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There is nothing like the sparkle of London’s famous Christmas Lights to give our capital city an instant festive makeover! London’s traditional Christmas decorations are normally enjoyed by locals and tourists alike – but will be a staycation experience without the regular inbound tourism this time around. For a bit of history, click here. In[…]

BCHT Guide Dave Cannell with the new generation Electric London Black Cab.

A Haunted Tudor Palace on the bank of the River Thames I had always been attracted to Hampton Court Palace.  Out of all the London Royal Palaces, I had fallen in love with this one – the red brick and beautifully designed chimneys, had caught my imagination.   It’s so different from any other Palace, due[…]

Timeless! By London Tour Guide Mark Kelly (join me on my regular travels in my Time Machine to a year in London’s past). The construction of Big Ben Now this was an interesting visit.  Big Ben, or to give it its proper name the Elizabeth Tower was an unusual return to the past for me.[…]

A look back on a previous tour with the Darr’s at Windsor, touring with Black Cab Heritage Tours Driver Guide Mick McTernan

Timeless! By London Tour Guide Mark Kelly (join me on my regular travels to a year in London’s past). This month is the 80th anniversary of the start of the Battle of Britain on the 10th July 1940. ‘The Blitz’, as the bombing campaign was called, started on ‘Black Saturday,’ the 7th September 1940 and continued for 57[…]

Timeless! By London Tour Guide Mark Kelly (join me on my regular travels to a year in London’s past). The Tower of London is an incredible sight, changing little since the 1300’s.   I wanted to return to see it in the past, and in the end I chose the time of Captain Blood, that[…]

Trip Advisor rank Black Cab Heritage Tours #9 out of #1,451 Tours in London About change last weekend, as BCHT moved up Trip Advisor’s rankings for a position in elite Top 10! https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attraction_Review-g186338-d4889491-Reviews-Black_Cab_Heritage_Tours-London_England.html These are proud moments indeed for our team of talented Driver Guides! Our hosts all have their unique brand of delivering classic[…]

Timeless! By London Tour Guide Mark Kelly (join me on my regular travels to a year in London’s past). I’ve always loved the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace, and thought it would be a great idea to go back to the 1950’s scene. I was enthused about checking out how this world famous[…]

Black Cab Heritage Tours have been extremely busy during the past few weeks – getting ready for a return of tourism after lockdown. It may be some time before our guests arrive from overseas. The UK Government recently announced the current 14-day self-quarantine period will remain in place for inbound tourists. This policy will be[…]

A regular feature by London Tour Guide Rob Woodford Recent talk of ‘Project Restart’ in England’s elite sport has led to a route plan for its ‘socially distanced’ return. London’s sporting heritage of course goes back to time immemorial – but I wonder how many tourists (and even many locals) are aware of an ancient[…]

Join me on my weekly travels in my Time Machine as I go back to a year in London’s past. A recent trip took me back to London in 1882, back to see one of the great Wimbledon Tennis finals with defending champion William Renshaw playing his twin brother Ernest.  This was an enthralling  5-set[…]

Deserted London streets without any locals and tourists to enjoy one of the world’s most visited cities? Such thoughts would have been so very far from the thoughts of most Tour Operators and Tour Guides at the turn of the year – as inbound UK tourism was growing, and London was set for a bumper[…]

Black Cab Heritage Tours are proud and privileged to be part of the I Will Travel Again launch. As travel is down across the world as a result of the COVID-19 health crises, many tour operators and their employees are suffering and the activities we all love are at risk. The good news is that[…]

Let the world know,I will travel again! Activity companies need your help — buy a gift card, change a life. As travel is down across the world as a result of the COVID-19 health crisis, many activity businesses and their employees are suffering. From kayaking to food tours to mountain biking and more, the activities[…]

London England, UK – January 7, 2019 – Trip Advisor today announced that Black Cab Heritage Tours received the 2018 TripAdvisor® Certificate of Excellence.

Black Cab Heritage Tours’ have teamed up with Zoe Bramley, author of ‘The Shakespeare Trail: A Journey into Shakespeare’s England’ to present a fascinating option for William Shakespeare fans in the 400th anniversary of the great man’s death. Discovery the life and times of one of the world’s greatest playwrights. For more details, check out[…]

Black Cab Heritage tours has been honored to make the shortlist for the 2017 Luxury Travel Guide Awards. Making it to this stage is a reward in itself, but the process is still underway to choose the finalists in these travel awards. Benjamin Pugh, the Awards Coordinator, writes:  Basically we have been running the voting process over the[…]