Free Street Art Walking Tour

Schedule

Fri, 23 Apr, 2021 at 03:30 pm to Sun, 30 Nov, 2025 at 01:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Shoreditch High Street Station | London, EN

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About this Event

Street Art has been described as the most important artistic movement of the 21st Century, but it actually dates back to thousands of years ago. If you're a lover of art and culture then, yes, go to the National Gallery, go to the Tate Modern, and see the masterpieces created by the most famous artists over the last 400 years, but then join us on a Street Art tour and see what is happening at the grassroots level today. The work is beautiful, ever-changing and thought provoking.

But Street Art is not just pretty pictures, it is challenging and political and tells the story of the struggles of the working classes in Britain over the last hundred years.

You'll step back in time, and see how immigration into Brick Lane and the surrounding area has transformed Shoreditch from the poorest part of London, home to Jack the Ripper’s victims, to becoming one of the must see boroughs of the capital, home to pop up bars and shops, and more vintage clothes stores than you’ll believe.

The tour begins from directly outside Shoreditch High Street Overground Station on Braithwaite Street, E1 6JU. https://goo.gl/maps/KeQMndMrfW1bpKQV9

Look for the guide holding a red umbrella!

The tour operates on a ‘pay what you think it’s worth’ basis. There is no booking fee and no payment is required to join, so that it is accessible to every budget. However our guides are all freelancers who work for tips, so if you enjoy the tour, you are welcome to make a donation at the end. The value is up to you, whatever fits in with you budget and your levels of enjoyment.

We do not accept any groups larger than 6, or any educational groups or organisations. If you would like to book a private tour, please email us at [email protected]. If you have more than 6 people and have booked across multiple bookings, you will not be able to join the tour and will be turned away.

You can contact us on +447709703141 or email [email protected].

F or more information, visit www.londonwithalocal.com


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Shoreditch High Street Station, Shoreditch High Street Station, London, United Kingdom

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