• Walking Tour – Pioneers of Modern Art
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    In the first half of the 20th century Hampstead was home to some of the era’s most pioneering artists. We will walk in the footsteps of the In the first half of the 20th century Hampstead was home to some of the era’s most pioneering artists. We will walk in the footsteps of the Slade…

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  • Walking Tour – Horrific Hampstead
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    Discover horrible things that happened in idyllic Hampstead including stories of hangings, highwaymen, murders and fatal accidents Walking through Hampstead, this walk concludes at Hampstead Heath Station on the newly named Mildmay Overground Line Did you know that the last two women to be hanged in Britain committed murders in Hampstead? We may think of…

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  • Walking Tour – The Pattern of Human Existence: London’s Livery Companies
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    Taking in some of the great Companies, showing their all-encompassing past impact and continued relevance with some superb Hall buildings. We might think of the City of London Livery Companies today as overblown, rich, dining clubs with weird, ancient ceremonials. But for hundreds of years they made the City tick: They regulated and protected trade,…

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  • Walking Tour – 1966: The Year of Swinging London
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    A Tour featuring the music clubs, fashion shops, galleries and protest sites of Swinging London. It was 1966 and London was exploding with new, young, cutting edge movements in music, fashion, film and photography. America’s Time magazine called London “the swinging city”! to cap it all there were the joyous events in July on a…

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  • Walking Tour – The Great Fire of Westminster
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    Walk on the dramatic and farcical events of 16 October 1834 when the medieval Houses of Parliament burnt down on the190th anniversary. Everyone’s heard about The Great Fire of London of 1666, but whoever’s heard about that epic blaze which tore through the Houses of Parliament in 1834?! On its 190th anniversary, I bring you…

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  • Walking Tour – The Great Fire of Westminster
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    Walk on the dramatic and farcical events of 16 October 1834 when the medieval Houses of Parliament burnt down on the190th anniversary. Everyone’s heard about The Great Fire of London of 1666, but whoever’s heard about that epic blaze which tore through the Houses of Parliament in 1834?! On its 190th anniversary, I bring you…

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  • Walking Tour – The Heights of London – Greenwich
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    One of a series of walks visiting the highest point in each London borough. This one visits Shooters Hill in Greenwich This two and a half hour walk takes in Shooters Hill – the highest point in the London Borough of Greenwich and on the historic route into London that dates back to Roman times….

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  • Walking Tour – Essex Estuaries – From Dovercourt to Harwich Pier
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    Rob is joined by Laura Agustin for this walk the North Sea from Dovercourt to Harwich, exploring naval histories and the lives seamen On this tour along the Essex coast at the mouth of the River Stour, we will walk from the seaside town of Dovercourt to the pier at Harwich, a traditional point of…

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  • Walking Tour – The Long Good Friday Revisited
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    A walk looking at some of the locations from the film The Long Good Friday and how the story in the film ties in with real events. This walk visits many of the East London locations from the film The Long Good Friday, some of which are recognisable, some of which have changed a lot…

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  • Walking Tour – Beneath London’s Streets
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    A tour about things under the ground, featuring a church crypt, Roman remains, underground shops and other places under London’s streets There is so much under the streets of London and most of it we take for granted. This walk is about things underground. We’ll visit some underground spaces – a church crypt, the remains…

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