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* This tour requires at least one of the following per booking: Adult, Senior
What Trenchtown was to Bob Marley Ladbroke Grove was to Joe Strummer and The Clash.
A walking tour taking in the key locations associated with Joe Strummer and The Clash's West London.
Starting at Ladbroke Grove station we wind our way through W10, W11 and W9. We chart the development of Joe Strummer from Woody Mellor, hippie, squatter and pub rocker through to punk rock stardom with the Clash and spokesman for a generation.
We check out pubs, recording studios, gig venues, former squats, homes and iconic photo/film locations all located in this legendary part of London.
All Saturday Tours include a free beer
Private transportation
Departure Point
Ladbroke Grove, Underground Ltd, Ladbroke Grove Station, Ladbroke Grove, London W10 6HJ, UK
By the exit in Ladbroke Grove
Portobello Road Market, London, United Kingdom We will visit legendary sites connected with Joe Strummer/The Clash
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
dylanrI1457LR
05 Apr 2025
If you are a fan of The Clash or Strummer, this walking tour is a must. Aidan had brilliant insight into the area and all of the happenings going on in the developing punk scene. His insight helped shed new light on the lyrics of Strummer's bands.
Thank you Aidan!
stevebS5757RM
26 Mar 2025
A great insight into The Clash and Joe Strummer, from a man who knows his stuff and his (and The Clash’s) Ladbroke Grove patch intimately.
Aidan is a chatty, informative, amiable bloke who takes you back to pre-Clash days and the pub-rock venues where The 101ers played, the squats, recording studio (Basing Street), and other sights, such as the Westway and the location of the 1976 Notting Hill carnival riots, as pictured on the back of the debut album.
There are plenty of details you won’t know, even if you’re a massive Clash fan, and you’ll also learn a lot about the Grove’s history and culture - and how Aidan himself fits in to it ! Plenty of info on other bands and singers too.
The man can rattle away with his knowledge, anecdotes and reminiscences, but boy do you get your money’s worth !! Highly recommended.
mickcouch
17 Mar 2025
Superb tour from Joes 101ers (pre Clash band,) through to visiting actual locations of classic Clash photographs and where the riots of the late 70s took place. Some urban Clash myths corrected too ! Aidan, the tour guide, was ACTUALLY there at the time and his local knowledge and experiences make this an authentic tour of ‘The only band that matters .’
This tour in
London
is organized by
FlipsideLondon Tours
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