Street Art Walking Tour and Workshop in London
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Street Art Walking Tour and Workshop in London
By Alternative London
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Discover why some of the most talented London artists eschew the galleries on this guided street art walking tour, where arts enthusiasts can even practice techniques common to street art. Join your guide on an art walk, where you see examples of some of the best pieces in the city. Then try your hand at stenciling and spray painting yourself, with a local artist to show you the basics.
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Ages 12-80, max of 6 per group
Duration: 4h
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Live guide: English
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Highlights
- Art fans discover London street art on this walking tour and art workshop
- Explore exemplary art in Central London, following your street artist-guide
- Discover the culture of street art, and uncover details with a critical eye
- Practice new art techniques—you can make a stencil, and try spray painting
- Local professional guide
- Street art workshop
What's not included- Gratuities
- Start:
- Brushfield Street, Brushfield St, London E1 6AN, UKWe meet under the White Goat Statue on Brushfield Street, outside Old Spitalfields Market. Please arrive 10 minutes before the tour is due to start.
End:- 19 Hessel St, London E1 2LR, UKOur workshop space in Hessel Street
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 7384P2- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Comfortable walking shoes are recommended
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 6 travelers
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 7384P2
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- Brushfield St, London E1 6AN, UKWe meet under the White Goat Statue on Brushfield Street, outside Old Spitalfields Market. Please arrive 10 minutes before the tour is due to start.
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- 19 Hessel St, London E1 2LR, UKOur workshop space in Hessel Street
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- Erica C0 contributionsExcellent, engaging tour. Learned so much!Tour took around 1 hour and 45 minutes….it went really quickly! I’m not usually a fan of walking tours l, but Ava was an excellent tour guide - knowledgeable, engaging and passionate about street art. My 25 year old son and me learned loads. I’ll never walk past a wall with art, signatures, names and stickers without seeing them in a new light from now on. Thoroughly recommend. Thank you AvaWritten September 21, 2024
- Mark F0 contributionsA must do tour for your stay in London a chance to learn about a vibrant art form from a great crew.Our tour with Eva was great and provided insights into street art and its scene which We were not aware of. It was a treat to have a member of the London street art scene explaining the origins of street art as well as the many different forms of street art to be found. In addition to much information and so maybe examples of incredible art Eva also told us a lot about east end and its history. Definitely worth the money and time and a must do for a visit to London.Written September 20, 2024
- Katherine S0 contributionsFantastic Street Art experienceWe loved our Street Art walking tour and workshop. Souch interesting information about the art and the messages behind it - really engaged kids aged 12 and 10, as well as adults. The workshop was an excellent addition and really inspirational.Written September 19, 2024
- 520juliei0 contributionsInteresting and enjoyable.A very interesting and enjoyable two hours. Josh, our guide, was very informative. We will now stop and look at street art and start to appreciate what's behind it. Great area to be guided around also.Written September 16, 2024
- Timothy C0 contributionsTour & Street Art Workshop - Can't Say Enough Good About This TourI originally thought this tour would appeal most to the teens in our party. I had no idea how much I was going to learn and how my perspective on Street Art would be changed. Not just me, actually. My wife has the same take away from this tour. Not only did the tour put me through a mental 180, I saw some of the most amazing street art that I would no way have encountered on my own. Don't hesitate to book this tour - you will get out of your comfort zone and you will thank yourself !!! ( ...and, the teens loved it !!!...)Written September 8, 2024
- F1347LLjanem0 contributionsFabulous tour!What a tour! Eva was knowledgeable and enthusiastic about the art she showed us. The tour was 2 hours and I feel like we all learned so much about street art and graffiti. I highly recommend taking this tour. We all loved it!Written September 3, 2024
- discerningtravlr0 contributionsFantastic insider information on this London Street Art tour!This tour was everything I wanted and more. Ava Joy, our tour guide, is super knowledgeable as a street artist herself. Her passion for the subject was apparent as she explained the history of street art as well as current trends and answered all our questions like a pro. Definitely recommend for anyone interested in street art.Written September 3, 2024
- bakerpat0 contributionsFabulous tour!My 12yr old grandson and I just loved our tour! Ava was so friendly, knowledgeable and interesting to listen to, and we had a fabulous afternoon. We also enjoyed having a go at spray painting ourselves afterwards. This is a great tour to do at any age. I bought it as a present for my grandson, and another grandson now wants to do the same, so I'm delighted to be able to do it again! It was also a bonus to start from Smithfield Market; a lovely place to wander around and get some lunch before the tour.Written August 31, 2024
- kimstravels880 contributionsGreat experienceThe tour was great, we got to see lots of great street art and Natalie (our tour guide) was really knowledgable and engaging and made an effort with everybody on the tour! We will definitely do another tour with Alternative London!Written August 28, 2024
- Camper5970050 contributionsFabulous!I went in not knowing much about street art, but Josh changed all that! I carried on after the group tour and saw more fabulous street art! Amazing talent!Written August 23, 2024
- 3smg030 contributionsAmazing tour! Fun and full of great information.I learned so much! Josh was so knowledgeable and passionate about the street art community. We were not originally scheduled for the workshop, but we were able to add it onto our experience- after hearing about the history and culture of street art, we wanted to try it out!Written August 19, 2024
- 554grainnec0 contributionsBeautiful east London tour and fun practical workshopTook my kids 13 & 10 and had a brilliant time. We enjoyed learning about the pieces and artists as well as the political messages behind some of them. It’s a beautiful way to see East London and learn about its recent history. Ava our guide was knowledgeable and engaging. The workshop afterwards was really great fun too.Written August 16, 2024
- elmeik0 contributionsBrilliant tour!Really great tour. Our guide Natalie was knowledgeable, friendly and energetic. Such an interesting tour, can’t recommend enough.Written August 12, 2024
- cmiked0 contributionsWorth It!Laura was a great guide. Her passion for street art shows. We took so many pictures. It was a great walk. This was my wife's second time and the tour was very different. The art changes so often.Written August 8, 2024
- Seaside117160089350 contributionsGreat tour!This was an excellent tour! We saw beautiful art and learned a great deal about the history of the neighborhood. Our tour guide, Natalie, was really nice and also very knowledgeable about all of the artists and the artistic techniques she told us about. Highly recommended!Written August 7, 2024
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661NickIreland
Newport, United Kingdom12 contributions
Aug 2021
Monsoon like rain didn’t dampen our spirits and as the bike tour had to be cancelled because of the rain we took a walking tour and workshop. Led by Gary the tour was fascinating and inspiring giving us a real insight into the street artist world .
