Soho Punk Tour: Experience the Birthplace of British Punk with Aidan McManus

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Experience the birthplace of British punk on the Soho Punk Tour with guide Aidan McManus. Explore iconic clubs, historic sites, and meet seminal punk characters. Join now!

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Soho - See legendary sites where punk gestated and grew into the worldwide phenomenon it became

What's Included

In-depth tour commentary

What's Not Included

Bottled water

Additional Information

Punk in the UK originated in Kings Road Chelsea and matured in various clubs and pubs of Soho and nearby locations. During the mid-seventies, Soho had a distinct character. Join the tour guided by Aidan McManus and step into the vibrant past as he introduces you to the iconic punk players and locations.
The clubs like Marquee, Vortex, 100 Club, Roxy,…

Location

Oxford Street

Outside Exit 1, opposite The Flying Horse Pub

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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703lisar

Dec 4, 2024

Excellent tour and tour guide! - One of the best, if not the best, walking tours I've ever been on! Aidan is a great personality with loads of information. Somehow we found ourselves in SOHO almost every day of our trip to London and were blind to all of the history around us. Aidan brought all of that to life. His storytelling made it possible to visualize the past. Even if you think you know the period you need to do this tour! I wish we had more time in London to do all of the other tours that are offered, I'm sure they're just as fantastic! Highly recommend!

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Mikeymaika

Dec 1, 2024

Wonderful and informative punk experience - Your was amazing, I learned a lot new about UK punk and punk in general, also it was a pleasure to talk to Aidan about everything. Would definitely recommend.

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Birbiebirdy

Nov 29, 2024

Great fun with a hilarious guide - The tour was great fun! The guide really knows his stuff and is very charming. You feel really engaged and the overall vibe is so good. Really feels like doing some punk archaeology in the most fun way. Afterwards you know some significant places and have very vivid ideas of what it was like. The guide also has so many fun anecdotes and shows some great photos to help imagination along. Definitely recommend it.

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Antongl2061wm

Nov 25, 2024

Best thing we did in London. - As a short summery, the tour was the best thing we did in London. Aiden is a walking encyclopedia of the punk era in Soho, and was a joy to listen to. It was great that it also included quite a bit of information about general music history and the history of the neighborhood itself. Aiden also gave some great pub and food recommendations, and answered all of the questions we had about the period and in general. I can highly recommend this walk, and would definitely be participating in another of the tours next time we visit.

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Relax40596804815

Nov 24, 2024

Fun, informative tour, highly recommend - Aiden is a master of history and music of the 60s and 70s and tells stories in an entertaining, humorous and honest manner. I’d highly recommend the Original Soho Punk Tour. The tour provided a wealth of information regarding the Soho neighborhood culture, history and development. Time flew by as he cleverly and in-sightly shared many stories. This was a fun and informative tour and I plan to go again on my next trip to London. This is very different than the Strummer tour, which I also highly recommend.

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Marybeth_b

Nov 10, 2024

Punk Tour - Aiden was a fantastic tour guide! Great walk about in SoHo! Interesting history on the origins of the Sex Pistols and punk rock in London.

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Smiths1663

Nov 6, 2024

Top Tour! - Enjoyed the Strummer Walk so much last year, we decided to do the Soho Punk tour and it was excellent. The history of Denmark Street, the groups, venues, social history were all covered. Well worth doing.

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Kimboutwell22

Nov 3, 2024

Lots of great inside info - Great tour. Lots of great insights. Denmark street was my favorite part of tour. It would be great to have a pub pit stop on the tour. I loved the hidden gems of the city.

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Ezmeat35

Nov 2, 2024

Good walking tour - Aiden was a very good guide and a good crack as well. Very well informed. Interesting to see were all the old famous venues were.

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Monikabb1401qe

Oct 29, 2024

Highly recommend! - I recently joined Aiden's Punk Soho Tour, and it was hands down one of the best tours I've ever taken! Aiden, a true London punk, brings the grit and authenticity of the punk era alive with his stories and firsthand knowledge. He shared details and insider secrets you simply can’t find on the internet, making every moment feel exclusive and one-of-a-kind. Aiden is an incredible storyteller, keeping us laughing, engaged, and fully immersed in the experience from start to finish. An absolute must!

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