Coffee Houses and Clubs - a Gaslit Tour of St James's

A food and drink themed walk around St James’s with a City of Westminster Guide.

St James's is one of London’s most exclusive areas. It is also an area which is almost entirely gaslit so very atmospheric for an evening walk.

Famous for its gentlemen’s clubs which were originally coffee and chocolate houses St James’s also houses one of the oldest and most expensive restaurants in town and Britain’s oldest wine and spirit merchant not to mention the Queen’s grocery store and a 200 year old cheese shop. You will hear about the Jamie Oliver of the 19th Century, the cook that inspired the TV series the Duchess of Duke Street and the man who invented the sandwich.

The walk will finish at a rare local-feel pub tucked away in a passage near St James's Palace.

The walk starts and finishes near Green Park tube and lasts approximately 1 hour 45 minutes.

Directions: Exit Green Park tube via the step-free slope into the Park and your guide will meet you by the drinking fountain.