Name: The City of London - The Officially Unofficial Walking Tour!
Start: 2025-12-14T11:30:00+00:00
End: 2025-12-14T13:15:00+00:00
Location: Southwark View Point

The City of London - The Officially Unofficial Walking Tour!

Do you want to know what happens behind the closed doors of the financial centre of London? Then come on the official unofficial tour!
About this Event

Follow in the footsteps of power and past the dragon that guards the entrance into the part of London that legend has it the King or Queen has to ask permission to enter...it's the City of London, the square mile, the financial district of London... and (probably!) England’s smallest county.

Your guide will be Suse Steed , ex economist turned comic and tour guide, who will power you around this very special (and secretive) part of London.

Suse has been guiding tours round this part of the city for over ten years… so come along on this tour to…

Find out if it is a myth or reality that the King or Queen of England really isn’t allowed into the City of London without asking permission
Go past the dragons that guard the entrance to the City of London and see what is different on the other side!
Discover why this part of London has its own police force and greater powers than other parts of the city.
Follow the money around the City of London - what are the hidden stories about where London’s wealth comes from - and what is being hidden from us today?
Visit the HQ of the City of London Corporation and find out why a Corporation runs the financial centre of London.

The tour starts very close to London Bridge Station - at a location marked on Google Maps as "Southwark Viewpoint." It's very close to the cafe entrance to Southwark Cathedral if you are looking for a marker. It's also just around the corner from Borough Market so why not arrive early and grab yourself something tasty to eat first...

Look out for your guide, Suse (me) - I'll be holding a blue umbrella!

Here are some things other people have said:

'Comedy that will make you learn as well as laugh' (Evening Standard).

‘We loved our walking tour with Suse! She’s a wonderful combination of extremely knowledgeable and extremely hilarious which made our tour about Democracy and the City of London accessible, informative, and fun for the whole team. Plus, there was fancy dress!’ Ben & Jerry's (tour for team building day).