The workshop gave us a chance to show our ‘limited ‘ skills !!and also really appreciate the amazing skill levels of the artists.
Highly recommended on any trip to London
The workshop gave us a chance to show our ‘limited ‘ skills !!and also really appreciate the amazing skill levels of the artists.
Highly recommended on any trip to London
Written August 9, 2021
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Thank you for the fantastic review. We are sorry we had to change plans because of the great English weather but we're thrilled you had a good time with Gary on the tour and workshop. All the best, Alt Ldn
Written August 17, 2021
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Marathondude
Los Angeles, CA25 contributions
Excellent and very informative. Josh did an amazing job opening my eyes to the whole street art scene. I can see how passionate he is about this art form. I recommend this to anyone who wants to have an amazing experience and appreciate this art form.
Written March 18, 2023
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MissMoses
Stamford, UK4 contributions
The highlight of our recent trip to London, we all loved the tour. Gary was really knowledgeable about the area and it’s rich history as well as the street art we were discovering. The workshop afterwards was really fun, we had with us two kids aged 13 and 11; we all really enjoyed ourselves. No hesitation in recommending Alternative London.
Written June 2, 2021
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Thank you so so much for this amazing review! We're thrilled you enjoyed our tour so much. No two tours with us are ever the same so we hope to see you again soon! Take care, Alt Ldn
Written June 3, 2021
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BeachBound
23 contributions
Our guide Alice did a fantastic job walking us through London’s East End showing us great examples of street art. What separated this tour was Alice’s knowledge of the artists and the background given for each of our stops. We only did the tour and not the workshop due to time constraints, but I’m sure it would have been equally fun. Easy check-in/location at Old Spitalfields Market under the white goat statue.
Written March 12, 2023
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Pam H
Ballwin, MO13 contributions
Book this tour now! We did the tour without the workshop, and in spite of rain, it’s one of the highlights of our trip. Eva is an incredibly knowledgeable and engaging guide to the constantly changing street art and graffiti art scene here. She gave wonderful historical information about the Spitalfields/Brick Lane neighborhoods, she taught my family so much about street art techniques and artists, and she just made this a wonderful way to spend a couple hours. We are now noticing works from artists highlighted on the tour all over London.
Written August 9, 2023
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Amanda L
Seneca, SC4 contributions
Jul 2023 • Family
We had a great time seeing the street art and learning about the different influences and types of art. The time in the workshop was great- we all enjoyed our time creating our art!! Me and my two teen daughters had a blast.
Written July 10, 2023
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Elena S
London, UK123 contributions
We had an amazing family time on the Street Art tour. Our guide Josh was totally amazing. We learned a lot, saw some stunning art work and we now understand the street art better, as well as appreciate it more. Which was the purpose of the tour. Thank you guys! You are on a great mission here and created incredible Art experience for us.
Written August 10, 2023
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Christina N
San Francisco, CA33 contributions
Jul 2024 • Solo
This tour was absolutely fantastic! I learned so much from our passionate and knowledgeable tour guide, Laura. It’s obvious that she truly cares about art, and she so openly shared that love with all of us as we learned all about the street art around Brick Lane. We viewed so many pieces of various art all on a great walk at an easy pace. There was also some interesting history sprinkled in. I noticed that Laura also made it a point to try to speak with everybody in the group individually, and made us all feel comfortable. I highly recommend this tour!
Written July 13, 2024
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harrietskm
Boca Raton, FL85 contributions
This was extremely well done It was education and enjoyment Josh. Our guide was excellent. He knew what he was talking about. He was informative. He was interesting, and he made it a really exciting day to learn more about how the beginning of graffiti art started and we got to see many very interesting pieces, and also walked along the main streets of brick Lane.
Written October 15, 2023
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Rieke
Schwerin, Germany103 contributions
It was great to be taken by the hand and get so much inside knowledge about street art and graffiti. The East End district is a dream and is and is definitely a must-see when you are in London. 🥰 I could have stayed in the studio for hours, it was soooo, soooo much fun. ❤️
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Written June 22, 2024
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Kristin
Dallas, Texas
Hello! Is there a waitlist for last minute cancellations? I am visiting London just for tomorrow (May 25), and would love to join the tour if there is room for one person!
Written May 24, 2023
Tríona M
Greystones, Ireland
Do we get a piece of canvas so that we can take the stencil art we make home with us? Or is the spray paint done onto a wall that stays in the studio? Thanks
Written August 14, 2018
I’m afraid I can’t help you there as I only did the waking tour not the workshop
Written September 24, 2018
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