Laura W

I was greated by a kind priest who explained some of the history of the church. There were no others in the church and once I learned the history I was surprised. I stayed in a hotel nearby I stopped at the Church as I was wandering around. I learned there has been a house of prayer at this site since this church has been around since 1101. There used to be a leper hospital here. Years later “in the fields” was added because the parish stretched out wide. The church was near gallows in the 15th century and at the church gate the criminals were offered ale - known as “st Giles bowl”as a last drink of their life. A new church was built after the London fire and in the 1700s the area was poor.
Later the children of lord Byron were baptized here. In the late 1800s the black and white tiles were added (see photos).
An intresting stop if you’re in the area.

The place is small, quant and humble. If I owned this place I would put a board out advertising “oldest wine bar in Venice”. But they don’t. They serve their delicious bites of food and reasonably priced and well selected wine in this absolutely charming place. Be warned though large bunches of food tours will visit, sample and move through while you’re there.

It’s all about the wings. Wednesday is 15€ all you can eat wing night and if you like wings with a variety of sauces this is your place. Chicken sandwich was ok (I put mushroom sauce on it, probably would have liked it better without the mushroom sauce) The sweet potato fries were excellent. Staff friendly. Get there early. It gets crowded on all you can eat wing night and you’ll have to wait for round 2.

Wow! We came on Museum free day (last Saturday of the month). Actually we didn’t know about the museum. We were at an art museum and a kind stranger told us about this museum. We learned so much about Frankfurt history, Jewish history and we’re able to walk around the foundations of the Jewish Ghetto “Jedengasse”. The museum is great on free day, but honestly we’ll worth the small admission price. We are so glad we went.

Excellent experience and tour. It’s a part of the London Pass and is full of incredible history. A must do if you’re in London.