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Alternative London Tours

Brick Lane, London, England (East End / East London)
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Owner description: Discover the London you won't find in the guide books with London's original off-the-beaten-track tour provider!Come with us to explore the incredible... more » Owner description: Discover the London you won't find in the guide books with London's original off-the-beaten-track tour provider!Come with us to explore the incredible creativity, culture, history and shops of London's vibrant East End.We offer unique and original walking tours and bike tours that take you where no London tour has gone before as well as an Alternative London shopping experience and a combined street art tour and workshop. Tour prices start at pay-what-you-want so there's something for everyone - at a price to suit all budgets.Let our expert guides show you the real London, from a local's perspective. « less
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Noida, India
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 18, 2013 NEW

I am not one of those artsy types but I wanted to do something different as in see something different while I was in London and was looking for a different kind of walking tour when I stumbled across this site for Alternative London tours. The Street Art tour attracted me and I registered for it. The tour cost is... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 18, 2013 NEW via mobile

Great time! The team know there stuff, are really entertaining and engaged with a London I have never seen or understood before (even though I live here) Thanks Gary :)

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London, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 18, 2013 NEW

Excellent tour of one of London's facinating, but under-rated areas. The tour was passionate, informative, funny and engaging. It certainly kept my friends and I entertained for the full 2 hours of the walk. There is an interesting undertone of the history of the area running throughout, but the real star of the show is all the amazing, diverse and... More

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London, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 18, 2013 NEW

I had a great time on this tour, it was informative and interesting and posed some interesting questions about the development of the city of London and how this was affecting the lives of Londoners. I grew up in East London and learnt loads that I didn't know. The guide was friendly, confident and passionate about what he was talking... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 17, 2013 NEW

It was my first time in london. And I've seen a lot of it in a couple of days. But that tour was one of the best thing i did on london. Amazing tour guide named doug. Knows a lot and kept me interested. Definitely worth trying ! I 'll spread up the word here in holland about the tour.

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 16, 2013 NEW via mobile

Today I went to the alternative street art London tour with our guide named Doug. The street art tour was the whole reason why I wanted to go to London so badly. So I was expecting much and indeed it was the trip to London worth. Our guide was very enthusiastic about street art him self and that reflected in... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 15, 2013 NEW

I did the street art tour with Ben. I found it so interesting. I was amazed at what there is in the streets that you wouldn't even notice if you were walking along by yourself, ie the jonsey sculptures on top of poles. Ben was very informative and passionate about his tour. I will definitely recommend this tour to friends.

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Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 14, 2013 NEW

I went to Brick Lane and explored East London by myself, but missed so much until I took this tour. My tour guide, Ben, who is an artist himself gave us his experienced opinions on the street art, pointed out notable graffiti, and gave us a thorough history of the area. Overall, an AWESOME tour.

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London, England, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 14, 2013 NEW

Thanks to Ben for this eye-opening tour of yet another aspect of London. The tour was interesting and informative and even entertaining. We got a glimpse of the incredible art and some perspective regarding the encroaching gentrification on this colourful and historical area. Ben's passion and respect for all the artists is inspiring. The only disappointment was not getting to... More

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Washington DC, District of Columbia
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 13, 2013 NEW

Enjoyed the tour, saw a lot of great street art and just got a different perspective of the neighborhood. Tour guide Ben was knowledgeable and as an artist, brought a lot of insight. Highly recommend.

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