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Secret London Runs Join a themed running tour of London and experience a side of the city that most people never see. We began life as a running tours company.
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"Sightrunning"

Explore the sights of a city whilst going for a run. We quickly became London's favourite running tour provider but also discovered something else that we could do. Immersive team running challenges - solve a murder based in London's sordid past out on the streets of London. We'll give you a map and brief you on the investigation. And then you're off to the streets to find witnesse

s, suspects and clues. The fastest team to get the right answer wins. We quickly found that our knowledge of London's history coupled with our vivid imagination made us the perfect company for these team challenges. And they've become pretty popular. We'd love you to join us for a private tour, group tour or team challenge event. We'll show you a side of London that most people never see.

10/02/2025

New Jack the Ripper tour dates 🚨

Join us this autumn for a series of spooky tours of Whitechapel. We'll take you back to 19th century Victorian London for a twilight journey through the tragic events of 1888. Along the way, you'll learn the stories of the victims and explore the social history of the area.

Dates and paces below - all tours are open for booking now 🏃🏃‍♀️

Saturday 25th October at 5pm - gentler pace
Thursday 30th October at 6.30pm - sub 11 minute miles pace
Sunday 2nd November at 4pm - gentler pace

Book your spot now - https://shorturl.at/3Kt0r

06/02/2025

Let's hear it for January's audio tour finishers 👏👏👏

Massive well done to Bruce - over from the U.S.A - who completed our 10k Run the Thames Bridges route ✈️

Congratulations also to Janine and Hazel, who completed our Run the Ghost Tubes half marathon and delighted us with some brilliant snaps from along the way 📷

Find out more and give one of our audio guided GPS tours a try here - https://www.secretlondonruns.com/gps-audio-tours

03/02/2025

What have Secret London Runs got coming up this month?🥳

❤️😈S*x & Scandal 10k - Friday 14th February at 6.30pm
Celebrate Valentines Day with our naughtiest tour ever! Over a 10k route through Soho and St Pauls you will learn some of London's sauciest secret tales, with an optional glass of fizz in a Soho pub at the finish line.

🏃‍♀️🏃The Magic of the London Marathon - Sunday 16th February at 11am
Join our very own 'Marathon-gran' Ronnie, for a fact-filled training run that will immerse you in the past and present of the great race.

Find out more and book a running tour here - https://www.secretlondonruns.com/calendar

🌉👻👟🎧Our audio guided GPS tours are available to run on a date and time of your choice - simply choose your route, download the tour and make your way to the start location. Through your headphones, Vanessa and Josh will guide you through a half marathon or 10k route, explaining the hidden history of the areas that you run through.

Choose from our Run the Thames Bridges or Run the Ghost Tubes routes - find out more and book here - https://www.secretlondonruns.com/gps-audio-tours

We also offer all our running tours privately for your workplace, running club or group of friends. Find out more below, or email [email protected] for more information on our availability - https://www.secretlondonruns.com/private-running-tours

27/01/2025

Sunday morning saw our first tour of 2025, as Sinead led a private group on our S*x & Scandal 10k 😲

They ran through St Pauls and Soho, learning some of London's filthiest history along the way. Thanks so much to everyone who came along and ran with us 🏃‍♀️

S*x & Scandal returns next month, for a very special Valentines Day tour ❤️ Come and join us on Friday 14th February - book your spot now https://shorturl.at/5pTWB

20/01/2025

The Secret London Runs Festival returns for 2025! 🥳

Nine months from today, the Secret London Runs community will descend on London for our biggest event of the year - The fifth annual Secret London Runs festival!

Join us on the 20th September 2025 for a day of running and walking tours, treasure hunts and socials - runners and walkers of all abilities and paces are welcome at this very special event 😍

The Secret London Runs Day Festival 2025 will include:

👟A series of running and walking tours of London throughout the day
🚶🏻🚶🏼‍♀️Walking options at every activity slot
🏞️Optional SLR parkrun takeover (running tours will be available at the same time)
🐧A treasure hunt "dash" using Team Magpie's app
🍻🍷Saturday night Pub Quiz and closing ceremony

So excited to see lots of you there! 🙌

Find out more and book your spot now - https://www.secretlondonruns.com/festival

16/01/2025

Throwback to this time last year when we were nipping off to run 13 miles every week to test out our Run the Thames Bridges half marathon 😯🏃🏃‍♀️

We're ready to launch a BRAND NEW audio guided half marathon, to follow up our Run the Thames Bridges and Run the Ghost Tubes routes from last year 🥳Look out for an announcement in the next few days!

Find out more about our existing audio guided tours - now open for booking https://www.secretlondonruns.com/gps-audio-tours

14/01/2025

Last few Jack the Ripper tickets 🚨🚨🚨

Our 10k Jack the Ripper running tours in March are selling out fast - we are down to our last few tickets and one date is sold out! Book on now to avoid missing out.

