Footprints of London

Hillingdon is one of London’s biggest boroughs and one of the most architecturally varied – from Harmondsworth Barn to Heathrow Terminal 5 This sixty minute virtual tour explores the buildings of London Borough of Hillingdon Hillingdonis one of the largest and most architectually varied boroughs in London. Traces of the rural area that once bounded…

The Seventh of a series walks along the River Lea, which takes the Lea past the Royal Gunpowder Mills and the home of the Lee Enfield rifle The River Lea is one of the longest, and most important tributaries of the Thames  – taking a 42 mile journey from Bedfordshire to join the Thames at…

This tour is the 2nd of a series exploring the Medway and Kent Coast. The walk explores the defences of Chatham and its Royal Navy docks.  This tour is the second of a series exploring the Medway and Kent Coast Chatham was first associated with the Royal Navy during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I…

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…

Rob talks about his favourite buildings in the London Borough of Hounslow, from Osterley House to Brentford Community Stadium Newer buildings This sixty minute virtual tour explores the buildings of London Borough of Hounslow Hounslow is one of London’s most varied boroughs stretching from the edge of central London to the border with Surrey. It…

The River Lea was home to innovative industries during and after the industrial revolution. This walk looks at the industries that were here   While a certain sporting event in 2012 has transformed the area west of Stratford, the Lower Lea Valley between Stratford and the Thames still retains a post industrial feel. In this…

A walk looking at the engineering marvels of Hanwell in West London – including two projects by Brunel and London’s longest canal lock. Join Footprints of London guide Rob Smith for a walk looking at the engineering marvels of Hanwell in West London. On the three mile walk you’ll get a close up look at…

Hertfordshire may be one of the smaller counties in Britain, but it has so much to see and all so close to London. If you are looking for an escape from the crowds of London this summer, you don’t have to travel too far to find rolling countryside, historic houses, market towns, ancient woodland, Roman…

The sixth of a series walks along the River Lea, starting Ware, and taking in the start of the New River at Amwell and historic Rye House The River Lea is one of the longest, and most important tributaries of the Thames  – taking a 42 mile journey from Bedfordshire to join the Thames at…

London Borough of Hackney has a wonderful variety of buildings from Tudor Sutton House to modern Bridge Academy This sixty minute virtual tour explores the buildings of London Borough of Hackney. For a long time Hackney was a village outside London, with its parish church, houses of the wealthy like Sutton House and its old…