The Sweeney Todd Walking Tour for Two
Overview
Sweeney Todd, the demon barber of Fleet Street is an urban London legend, but few people have seen where the myth originally came to life. On this Sweeney Todd Walking Tour for Two you’ll walk down the shadowy alleyways and buildings that gave rise to the legend, and hear plenty of folklore and history along the way.
You’ll visit the site of the notorious barber shop where Sweeney Todd was alleged to have worked, and Mrs. Lovett’s pie shop close by. Your expert tour guide will tell you the tales of Sweeney selecting his victims, robbing them and getting rid of their remains with the help of Mrs. Lovett, and you’ll learn of other grisly happenings in the surrounding area too.
The story of Sweeney Todd is one that’s persisted for centuries. It may or may not be true, but you’ll be questioning your beliefs for days after this!
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- PLPWS2
- Locations
- 1 in the UK
- People
- For 2
- Validity
- 12 Months
- Rating
- 4.7 (18)
What's Included
- 2 hour walking tour for two around Fleet Street and Temple
- Learn the legend of Sweeney Todd, Mrs. Lovett and their base of operations
- Hear ghostly tales of creepy goings on including hauntings, apparitions and the fearsome Jack the Ripper
- Walk outside the 12th century Temple Church as featured in the Da Vinci code and learn about the ancient Order of The Knight's Templar
- See Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese Pub - one of the oldest in London, rebuilt in 1667 after the Great Fire and favoured by many world famous writers over the centuries
- Not for the faint-hearted – this is described as a ‘horror tour’ for a reason
- Experience gift pack including personalised voucher and message card
What happens on the day?
On the day of your tour, you will meet your expert tour guide outside Temple underground station – you’ll be able to spot them by the ‘Sweeney Todd Tour’ sign that they’ll be holding – and then set out on your tour which lasts approximately 2 hours.
As you move through Fleet Street and the surrounding area you’ll learn all about the spooky and horrifying goings on that have gone on throughout the years, particularly related to the Sweeney Todd legend. The tour finishes at St Bride's Church, Fleet Street, which is close to Blackfriars and St Paul's tube stations.
Participant guidelines
- Minimum age: 12 (under 16 need to be accompanied by a paying adult)
- The tour is unfortunately not suitable for those with mobility difficulties
- The experience content, equipment used and restrictions may vary
Availability
This experience takes place on selected Fridays at 18.30.
We recommend you book at least one week in advance to ensure that dates are available. All bookings are subject to availability.
Please allow approximately 2 hours for the whole experience.
What about insurance?
The centres contracted with us hold public liability insurance. We also hold contingency liability cover. You will not be liable for accidental damage to equipment, except where damage has been caused as a result of recklessness or wilful negligence.
Please ensure you are familiar with the terms and conditions of the experience.
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Customer Reviews
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Julie Tetlow and Sharon M
05/09/2020
Informative
The tour was great but I do feel mis-titled and undermines Jenny's knowledge of the area but clearly her passion . I did learn about Sweeney Todd but the main information I learnt from Jenny was about the area and history of buildings etc. I never knew Temple but have already want to learn more. Thank you Jenny
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Jade
02/12/2018
Great tour!
Very knowledgable tour guide and I learnt lots of things about the area I didn’t know before.
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Will
18/09/2018
Excellent tour Guide
Good value for money and the Tour Guide was superb
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Kate
27/05/2018
Helpful facts in interesting locations
A very enjoyable tour which included information about parts of London which I would not usually visit. Informative guide who delivered the facts in a lively and informative way.
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Linda
02/09/2017
Brilliant Sweeny Todd!
Jenny was very enthusiastic and knew her stuff. Enjoyed an unusual evening out seeing hidden and unknown(to me) parts of London.
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Peter
26/08/2017
Great Fun
Had a great time. Very informative, not too fast and a terrific way to spend an evening.
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Angela
03/07/2017
Fascinating
My husband and I plus our 2 kids (well, grown ups actually!) went on this together. It was very interesting, and we all enjoyed it and found places we never knew existed (and I'd worked in London at one time)! So it appealed to two quite different age groups. Jenny, our tour guide, was excellent - she was very knowledgable and amusing, and the pace was just right.
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Amanda
23/04/2017
So interesting
Very knowledegable guide who took us through areas we never knew existed. Shared information about sweeney todd , Jack the Ripper and other stories.
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Peter Siddons
25/03/2017
Wonderful Insight Into Fact and Fantasy
An excellent ,value for money tour of almost two and a half hours which flew by.I will not spoil it by detailing all we saw and learnt,but suffice it to say we learnt and saw facts and places that you would walk within yards of, and never know that they were there. The story and sites of Sweeney Todd were fascinating and brilliantly portrayed,but there was so much more besides. An excellent evening,which I wholeheartedly recommend.
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Sarah
18/03/2017
Informative and eye-opening tour
Learnt a lot about London itself as well as Sweeney Todd, visiting areas of London I'd never been to before despite living here my whole life. Lovely enthusiastic tour guide who had obviously done her research. Would recommend.
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Adam
14/08/2016
Amazing walk around some fantastic parts of London
We went on this tour on Friday with my wife and 14 year old daughter and it was fantastic. Living 20 minutes from London we have covered a lot, but this tour took us to completely new places that we would never have been to without this tour. We enjoyed the stories and Sweeney Todd and also learned a lot of extra history and saw so much extra places we would never have been. Our guide was an excellent story teller and answered any questions we had, We would highly recommend this tour.
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michael
19/07/2016
Sweeney Todd tour
Jenny was our guide for this walking tour. She was very informative and knowledgeable about Sweeney Todd and took us to parts of London tourists would not know about. We would recommend her to anyone looking for an interesting walking tour.
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Bobbin
10/07/2016
Walkies with Sweeney Todd
Very interesting couples of hours.Saw a bit of the city that I had never ventured into before. Also the history well told by our guide Jenny..
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Sandy
28/05/2016
Sweeney Todd Tour
Lovely lady - very entertaining- really new her stuff. Lots of info. Would highly recommend. 5*
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Lisa Prior
07/04/2018
Sweeney Todd walking tour
Entertaining and informative
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Ian
16/07/2017
More Than Mr Todd
Very informative two hour walking tour that covered more than just Sweeney Todd, as we walked from Temple Station to St Brides church on Fleet Street, via the Inns of Court and Dr Johnson's house.
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Jo
20/11/2016
Sweeney
Very enjoyable, if not long tour of Sweeney Todd's manor. It was cold, so felt longer, shame there were no comfort breaks along the way, but other than that
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Jessica
17/09/2017
Sweeny Todd Walking Tour
Though we enjoyed the tour I think the title is misleading. The guide only spent about 30 to 40 minutes talking about Sweeny Todd. The other hour + was about the Knights Templar. Maybe you should change the title of the walk.
Locations
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London
- Temple Station, London