Saturday 15th March (gentler pace) - SOLD OUT
Sunday 16th March (sub 11 minute minute miles) - LAST FEW TICKETS
Wednesday 19th March (gentler pace) - LAST FEW TICKETS

Book your spot now - https://shorturl.at/bayKJ

09/01/2025

What do we do every year on the 4th January at Secret London Runs? 🤔

We spend the whole day checking out London's Christmas lights of course! 🎄💕🤶

For those of you who don't know us, we're the owners of Secret London Runs. You may have seen Josh leading Christmas lights tours last year in Chelsea and Mayfair.

Vanessa took a break from tours at the end of 2024 as she prepares for the birth of a new baby in March - she spent November and December finding inspiration for new Christmas lights routes for 2025.

So on the 4th January, as the rest of the world starts to forget about Christmas, we were diligently testing out a brand new Classic 10k Christmas lights tour, as well as a new Christmas lights half marathon route for 2025.

It might not have been exactly what we fancied doing, but once we got into the swing of it, we had a merry merry time.

We are now taking private bookings for Christmas lights (and other themed tours of London) for 2025 and the calendar is filling up! 🗓️ Pop us a DM or email [email protected] for more info.

Public Christmas lights tours will be announced in August - if you can handle waiting till then 😬🙏

07/01/2025

Private tours with Secret London Runs in 2025 👟🎽😍

Did you know that you can book a private running tour with us for your running club, workplace or group of friends?

Choose from any our themed running tours, on a date and time of your choice. Or choose a part of London that you'd like to run through, and we can create a bespoke sightseeing tour for your group.

Our themed running tours include Pride, Black History, Craft Beer, Gin, Women's History and much much more 🏳️‍🌈🏃🏽‍♂️🍻

We're starting to book private groups in for 2025 now - email [email protected] for more info 📧

05/01/2025

If you're stuck for Valentines Day plans this year, fear not! We've got you covered 💕

Whether you're coupled up or ready to mingle, join us on Friday February 14th for a social 10k run through London's sauciest tales.

We'll take you through St. Pauls, the Southbank and Soho as you learn about some of capital's ho****st residents, all washed down with an optional finish-line glass of fizz in a Soho pub 🍾

Book onto our S*x and Scandal 10k now - https://shorturl.at/TZGYu

03/01/2025

Wishing the happiest of new years to all our audio tour finishers from November and December 🥳

Here's a selection of our favourite pics 🤳Thanks so much for sharing them with us, and a massive well done to Mary (and friends), who ran the Ghost tubes 10k, Micaela (and friend) who ran the Ghost Tubes half marathon and Sharon and Venky who ran our Thames Bridges half marathon with us 👏👏👏

Both our audio guided GPS tours are open for 2025, and can be run at a date and time of your choice as a 10k or half marathon route. Find out more and book ⬇️

Run the Thames Bridges - https://www.secretlondonruns.com/run-the-thames-bridges

Run the Ghost Tubes - https://www.secretlondonruns.com/run-the-ghost-tubes

02/01/2025

Back again for 2025, join us in January and February and discover the Magic of the London Marathon! ✨

We will take you through the history of the great race on an 11 mile route, passing through some of the highlights from the marathon along the way.

This is a great way to prepare for the marathon - our marathon loving guide will share training tips along the way and each date features a different guide pace.

Sunday 12th January 11am - if you're aiming for a sub 4:30 marathon time
Sunday 19th January 11am - if you're aiming for a sub 5:30 marathon time
Sunday 16th February 11am - "Just get round it" pace

Book your spot now - https://shorturl.at/ZgG9x

31/12/2024

Happy New Year from everyone at Secret London Runs 🥳

2024 has been quite a year! Our two audio guided GPS tours - Run the Thames Bridges and Run the Ghost Tubes - launched, and we've been delighted with how many of you have run them with us 🏃‍♀️🏃🏽‍♂️🏃 Both are still open for booking, with both 10k and half marathon options.

https://www.secretlondonruns.com/run-the-thames-bridges
https://www.secretlondonruns.com/run-the-ghost-tubes

In March, our first new virtual mileage challenge for two years landed- an interactive journey through the incredible route to freedom of Harriet Tubman, the legendary abolitionist and social activist. Walk, run or cycle through her 137 mile journey, unlocking podcasts and postcards along the way 📬🔈

https://www.secretlondonruns.com/harriet-tubman-137-miles-to-freedom

And of course there have been running tours. Lots of running tours. We've had the best time leading you through our woman's history tours, brand new Literary London and music tours, and old favourites like Magic of the London Marathon, the Great Fire of London 5k and a sold out Valentines Day S*x and Scandal tour 👟

Christmas lights season has just wrapped up for another year 🎄Massive thank you to our guides - Matt, Cat, Maxine, Tasha, Sharon, Sinead, Melanie, Natalie, Gerard and Symone, and to all of you who came out and ran the lights us with us. 😍 Our Christmas lights tours will be back for 2025; please email [email protected] if you'd like to get your running club, workplace or group of friends booked in for a private tour.

