People Who Have Changed Our Nation
Guided Walking Tour in London on Saturday 28 September, 2024 from 10.00 until 16.30
London's Christian history is amazing: people like Wilberforce, Whitefield, Tyndale, Wesley, John Newton, Elizabeth Fry, John Bunyan and many others have history here, within walking distance of each other. Meanwhile in the British Museum there is actual Bible history: artefacts associated with Abraham, Hezekiah, Daniel, Isaiah, Paul and many others. Join this, one day (10.00 - 16.30), guided walk through London's Christian history, to discover how the gospel has changed the world.
Meet your Tour Guide, Ben Virgo, on the West Front steps of St Paul’s Cathedral at 10.00. Travel to Blackfriars, City Thameslink or London Bridge stations for the St Paul's Cathedral meeting point. Recommended afternoon travel via Tottenham Court Road, Holborn or Russell Square stations or bus 38 to London Victoria from Stop B on Stephen Street. There is one short bus or tube journey midway through the day so bring or buy an appropriate ticket.
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Bring a sandwich lunch or plan to pay for lunch with others at a recommended lunch spot.
People Who Have Changed Our Nation Guided Walking Tour, with Ben Virgo: £25 per person plus travel to/from and within London.
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Places are limited to 25.
A fascinating tour for people of all ages. "This tour was the best, most interesting, deeply moving and superbly narrated tour I have ever experienced." - Trip Advisor review.
About this Walking Tour with Christian Heritage London
We will meet our guide, Ben Virgo, at 10.00 on the Western Steps of St Paul's Cathedral after your, personally arranged, train journey to London. (Buy a ticket that includes London transport bus and underground travel).
We will then explore Wilberforce's, Spurgeon's and Whitefield's London: gospel heroes whose history is in London.
After lunch (bring your own or enjoy a London eatery) we then spend time in the British Museum (admission free) discovering artefacts connected with Abraham, Hezekiah, Daniel, Esther, Nehemiah, Paul and others.
The complete day's tour is less than one mile but is crammed full of excitement and ends at the British Museum at 16.30.
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Introducing Ben Virgo
Ben Virgo is passionate about London's rich Christian heritage. He accomplishes this through tours that provide glimpses into the lives of some of the men and women whose faith led them to do great works and leave a deep legacy.
Ben has been leading these Christian-focused tours since 2014. He spent days, weeks, and ultimately years researching prominent Christians, learning how to tell their stories while walking the streets where these men and women lived, preached and served.
“My goal is for people to say, ‘I can be like that!’ Those guys were no superheroes; they were ordinary men and women who did and believed extraordinary things,” Ben explains. “I mean, George Whitefield preached to millions of people. He didn’t have magic powers. He had Jesus Christ.”
Ben builds his tours around personal stories because “everyone is interested in stories. The Bible is a collection of stories. When it comes to these faith leaders, collectively, they trusted the Lord while everyone else said no. They said yes, and God did the work.”
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As it turns out, many of those who changed our nation and the world lived in London. Ben says “You only have to walk down a few streets to realise, ‘Oh, that guy changed the world’ and another street where you can say, ‘Oh that guy changed the world.’ It’s an honour and privilege to be able to share their stories and enlighten those who may not be familiar with them.”
What People Say ...
This Walking Tour has 215 reviews on Trip Advisor and was a Travellers' Choice Winner in 2023. Trip Advisor reviewers say ...
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"Profound and challenging."
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"I went on the tour with my own children and other families Ben's history knowledge and his engaging manner with adults and children alike resulted in a wonderful experience. I would highly recommend it!"
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"Ben is a fantastic guide and his passion is seen and heard through every story."
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"This day will ever be a memory and you must do this tour."
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"Ben Virgo is overflowing with personal anecdotes and amazing historical knowledge as he weaves a story together of how Christians in London have changed the fabric of all societies the world over."
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"The most engaging, wholehearted and gifted storyteller ever ..."
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"You should probably bring along some friends who don't know Jesus yet. It's one of the clearest and most accessible presentations of the difference he makes to both individuals and nations I've ever heard."
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"Appeal[ed] to both my early-twenties peers and my no-longer-early-twenties Mum to the same (great) extent."
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