“I went along because of my husband but was really surprised at how much I enjoyed the day. The tour is certainly much more than just the story of Pink Floyd but they provide a good excuse to see some lovely places.”
Katherine, USA

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PINK FLOYD CAMBRIDGE & LONDON Full-Day Tour

Why travel with a copycat, when you can go with the ORIGINAL London Rock Tour!

If you’re a fan of the Floyd then this is for you – some say a near perfect day, discovering the musical roots and early adventures of one of the world’s greatest bands!

CAMBRIDGE & LONDON PINK FLOYD SPECIAL TOUR — ‘Walls, Moons and Flying Pigs’… Pink Floyd were a band of two cities – the ancient, medieval university city of Cambridge, and the UK’s capital of London. Band members Syd Barrett, Roger Waters and David Gilmour were raised in Cambridge, and many of their Cambridge friends, including girlfriends, roadies and album cover designers Storm Thorgerson and ‘Po’ Powell, became part of the Pink Floyd extended creative family. In London they met up with Nick Mason and Rick Wright, while students, and here they forged the unique Pink Floyd sound against the backdrop of the late ‘60’s counter-culture and succeeding decades.

This great tour combines the two and gives you a chance to see one of England’s most attractive and historic cities and parts of London you’d otherwise not see, while exploring the Floyd’s heritage.

Cambridge: early homes of Gilmour, Waters and Barrett, their schools and colleges, early gig sites and important reference points like ‘Granchester Meadows’ and Syd’s last home. You’ll also be getting a short walking tour of the historic city and university!

North London: Islington & Ally Pally! There’s the Floyd’s own Britannia Row studios, the school that provided the school kids choir on ‘The Wall’ and also the famed ‘Ally Pally’ – location of the ’14-hour Technicolour Dream’ – Then, as time permits, we may also be able to include UFO club and the Regents Street Polytechnic where the band was formed. How much time for London places of interest depends on traffic.

During the day, get the full history of the band from your knowledgeable rock guide.

NOTE – the majority of your day is spent in Cambridge, and just North London highlights on this Cambridge/London full day tour.

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AVAILABLE AS A PRIVATE HIRE TOUR —

PRIVATE HIRE FULL DAY TOUR. On a private/custom Pink Floyd day, you can do the Cambridge/London day out OR spend the entire day just focused on London, seeing the PINK FLOYD and PROG places of the capital!

As you prefer, on your private Floyd tour, maybe solely dig into the London places: Spend the morning around North London. Islington, Hampstead and Highgate. There’s the Floyd’s own Britannia Row studios, the school that provided the school kids choir on ‘The Wall’, the only London apartment shared by all members of the band, various former homes of the band members, the leafy northern suberban area of Highgate & Hampstead as well as the location of the ’14-hour Technicolour Dream’ and the famed ‘Ally Pally.’ A London only FLOYD adventure can include a stop at the Abbey Road crossing.

London only FLOYD can also explore a variety of Floyd places around central London, Mayfair, Fitzrovia and Chelsea, sites including the Regents Street Polytechnic where the band was formed, UFO club sites, recording studios, and a photo op of Battersea Power Station from Chelsea Embankment. (Places only time when doing a ‘London only’ version of the tour.) SPOILT FOR CHOICE ON A CUSTOM TOUR! Tell us your priorities and we tailor the tour to best suit you. Email us!

SUGGESTED ITINERARY FOR PRIVATE DEPARTURES

This is a custom tour available for private departures. Cost is based on size of the vehicle, how many people, if you choose a half day (2 – 4 hours) or a full day (up to 8 hours.)

Private tours are the date/time of your choice, provided we have a vehicle and driver/guide available. A private tour is just yourselves with the personal services of driver/guide. It is a flat rate for the hire of vehicle/driver/guide:

Contact us for a quote: [email protected]