This self-guided tour is a 7-mile circular walking trail in the heart of London featuring places associated with Diana, Princess of Wales. It includes stops at palaces, mansions, parks, memorials, and other landmarks related to the Princess, the royal family, and other must-see sites in London. Ninety plaques mark the stops on the trail, created by artist Alec Peever. Each plaque contains an aluminum rose emblem, symbolizing Diana’s image and British traditions. The route was dedicated as a memorial to Princess Diana on June 30th, 2000, a day before her 39th birthday. Diana Frances Spencer (1961-1997) was born in Norfolk, England, to an aristocratic family. At 16, after graduating from school, she met her future husband, the 29 years old Charles, Prince of Wales. Till 1981, she lived in London and worked in several low-income jobs. Then they married, and Diana entered the British Royal Family, receiving the title of the Princess of Wales. She took on many royal duties, became a patron of over 100 charities, and used her fame and love from the public to shed light on issues close to her heart, including cancer, AIDS, and homelessness. In 1992, after 11 years of marriage and having two children, the princess and her husband divorced. That has not reduced the love she received from the public or the attention from the press, which she harnessed to raise awareness of social causes, such as the dangers of leftover landmines in Angola. Diana died in a car accident on August 31st, 1997, attempting to escape the paparazzi who followed her in the streets of Paris. She was 36 years old. Walking The Diana Princess of Wales Memorial Walk can be started from any stop. It passes through four out of eight of London’s Royal Parks – St. James’s Park, Green Park, Hyde Park, and Kensington Gardens, and three palaces – St. James’s, Buckingham, where the princess lived before her marriage, and Kensington, where she raised her family. The walk also includes three grand houses – Apsley, Clarence, and Spencer’s family hereditary house. Among the must-see sites on the walk is the Diana Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain and the Diana Princess of Wales Memorial Playground in Kensington Gardens. Other sites on the walk include Westminster Abbey, one of the world’s most famous churches and where Diana married Prince Charles, The Magazine at the Serpentine Sackler Gallery, designed by Zaha Hadid, and the Queen Victoria Memorial at the end of The Mall. Read more...

Join a knowledgeable guide for a tour of Edinburgh’s historic landmarks, some of which are connected to Mary Queen of Scots in various ways, and learn about the city’s rich history. The tour will start at the Scottish Storytelling Centre and John Knox House Museum, then to the Canongate Kirk (a Scottish word for a church) dated back to the late 1600s. On the historic kirkyard (graveyard), many notable people lay their final resting place, including the lover of Mary Queen of Scots. On the way to The Scottish Parliament, the tour will pass by the house of the famous philosopher and author Adam Smith. Outside the Scottish Parliament, you will see Arthur’s Seat and hear all about it. The next stop will be at White Horse Close, which served as a tavern on the way to London. Many things happened here and in the nearby structures, and you will hear all about them. One of the last stops will be at Holyrood Abbey, where you will admire the ruins of what was once one of Scotland’s most important places of worship. This tour will enrich your knowledge about Edinburgh and its history. Do not miss it. Read more...

A visit to the Warner Bros. Studio Tour London is one of the best attractions while visiting London. And not only for Harry Potter’s fans. Harry Potter is a series of seven fantasy novels that follow a young wizard named Harry Potter and his friends, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley. Then books were written by British author J.K. Rowling, who became among the world’s most famous and wealthy authors following the worldwide success of the books and the movies that followed. On your visit, you will enter the magic world of Harry Potter and walk on the original sets used in the movies that brought to life the fantasy scenes from the books. You will get a close look at costumes and props—such as Hagrid’s motorbike, hear the behind-the-scenes secrets of many of the special effects, visit Dumbledore’s office, the Great Hall, Platform 9 ¾, Diagon Alley, and many more. The ticket includes round-trip coach transport and admission tickets to Warner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter. Read more...

