, providing deeper insight on your journey.

This tour is a not-for-profit social enterprise. Our mission is to support and empower vulnerable individuals with experience of homelessness through the opportunity to become a tour guide, boosting their confidence and amplifying their voices. Our guides know the local streets intimately and will show you the real London through their stories and unmatched knowledge of the area. Your ticket helps our guides to earn a living doing something that they love, with the majority of our sales going back directly to them. It also allows our guides to lead conversations that challenge perceptions about homelessness and generate social change.

Additional Info

Service animals allowed

Public transportation options are available nearby

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation Policy

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

What‘s Included

In-person Guide

An alternative perspective of the local area

A unique guided walking tour from Brixton to Stockwell

Meals

What To Expect

Windrush Square

Our local guide will take your around Windrush Square, looking at key sites and memorials.

30 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

David Bowie Memorial

Our local guide will stop at the David Bowie memorial, sharing more about the musician's life.

10 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

Options

London Brixton Walking Tour: Homelessness Revisited

Viator Private Tour

Private Tour

Reviews

4.86

7 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Great experience! Got a...
Oleksii K,
Oct 22, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Great experience! Got a lot info about history and culture in Brixton area. Will gladly join other tours by this company
Delighted with the experience
elenacabral,
Oct 18, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We have lived in the area for some time and were very happy to get to know a lot of interesting stories and places through Rah’s knowledge! This is a great opportunity to learn about homelessness and support such an incredible initiative as Unseen Tours
Best combination for a tour
marina hanae,
Sep 26, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
It was the best tour I’ve ever joined! Unseen places and unseen people mixed together is the best idea to get the hidden gems of the city. Gives us a new perspective of places we wouldn’t normally notice and you can see the immense effort that was taken to make it possible. I fell like other main attractions such as London Eye, London Bridge etc gives the same energy as other countries’s main attractions - nothing too new - and that’s why I think everyone should try Unseen Tours at least once.
Highly recommended tour of the Brixton area
sarahwV8877WT,
Aug 4, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Loved this tour - I've lived in London but this gave me a new insight into the area and the topic of homelessness. Rah was really informative and pointed out lots of things that I'd never noticed in the area even though I thought I knew it well!
Connect with lesser known culture and a true local's experience
569olip,
Jul 29, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Rah was amazing - such a great way to learn about a lesser known part of London, and connect with a local's experiences in that area.
Brixton walk
F7954DDkaylad,
Jul 9, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00
Rah was a great guide, really friendly and lovely to talk to and clearly passionate about local history and the tours. My favourite part was hearing about the different communities and also about his personal story of homelessness. Some feedback would be perhaps starting the tour in a less busy place as Brixton station can be a bit overwhelming for a tourist, and also the walk to Stockwell felt a little far. Overall, a great company and mission that I’m glad to have supported and wish Rah the best of luck!
Interesting Tour of Brixton and Stockwell
CaseyBe,
May 24, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We enjoyed our tour with Rah around Brixton and Stockwell. He showed us the busy streets and fabulous buildings of Brixton and told us stories about the communities who have lived there recently, including those on the Windrush. We also looked at the artworks, murals and ghost signs dotted around in Brixton and went onto the station platform to see the sculptures. We heard lots of stories about people who lived or were born in the area, including the problems of homelessness. We then walked on to Stockwell, passing the mural of David Bowie. We looked at the station and war memorial and the murals on the walls of the deep level shelter. An enjoyable two hours where we learned a lot about the area.