Walking Tour: 1960s Chelsea
Location:
Date & time:
Friday 20 Feb 2026, 2.00pm - 4.00pm
Price:
£20.00
Visit the major landmarks and off-beat byways of 1960s Chelsea with expert tour guide Geoff Levett.
About the event
Chelsea was the glamorous epitome of swinging London in the 1960s. Home to dazzling celebrities, such as Mick Jagger, Judy Garland and Mary Quant, it was also a place where filmmakers and writers explored the dark underbelly of British society, with its class tensions, corruption and Cold War paranoia.
Focusing on fashion, film, music and politics, this tour will explore the era’s role in cementing Chelsea’s reputation as the centre of Bohemian London.
The tour will start and end at Sloane Square Station. It will last approximately two hours.
About the speaker
Geoff Levett is a professional tour guide with 20 years’ experience of exploring London. As a historian, he has written on sport and culture in modern Britain and France, and the history of guiding in London. He is a convenor on the Institute of Historical Research’s Sport and Leisure seminar series and co-host of the ‘Sport in History’ podcast.