London: The Beatles, Abbey Road & Rock Legends Tour
Description
All aboard the magic bus to see where rock legends have played, lived, and where some died in London, the greatest rock 'n' roll city in the world. Go through areas many tourists miss, swingin' Chelsea and the Kings Road, royal Kensington, bohemian Notting Hill and St John's Wood. Hear about rock star adventures from your knowledgeable specialist rock tour guide. See some of London's famous clubs, rock hotels, what were the record labels, management offices and studios of your classic rock and punk favs... Beatles, Stones, Queen, Bowie, Clapton, Sex Pistols, The Clash, Jimi Hendrix and more. This is a panoramic tour - seeing places from the vehicle with commentary from your specialist rock tour guide - with photo stops as possible and the possibility of a short walking section. And YES you get to walk across the Abbey Road street crossing, the most famous London rock photo op!
Tour Options
Itinerary
Notting Hill - more than just a famous film! Area full of recording studios, famous homes, film locations, London's Caribbean connections and where rock royalty passed away
Soho
The famed Abbey Rd Studios (see the outside) where you can walk across the famous Abbey Rd crossing!
St. John's Wood, home to a Beatle and the famed Abbey Rd Studios (see the outside) where you can walk across the famous Abbey Rd crossing!
Heart of Swingin' 60s London - the psychedelic swirl of music, fashion, art, photography...and more music! The Kings Road has it all. Places of interest for Beatles, Stones, Clapton, Pink Floyd and so many more
Centre of the punk movement
Freddie Mercury and Queen reigned, Bohemian Rhapsody and more in this area
Highlights
What's included
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(777)
We learned so much from our guide. He was very knowledgeable of the history of London music, artists and places. Such amazing history here in England.
Great afternoon cruising around London with 3 short stops! Our guide was knowledgeable and helpful in getting us to our next destination after the tour. Very enjoyable experience!
Super-comfortable bus ride, chock full of interesting rock legend info, replete with site-specific anecdotes and more! Loved spending the afternoon on Ian Luck's tour!
The wealth of knowledge from the guide was unbelievable. There are not a lot of stops so a lot of the tour you are mainly inside the vehicle and the guide is kind of narrating as you go. Some of the spots are more so passing by - which worked out for me! - but just to give a heads up. We did get to go inside Abbey Rd studios and this was a highlight because I was able to buy a book about the history of the studio itself. And the actual abbey road crossing is quite busy but our tour guide has been training for this his whole life because somehow he got the perfect shot of me crossing with nobody in the background even though it felt like I was constantly inside a crowd. 10/10 on the photo skills which is honestly so appreciated when you are solo traveling. He also had these pictures of different bands with his info on them that he gave to us depending on who we were interested in. It was a nice touch.
This tour was very worth it. Our guide, Clive, was fantastic. He seemed to know everything about the British rock music scene. He even filmed us walking across Abbey Road! Learned a lot and had a great time doing it.
Super fun tour through London’s iconic neighborhoods that are the homes and hangouts to the world’s biggest music legends. Our guide, Ian, has great personal and professional knowledge of the area’s inner secrets and sanctums. If you love music and the people who made (make) it, you’ll love this tour. Highly recommend! ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Wow!!!!! I would give the Legends of Rock tour 10 stars if I could. This tour was way more than I expected. Ian was the BEST tour guide for this experience. He was friendly, knowledgeable, engaging, and connected with each passenger on the tour. Our driver Matty was one in a million and I give him so much credit for driving the streets of London with expertise and patience. While I enjoy music but this tour was not my selection, it was for my mother a Beatles super fan and 60s music lover the Legends of Rock tour ended up being my favorite activity we did in London. Go on this tour, you will love it!
It is Fantastic! We had the best guide. Paul McCartney was at Abbey Road studio that day. While he slipped out back, we saw his son James McCartney! We stepped back in time. We Highly recommend this Tour! Colin was our Awesome guide, ask for him!
First, the tour started 20+ minutes late (due to another tour company, not Viator) and several groups never arriving because of a change in starting locations. The guide, Clive, would start speaking clearly but then mumble. (We’ve had several other UK tour guides this week and did not experience this.). Clive spoke a lot but often didn’t provide much information. He would often refer to something “over there” but not identify whether it was to the left or right and we were unable to determine what he was referring to. We were in the middle of the bus, and I’m sure others behind us also had issues with this. He focused on the first several rows of guests. We were on a large, half full motor coach which with the tour route, was difficult for the driver to maneuver. A smaller bus for this tour and group would have been much better. The best part of the trip was the Abbey Road crossing, which the guide handled well. We have been on many Viator tours (including 10 from this trip), but this was the most disappointing.
Viator always changes places of pickup and time. Took my money and never got to go on the tour due the copious emails rather than a phone call. Tried to work it out on the phone, no go. Asked for a supervisor, not available. Total ripoff.
