As winter falls, join actors, musicians and Dr Matthew Green on an immersive night walk through the slaughter grounds of Smithfield and hallowed alleys of Clerkenwell exploring how, over two thousand years, London went from darkness into light, with torch-lit performances in darkened churchyards and courts, and piping-hot wine.
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Medieval Wine Tour
A theatrical wine-tasting tour of medieval London
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A Gin Tour of London
New! Join actors, musicians and Dr Matthew Green for an immersive gin tour, exploring how the juniper berry ripped through the fabric of urban society and transformed the face of London forever, spawning lowly Georgian gin shacks, opulent Victorian gin palaces, and luxury modern gin bars, meeting a cast of characters straight out of Hogarth.
Includes a lot of free gin.
Coffeehouse Tour
An immersive whirlwind tour of London's original coffeehouses with free 17th-century coffee
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Coffeehouse Audio Tour
An epic audio tour immersing listeners in the lost world of 17th and 18th-century London like never before with a bold and brilliant soundscape. In two vivid, suspense-filled hours it tells the extraordinary story of how London’s coffeehousesmade the modern world. It’s set in the rain-rattled alleys and hidden courts of the City but can also be enjoyed as an audiobook at home.
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The Lost World of the London Coffeehouse
The new publication by Dr Matthew Green, published by Idler Books
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