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One of "The best London Walking Tours"
Time Out London - 2023, 2024 & 2025
Bowl of Chalk offers public weekend walks and tailored private London walking tours for the incurably curious.
If it's your first visit to London, or you've lived here your whole life, a Bowl of Chalk walking tour is a great way to discover, uncover and experience London. Both my regular weekend walks and bespoke private tours are fun, informative, and informal.
Don't just take my word for it. Bowl Of Chalk has been featured in The Times, The Guardian, The Independent, Time Out London's 101 favourite things to do and 'Best London Walking Tours' since 2020, on BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio London, on the European travel website, Go To Town, and in German Deutsche Bahn magazine Mobil.
If it's your first visit to London, or you've lived here your whole life, a Bowl of Chalk walking tour is a great way to discover, uncover and experience London. Both my regular weekend walks and bespoke private tours are fun, informative, and informal.
Don't just take my word for it. Bowl Of Chalk has been featured in The Times, The Guardian, The Independent, Time Out London's 101 favourite things to do and 'Best London Walking Tours' since 2020, on BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio London, on the European travel website, Go To Town, and in German Deutsche Bahn magazine Mobil.
Want to join a weekend walk in London?
Then head over to the Weekend Walks page. Walks take place across the capital and cost £20 (plus booking fee) per person. Under 12s can join for free.
Interested in a Private Tour?
I’d love to show you around and can suggest a one-off fun walk around London that might tickle your own particular Londony taste buds. Please visit the Private Tours page to find out more.
Incidentally, Bowl of Chalk is cockney rhyming slang for ‘walk’. If you don’t know what cockney rhyming slang is then look it up, or I can tell you when we meet.
You see, you’ve already just learned something about London and you haven’t even come on a Bowl Of Chalk yet.
Incidentally, Bowl of Chalk is cockney rhyming slang for ‘walk’. If you don’t know what cockney rhyming slang is then look it up, or I can tell you when we meet.
You see, you’ve already just learned something about London and you haven’t even come on a Bowl Of Chalk yet.
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My Book
I published my first book with Harper Collins in September 2025: Why Is Downing Street Painted Black?: and 364 other Fun London Facts.
You can buy a copy here.
It is packed full of 365 of my favourite quirks, anomalies and eccentricities from all over town accompanied by bespoke illustrations.
"Jonnie made me see London through new eyes." James Corden
"A charming and surprising alternative tour of London. We loved this book."
Map Men
Jonnie "is a conduit for the city's soul, distilling its chaotic history into digestible, engaging narratives."
The Times
You can buy a copy here.
It is packed full of 365 of my favourite quirks, anomalies and eccentricities from all over town accompanied by bespoke illustrations.
"Jonnie made me see London through new eyes." James Corden
"A charming and surprising alternative tour of London. We loved this book."
Map Men
Jonnie "is a conduit for the city's soul, distilling its chaotic history into digestible, engaging narratives."
The Times
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Recent Reviews
Tripadvisor Traveller’s Choice Award 2025
Voted by Londoners as one of their Time Out 101 favourite things to do in London.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Fascinating, educating and entertaining. This was our second time joining one of Jonnie's walks and certainly won't be the last! Jonnie has a wealth of knowledge, with an obvious passion for imparting it to those present in an entertaining and friendly way. (Feb 2026)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Interesting, fun and engaging walking tour, 10/10. Bought this as a gift and it was the best walking tour I have ever been on - will be booking another walking tour with Jonnie soon! Good value, perfect length, really fun all around. (March 2026)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Genuinely illuminating. What an amazing way to spend a Sunday morning. Jonnie, who takes care to learn everyone's name and have a chat with them, managed to make London even more illuminating than I thought it was, helping me discover a new love for a city I've known for years. (March 2026)
