Horses Past and Horses Present
Join us for a walking tour in central London with the highly knowledgeable Charlie Foreman.
This walk reveals the vast importance of horses on the city of London, throughout history through to the current day. Find out about the influence of horse drawn transport on the landscape and the cityscape and how this can still be seen today. From the royal stables, through the vast complex of early 19th century Belgravia mews, to the four horses sculpted atop the arch at Hyde Park Corner where Britain’s best racehorses were once auctioned, the history of horsepower is all around.
Not forgotten are the myriad of coachmen, grooms, stable hands and ostlers that supported a coach-owning aristocracy. Also featured are the sites of 6 attempts to assassinate Queen Victoria. It’s not all in the past – this walk takes in a view of the royal mews, the home of the household cavalry and the two-storied police stables which are still in the street they call Great Scotland Yard.
The meeting point is on the Victoria station, outside Wilton Road exit, opposite Apollo Victoria Theatre. The tour begins at 10.45 am so please aim to arrive 10 minutes before. The walk will finish at Scotland Yard near Trafalgar Square at approximately 1.00pm. The tour is just over 2 hours long with minimal opportunity to sit down. The tour is accessible for wheel chair users.
Tickets cost £20 plus £1 booking fee.