John has been guiding groups of US college science students around London (St. Paul's, Westminster, Whitehall) and Oxford for us every fall for many years now. John has a natural way with the students. They are all willing to engage with John, enjoying his stories, appreciating his deep knowledge and asking him plenty of questions along the way. Every year... More

My husband and I have travelled extensively and I can honestly say that John was the best city guide we have ever experienced. John met us at Westminster Abbey where we spent 2 hours hearing a condensed journey into English history Even though we had visited the Abbey previously John showed us the Abbey through a completely new and fascinating... More

John Gowing of Gowing Guiding was by far the best guide we have ever had. He is by far the most knowledgable and entertaining guide. He always had a story to go along with the historical facts and delivered it in a way that was funny, witty and always entertaining. He was able to keep the attention, and make them... More

John Gowing's Ghost Tour is informative and entertaining. He provides fascinating facts, current connections and amusing anecdotes about ghosts of all kinds which "haunt" the streets and historic buildings of central London. John caters for all ages, interests and sense of humours! I can highly recommend this tour which a group of about twenty of us enloyed enormoiusly. Thankyou John.

Mr. Gowing was always entertaining, witty, and informative. He always greeted his customers with a smile and made us clueless tourists feel a bit more comfortable in London. He really made the trip great.

An extremely interesting and informative tour by a true professional. Will certainly be contacting John again in the near future for his Jack the Ripper and Kray Twin's guided tours.

Thank you John for such an informative tour - we thoroughly enjoyed our time with you and felt much more knowledgeable about the Abbey and surrounds after your tour and would highly recommend your services to anyone thinking of visiting London.

Our family feels fortunate to have had guided tours in various cities around the world. In our experience, there are "good" guides, some who are "great" and a few who are truly "extraordinary". John is among those select few who, among their other professional honors, are outstanding! His historical knowledge, patience (we were a large group -- more than 300... More

Recently went on a tour based upon the cray twins. Not only was the tour interesting and well thought out, but the tour guide was also extremely entertaining, funny, and knowledgable. Had a fantastic time. Highly recommend.