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The London Storyteller Thomas Barclay Matchett is The London Storyteller offering bespoke private tours and experiences.

Lovely family from New Zealand via Australia this morning for a Doctor Who themed tour with a junior yet superior aficio...
04/01/2025

Lovely family from New Zealand via Australia this morning for a Doctor Who themed tour with a junior yet superior aficionado of all things Gallifrey on board. A worthy connoisseur of all things Whovian. Most impressive. 👍🇬🇧🇳🇿🇦🇺🙌🙌

Great fun this morning in Shoreditch with dart enthusiasts Robin, Andrea and Susie from Stuttgart. They’ve caught some ...
03/01/2025

Great fun this morning in Shoreditch with dart enthusiasts Robin, Andrea and Susie from Stuttgart. They’ve caught some of the World Championship up at Ally Pally during their stay, which is a stone’s throw from my home. 🎯👍🇬🇧🇩🇪

Lovely sunny day out in town today with Kristen, Phil, David and Dylan from Chicago. Nice folks. One of those crisp col...
02/01/2025

Lovely sunny day out in town today with Kristen, Phil, David and Dylan from Chicago. Nice folks. One of those crisp cold bright winter days that you expect and hope for at the outset of a New Year.

Last year I clocked up over five million steps. I think all in all did a good job. Lots to look forward to in the comi...
02/01/2025

Last year I clocked up over five million steps. I think all in all did a good job. Lots to look forward to in the coming year. I want to make things.

And…”hello 2025!”. Great to start the New Year with Eric, Misty and family from Texas today. Off the beaten path from ...
01/01/2025

And…”hello 2025!”. Great to start the New Year with Eric, Misty and family from Texas today. Off the beaten path from Soho to Fitzrovia and Primrose Hill. Lovely folks and my thank you to them for a fine lunch. 👍🇬🇧🇺🇸 #2025

And that’s a wrap for 2024. To Prisco and Gina today, to the many scores of wonderful guests that I’ve hosted this year ...
01/01/2025

And that’s a wrap for 2024. To Prisco and Gina today, to the many scores of wonderful guests that I’ve hosted this year from fab families to curious children, attorneys, judges, surgeons, medics, soldiers, Olympians, musicians, heroes, dreamers, intrepid explorers and a couple of royals, many of whom I remember very fondly and consider as both treasured clients and friends, I say a heartfelt “thank you”. And to those I am yet to meet, I look forward to welcoming you to the finest city in earth. Onward! 👍👍🇬🇧🇺🇸 ,

Nearly wrapping up 2024 with Didi and Sally earlier today from Austria. Enjoyed exploring Shoreditch and diving a bit d...
31/12/2024

Nearly wrapping up 2024 with Didi and Sally earlier today from Austria. Enjoyed exploring Shoreditch and diving a bit deeper into art than usual. Splendid. 👍🇬🇧🇦🇹

A pleasure spending four hours with Andrea and her family from Canada yesterday exploring some favourite pubs of mine an...
31/12/2024

A pleasure spending four hours with Andrea and her family from Canada yesterday exploring some favourite pubs of mine and sharing assorted stories. We ended at a pub once frequented by George Orwell author of the dystopian classic 1984. Despite this all seemed rather jolly nonetheless. 👍🇬🇧🇨🇦Canada

Good to meet Terra, Matt and Andrew today for our bespoke tour today taking us from Bloomsbury to Covent Garden, The Lon...
29/12/2024

Good to meet Terra, Matt and Andrew today for our bespoke tour today taking us from Bloomsbury to Covent Garden, The London Eye and from Westminster to the Tardis. Top stuff. Great folks. 👍👍👍 🇬🇧🇺🇸

Great to welcome Annick and her husband Marc from Belgium again as guests plus their friends on a bespoke four hour tour...
29/12/2024

Great to welcome Annick and her husband Marc from Belgium again as guests plus their friends on a bespoke four hour tour with a few pubs along the way. Splendid. đź‘Ť

A last few Christmas snaps from London 2024. The Cutty Sark at Greenwich. Tower Bridge from Tower Green and Fortnum’s....
26/12/2024

A last few Christmas snaps from London 2024. The Cutty Sark at Greenwich. Tower Bridge from Tower Green and Fortnum’s.

Happy Christmas from London
24/12/2024

Happy Christmas from London

From a tour a couple of days ago. I
24/12/2024

From a tour a couple of days ago. I

Great to wrap up today with Cindy who I’ve nearly lost count of the number of times I’ve hosted terrific tours for over ...
22/12/2024

Great to wrap up today with Cindy who I’ve nearly lost count of the number of times I’ve hosted terrific tours for over the past three years or so. Today we popped into the Tower and headed to Greenwich after an evening tour yesterday with some of her friends flying in to London for some Christmas lights and festive fun.

Great to meet Mark and his family gathering from Oxfordshire to Australia four our tours both yesterday and today. Love...
22/12/2024

Great to meet Mark and his family gathering from Oxfordshire to Australia four our tours both yesterday and today. Lovely folks and jolly good fun.

Stormy out in London today and so thanks to Greg, Willa and April for being great guests despite what the weather had to...
07/12/2024

Stormy out in London today and so thanks to Greg, Willa and April for being great guests despite what the weather had to throw at us. We covered many highlights and paid a visit to Dr Johnson’s house where he composed his great canonical English dictionary. Picture is his desk in snap 2.

With my friend who has a new show on at . I thank him for spending some time to talk me around his exhibition. Reall...
05/12/2024

With my friend who has a new show on at . I thank him for spending some time to talk me around his exhibition. Really interesting to hear his very frank explanation of the work he’s done which really leaves you wanting to let your eyes dig deeper into the work. There’s no pomp with Peter. Like Josef Liesler, who I grew up with on the walls it’s something of a prop to the imagination to me. Gets one thinking laterally. Details of the show if you swipe 👉. Well done Peter. 👏👏

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Welcome to the finest city on Earth...

“A man who is tired of London is tired of life”, so wrote the great Samuel Johnson.

Who is the The London Storyteller? I am Thomas Barclay Matchett. A cultural historian, broadcaster and film maker, offering private guided tours and curated experiences. I’ve co-founded and sold successful start up businesses and my vocation is storytelling.

The London Storyteller is here to guide you and your guests through London’s history, culture, architecture and most interesting places to see. I offer set tours that you can book directly with me and that can be personalise to your needs. I can also create tailored itineraries both in London and beyond, to make the most of your experience when you are visiting.

Showing people through the streets of this city is an honour and a privilege. When I first started out, it was quite simply to enjoy the benefits of extra exercise and for the satisfaction of sharing my love of history, culture, architecture and the many other wonderful riches that this city offers. Having been delighted by the many kind and generous words of my happy guests, I decided that it was time to create the best offering of its kind.