Description

  • Immersive Theatre, Outdoor and Walks & Tours
  • Tickets from Β£18.50
  • Over 16
  • Wednesday 18th December 2024 and 2 other dates
  • 19:30 - 21:30

"Ho Ho ho's..!"

Looking for a fun and thoughtful stocking filler this Christmas? Then look no further!

Hogarth, Harlots, Moll Flanders... you've seen the paintings, watched the TV shows and read the books... now visit the places that London's REAL strumpets called home.

Allow your guide, 'The Baroness' to transport you back to the London of three hundred years ago and into the steamy underworld of the Georgian sex worker. Meet the women that 'made it', and those that ended up in the gutter; the high class courtesans and the gin-addled street walkers; the business-savvy Brothel Madams and the corrupted country girls. Hear the stories of the women that weren't often given a voice - in a trade that existed to serve men and the patriarchy. What was it really like for them, and have we learned the lessons of the past?

Eighteenth Century London's sordid, saucy, and often brutal sex industry is dramatically and comically brought to life in this immersive, theatrical experience for the festive season. **

And when your thirst for lewd women, saucy stories and harrowing histories has been well and truly quenched, we'll finish the experience at a tavern that takes it's name from one of the most notorious courtesans of all time - The Nell Gwynne!

Tour starts at Covent Garden tube station and ends at Nell Gwynne Tavern. Run time: approximately 2 hours. Fancy dress encouraged.

Go on, see who you find under the mistletoe this crimbo!

**CONTENT TRIGGER WARNING* Includes themes of rape, sexual exploitation and abuse that may be triggering. Not suitable for under 16's**

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Tickets/Times

Ticket Event time Cost
General 19:30 - 21:30 Β£18.50

Location

Address

Covent Garden tube station, Meet outside tube, Long Acre, London, WC2E 9JT

Nearest Station

Covent Garden (Tube)

Organiser

Herstorical Tours
Theatrical Walking tours of London where women's history is brought to life.

T&Cs

1. The ticket holder voluntarily assumes all risks and danger incidental to the event for which the ticket is issued, whether occurring prior, during or after the event. The ticket holder voluntarily agrees that the management, venue, event participants, DesignMyNight WFL Media Ltd and all of their respective agents, officers, directors, owners and employers are expressly released by the ticket holder from any claims arising from such causes.
2. Tickets are issued subject to the rules and regulations of Covent Garden area Westminster Council.
3. Please check your tickets, as mistakes cannot always be rectified.
4. Occasionally, events are cancelled or postponed by the promoter, team or performers for a variety of reasons. If the event is cancelled, please contact us for information on receiving a refund from the responsible party. If the event was moved or rescheduled, the promoter may set refund limitations. It is your responsibility to ascertain the date and time of any rearranged event.
5. Herstorical Tours reserves the right to refuse admission and may on occasion have to conduct security searches to ensure the safety of the patrons.
6. Due to the nature of the event, latecomers cannot be accommodated.
7. We regret that tickets cannot be exchanged or refunded after purchase.
8. Tickets are sold subject to the promoter's right to alter or vary the programme due to events or circumstances beyond its control without being obliged to refund monies or exchange tickets.
9. If this ticket is re-sold or transferred for profit or commercial gain by anyone other than the promoter, DesignMyNight or one of their authorised sub-agents, it will become voidable and the holder may be refused entry to or ejected from the event.
10. The promoter and DesignMyNight accept no responsibility for any personal property.
12. The event listed on the purchased ticket is strictly for ticket holders who are over 18 years of age. Identification may be required.

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  • Written by Robert

    Rating: 5

    VERIFIED

    Visited 1 year ago
    I was lucky enough to attend the "Gaol birds of old London" tour conducted by Maria and her equally excellent assistant. This truly was one of my favourite London events that I'd ever experienced, because it was of so many dimensions. Maria, using her great knowledge and acting skills, made the event not just a 'guided tour', but also included very well acted vignettes concerning the criminal cases covered, inviting questions and discussion inbetween events, also some further surprises on the way too. I thought that I knew London well but Maria took us to places through normally unnoticed obscure winding routes, I was constantly writing notes of places & pubs that, if I can ever find them again, I intend to revisit. The tour was meant to last 2 hours but because of the great interest of the participants and Maria's enthusiasm to accommodate them, it went into extra time !. Though very atmospheric and entertaining, some of the subjects covered can be disturbing, but Maria skillfully softened the effects with her ever ready wit and charm, amazingly her acting skills enable her to change from a beautiful, elegant lady to a wizened evil crone in a couple of sentences !. I really can't recommend "Herstorical tours" enough. Robert of Twickenham.

    Reply from Harlots, Strumpets and Tarts, Oh My! Festive Special!πŸŽ„

    Thank you Robert for this great review !
  • Written by Deborah

    Rating: 5

    VERIFIED

    Visited 1 year ago
    Fantastic evening, interesting and entertaining. Struck an excellent balance between the lighter, fun side of telling spooky tales and acknowledging the real history of women killed under accusation of witchcraft. Highly recommended!

    Reply from Harlots, Strumpets and Tarts, Oh My! Festive Special!πŸŽ„

    thank you x

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