City of Spies Tour, Espionage in London and Churchill War Rooms - Private Tour

 

Let us bring to life the enigmatic espionage history of London through this private tour. Capital to the world's largest empire, a thriving centre of international trade and finance - London has long attracted spies. This tour will explore their stories This exciting experience has been created exclusively to bring you on a fascinating journey through London's role in the Cold War, the origins of MI5, MI6 and Churchill's role in bringing down the Nazi regime. Highlights -Experience the worlds of fiction and reality, uncovering hidden places, bunkers, luxury hotels, and fall in love with the romance and betrayal of spies. -Walk by the famous Caxton bar where the Cambridge Five often met their Soviet Handlers and handed over classified documents. -See where Ian Fleming wrote part of the James Bond series, while working as a naval intelligence officer nearby and learn the hotel's unique spy history. -Discover London's rich history of espionage at St Ermin's Hotel, with meetings such as Winston Churchill's 'Setting Europe Ablaze’ occurring here in 1940. -Hear stories of double agents and plots to overthrow the government at some of the most powerful institutions in Westminster, including Downing Street, Whitehall, Westminster Palace, MI5, and MI6. -Follow in the footsteps of key double agents in the Cold War, such as Kim Philby, Donald Maclean, Guy Burgess, and George Blake - and ask if there truly was a 'Fifth Man'. -Learn about the extraordinary life of Sir Mansfield Cumming, the first director of the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), known as MI6. -Visit the Churchill War Rooms, the stage from which Britain's World War 2 strategy was directed. On this unique experience, you will walk by and learn about many of the protagonist buildings and sites where these world-changing events have taken place. Your guide is an expert in spy history and will mesmerise you with stories that seem more like Le Carré novels than real life. Of course, these stories are not confined to the Second World War and Cold War History, as Russian operatives in London continue to make splashes across global headlines. Venture out onto the streets of Westminster and discover the area's colourful history of espionage, dirty politics and death. The toppling of regimes, battle against ideology and revolution have all been orchestrated and exercised along these streets. Revisit the setting of infamous covert operations, traitorous meetings involving double agents and murder plots. See the headquarters of MI6 secret service and New Scotland Yard past and present. At the end of your tour, visit the Churchill War Rooms, where the wartime Prime Minister planned Britain's defiance of the Nazis. Come enjoy this unique experience but please be discrete; the information given on this tour is classified...