Soho Rock & Roll Tour: Private Walking Tour for Groups & Families
Overview
Available languages
2 hours
Mobile ticket
Grab your friends, round up the family, and follow the red umbrella through Soho's backstreets — the neighbourhood that gave the world Ella Fitzgerald, the Beatles, and the Sex Pistols, and still hides a good story on every corner.
This is a private tour, just your group and a local guide who actually lives here. No merging with strangers, no fixed script. We'll walk you past the clubs where legends were made, the flat where the Beatles nearly signed their first deal, and the street where a teenage Mozart once lived. Along the way, expect a few surprises: Karl Marx, Casanova, and a Soho ghost story or two.
Tell your guide what your group's into, more music history, more scandal and gossip, more photo stops, and they'll shape the walk around you.
Good for: birthdays, reunions, family visits, "we're in London for the weekend and want to actually see something" days out.
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
What To Expect
Golden Square
Your tour starts here, in the quiet square right in the middle of Soho's chaos, the calm before the story begins.
Carnaby Street
Once the epicentre of Swinging Sixties fashion, where miniskirts and youth culture first took over the world. Great photo stop.
Options
Soho Rock & Roll Tour: Private Walking Tour for Groups & Families
What‘s Included
A fantastic tour guide
Private transportation
Public transportation
Gratuities
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Reviews
36 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
SoHo tour with BigBen
liatb886,Jun 19, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Great guide, clear knowledgeable and funny. Recommended
Awesome tour & guide, Becky
LydiaMoon7,Jun 17, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Becky was a great guide!!! I would highly recommend this tour. It took the full 2 hours, and we saw a lot of cool parts of Soho. Becky gave great history of London, Soho, rock and roll, and MORE! You have to take the tour to get the tea 😉
Fun tour with Big Ben
AgnesL683,Jun 10, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had Big Ben as a guide and we enjoyed his stories. He was very well understood by us Dutch and knew a lot to tell. Ben told with humor and could also tell a lot about the history of London. We really enjoyed it and can really recommend this tour!
Must Do when in London
Lemoncita,May 30, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The tour was amazing and highly recommend to anybody interested in music and learning more about Soho. Pairing local pub recommendations with fun anecdotes, Ben created a wonderful tour that was exciting to follow.
Good
850pratikk,May 30, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Big Ben was good . Very informative. It was fun
Don't miss: rock & roll tour of London with Kevin!!
Milena D,May 11, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Our tour with Kevin was amazing! He plunged us into the London of the 60s & 70s, his stories about the history of rock & roll are compelling! We recommend everyone to have this experience!!! 10 and praise!!
Rock and Roll tour
X4543GUchrisb,May 11, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The tour was really interesting and the guide, Kevin was excellent, a combination of history of the area and architecture and of course some great rock and roll stories with a bit of singing thrown in at no extra cost. The sites on the visit were really good and nice stories about them thank you kevin
It rocked!
jap hen,May 11, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We recently joined the Rock n Roll Free Walking Tour with Kevin, and it absolutely rocked from start to finish! Kevin was funny, full of stories, and somehow managed to make 2 hours feel like 20 minutes. From legendary music history to hidden Soho secrets, every stop had us enthralled. The tour was super easy to follow, relaxed, and accessible for everyone — no hardcore rock knowledge required! If you love music, London, or just a genuinely entertaining afternoon, I’d highly recommend it. We’re already talking about booking another tour in London.
Great tour with BEN
arieg69,May 7, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Great guided tour and very unique with the one and only Mr. BIG BEN.
Best niche walking tour I’ve ever been on
Bronaghy,Apr 9, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Rob was an incredibly enthusiastic guide who was genuinely interested in the subject matter which made it that much more fascinating to learn about. I had no idea there was so much influential rock and roll history in such a small area in London. Walking around Soho and hearing the origin stories and venues that launched so many classic rock legends was captivating to say the least, and Rob’s authentic and gregarious personality only added to the charm of the tour. 10/10, highly recommend to anyone especially music lovers.
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