There are London tours with a focus on the supernatural, art, politics, ancient history, and nearly every other topic you can imagine. There are walking London tours in addition to the famous big red bus tours. Walking offers a closer look at a smaller geographic area, while the busses offer a larger breadth of sights to see with a less detailed focus. Both types of London tours are highly enjoyable and valuable. Which one you choose depends entirely on what you hope to gain from the experience.

An added benefit of traveling with a London tour around the city, as opposed to striking out on your own, is the security of knowing you won’t get lost. Staying with a group is perhaps the safest and most fun way to explore new territory. When you tour the city with a guide, you have the ability to ask questions about things that pique your interest, which is a rewarding way to learn about the city.

London Tours for Literature Buffs: When people think of England, some of the greatest writers of all time come to mind. One such man is William Shakespeare and, fortunately, plenty of London Tours will take you to places of great importance to his life and his work. Tourists are transported back to Shakespeare’s time via stories as they travel over the very same streets he once treaded upon.

The Globe Theatre, reconstructed near the original site, performs Shakespeare’s plays to this day. London tours, in some cases, may include a play at the end of the tour. There are also London tours available that exclusively focus on the theatre itself. Offering an open air standing area, as well as wooden stadium seating, visitors to London tour The Globe Theatre for the historic and artistic elements alike.

However, if Shakespeare doesn’t excite you, but you’re still interested in great literature, London tours of the life and works of Charles Dickens are also available. These tours include visits to Westminster Abbey, where Dickens was buried and the houses of Parliament, where he worked at a reporter. Although 1860’s London was far less populated than it is today, many of the original sites still stand.

London tours of the life of Charles Dickens wouldn’t be complete without a trip to Camden Town which a poor suburb on London in the days when Dickens lived there. Today it is home to a host of clubs, shops, and culture. There is an outdoor market and live music, not to mention the occasional outrageous character. No tour of London would be complete without this glimpse of London life.