The Official Guides for the City of London. Tours every day at 11am from City Information Centre. Weekly walks from different places. bit.ly/3TOH9aW

Joined January 2015
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Really enjoyed the tour around the London Roman baths today. Amazing history under our footsteps with brilliant, knowledgeable and entertaining @colguides. Would 100% recommend @LdnRomanBaths
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Members of the Royal Family watch the fly-past from the balcony of Buckingham Palace following The King’s Birthday Parade.
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With thanks to the 1,400 members of the Armed Forces took part in today’s Trooping the Colour, and with special mention to the Grenadier Guards who trooped their new Colour. We salute you 🫡
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Just three weeks remain to share your views on proposed changes to the City’s Controlled Parking Zone. Proposals include changes to: 🛣️when single yellow lines can be used 🅿️when parking charges apply 🏨maximum stay limits 🪙pricing at different times of day 👉 Share your views: lnkd.in/e3aaK9Cp
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2.5 million people work in the UK’s financial and professional services sector — more than the populations of Milan and Frankfurt combined. A world-class ecosystem built on expertise, innovation and talent. One of the UK's great strengths and something we should be proud of. #TeamUK #LondonTechWeek #InconvenientlyBrilliant
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Today in 1854 Queen Victoria opened the Crystal Palace pleasure park at Sydenham Hill. The Crystal Palace had been moved there following the end of the Great Exhibition of 1851, which the Queen had also opened. Read here about its creation thehistoryoflondon.co.uk/the…
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One of the world’s rarest Bibles goes on display at St Paul’s Cathedral (visit the ianvisits website for the story) Visitors can now see one of only three surviving copies of the 1526 Tyndale New Testament, a book whose translator was executed for heresy before his work cha
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Lady Pamela Hicks died today GtGtGrandDaughter of Queen Victoria. She accompanied her parents, Lord and Lady Mountbatten, when they were the last Viceroy and Vicereine of India. … and was with Elizabeth II in Kenya, when she became Queen. She lived and served through an extraordinary life - another school friend of my late mother’s has been gathered.
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It’s Volunteers’ Week 💚! A huge thank you to all our volunteers for giving their time, energy, and enthusiasm to support us and our communities. From green spaces to mentoring, they make a real difference. Find out more: tinyurl.com/2mmnfrsv #VolunteersWeek #CityOfLondon #Volunteer
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What if stone could speak? 🪨 Join us From the Thames to Eternity, part of @LFArchitecture 2026, exploring how Thames stones are reused in new public spaces near St Paul’s. 📅 3 June – Launch event 📅 4 June – City Stone Tours 🎟 eventbrite.co.uk/e/from-the-… #LFA2026
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AMERICA 250 AND THE SQUARE MILE - ST PAULS TO LONDON. Special tours this month! eventbrite.com/cc/america-25…

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Permission to step aboard! This magnificent ship — a replica of the first to ever circumnavigate the globe — moors up in London later this month londonist.com/london/things-…
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🚶‍♀️ Explore LGBTQ history across the Square Mile with the City Belonging Project Join the From Prejudice to Pride walking tours this June and uncover hidden stories - from Molly Houses to royal connections - brought to life by City of London Guides. FREE places available on Mondays and Fridays. Book now: belongingproject.city/pride2… #CityBelongingProject #PrideMonth #London #LGBTQHistory
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🚶‍♀️ Explore LGBTQ history across the Square Mile with the City Belonging Project Join the From Prejudice to Pride walking tours this June and uncover hidden stories - from Molly Houses to royal connections - brought to life by City of London Guides. FREE places available on Mondays and Fridays. Book now: belongingproject.city/pride2… #CityBelongingProject #PrideMonth #London #LGBTQHistory
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#OnThisDay 36 years ago City Thameslink opened. Fascinating image of the newly-opened station in its original 'St Paul's Thameslink' incarnation (its name changed after just 16 months on 30/09/1991), and before it was rafted over. Tom Burnham buff.ly/y1UPDLY
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A rare object joins the Tower of London's collection 📖 Curator Kate Clements show us a first edition of Walter Raleigh's The History of the World, written whilst he was imprisoned here at the Tower in the 1600s. 🎥 Here's a closer look at this significant book...
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Join us to celebrate our maritime connections past and present & look forward to ‘Sea Sunday’ by singing shanties, led by the London Sea Shanty Collective. eventbrite.co.uk/e/sea-shant… #SeaShanty #SeaShanties #SeaSunday #CityOfLondon @thecityofldn @easterncityldn
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🚨 Approved: 1 Silk Street redevelopment ✅ 86,000 sqm of Grade A workspace ✅ New public plaza by the Barbican ✅ Cultural, retail & community spaces ✅ Greener, lower-carbon design A major step in delivering a more vibrant, inclusive, 7-day Square Mile. #DestinationCity Read more here: news.cityoflondon.gov.uk/cit…
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Please join us over the next few days for concerts, lectures, dramatic performances and song, including our Pepys’ “Mini Festival” exploring the fullness of the character of Samuel Pepys, who is buried here: saintolave.com/index.php/202… @thecityofldn @colguides @ChurchWatchers
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