Philippa was amazing! Her enthusiasm for the history of London is infectious. Going in to this my sister and I had a deeper understanding of English history than our mother did but Philippa was able to keep us all engaged. I thought it was great that Philippa had checked ahead of time with the church of St Bartholomew The Great and was able to fit that in BEFORE it was closed to the public for the day (the BBC was filming there). We absolutely loved that church and it was only the beginning of our tour. This tour, and our guide, really took us thru so many parts of history and brought it all together in such an interesting way. This was our first Context walk...but I'm sure it won't be our last. You are now bookmarked in the travel section of my favorites. Thank you for the wonderful, educational, experience.

The tour was varied and interesting. It combined ancient as well as more recent historical sites. Our docent was flexible with our interests. For most of the tour the docent was able to answer questions and was very knowledgeable. Perhaps if we had started out with an ancient map of the city of London to get a general idea of the area and then compare it to present day this would have been a good introduction. The docent also recommended additional sites and exhibits which were aligned with our interests. They proved to be very interesting as well.

I was the only one on the tour and it was fantastic!

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