About this Event
Walk Starts: Outside Bank tube station (Royal Exchange exit)
Walk Ends: Temple station
With a stop after about an hour at Paternoster Square for refreshment and/or lunch and baby change. You will be given 45 minutes to go and do this and return to meet the guide at a specified time. There are a variety of places to buy food or you can bring a packed lunch.
Winner of 'Best Parent Activity' at the 'Bablands Awards', 'Bring Your Baby' Guided London Walks are sensitively devised to suit parents and carers of even the tiniest babies to enjoy London’s history. We can stop whenever you like to feed and change - without the stress of feeling you are holding up the group. Because every participant brings their baby, patience and baby’s needs are at the forefront of each walk.
You are welcome to bring friends and family who do not also have a baby.
"Americans in the City"
To commemorate Thanksgiving Day this walk has been written and is guided by City of London guide and co-author of 'Women from Hackney's History', Sue Doe.
What you'll see and learn about:
- Where Alexander Hamilton’s friend networked.
- How 18th century businessmen got news from America.
- Which murderer nearly escaped to America before being caught with the help of new wireless technology.
- Which banker got home using a Royal Navy ship.
- The American links of the ancient Guildhall - including Barack Obama.
- Where Benjamin Franklin experimented.
- The first American born settler’s memorial.
- Gordon "Mr" Selfridge's link to the Bow Bells.
- Pocahontas and Captain John Smith in The City.
- King Kong’s creator’s links to Fleet Street.
- What links a Lord Mayor of London to a president’s assassin.
- A City church and the naming of 3 of the States.
- Where 'inventor' of the lightbulb and telephone, Thomas Edison, had a telephone exchange and showrooms.
- The trading world before 1492.
- JFK’s alma mater.
- A City church now in the United States.
- Housing philanthropist George Peabody.
If on the day of the walk we are forecast to have very bad weather, I may have to postpone the walk. If it's a bit of light rain we will cope!
Every walk follows the usual health and safety guidelines, such as crossing at traffic lights where possible and having hazards pointed out to you at the start and along the route.
There may be times we have to stand in direct sunlight (although I will always choose shade where possible). Please bring all the necessary sun protection for yourself and your child.
It is recommended you bring appropriate drinks and snacks for the duration of the walk, especially if the walk takes place at lunchtime.
I will contact you with booking confirmation after you book. I will supply my mobile number in case of emergencies or in case you are running late. I will also ask you to provide me with a mobile number so you can be contacted for the purposes of the walk, but this is *not for marketing purposes*. Please note that if you are more than a few minutes late I may ask you to catch up with us.
If you like the look of any of my walks, but would prefer to book me privately, please make enquiries at [email protected]. This may particularly be the case if you have people interested who do not have babies.
Important notes about booking:
Please feel free to invite baby-free friends.
Customer refunds must be requested at least 24 hours before an event starts. We cannot guarantee you can move your ticket to the next month but you are welcome to enquire at [email protected]
If for any reason Bring Your Baby Ltd are forced to cancel or postpone an event (for example in the case of illness or extreme weather conditions), you are within your rights to request a refund, though we will always suggest an alternative date for you to attend.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Bank Station (Royal Exchange exit), Cornhill, London, United Kingdom
GBP 22.38
