City Secrets Walks (NB The address given below is a contact address - NOT where the walk goes from!)

Profile

WHO I AM: I am Declan McHugh, the researcher, and since 1999 the acclaimed Tour Guide of two London walks: the very popular cult horror London walk 'The Blood and Tears Walk', and the one I'm going to concentrate on here, 'The Shakespeare City Walk'.

WHAT THE WALK IS ABOUT: This 90 minute leisurely tour does not go to the Globe Theatre (because everyone already knows it), but instead uncovers often little-known monuments and locations in the City of London with connections to Shakespeare's life, his friends, his loves and his work, etc. As a former professional actor I also illustrate what I talk about with Shakespeare's own immortal words - people especially love this feature of the walk.

VISITORS BOOK QUOTES: From my visitors' book here are just a few of the rave reviews of my 'The Shakespeare City Walk'.

"I liked this tour much better than other Shakespeare Tours" - Gunmilla Thorsson, Sweden.

"Magical Tour" - Renata.

"Enthusiastic, personal, inspirational" - Ylva, Sweden.

"Highlight of trip" - Christine O'Grady, Australia

"Loved the speeches from Shakespeare himself" - Nicoletia, Italy.

"...real passion shows through" - Claire, Italy.

"Magnificent eye-opening tour" - Kevin Connell

"Declan is the best guide in London" - Manfred and Heidi Gloag, Germany

"An absolute highlight of my travels to date...incredible insight into the world of Shakespeare" - Kylie Sandover, Australia

"Best thing I've done in 5 years of London living!" - Gemma Clarke

"Excellent - the highlight of my trip" - Geraldine Murphy, USA

"Thank you for this superb, history-filled and inspiring experience" - Elizabeth Vandepaer, USA.

"Brilliant information, rewarding, inspiring" - Henriq, Holland.

"The most enthusiastic, friendly and interesting tour together with first class acting on the side" - Magnus, Sweden.

"very informative, entertaining, charmingly presented" - Stelyana, Russia.

"Excellent - his passion for London and for the history of the stage shines through in his every word. A must-see in London. No Shakespeare enthusiast should be without" - Lauren, Canada.

Mission

MEETING TIME AND PLACE: 'The Shakespeare City Walk' takes place on both MONDAYS and FRIDAYS at 11am. The meeting place is at street level, EXIT 8, Blackfriars underground station. The EXIT 8 bit is essential to remember or you won't find me. Blackfriars is on the Circle (yellow) line and also the District (green) line.

*** W A R N I N G *** Before you set off to come to your walk, I strongly suggest that you add an extra 15-20 minutes to your travel time to compensate for possibly getting stuck in one (or more) of London's extremely frequent tube train delays. Unfortunately, people who turn up more than a few minutes late will miss their walk since, if you think about it, I simply have to start the walk with the people who turn up on time *** W A R N I N G ***

HOLIDAYS: This walk will NOT be taking place on Monday 6th August 2007 or on Friday 10th August or on Monday 13th August or on Friday 17th August or on Friday 28th September. More holiday dates will be added in the next month and you should always ring the number given at the bottom of this page a couple of days before the walk you are interested in coming to, to check that it is taking place - I will always know at least two days before a particular walk whether it is taking place. Please do ring the number since unforeseen circumstances can happen once or twice a year which mean that a particular walk cannot take place.

PRICE AND DISCOUNTS: Adults pay £7, children aged 12-14 accompanied by an adult pay £5 only. If you prefer you can just turn up on time to one of the walks and pay me those prices but you can obtain a £0.50p discount on those prices at the following two SECURE internet sites:

Either copy and then paste this link into your web browser, followed by Enter:

http://www.365london.com/attractions.cfm/attractId/267

Or you can copy and then paste this link into your web browser, followed by Enter:

http://www.londontown.com/sightseeing/index2.phtml?prodcateg=50102&prodid=459&themeid=280

PRIVATE WALKS: If neither of the two times given fit your needs, you can always email me or give me a call at the number given below and we can discuss a private tour. I'm sometimes willing to do private tours on my days off, contact me to discuss availability, price etc.

ALWAYS CHECK THE MESSAGE: NB Updated details of times, engineering works and other underground line problems, are always given on the message at the telephone number given below.

FINALLY: I look forward to meeting you soon and providing fresh insights for you into the wonderful world of the genius William Shakespeare.

Contact Information

Address:

City Secrets Walks (NB The address given below is a contact address - NOT where the walk goes from!)
31 Dibdin House,
Maida Vale,
London
W9 1QE
UK

Phone Number:

(from London) 020 7625 5155

Fax Number:

Email Address:

decmchugh@yahoo.com