2025 will be a very special year. Our founder, Vanessa, is expecting her second child in March. And our Secret London Runs family is growing too. We are looking to expand our growing team, so please email [email protected] if you'd like to discuss our guiding opportunities.

The Secret London Runs Festival returns in September for a day of sleuthing, quizzing and tours in London 🎉🙌

https://www.secretlondonruns.com/festival

We have a full schedule of public 2025 tours available now, and plan to launch a BRAND NEW audio guided GPS tour to join Run the Thames Bridges and Run the Ghost Tubes early in the year. Watch this space for more info and book onto one of our running tours below ⬇️

https://www.secretlondonruns.com/calendar

Can't wait to run with you in 2025 ❤️

23/12/2024

And that's a wrap for Christmas 2024! 🎄

We concluded another epic season of Christmas lights tours with a weekend full of runs through our classic, City and Chelsea routes 🏃🏃🏽‍♂️🏃‍♀️

Thank you to everyone who joined Gerard, Sharon, Matt, Symone for their festive tours, as we finished for the year. We've loved running the lights with you in 2024 - see you next year 🥳

Check out what we've got coming up in the first six months of 2025, and book one of our themed tours here - https://www.secretlondonruns.com/calendar .

We're also here for your last minute Xmas shopping needs 👇

🎁 Give the gift of Secret London Runs with one of our gift vouchers - offering a choice of tour from our 2025 schedule - https://www.secretlondonruns.com/vouchers

🌉👻 Our audio guided GPS tours make an excellent gift and can be run at a date and time of your choice. Choose from our Run the Thames Bridges or Run the Ghost Tubes routes, over a half marathon or 10k distance. Find out more and book:

https://www.secretlondonruns.com/run-the-ghost-tubes
https://www.secretlondonruns.com/run-the-thames-bridges

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from everyone at Secret London Runs. Can't wait to run with you in 2025 🥳

21/12/2024

Just two nights left of Christmas lights tours! And here are some of the highlights from Thursday and Friday evening.

Matt, Cat, Symone, Gerard and Josh had such a great time leading you through our classic, Chelsea and City routes 🎄Thanks to everyone who came out and ran with us!

Our Christmas lights tours finish tomorrow! 😯 We've loved running the lights with you this year - email [email protected] to get your private group booked in for 2025!

19/12/2024

Another festive group of Secret London Runners banished the midweek blues last night on a tour of our classic route 🎄

Natalie had an amazing time leading you round the best lights and sights of London's West End! Merry Christmas everyone and hope to see you back next year 😍

2025 is almost upon us! 📆 Find out more about our 2025 tour dates and book your spot now - https://www.secretlondonruns.com/calendar

18/12/2024

Another night of festive runners! 😍

Last night we welcomed three public groups, as well as Tinsel Toes - for their first private booking! Thank you to everyone who came along - we'd love to run with you again soon 🏃‍♀️🏃🏃🏽‍♂️

Christmas lights season is nearly over for another year - take a look at what we've got coming up in 2025, and book onto one of our themed running tours now!

https://www.secretlondonruns.com/calendar

17/12/2024

Orpington Road Runners and Zero2Hero Running Club joined us last night for their annual jog round London's Christmas lights 🎄

This year they chose our new Christmas in Chelsea route. We had a blast running through the streets of Belgravia and Chelsea and exploring the area's twinkling lights and sights 😍

Josh had a brilliant time running with you - see you in 2025!

We are booking in private groups for next year already! Email [email protected] to get your preferred date now 📧

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Volume up 🔊 With our brand new virtual challenge starting TODAY, here's a short extract from the first podcast. Why are we virtually following Harriet Tubman's journey to freedom? It's not to late to join us, so if you'd like to have some motivation to run/walk/cycle/swim 137 miles in a timeframe of your choice (1-12 weeks usually), whilst learning about one of the most inspirational women in history. https://www.secretlondonruns.com/harriet-tubman-137-miles-to-freedom This extract is from the first of six podcast that you unlock when you reach virtual milestone along the journey that historians suspect Harriet Tubman took on her route to freedom.

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Running through London’s hidden past

3 years ago, we launched as a running tour company. "Sightrunning" - explore the sights of a city whilst going for a run.

As well as sightseeing tours for tourists, we also began writing themed tours of London for locals, starting with women’s history and gin. And we haven’t looked back - thousands of people join our themed tours every year, many of them from London and the surrounding area.

So if you want to do some exercise, hang out with friends, meet some new friendly people and uncover some new things about London, join us.