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London Bicycle Tour Company

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Guided cycle tours with 6 different routes in 7 languages, plus rentals and repairs. People often mention tour, London, great, guide, bike, time, city, Chris, recommend, bikes,


Address

74 Kennington Rd, London SE11 6NL, United Kingdom

Website

www.londonbicycle.com

Contact

+44 20 7928 6838

Rating on Google Maps

4.70 (231 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Saturday: 9 am to 4 pm
  • Sunday: 9 am to 4 pm
  • Monday: 9 am to 4 pm
  • Tuesday: 9 am to 4 pm
  • Wednesday: 9 am to 4 pm
  • Thursday: 9 am to 4 pm
  • Friday: 9 am to 4 pm

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  • 5/5 Anja 1 year ago on Google
    Decided to book this tour through our Go London pass. Totally enjoyed it with our guide Chris. Did the Love London tour starting at 2.30pm and coming back around 5.45om. Great way of experiencing London. Safe on your bike but at the same in the middle of everything. Totally recommended!
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Bruno D. 2 years ago on Google
    Highly recommended! I doubted how I would explore London, and eventually went for the bike. A private company as the public bicycles are not big enough for my posture. Choice of different bikes and sizes, racing bikes, city bikes, electric bikes, ... for a fair price. You also get a sturdy lock and a helmet. The staff were super friendly and helpful. Eventually more than 100 km cycled in 2 days time without any problem!
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Josh L. 10 months ago on Google
    After arriving in London and realizing that we have no idea what to see. Where are the best attractions? How do we get around? How to not look like a tourist 😬? After browsing around we found the London Bicycle Tour Company, the best choice since beans on toast. Our tour guide Connor was an expert at every location telling us way more information that we could handle and making it the best time! After the tour we were so glad we did it. Not only did we have so much fun but we saw a lot of the biggest attractions we definitely couldn’t have found by ourselves! Thanks you guys!
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Matthew W. 1 year ago on Google
    We had a wonderful time with Birgit as our tour guide looking at the Christmas lights in central London. Birgit told a lot of interesting stories about landmarks we passed. She also safely navigated the group through the crowded central London streets, chock-full of tourists. We enjoyed seeing parts of London we wouldn't have seen if not on bicycles. The bicycles were in good condition and easy to ride.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Madelynn W. 1 year ago on Google
    We had a great experience using this company for our bike tour around London. Bridgette was wonderful and had lots of information to give us at each stop. This was a great way to see lots of parts of England! I would recommend doing this tour!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Dimitris X. 4 years ago on Google
    A bike tour is the absolutely best way to see any city, and London is no exception! The best way to see London by bike is to do it on a bike tour with London bicycle tour company! I ended up doing 2 tours: the Christmas lights tour and the Classic tour! Both great for different reasons. The Classic tour gives you an excellent overview of the city centre and the main sights and the Christmas lights tour is awesome for photoshooting sessions. Jordi was our tour leader for the Christmas lights tour and he is very knowledgeable about the city and everything! He also speaks many languages, which is nice! Nadja led the Classic tour and is brilliant, fun and great to be around! She kept a great balance between history, personal stories and jokes about the sights that we visited making the tour pleasant for everyone in the group! The pace of both tours was ideal: not too fast, not too slow, making it comfortable and safe for all! London is quite bike friendly as well, so you won't feel much of the traffic of the city. The bikes they have are strong, reliable and were in great condition! They also have enough gears to cope with the minimum inclines of London. To conclude, if you are thinking about it, just do it and you won't regret it! Thank you London bicycle tour company!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Jan “Sigi13” S. 1 year ago on Google
    On a wonderful sunny day, our super guide Chris led us through London by bike. At the meeting point you were warmly welcomed and after a very short inauguration it started. Chris offered us a completely different city tour of London. With a dose of British humour and a lot of motivation, Chris led through his city. It was an incredibly exciting tour, because now I know, for example, that Buckingham Palace houses 78 toilets. We were also shown one of the biggest tourist traps in London: Big Ben is only the bell, in the so-called Elizabeth Tower. I would definitely recommend this tour to everyone. Enough breaks and stops also make the tour very attractive. It might still be recommended if you book the tour on a day where you can marvel at the change of guards at Buckingham Palace. It is also great that this tour is included in the London Pass. All you have to do is book a time slot via the website and the adventure starts. Thank you again Chris for this unforgettable experience through London!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Douwe V. 9 months ago on Google
    Recommend this place for sure! Super friendly people (we loved Jack who is also very knowledgeable), good bikes, small group and nice route. We really enjoyed it. Also, very fair prices for food and drinks which is a welcome change in a city that tries to take your money at each turn.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Andrea A. 2 years ago on Google
    Very enjoyable ride with our guide Birgit. Would recommend to anyone visiting London for the first time as it gives you an overview of the city and some ideas about what to see on your own.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Nicole K. 1 year ago on Google
    Great family outing! We did a private tour with Birgit. It was raining when we started, and Brigit offered to take shortcuts if we wished to avoid being in the rain longer than necessary. We ended up completing the entire tour since the rain stopped after a bit, but it was kind of her to offer shortcuts if needed. My 8 year old really wanted to see Leadenhall Market (Diagon Alley), and though it wasn't on the planned tour, Brigit worked it into the route. We also made a stop at her favorite cake shop for our kids to pick out a dessert for later. The bike tour was my favorite activity during our London visit, and Birgit made it extra special for our family.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Meagan D. 7 months ago on Google
    This tour, led by Chris, has made our London experience so much fun! We saw so many amazing places. We even caught a small parade next to Buckingham Palace! We learned all about London, the Elizabeth tower (Big Ben), etc. Highly recommend Chris for this tour if you’re looking for information about the area along with some awesome jokes. We had a blast!

