London Rock & Shop Tours

An alternative to regular tours, this tour takes you to places that satisfy your special interests in music and fashion.

Markets You will be guided to the lesser known, less expensive outdoor and indoor markets, odd shops and new shops with non-touristy prices for your clothing, antiques and collectibles shopping. You will get an insiders tip on these interesting spots where Helanie has bumped into everyone from Noel Gallager(Oasis) to Joe Strummer(The Clash) to Lenny Kaye(Patti Smith Group) shopping for bargains.

Nightlife / Rock Pubs In the evening, your escorts from the world of music will take you on one of the many Pub Crawls to rock pubs where you will watch bands that may soon be at the top of the charts. You will hang out where bands like Supergrass hang out. You will have a pint and see Mary Lou Lord's favorite stage where Kula Shaker started as a last minute substitution. You will meet the cool haired promoter who booked these acts and continues to bring FAB acts to his comfortable venue.

Famous Sites / Invading the British! You will see where the Damned and Pretenders rehearsed in North London and you will be centered around the happening area - Camden Town. Specific requests will be honored whenever possible. Examples: does someone want to see where Marc Bolan is buried? Does someone want to see Cheyne Walk where The Rolling Stones lived? WE will invade the British! We will wander by Abbey Road Studios and visit with Denny Laine's daughter in St. John's Wood. We will arrange for you to visit Konk where The Kinks still record. A nice day trip to Brighton will take you to the beach where The Who's "Quadrephenia" was filmed.

The Royal Connection An outside of London extra and an added specialty is your tour of Longleat Castle, near Stonehenge which houses beautiful original furnishings, Master's paintings, period costumes and has the largest Safari Park in all of Europe. When the Lord is there, Helanie's friend, also titled the Marquess of Bath, he may even greet you personally.

Not to worry, we will have a one off bus tour of Big Ben, The Changing of the Guards, Westminster Abbey and Trafalgar Square that should accommodate your basic tourist needs without taking much time away from the Rock & Roll and Shopping expeditions. Also, we will take you to see a play at a Fringe Theatre.

Quotes from satisfied fans:

Nancy Neon, music critic: "I found the love of my life in London, thanks to Helanie and met rock stars that I'd always had a desire to meet and would not have without this tour."

Hope Dreyfuss, former manager of the rock club, The Rat: "Helanie is the best tour guide anyone would want and certainly knows her way around the club/pub scene."

Sonia Sater, waitress at the Middle East Rock Club: "On Helanie's Tour, you want to shop 'til you drop because she takes you to places with great and unusual bargains."

Casey Cunningham, bartender: "Go to England with Helanie, it's like having a Backstage Pass to London."

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Complimentary copy of Helanie's book, "How To Get Knocked Up in London" (an amusing guide to British-English) will be yours FREE, when you sign up for the tour.

Contact: Helanie at helanie@helanie.com