The dark side of London: Some of it is fictional, a lot of it factual

There are several stories and spots in London that you wouldn't ordinarily find on lists of places to visit form part of the two-hour tour

We are late. As luck would have it, a snag in the London Underground has delayed us and we have missed the group we were supposed to meet at the Farringdon tube station — the starting point of the “Dark Side of London” walking tour. But our guide, Matt Zimoch, has helpfully emailed us the location of the next ghostly stop on the walk that promises to introduce us to the fantastical, and often forgotten, side of London — some of it fictional, a lot of it factual.

Our tour is tailored around the little-known stories that Zimoch’s own rambles