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Walk Soho’s alleys to meet madams, body snatchers and reforming doctors. This 1¾-hour guided route combines forensic history with urban context and local color.
Walk Soho’s alleys to meet madams, body snatchers and reforming doctors. This 1¾-hour guided route combines forensic history with urban context and local color.
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Operated by Lou's London Walks · London, Greater London
The group steps off the bright high street into a web of alleys where lamp light pools and cobbles remember other footfalls. Narrow passageways frame storefronts and the low voices of guides; peel back the facade and you find workhouses, anatomy schools, and the lanes where bawdy houses once advertised their trade.
easy.
1–2 hours.
Able to stand and walk on city pavements for up to two hours; minimal elevation change.
The meeting point is in central Soho near a named street (check your booking confirmation for the exact address); it’s a short walk from nearby Tube stations.
The route is mostly on pavement and is listed as wheelchair and stroller accessible, but narrow alleys may limit maneuverability—contact the operator for specifics.
You’ll visit the locations associated with events (workhouse site, anatomy school location, garden), though many buildings were altered in later centuries; guides point out surviving features and archival context.
Yes, but the tour contains sexual and gory historical references and may not be suitable for young children—consider content before booking.
Soho’s 19th-century streets were central to London’s medical and social crises: Dr John Snow linked a cholera outbreak to a contaminated pump in 1854, and anatomy schools and body snatchers operated nearby.
Walking tours have low environmental impact—respect sites by staying on pavements, following guidance about private property, and avoiding damage to historic fabric.
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