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What it’s like

Guided walks round London for kids, from a free tip-based landmarks tour to paid themed trips like Harry Potter and the Beatles.

This is walking tours, not a bus or a museum ticket. The basic offer is a free tour round the big central landmarks where you pay your guide what you think it was worth at the end, which is a decent way to test whether your kids can manage a couple of hours on their feet before you commit to anything pricier.

Once you're past that, there's a proper list of themed options: a night tour of London, a Harry Potter Express at £14.50, a full Harry Potter tour at £25, the Beatles, British rock, the National Gallery, and neighbourhood wanders round Notting Hill, Camden and Soho. There's also a Jack the Ripper mystery tour and a British Museum tour, though I'd think hard before taking a five-year-old on the Ripper one. The Beatles tour is the only one that spells out a child price, £12 against £19 for an adult, which suggests the others charge kids the same as grown-ups unless told otherwise.

Ages run 5 to 15, so this is aimed squarely at kids old enough to walk a route and listen to a guide rather than toddlers in a buggy. Booking is required, which is a bit of a faff given there's no booking link to hand, so you will need to sort that out yourself before you turn up. At £25 for the full Harry Potter tour, that is real money for a walk around London, even if the fandom makes it worth it for the right kid.

Facilities

Need to know

Best for

5 to 15, kids old enough to walk a route and follow a guide

• The free tour works on tips, so bring some cash for the guide at the end
• The Beatles tour is the only one with a stated child price of £12
• The full Harry Potter tour is the priciest option at £25
• The Jack the Ripper tour is a mystery theme, so think about whether it suits your child's age before booking

Plan your visit

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