  • 5/5 John C. 1 year ago on Google
    What a great experience for parents and children (10 and 12) alike seeing the city via bicycles. Our guide Ed(mondo) was fantastic. Not only did he manage a large and diverse group superbly, shared interesting stories of stops along the way, stopped by what I thought was the best coffee shop in London, and managed to fix chains and a flat tire along the way.

  • 5/5 Brenda C. 8 months ago on Google
    Our tour with Birgit was one of the highlights of our trip to London! She was a great guide and navigator with fun stories that kept our 3 kids really engaged. We took the 3 1/2 hour tour on the day we arrived in London in the rain-none of which stopped us from having a really great time. So nice to get a general layout of the area as well before deciding which landmarks we wanted to come to. It is a really great way to see and learn about a ton of things in a short amount of time. Would highly recommend! Thanks Birgit!

  • 5/5 Stuart B. 4 months ago on Google
    I went on the Christmas lights tour with my 13 year old son. It was a novel and really lovely experience for both of us - my son was absolutely enthralled. The tour was a great opportunity for both us of to see the sights of London, while getting some exercise in the process. It was great value for money, especially via the use of Tesco vouchers. The tour guide was pleasant and knowledgeable about the sights of London. I'd recommend this company to anybody, tourist or resident alike.

  • 5/5 Scott E. 10 months ago on Google
    Ollie was an AWESOME guide who shared countless history lessons, funny anecdotes, and all of the London hotspots with our group. My sons (ages 23&25) had an awesome time. In 4 hours we got to see and learn about places in London that we’d never seen and we’ve been to London 15+ times. Ollie really made the trip great with his enthusiasm, knowledge and true love for the city on all of the stops. Made 4 hours seem like 20 minutes. Highly recommend!

