Footprints of London

This walk looks at the exteriors of very different buildings, all built during the 20th Century, like the Hackney Empire and Lennox House This two hour walk looks at the exteriors of very different buildings, all built during the 20th Century. From the grandeur of the famous Hackney Empire, civic pride of Hackney Town Hall,…

In the series Peaky Blinders the Brummie gang take on the Sabini mob. This walk tells the real story and visits some of the Sabini’s haunts   In series two of Peaky Blinders, the BBC series based around the Birmingham gangs that ruled the racecourses after World War One, Tommy Shelby and his boys head…

Enjoy an afternoon looking at the domestic architecture of 19th century Islington.   Enjoy an afternoon looking at the domestic architecture of 19th century Islington.  During the 19th Century the farmland of Barnsbury gave way to a succession of building schemes that created some of the worlds first suburbs. This two hour walk looks at some of…

Walk along the Stour Estuary and hear about a 17th-century witch-craze and the women targeted, as well as an early bathing spa in Mistley On this 2-guide walk along part of the Stour Estuary, Laura Agustín will tell the story of women accused of witchcraft during a 17th-century witch craze that played out in the…

The first of a series walks along the River Lea, starting at its source and following parks and meadow lands in the North of Luton 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 Bow Creek…

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…

This is the tenth in a series of walks along the Thames from London to the sea. Walk the quieter side of this holiday island in the Thames Starting at Benfleet station we will then catch the bus to the historic Dutch Cottage, and from there walk the wall that keeps low lying Canvey from flooding,…