London by E-Bike: Smugglers & City Builders

You'll meet your guide on the South Bank, near Gabriel's Wharf, before riding along the river to Shakespeare's Globe Theatre and Sir Francis Drake's Golden Hinde. From there, the Tower of London and Tower Bridge lead you across the Thames to St Katherine's Dock, then on to Tobacco Dock and Brunel's tunnel — atmospheric remnants of London's former Docklands. Cable Street reveals the true, multicultural East End, and back at Aldgate, your guide unravels the real story of Jack the Ripper and the cover-up that followed. From poverty to extreme riches: the ride continues into the City of London's financial heart, past the Royal Exchange, Mansion House, and Guildhall, before Sir Christopher Wren's glorious St Paul's Cathedral comes into view. A stop at the Capt'n Kidd, a proper waterside pub, breaks up the ride, before heading back through the footsteps of Shakespeare and Dickens to Gabriel's Wharf — this was the very first tour London Bicycle Tour Company ever created, back in 1991, and it's still one of the best ways to understand the city's layered history.