  • 5/5 Peter V. 7 months ago on Google
    We took the 215pm afternoon longer tour and had a wonderful time. Ollie, our guide was very colorful, and petty much unlike any bike guide I have ever seen. He was awesome though and took the time to give us an excellent tour. This was much better than the 4 hour walking tour we did using our Go City passes. We saw so much neat stuff. It's very flat, there are many breaks and anybody who can walk a mile could certainly do it.

  • 4/5 Dora C. 9 months ago on Google
    We had a fantastic time with Connor as our guide, who clearly loves his history. There were unforeseen circumstances on our particular tour but everyone took it well and we all just laughed about it. Hope you managed to get some lunch Connor :-)

  • 5/5 Nando S. 2 years ago on Google
    Rented a tándem bike for the day and the staff member was extremely helpful.

  • 5/5 Barend G. 1 year ago on Google
    Had a great time with the Love London tour across most of the highlights that you wouldn't want to miss. Our guide Chris (a very, very candid and humorous fella) told us a wealth of funny and interesting facts. Would recommend if you're interested in a bit more backstory on the city's landmarks.

  • 5/5 Jean-Claude M. 1 year ago on Google
    I hired a hybrid bike from the London Bicycle Tour Company for cycling from London to Bristol (and back by train) along the NCN 4 bike route. The bike was great. I had zero technical issue during the week (no puncture at all). The staff was very friendly and provided a warm welcome. The local is convenient: you can fill in your water tank, have access to their bathroom and they kept my empty suitcase during my trip. I fully recommend :-)

  • 5/5 Rob B. 1 year ago on Google
    A brilliant experience led by our informative and witty 🤣 tour guide, Chris! We saw all the major sites and iconic landmarks. A excellent chance to see London 💂👑🇬🇧 all in 3.5hrs 🙃.

  • 5/5 Barbara V. 1 year ago on Google
    We had a great experience with London Bicycle Tour Company! We were there the weekend of the Queen's Jubilee and to say it was crowded is an understatement! But our guide, Corrine, navigated us through the busy streets and we got to see some of the most unique sites while off the beaten path!

  • 5/5 Ryan S. 1 year ago on Google
    Took a three hour London Bicycle tour with Becky and thoroughly enjoyed it! Very energetic and amiable guide who managed our large group admirably. The tour covered off a lot of places I hadn't been before and was a great way to learn a bit, cover some ground andeet and Take the tour and tip big, she deserves it!!

  • 5/5 Alex H. 1 year ago on Google
    Definitely a great way to see the city, especially since London is so bicycle friendly compared to American cities. The tour was about seven miles of riding around the Westminster area. The final stretch along the river was just absolute incredible. Plenty of breaks along the way if you aren’t an avid biker. We saw part of the changing for the guard but if you really want to see that, I’d plan to set aside a separate time to do that. We were happy with what we saw but it was more crowded than we anticipated and we were a bit further back than we thought we’d be. Great thing to do early in your trip because the tour guide has so many great recommendations to add to your itinerary!

  • 5/5 Rafael A. 3 years ago on Google
    Fabian was a honest man with the recommendations. Thx.

  • 5/5 Yoni O. 2 years ago on Google
    Golden tour was interesting and professional

  • 5/5 Christine B. 3 years ago on Google
    We did the original tour. Friendly service, really slick organisation, good bikes, great guide called George and really interesting route. Such a fun way to see parts of London you wouldn't necessarily visit. Lots of interesting stories and history. Good mix of road and path cycling. Felt safe even with a 10 year old. Brilliant way to spend an afternoon. Thank you.

  • 5/5 Julian S. 2 years ago on Google
    I rentes a trek for three days. The bike was very new and staff friendly and helpful.

  • 5/5 DD B. 2 years ago on Google
    I rent a bike there when I visit London always. Very good condition and it's easy to get one if you booked one online in advance.

  • 5/5 Fiona F. 2 years ago on Google
    We loved the tour. We are local to the UK and still learnt things we did not know and explored the unique streets of London. Felt really safe and super friendly guide (Mike)


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Amenities


  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance

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