Greater London Trip Overview
My ‘Eyes on the Spies’ Central London tour not only reveals the locations where infamous acts of espionage have occurred but we discover how the incidents impacted on the people involved and the wider world, the human consequences and the lessons we may learn from history.
Each tour has only 10 available places ensuring the group is never too large.
Each tour guest uses an audio commentary receiver and earpiece. This ensures crystal clear commentary in all conditions.
The tour uses the Transport for London rail network (Zone 1) to travel between the most iconic and relevant sites.
Additional Info
Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes
Starts: Greater London, United Kingdom
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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My ‘Eyes on the Spies’ Central London tour not only reveals the locations where infamous acts of espionage have occurred but we discover how the incidents impacted on the people involved and the wider world, the human consequences and the lessons we may learn from history.
Each tour has only 10 available places ensuring the group is never too large.
Each tour guest uses an audio commentary receiver and earpiece. This ensures crystal clear commentary in all conditions.
The tour uses the Transport for London rail network (Zone 1) to travel between the most iconic and relevant sites.
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: St. James’ Square, London SW1Y 4JU England
Our tour route takes in the St James district around Piccadilly and includes the location that became the focus of a state sponsored assassination attempt by Russian spies. We then explore how the Soviet forces enticed a British spy to defect to the communist regime for cold hard cash and visit the scene of one of Mi5’s greatest failures of intelligence that led to a policing tragedy that still remains unsolved today. We finish here by revealing the exploits of a female spy, a hero of the second World War who helped in the fight against the Nazi’s.
Duration: 50 minutes
Stop At: Vauxhall Bridge, London England
The Mi6 building at Vauxhall Cross is the modern public face of the British Secret Intelligence Service Mi6. Christened Babylon on Thames we explore the origins and development of the environs of the vast edifice and how it serves the needs of the security community. As we mingle with real life spies going about their daily business we recount an audacious attack on the building by terrorist forces at the turn of the Millennium.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Grosvenor Square, Mayfair Apartments 9 Charles Street Mayfair Apartments, London W1J 5DL England
We explore this area known as ‘Little America’ during WW2 to discover an American spy who tried to change world history. Our final stop reveals where the Soviet assassins return to complete their deadly mission.
Duration: 35 minutes
