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Welcome To Alternative London

The Original off-the-beaten-track Tour Provider – East London Culture, Creativity & Community

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Discover the London you won’t find in the guidebooks with Alternative London. The original East London Cultural Tours and the UK’s first Street Art Tour & Workshop provider. Our multi award-winning experiences take visitors and local’s into the heart of the vibrant East End, to explore its unique culture, creativity and community.

Now in our fifteenth year, we offer a variety of immersive tours and unrivalled graffiti and street art workshops for visitors and locals alike – all with the same authentic, highly informative, yet relaxed and informal approach.

Together our collective of well-known artists and local creatives are considered some of the foremost experts on East London and the London street art scene. We are immersed in our community and have produced many of the legal murals seen on our tours and have represented some of the world’s leading urban artists in our gallery.

Our reputation and high acclaim precede us and we’ve firmly established ourselves as the benchmark for cultural tourism in London.

Our Award Winning London Tours

London Bike Tours, Food & Drinks Tours, Street Art Tours, Graffiti Workshops and more!

Street Artist Showing Street Art London

Alternative London Street Art
Walking Tour

from £14

The original Alternative London Tour; A cultural journey into the vibrant East End and the first tour to showcase London’s incredible street art scene. The only London tour lead by street artists and local experts, the original and best!

Experience our unique, vibrant and multicultural community and hear the stories and inspirations behind a huge array of  fascinating artworks; from huge murals, to tiny hidden sculptures that are almost impossible to find alone. Learn the intricate history and evolution of the artform and its place in our community.

Featuring local and world renowned artists such as; Roa, Shepard Fairey, Invader, Vhils, Connor Harrington, and Stik. All our guides have their own unique perspective and our routes change as often as the art itself, meaning a tour with us always feels fresh.

*This tour is also available with a Street Art Workshop afterwards seven days a week – see our Street Art Tour and Workshops. Alternatively if some of your group wish to do the workshop and others the tour, just add both to the basket separately for the same day and time.

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Street Art Workshop London
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Street Art Tour & Workshop
(4 hours – Weekends)

from £40 

Join London’s original Street Art Tour where you will learn the history of the art form and get inspired by the huge array of styles. Then we head back to our purpose-built street art workshop studio where after a short break we’ll guide you through the Stencil making process. Master single or multi-layer stencilling techniques, to make your own unique design with help from our expert tutors.

Then it’s time to learn the spray-can techniques to create your very own Stencil masterpiece! This is London’s most in depth and best value Street art experience and a must for anyone looking to try spray painting in a relaxed, safe and fun environment.

You’ll paint directly onto our walls with indoor paint in a fully ventilated environment. For a small additional fee you can paint your own canvas or canvas bag to take away with you.*

*can be purchased upon booking or on the day

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Spray Paint Workshop

Street Art Tour & Workshop
(2.5 hours – Daily) 

from £30

After being inspired by London’s best graffiti and Street art, on the Alternative London Street Art Tour, its back to our workshop to try it for yourself!

We are the U.K’s number one Street Art Workshop provider with London’s only purpose built street art studio. Using a large selection of pre-prepared stencils, we provide a safe and fun environment for a unique hands on experience. All welcome regardless of artistic ability, as your expert guide will show you all the skills to create your own spray paint masterpiece!

You will spray directly onto our walls using indoor paints in a fully ventilated environment. For a small additional fee, you can paint your own canvas or canvas bag to take away with you*.

*can be purchased upon booking or on the day.

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Street Art Workshop

from £30.00

Join our street art workshop where you’ll learn to create your very own stencil masterpiece! This session consists of a sit-down classroom session where your expert tutor will guide you through the stencil-making process.

You’ll then learn spray can techniques and paint directly onto our walls with indoor paint in London’s only ventilated workshop studio. For a small additional fee, you can paint your own canvas or canvas bag to take away with you.

