English 
Queen London Walking Tour
Highlights
- Visit the former BIBA shop where Freddie would visit Mary Austin
- See where Freddie Mercury wrote Bohemian Rhapsody
- Stand in the spot where the band took promotional photos as Smile before becoming Queen
- Hear about Freddie Mercury’s favourite and final home, Garden Lodge
Inclusions
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What's Excluded:
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- All people under 18 (i.e. 17 years old and younger) must be accompanied by an adult (aged 18 years or over) on all tours.
- The tour is not suitable for a wheelchair due to uneven surfaces on the route.
- British Sign Language is not provided on the tour.
- The tour is approximately 3 ½ miles long.
- This product can be cancelled up to 24 hours before the event.
Description
This Queen London Walking Tour is ideal for fans of Freddie Mercury and the iconic rock band Queen. Queen performed their first gig in 1970, now, 50 years later, they are still popular and still one of the bestselling bands of all time. Want to know why? Join the fabulous Queen tour with a friendly guide and explore Queen’s London whilst learning about the band’s most daring and poignant moments.
The tour covers everything from the band’s student days, where they earned a pittance, worked on market stalls, and rented shabby bedsits, all the way through to finding fame and fortune, performing in West End venues, and rubbing shoulders with royalty.
The first half of the tour takes you back to where it all started. From the early days of ‘Smile’ to Roger Taylor, Freddie Mercury, and John Deacon’s auditions for Queen. You can quickly stretch your legs and take a selfie under the plaque that commemorates Queen’s first gig.
It’s strange to think that anyone could be a struggling artist, living in a dingy bedsit in this elite neighbourhood. But before Queen found fame and fortune, the band enjoyed a Bohemian life of market stalls, grubby flats, and cosy local pubs. Kensington never stopped being home for Freddie Mercury. One of the stops on the Queen Tour of London will be outside his beloved Garden Lodge – his favourite house that he lived in until his passing.
During the Queen London Walking Tour, you’ll be entertained with anecdotes linking many of London’s theatres with the band. Let’s face it, someone as flamboyant as Freddie Mercury just couldn’t resist performing and filming in theatrical settings.
Also, you’ll pass locations that helped catapult Queen to success in the early days, including venues where they performed and the radio station that once played Bohemian Rhapsody repeatedly: “Wasn’t that a great song? Let’s hear it again!”.
Schedule
Days of Operation: Sundays at 10:30am (March–October)
Starting Location: Outside 37 Thurloe St. Opposite the Thurloe St exit of South Kensington Underground Station.
End Location: Earl’s Court Underground Station