Jenny Funnell

Themes:

Architecture, Christmas Walks, Crime and punishment, Evening walks, Financial Institutions, General city tour, Great Fire of London, Guildhall Art Gallery, LGBTQIA+, Romans, Samuel Pepys, Seasonal, Women.

Biography

I am a working actress ( best known as Sandy in BBC’s ‘As Time Goes By’). I love history, and particularly the history of the City of London - The ‘Square Mile’.

I am a fully qualified City of London Guide and would love to share my passion for the City with you.

There has been a City here for 2000 years - Let me take you on a guided walk and share with you secret parts of the City and reveal its fascinating history to you.

Whether you are interested in Ancient Building’s, Modern Buildings, The Romans in London, The Great Fire and the Blitz, the beautiful Wren Churches, The magnificent River Thames, the people who have inspired change in the City over the centuries, William Shakespeare, Charles Dickens, the secret pocket parks in the Square Mile, the gruesome stories behind some of the execution spots and the notorious Newgate Prison - to name but a few - let me take you on a guided walk and we can uncover some of these stories.

My passions are the human story- the people behind the buildings we see and the events that took place.

Let me show you parts of the City you have never seen before and unlock its colourful and vibrant history.

Tours I can offer:

The Great Fire of London

The Great Fire of London and the Blitz

Ghouls and Gallows - the dark side of the City

Tours of the Square Mile in general- City Highlights.

Roman London Walk,

Invisible women in the City of London

From Prejudice to Pride - a history if LGBTQ+ in the City of London

The Financial history of the City if London

Ancient and Modern Buildings in the City of London

’City Influencers’ - a walk about the people behind some of the buildings in London and how their actions affected the City.

I also write bespoke walks of the City which I have done for many businesses who wanted a particular angle for their walk.

i have also written bespoke walks for companies re- locating to the City and wanting to get to know the area and their surroundings.

Please get in touch if there is a particular aspect of the City you would like to explore, or a particular topic you are interested in and I will work out a bespoke walk for you.

I have over 40 5 Star reviews on the City if London Guides Trip advisor page.

a section of which are below.

Guided Tours

(22) 5 ⭐️ reviews on TripAdvisor

Reviews

‘I employed Jenny Funnell to give my dear chum Robert Gill a 70th Birthday tour. It was fantastic, Jenny brilliant. I can't recommend it enough as a gift or gather some like minded folk and treat yourselves to a tour...you WON'T be disappointed‘

‘Jenny Funnell What an incredible time you gave us! Sooo inspiring, educational and above all entertaining. I learned so much and loved every minute of it, thank you. Quite wonderful. I can’t wait to do another one! I urge everyone to do one’

‘I can highly recommend and concur. Jenny was amazing 👍’

@jenny_funnell giving us the low-down on London.
#Bobby’sBirthdayWalk, a brilliant guided walk around the city we think we know and love. Thank you Jenny 🙏👏😘