Footprints of London

The first of four walks telling the story of the Port of London. The walk starts with the Romans walking from Tower Hill to Blackfriars This series of walks tells the story of the Port of London through four guided walks. Led by Footprints of London guide Rob Smith, each walk covers a different period…

See the former port of Colchester, fishing-cum-commuter villages, woods, marshes, a flood barrier, gay history and The Essex Serpent The River Colne runs through Colchester, emptying into the Blackwater at Brightlingsea and Mersea Island. Starting at Hythe we go south past an industrial area on one side of the river, and on the other new…

Tales of love, bravery, crime and friendship from Italian Clerkenwell 1830-1950   From the mid 19th Century  to the Second World War the streets of Clerkenwell around Saffron Hill were known as Il Quartiere to the Italian residents. This walk will explore every day life in London’s Little Italy, introducing the characters who made up…

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…

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 is joined by Laura Agustin for this walk through the historic town of Rochford and along part of the River Roach O n this walk around Rochford and the River Roach, Rob will be joined by writer and tour guide Laura Agustin. This tour around Rochford and the River Roach will pass Rochford Hall,…

This walk looks at the London locations that have featured in dystopian and post apocalyptic fiction. London has been destroyed fictional This walk looks at the London locations that have featured in dystopian and post apocalyptic fiction. London has been destroyed fictionally many times in books films and paintings. The walk will involve readings from some…

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 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 look at some of the people painted by the artist John Singer Sargent John Singer Sargent created some of the most beautiful portraits of the Victorian and Edwardian age, but who were the people he painted? This one hour Virtual Tour looks at some of them, from an amazing variety of backgrounds – establishment…