Bob Dylan Walking Tour London: A Complete Unknown
Discover Bob Dylan’s London on a walking tour through the places connected with one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century.
From the Savoy Hotel and Royal Festival Hall to Dobell’s Music Shop and the King & Queen Pub, this special Bob Dylan walking tour of London explores the people, places and stories surrounding Dylan’s visits to the capital.
Join Adam Scott-Goulding, London Music Tours guide and VisitEngland Tourism Superstar Finalist, and step back into the London of the 1960s — a city of folk music, poetry, protest, counterculture and rapidly changing popular culture.
Tour Themes
Bob Dylan and 1960s London
Dylan, Folk Music and the Electric Revolution
Bob Dylan, The Beatles and London’s Music Scene
Poetry, Protest and Counterculture
Bob Dylan’s London Locations
Bob Dylan London Locations. Follow Us Down To…
On the tour we’ll visit locations including:
The Savoy Hotel
Dylan’s base in 1965 as captured in the 1967 documentary Don’t Look Back.
Royal Festival Hall
Dylan will return two the Royal Festival Hall in December 2026… hits first show here was in 1964 and is a key landmark in his rise.
Dobell’s Music Shop
The long-gone, but still much-loved Jazz and Blues record store where the young Dylan recorded in really ’63.
King & Queen Pub, Fitzrovia
Location of Bob’s first gig in England.
Along the way we’ll talk music history, criticism, legend and lore – and we’ll compare the London of Dylan’s first visit almost 60 years ago with the London of today.
There will be cameos from The Beatles, Marianne Faithfull, Donovan, Alan Ginsberg and many others. It’s a celebration of the life and work of Bob Dylan.
Tour ends at the King & Queen Pub in Fitzrovia very near Goodge Street tube station. (We will take a short Tube journey so please make sure you have an Oyster card or similar)
Check out the full London Music Tours schedule HERE.
For all my non-music themed walking ours, visit the famous London Walks company at www.walks.com