The Haunted Pubs of Old London: Small Group Tour

Overview

Available languages

English

3 hours

Mobile ticket

Explore London's most chilling haunted pubs! Hear the stories behind centuries-old boozers and imbibe the atmosphere, as we take a walk through historic London.

Discover some of the most stunning traditional pubs that London has to offer, escorted by a qualified historian, who grew up in the area.

Make new friends and taste great beers, in this fun, yet informative journey back in time!

Hear tales of the infamous resurrection men, who snatched bodies from local graveyards. See the site of some of London's bloodiest executions. Learn about gruesome murders, apparitions and Faustian pacts. Visit a medieval plague pit, dating back to the Black Death. Check out filming locations from Four Weddings and a Funeral, Brave heart, Shakespeare in Love, V for Vendetta, Skyfall, Closer, Snatch, Sherlock and Poirot. See the City of London's oldest house and its oldest surviving parish church

Additional Info

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

Walking Tour

You will be expected to purchase a drink of your choice (from around £2.50-£6.50) at the pubs visited. A half-pint of beer (or equivalent soft drink) is included at the first pub

What To Expect

Barbican Centre

Hear the story of the Barbican, from Roman times until today and find out about the secret that lies deep beneath its walls!

Admission Not Applicable

Visit our first haunted pub and enjoy a complimentary half-pint of the beer of your choice N.B. On Sundays, we will only visit the pub from outside and will have a drink at the Fox & Anchor instead.

40 minutes • Admission Included

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The Haunted Pubs of Old London

Reviews

4.94

35 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

If you’re going to London go on this tour
Elizabeth G,
Oct 15, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Arthur was amazing and so knowledgeable! The haunted pub information was great and so was his knowledge about London in general. I feel like the tour went on for way longer than we paid for and I wish it could’ve gone on for our whole trip. He should offer his services as a private tour guide around London. He will give you great commentary on where ever you are, show you how to get around quickly and telling you where to get the best food and drinks! I would 100% recommend this tour to anyone going to London
Best pub tour in London
Sarah M,
Oct 6, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Our guide was amazing, we really enjoyed it. The entire tour was so well thought out and our guide took the time to answer all off our questions
Revelatory
Psnfamily,
Oct 4, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
A journey full of surprises — fun eye opening, and unforgettable from start to finish. He was Very knowledgeable. We had a great time thank you!!
Take this tour
Edward G,
Oct 3, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Fantastic tour. Very interesting and enjoyable. Our guide (sorry do not remember his name) very very personable and engaging.
Veeeery well presented! Thank you.
Cristina L,
Sep 11, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Interesting historical inputs. The guide has studied history and knew lots about all kinds of topics. Not just reciting, but "living" the stories. We loved it.
Fun, quirky, and very informative!
Ashley C,
Sep 5, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
My husband and I (we're from Chicago) were visiting our friend who lives in london and the three of us were looking for something that was unique, took us to some pubs and where we could learn something, this was everything. We got to go into a lot of places that are not full of tourist, but oddly, should be, very beautiful old buildings that are original London (our friend that lives here, works near these spots but didn't know they existed or that you could even enter them, so it was really fun for him). The pubs were cool. The guide is so informative beyond the tour that we took food recommendations from him and the places were great, he really knows London. Also, while you go to a lot of spots you don't actually walk too far. Its definitely a great tour and we plan on finding another one of his tours when we visit again.
Pubs, Haunted Spots and So Much More!
Teryl S,
Aug 28, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Arthur was fabulous. We enjoyed the pubs and haunted tales, but his knowledge of England and London history is phenomenal. We went to several churches and sites that were superb (St. Bart’s, St. Bart’s the lesser, and Charterhouse) . These lesser known sites were amazing and Arthur showed us lovely detail after lovely detail about these running places. You must do this tour.
Must do tour while in London.
Robert S,
Aug 17, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
What can I saw other than DO NOT MISS this tour. Arthur is an absolutely gem and fountain of local London knowledge. We had the pleasure of being the only people with him and his tour, his stories, his in-depth historical knowledge completely blew us away. Plan for a bit extra time and he'll deliver. Thanks so much Arthur. We'll look you up again next time we're in the city.
Superb, entertaining and some great pubs!
Cpfoxhunt,
Aug 11, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
I took Arthur's tour of haunted pubs of Old London and it was an absolute blast. The pubs themselves are excellent, historic and (of course) haunted but it was the walking between them that surprised me - Arthur is a font of knowledge about the local area, and has hundreds of interesting facts and bits of history covering Farringdon over the years. I'm looking forward to doing another one of his tours in the future!
A great start to the week in London
Todd P,
Aug 5, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
That was such a great tour! We were able to mix in all kinds of fun with tons of history and some good stories along the way. Could not recommend more! A+