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Alternative Londres: Visite Guidee en Francais 

from £12 

Alternative London vous propose une visite guidée unique au coeur du quartier Est de Londres réputé pour son dynamisme et son incroyable créativité. Vous aurez aussi un aperçu historique de cette région au travers des événements culturels marquants qui ont fait de “East London” ce qu’il est devenu aujourd’hui.

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Street Art Bike Tour 

from £20 

Join London’s original street art tour provider to see some of the world’s finest street art around Brick Lane, Shoreditch, Hoxton and Hackney as well as some hidden away pieces exclusive to Alternative London Tours. On bikes you will get to see much more in two hours than you can see on any other London Street Art Tour and for a fraction of the cost.

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London Food Tour

East London Food Tour

from £45 

Shoreditch, former slum, shaped by centuries of immigration into a cultural melting pot and culinary hot spot. This is not a typical touristy food tour. This is a journey into the heart of the East End to experience the best flavours in town.

You’ll experience dishes from award winning chefs hailing from all four corners of the globe. From centuries old East End staples to cutting edge modern delicacies, experience the real taste of modern Shoreditch. The tour includes at least 5 food / drink stops, about the equivalent of a hearty 3 course meal – come hungry!

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London Bike Tour

Alternative London Bike Tour

from £30

We will take you where no other London tour has gone before! On bikes we are able to take you much further into London’s amazing East End for the most comprehensive insight yet into it’s interesting past, it’s cultural present and a huge amount of street art that can’t be seen on any other tours.

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East End Jogging Tour   from £12 –

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Join our East End jogging tour where you’ll cover much more ground than any walking tour can! We run through quiet city streets, vibrant markets and showcase the best street art, including Banksy’s newest works which can’t be seen on any other London tours! We jog at a very relaxed pace for around 5km.

For other distances, and promo events just get in touch.

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Pubs & Craft Beer Tour from £30 –

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A trip to the capital is not complete without a visit to a traditional London pub and London’s East End is home to some of the best around! Let us take you off the beaten track for an insider’s view of our vibrant and unique area whilst stopping off in some of our local pubs.

From historic pubs with original Victorian decor to modern re-established and recently reopened, independently owned pubs and some of the best craft beer pubs in London!

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Our Customer Reviews

Feedback from some of our recent tour guests

A fabulous day with Emily at Alternative London. Great street art tour followed by the workshop. Highly recommend if you want to know more about the area and styles of street art. Just remember to look up!

Jacqueline, London

Really loved it, not just the standard graffiti art but some amazing hidden gems along the tour, great insight into how street art is progressing in today’s world, keep up the good work guys!!

Julian, Australia

Had a wonderful and eye opening alternative tour with the lovely Yasmin. Learned so much about the history of Brick Lane and mesmerized by the stories about the neighborhood and every street art i saw. Loved this tour.

Michal, Israel

Looking For Something More?

We offer customised educational and private tours

Private & Corporate Tours

Alternative London are experts in providing bespoke activities for those wishing to experience a different side of the capital or plan a unique and memorable event.

We understand that every client is different and we love to get creative and design the perfect activity for you. Whether it’s a corporate day out, a team building exercise, hen party or group of friends – we can offer one of our unique tours or workshop and add a personal twist to make your experience with us an unforgettable one.

Unique and original walking tours, bike tours and food & drink tours of London’s cultural and creative hub

Personalised bespoke street art and graffiti workshops designed to get the most out of your team

Additional stops during tours if required ie: pub stops for craft beer tasting or quizzes

Much, much more!

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School & Educational Tours

Our Alternative London tours and workshops are perfect for educational organisations looking for something fun, engaging and interesting for students of all ages.

We have organised bespoke activities for hundreds of schools, colleges and universities from all four corners of the globe.

London’s original street art tour provider and the only street art tour with active street artists as guides

All encompassing East End tours taking students off the beaten track for an insight into the history, culture and community of London’s creative hub

Our own, safe and fun workshop space with professional and experienced spray paint workshop tutors

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