Fancy eating in the
(tortured metaphorical)
footsteps of Christine
Keeler? Head down to
Café Daquise in South
Ken for Polish food and
vodka - this is where
she used to meet her
Russian lover. Or check
out the old dead letter
drop at the Brompton
Oratory. It's harking
back to an era before
spying was all about
disabling your enemies'
computer systems -
blimey, we never thought
we'd be wistful for the
days of Cold War and
imminent nuclear
destruction.
the insider's TRAVEL guide to 150 spy sites in London - Secret Intelligence Services
NOW IN DIGITAL FORMAT!
By Mark Birdsall and Deborah Plisko
Eye Spy Intelligence
Magazine in conjunction with Snapperjack Photography of
London, has produced a fantastic full colour guide to
the best and least known spy sites of London.
This ‘insider’s guide’ to over 150 places to visit in the capital is an absolute must for anyone interested in espionage or intelligence.
Besides the obvious locations such as MI5 and MI6 headquarters on the River Thames, the guide allows you to venture to the least known haunts used by the Services in over 100 years of intelligence collection and planning. Places where iconic figures such as MI6’s first chief Sir Mansfield Cumming carefully controlled his network of agents, tapped on the shoulder of would-be spies, and then had dinner with other famous officers.
featured on BBC's Inside Out - London
This ‘insider’s guide’ to over 150 places to visit in the capital is an absolute must for anyone interested in espionage or intelligence.
As Seen in:
The telegraph
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy: London's espionage locations
Following the release of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier,
Spy, we highlight 20 locations associated with the murky
world of international espionage.
Taken from The Insider's Travel Guide to 150 Spy Sites
in London, written by Mark Birdsall and Deborah Plisko
and published by Eye Spy Intelligence Magazine (www.eyespymag.com).
The book contains a fascinating history of espionage in
the capital, highlighting more than 150 sites, with maps
and walking routes....
The London evening standard
Declassified: Secret London Haunts of the Real-Life Spooks by Terry Kirby
"To most people, they are just anonymous flats, houses and buildings scattered around London.
But for those fascinated with the secret world of spies
and the work of the intelligence services, they are places
of mystery and intrigue.
Now, dozens of locations where both domestic and foreign
spies have “lived, worked and played” have been brought
together in a new book — The Insider's Travel Guide to 150
Spy Sites in London, written by professional spy-watchers
Mark Birdsall and Deborah Plisko.
londonist
Play Spies Around London
"Here's
something for anyone who ever played spies as a kid: a book
detailing sites connected with espionage around London. An
Insider's Guide to 150 Spy Sites isn't an exposé of a bunch
of shocking new secrets (the old MI5 HQ at Gower Street, for
example, is common knowledge) but what's great is having it
all packaged up so you can make your own walking tour
(poison-tipped umbrella optional).
BBC News
Over
the years,
London has been
a prime setting
for the shadowy
world of spying.
The BBC's
security
correspondent
Gordon Corera
goes on a
mission to find
out how London
got its
reputation as
the "spy
capital" of the
world.
Most of us are
familiar with
the modern-day
headquarters of
the British
intelligence
services.
The MI5 building
at Millbank and
the MI6 fortress
across the river
at Vauxhall are
not exactly the
most discreet
buildings in the
capital....
Frankfurter Rundschau
Bombs,
Bond and Barschel
(Google translation below)
You rub your
eyes amazed,
when you
participate in
the London Spy
Walk tour with
the "Spymaster"
Alan Titchard.
decked out with
black cowboy hat
and a green
carnation shows
Alan its
visitors the
sites of le
Carré thriller
at White Hall,
the former
headquarters of
the British
secret services
of MI5 and MI6
and discarded
dead drops. The
mail boxes have
been used about
fifty years ago
by the UK
regularly
notorious KGB
double agent
Philby, Burgess,
Maclean, Blunt
and Cairncross.
With so much
intelligence can
not escape the
impression that
the Cold War
escalate
especially in
particularly hot
phase Brezhnev
and his troops
had just been
mobilized for an
invasion of
England.....
U.S. Naval Cryptologic Veterans Association
USNCVA Cryptolog
"The book is nicely laid out with well-planned walks
though areas of the city, some well known and many
that will be known by very few.
Each is well
illustrated
with, mostly
street 1evel,
images of
famous, and
infamous,
locations and
accompanied by
a detailed route map listing walking distances and the approximate time to be taken...assuming a leisurely walking pace: you may wish to take longer! Your journey may well be interrupted
by a visit to one of the various pubs, cafes, restaurants and other
attractions, whose details are included by the authors.
a detailed route map listing walking distances and the approximate time to be taken...assuming a leisurely walking pace: you may wish to take longer! Your journey may well be interrupted
by a visit to one of the various pubs, cafes, restaurants and other
attractions, whose details are included by the authors.
Readers will
find 'o1d
friends' among
the characters
that
appear page
after page: some
are well-known
like Sir Winston
Churchill,
Woodrow Wilson
and Sir William
Stephenson.....
read story
page spreads
A selection of high-resolution sample page spreads that reflect this fascinating work on London's incredible spylore.
download pdf
Video showcase of selected spy sites
Enjoy just a small number of buildings associated with London's intelligence scene.
By Snapperjack of London
London through the camera lens
Behind these doors lies a subterranean complex that once housed a major MI6 facility. Discover what went on beneath this London street!
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Walks
With suggested routes and duration -
Directions
From major Tube stations and landmarks -
Maps
Spy site referenced with details -
Places of Interest
Restaurants, pubs, museums and other places to visit
- FEATURED MUSEUMS
- little known locations, maps, walks, directions, places of interest
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