Every Sunday we’ll pluck just one
walk from the vast London Walks repertoire and put it
centre stage.
You can check out the full
schedule at www.walks.com.
But if you only take one walking tour this week, why
not make it…
ALFRED HITCHCOCK'S
LONDON - More than 39 Steps
Saturday 21st February
at 10:45a.m – Meet at Holborn Tube
For almost half his
life (and nearly half his movies) Alfred Hitchcock was based in London. Even
when he went to Hollywood he continued to use British characters and themes.
This walk is an affectionate celebration of the London he knew and locations
used in his films from the 1920s to the 1970s. The theatres associated with his
stars like Robert Donat, Tallulah Bankhead and Ivor Novello. One of his
favourite restaurants. Locations for sequences in his silent classic The
Lodger, his first sound film Blackmail, and others, including his terrifying
farewell to London in Frenzy. It’s the story of his life and work, and how his
early brilliance as a director almost ended his career. All this, plus
following in the footsteps of a tour Hitch himself gave to Ingrid Bergman back
in 1948. A tribute to the Master of Suspense in the city he knew best.
To go on the Alfred
Hitchcock's London walk meet the seriously talented Richard IV outside the main
exit of Holborn Tube.
The "Late Comers
Catch-up Stop" is the stunning Sicilian Avenue, followed by historic old
Bloomsbury Square.
The walk ends near
Embankment Tube (and Charing Cross Tube).
Alfred Hitchcock's London is one of our From The Rep walks and takes place this Saturday 21st February at 10:45a.m meeting at Holborn Station.
Alfred Hitchcock's London is one of our From The Rep walks and takes place this Saturday 21st February at 10:45a.m meeting at Holborn Station.
A London Walk costs £9 – £7 concession. To join a London Walk, simply meet your guide at the designated tube station at the appointed time. Details of all London Walks can be found at www.walks.com.










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