Ever wondered where J.K. Rowling got the inspiration to create Harry Potter and his wizarding world?! Some of it happened in Edinburgh, and this guided tour takes you to those places. Rowling came to Edinburgh with her young daughter to live with her sister after escaping an abusive relationship with her first husband. While working on her first Harry Potter book, she lived in a small flat and received government assistance. The first book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, got rejected by 12 publishers, and in 1997, printed in only 500 copies. The book tells the story of Harry Potter, an orphan, a young wizard, and his two best friends who attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and work together to defeat the evil Lord Voldemort. The first book was followed by six more. All became a worldwide success. Over the years, Rowling sold over 500 million copies, the books were translated into at least 70 languages, and she became one of the highest-paid authors of all time. Your tour guide is a Harry Potter fan who will tell you Rowling’s story and the places that inspired her in Edinburgh. While strolling the streets of Edinburgh, you will stop at the places that inspired Rowling for many locations in the Wizarding World, such as the Balmoral Hotel, University of Edinburgh’s Old College, and Nicolsons Café. Read more...

This fun, guided, and informative tour is not only for the Derry Girls groupies! Derry Girls is a successful TV sitcom created by Lisa McGee that follows the life of four teenage girls and a boy in Derry, Northern Ireland, during the last years of the Northern Ireland conflict. McGee wrote many of the scenes based on her own experiences, and most of the filming took place in Derry. This guided tour will explore the streets of Derry, visiting many of the locations that took place on the show, which will make you feel as if you are on the show’s set and part of it. You hear stories about the city, the TV show, and behind-the-scenes information. Expect to visit the mural of the main characters on the side of Badgers Bar and Restaurant, Bishops Street Gate, and many more. Read more...

This guided tour in Edinburgh Old Town will explore the history of Edinburgh and Scotland from the perspective of their notable women. Your tour guild will lead you between the tourist landmarks and hidden places related to female heritage. You will hear the stories about witches, murderers, mothers, and doctors who lived and shaped the city and country. Some of these women have visible landmarks that you will visit, while others still did not get the attributions they deserve, and this tour guide will tell you their inspiring Herstory. Read more...

The National Gallery is one of the largest art museums in the world, displaying hundreds of artworks. Visitors can spend hours exploring its collection and still not see everything. This guided tour is for history and art lovers, who want to get a deeper understanding of the art and the female artists who exhibit their work there. While exploring the museum’s collection, your expert tour guide will tell you all about the female artists who present their artwork, and about talented artists who should have been exhibiting their work but did not get the recognition they deserve. You will hear about creative artists, like the 17th Century artist Artemisia Gentileschi, the impressionist artist Berthe Morisot, and the significant role women had in the evolution and innovation of art. Read more...

This guided tour will explore the streets of Whitechapel district in the East End of London, where the most infamous serial killer of all times operated at the end of the 19th century, Jack the Ripper. His brutal and abusive murders terrorized the entire neighborhood of East End. After he attacked his victims, sometimes by cutting their throats, he removed internal organs from three of them. His identity has remained a mystery. While visiting the murder sites and examining the crime scenes, you will learn about his five victims – Mary Ann Nichols, Annie Chapman, Elizabeth Stride, Catherine Eddowes, and Mary Jane Kelly. As much as the murderer got famous, his victims stayed unknown, believed by many to be prostitutes. This tour will bring to life their stories too, and tell you all about life in the East End under the fear of Jack the Ripper. Read more...

This walking guided tour focused around the neighborhood of East End in London. The neighborhood emerged in the Middle Ages and was known as the “Part beyond the Tower” (Tower of London). It used to be an overcrowded neighborhood with poverty and social problems, and many social activists and reformers grew up there. While wandering around, visiting historical monuments, you will hear about the suffragettes who fought for equal voting right for the English women, the victims of Jack the Ripper, the women who worked around the Brick Lane area, and many more. Read more...

Explore Westminster, one of the most famous and touristic areas of London, the home of Parliament Square and Big Ben. This guided tour focuses on the pioneer women who operated in the neighborhood and left their mark on the world. You will hear about politicians, social activists, authors, suffragettes, and more. Some are commemorated with statues and plaques, and you will visit their landmarks. Among them are the author Agatha Christie and the suffragette Millicent Fawcett. Other stops on this tour are Trafalgar Square, Charing Cross, Horse Guards Parade at Whitehall, Big Ben, and more. Read more...