The Kray Twins Story - London Legends Tours

The Kray Twins Story - London Legends Tours

This two-hour walking tour through Whitechapel and Bethnal Green explores the fascinating tale of these two unique East End characters from their early family life to their rise to gangland power in the 1950s and 1960s.

LOCATIONS INCLUDE:
- Vallance Road, home to the Kray family
- The Carpenter's Arms pub, once 'owned' by the Kray brothers.
- The Repton Boxing Club where the twins began their early boxing career.
- The Blind Beggar Pub, scene of the shooting of George Cornell by Ronnie Kray in 1966.

Your guide, John Bennett, is the author of the highly regarded book 'Krayology' (Mango Books 2016), an in-depth look at the Kray story. The tour features key locations, photographs depicting rare images and official documents, and a host of tales, both well-known and obscure.

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Itinerary
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Stop At: The Blind Beggar, E1 337 Whitechapel Road, London E1 1BU England

The infamous pub where Ronnie Kray shot George Cornell in 1966

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Repton Boxing Club, 116 Cheshire St, London E2 6EG, UK

The club where the Krays often boxed

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: The Carpenters Arms, 73 Cheshire St, London E2 6EG, UK

The pub where the Krays and their family, and friends socialised in the late 1960s

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: St Matthew's Bethnal Green, St. Matthew's Row, London E2 6DT England

The church where the funerals of all three Kray brothers began.

Duration: 10 minutes