A Nous Deux Londres! is an association of qualified French-speaking guides offering a programme of regular guided walks in French in London (maximum of 20 people per walk). See the list below. We also offer pre-booked guided tours in French in London for groups (guided walks, visits to historic buildings and museums). Contact us for more information! |
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Tél: +44 (0)20 8876 0429 |
Email: info@anousdeuxlondres.co.uk |
The program from January to June 2012 is below.
On 4 and 5 February - ANNIVERSARY WEEKEND, celebrating the sixtieth anniversary of the accession to the throne of Queen Elizabeth II and the bicentenary of the birth of Charles Dickens. £10 per adult per walk. See the details in the programme below.
New walks: Chelsea, 25 March 2012, and Jack the Ripper, 28 April and 5 May (more later in the year).
At the moment there are often engineering works taking place on the underground during weekends. Please check with Transport for London http://www.tfl.gov.uk/ , or with your hotel so as not to miss the start of the walk.
Program of Guided Walks in French
How do you spot the guide? He or she will be carrying our yellow leaflet.
City |
Westminster |
Saint James's |
Covent Garden |
Southwark |
For dates, times etc see below. Look behind the shield, under the crown etc for more on each walk.
Program from January to June 2012
Price: £9 (£10 from 1 April) or €13 per person for a two hour walk - booking required
Children less than 15 years old, with their parents, free
Please book in advance, by telephone: 0208 876 0429 or by email: info@anousdeuxlondres.co.uk, giving your name and a telephone number on which you can be contacted.
| Date | Day | Time | Walk | Description | Rendez-vous |
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| 1 January 2012 | Sunday | 10.30am | New Year Walk | Commemorations and celebrations: a walk through Westminster to bring in the New Year. The Houses of Parliament, the Royal Palaces and Westminster Abbey from the River Thames to Trafalgar Square. | Tube: Westminster, Exit 1, on the quayside near the bridge, at the bottom of the steps. |
| 8 January | Sunday | 10.30am | Southwark |
From Chaucer to Tate Modern, via Shakespeare and Dickens, this formerly wicked part of London is lively and full of varied attractions. | Tube: London Bridge, Exit to London Bridge/Tooley Street. |
| 15 January | Sunday | 10.30am | Westminster | The key to London: Big Ben, Parliament, the Abbey... 1000 years of royalty, politics and religion. | Tube: Westminster, Exit 1, on the quayside near the bridge, at the bottom of the steps. |
| 22 January | Sunday | 10.30am | Covent Garden | The old market and theatre district, now the liveliest part of town. | Tube: Covent Garden, the exit, James Street. |
| 29 January | Sunday | 10.30am | Westminster | The key to London: Big Ben, Parliament, the Abbey... 1000 years of royalty, politics and religion. | Tube: Westminster, Exit 1, on the quayside near the bridge, at the bottom of the steps. |
| 4 February | Saturday | 10.30am | Special@ £10- Dickens Anniversary Walk | A walk to celebrate the two hundredth anniversary of the birth of the greatest English writer of the 19th Century. The life and work of Charles Dickens will be explored - he wanted to be an actor, but he became a writer, a journalist and a reformer. All this after a childhood fraught with difficulties, and an extraordinary and surprising private life. |
Tube: Embankment, by the ticket office |
| 5 February | Sunday | 10.30am | Special@ £10- Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Walk | Portrait of a sovreign: Head of the Church of England, head of the Commonwealth, Elizabeth II, who has reigned for 60 years, is now more than ever the symbol of the British monarchy. She is also an individual with her own personality ... which we shall also discover whilst we walk around Westminster on Sunday morning. |
Tube: Westminster, Exit 1, on the quayside near the bridge, at the bottom of the steps. |
| 12 February | Sunday | 10.30am | Olympic Park-new walk | A walk around the outside of the Olympic Park site, with splendid views of the stadium and all the sporting venues designed for 2012. Comfortable shoes and a travel card are essential. The walk is brought to you by Blue Badge guides accredited for tours of the 2012 sites | Tube: Leyton, the exit. |
| 19 February | Sunday | 10.30am | Westminster | The key to London: Big Ben, Parliament, the Abbey... 1000 years of royalty, politics and religion. | Tube: Westminster, Exit 1, on the quayside near the bridge, at the bottom of the steps. |
