Free Street Art Tour of Shoreditch England — #1

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Free Street Art Tour of Shoreditch

9.7

3510 Reviews

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Provided by: London with a Local

Duration

2 hours

Meeting point

Shoreditch High Street Overground Station, Braithwaite Street, E1 6GJ

Languages

English

From €0

Tip based

Free Booking. Free Cancellation.

No fixed price — pay what you feel the tour is worth.

Overview

Street Art has been described as the most important artistic movement of the 21st Century, but it dates back thousands of years ago. If you're a lover of art and culture then, yes, go to the National Gallery, go to the Tate Modern, and see the masterpieces created by the most famous artists over the last 400 years, but then join us on a Street Art tour and see what is happening at the grassroots level today. The work is beautiful, ever-changing, and thought-provoking.

But Street Art is not just pretty pictures, it is challenging and political and tells the story of the struggles of the working classes in Britain over the last hundred years.

You'll step back in time, and see how immigration into Brick Lane and the surrounding area has transformed Shoreditch from the poorest part of London, home to Jack the Ripper’s victims, to becoming one of the must-see boroughs of the capital, home to pop up bars and shops, and more vintage clothing stores than you’ll believe.

This activity includes:

Shoreditch Park
Whitechapel Gallery
Shoreditch High Street
Ed Hicks
Mr Cenz
Zabo
Otto Schade
Dreph
Shepherd Fairey
David Speed
Adrian Boswell

Meeting point

Shoreditch High Street Overground Station, Braithwaite Street, E1 6GJ

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On arrival

The tour begins in front of Shoreditch High Street Overground Station on Braithwaite Street, E1 6GJ.

The guide will be holding a red umbrella.

Rating

9.7

Organisation

9.9

Atmosphere

9.9

Content

9.8

Guide

9.9

Usefulness

9.6

Reviews (3510)

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Reviewed on Mar 29, 2025

“Amazing tour”

I really enjoyed the tour, very interesting the guide was very committed and friendly, very good vibes!

Reviewed on Mar 26, 2025

“Great tour”

The tour is taking you to places and murals you would never find when walking around on your own. Jamie is a great guide with a lot of knowledge and enthusiasm for graffiti and a good sense of humor. Great experience and absolutely recommendable.

Reviewed on Mar 23, 2025

“Excellent tour”

This tour is amazing! The street art is beautiful and appealing. The guide was knowledgeable and interesting. Most recommended!

Reviewed on Mar 23, 2025

“You can only see well with your heart”

A successful tour. High authenticity of the guide. He put his heart into it. Highly recommended. Will gladly come again.

Reviewed on Mar 23, 2025

“A must!”

Great Guide, highly recommended. James ist very knowledgeable and presented the history of Street Art in a very engaging way.

Reviewed on Mar 22, 2025

“Excelent tour and excekent guide!”

Bobby is an excelent guide, who makes a very nice atmosphere ! We enjoyed the tour very very much!!! Reccomend with no doubt!

Reviewed on Mar 17, 2025

“Very interesting, amaizng guide”

I am local and wanted to learn something about the area. The guide (James) certainly has a lot of knowledge and he presents it in a very engaging way. I can only recommend!

Reviewed on Mar 16, 2025

“Unmissable”

Great tour, super interesting and entertaining, a must for your London visit or if you are a local!

Reviewed on Mar 14, 2025

“Amazing”

The tour was really interesting with a lot of content. Our guide "Big Ben" didn't only know a lot about the art, the artists and the neighbourhood, but had skills in history, literature and lots of other things. He provided the information in a friendly amusing way and would have been able to talk about everything for hours. I can only recommend the tour!

Reviewed on Mar 13, 2025

“Superb guide, excellent two hours!”

A really superb, interesting, contextual, informative, current walking tour. I highly recommend..... I am going to become a regular with freetour.com. The guide Ben was brilliant! He even included brief history of the East End, a very knowledgeable young man, who took time to explain and made it interesting from the first minute. Exceptional.

Free Cancellation

You are free to cancel a booking anytime. We kindly remind you to cancel bookings you cannot arrive for. Being reported as absent decreases your customer level points and the benefits you can enjoy.

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