Derry/Londonderry - City Walls History Walking Tours

In this introductory tour, you will walk a FULL circuit around the 400 year old "'Derry Walls". Two Available Options. 1. Private Group Tour(2hours)(1-15 All places) Starting point and Route can be varied on request, particularly to facilitate disabled or wheelchair guests. Dates release up to 12 month in advance. 2. Public Small Group Tour(90min)(1-10 places)- released only 3 months in advance, and restricted dates during the busier months. This tour gives a history of the city from its origins to the modern day, including St Columba, the impact of Vikings, Normans and Irish chieftains, the Plantation of Ulster, the building of its iconic Walls, the siege of Derry in 1688/89, the aftermath of Scots/Irish emigration to the USA, industrialisation, railways and bridge building, the 1840s potato famine and native Irish emigration to the USA, the Home Rule crisis and partition, the role of the city in two World Wars , the recent Troubles, the peace process and Brexit.