| 26 February | Sunday | 10.30am | St James's | The exclusive district of royalty, aristocracy, gentlemen's clubs and specialist luxury shops. | Tube: Green Park, by the ticket office |
| 4 March | Sunday | 10.30am | Westminster | The key to London: Big Ben, Parliament, the Abbey... 1000 years of royalty, politics and religion. | Tube: Westminster, Exit 1, on the quayside near the bridge, at the bottom of the steps. |
| 11 March | Sunday | 10.30am | The City | The original London with its Roman remains, medieval customs and finance houses, now redrawn in steel and glass.. | Tube: St. Paul, Exit 2, the Cathedral exit. |
| 18 March | Sunday | 10.30am | Westminster | The key to London: Big Ben, Parliament, the Abbey... 1000 years of royalty, politics and religion. | Tube: Westminster, Exit 1, on the quayside near the bridge, at the bottom of the steps. |
| 25 March | Sunday | 10h30 | Chelsea - New | The chic place to live and to shop. Long time associated with artists and writers, who loved living by the Thames, the area is full of beautiful buildings, as well as beautiful people. | Tube: Sloane Square, by the ticket office |
| 1 April | Sunday | 10.30am | Westminster | The key to London: Big Ben, Parliament, the Abbey... 1000 years of royalty, politics and religion. | Tube: Westminster, Exit 1, on the quayside near the bridge, at the bottom of the steps. |
| 8 April | Sunday | 10.30am | St James's | The exclusive district of royalty, aristocracy, gentlemen's clubs and specialist luxury shops. | Tube: Green Park, by the ticket office |
| 15 April | Sunday | 10.30am | Westminster | The key to London: Big Ben, Parliament, the Abbey... 1000 years of royalty, politics and religion. | Tube: Westminster, Exit 1, on the quayside near the bridge, at the bottom of the steps. |
| 22 April | Sunday | 10.30am | South Kensington | This Victorian district was the brainchild of a prince with a passion for culture, science and technology | Tube: South Kensington, the exit |
| 28 April | Saturday | 7pm | Jack the Ripper - New | A walk in the footsteps of Jack the Ripper, visiting the sites where the murders took place. | Tube: Whitechapel, the exit. |
| 29 April | Sunday | 10.30am | Southwark |
From Chaucer to Tate Modern, via Shakespeare and Dickens, this formerly wicked part of London is lively and full of varied attractions. | Tube: London Bridge, Exit to London Bridge/Tooley Street. |
| 5 may | Saturday | 7pm | Jack the Ripper - New | A walk in the footsteps of Jack the Ripper, visiting the sites where the murders took place. | Tube: Whitechapel, the exit. |
| 6 May | Sunday | 10.30am | Westminster | The key to London: Big Ben, Parliament, the Abbey... 1000 years of royalty, politics and religion. | Tube: Westminster, Exit 1, on the quayside near the bridge, at the bottom of the steps. |
| 13 May | Sunday | 10.30am | Covent Garden | The old market and theatre district, now the liveliest part of town. | Tube: Covent Garden, the exit, James Street. |
| 20 May | Sunday | 10.30am | Westminster | The key to London: Big Ben, Parliament, the Abbey... 1000 years of royalty, politics and religion. | Tube: Westminster, Exit 1, on the quayside near the bridge, at the bottom of the steps. |
| 27 May | Sunday | 10.30am | The City | The original London with its Roman remains, medieval customs and finance houses, now redrawn in steel and glass.. | Tube: St. Paul, Exit 2, the Cathedral exit. |
| 3 June | Sunday | 10.30am | Westminster | The key to London: Big Ben, Parliament, the Abbey... 1000 years of royalty, politics and religion. | Tube: Westminster, Exit 1, on the quayside near the bridge, at the bottom of the steps. |
| 10 June | Sunday | 10.30am | Olympic Park-new walk | A walk around the outside of the Olympic Park site, with splendid views of the stadium and all the sporting venues designed for 2012. Comfortable shoes and a travel card are essential. The walk is brought to you by Blue Badge guides accredited for tours of the 2012 sites | Tube: Leyton, the exit. |
| 17 June | Sunday | 10.30am | Westminster | The key to London: Big Ben, Parliament, the Abbey... 1000 years of royalty, politics and religion. | Tube: Westminster, Exit 1, on the quayside near the bridge, at the bottom of the steps. |
| 24 June | Sunday | 10.30am | Covent Garden | The old market and theatre district, now the liveliest part of town. | Tube: Covent Garden, the exit, James Street. |
Information: 0208 876 0429
Email: info@anousdeuxlondres.co.uk