Fun Facts and Secret Streets
Sloane Square Station, Underground Ticket H.
This 2-hour tour takes you through secret streets to discover fun facts and history from 16th century to the present day. This tour is open to all ages. Part-tour, part-quest that answers some of the questions below:
- Why did Bob Marley provide a different address to the police than his official residence in Chelsea?
- Where did Queen Elizabeth I plant a mulberry tree in Chelsea?
- Why was this girlfriend of Keith Richards so influential on the Rolling Stones music?
- What is the connection between mews houses and why English people don't eat horses?
- What connects the author of Dracula with the writer Oscar Wilde?
- Why are surgeons called Mr and not Doctor?
- Why did Hans Sloane collect diamonds and plants instead of commisioning art?
Sarah runs a walking tour company (Pollen and Reid) and guides in London and Paris. A historian and art psychotherapist, she is particularly interested in art history, medical history, and hidden histories of invisible and unusual characters.
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Please note:
Tickets are non-transferable and non-refundable.
This tour is suitable for children but they must be accompanied by an adult.
Please check the weather and dress appropriately as the tour takes place outside.