Footprints of London

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…

Saltmarshes, weatherboard houses, Nonconformist churches, Marian martyrs, a derelict mill and abundant seabirds along the River Roach. This 2-guide tour around Rochford and the River Roach will pass Rochford Hall, once owned by oft-maligned Tudor courtier Richard Rich​. It’s now part of a golf course​, as is the old parish church. ​But Rochford was a…

The fourth of a series walks along the River Lea, starting at Wheathampstead and passing through the Brocket Estate on the way to Welwyn 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 in…

A city with medieval streets, a beautiful cathedral and an historic market – and only half an hour from central London – St Albans Leave London? Surely not! While the capital’s charms are never ending, Rob would like to invite you to a visit to the town whre he lives – St Albans. Just 25…

This one hour walk around the Angel area of Islington will visit the locations that feature in five paintings by very different artists. This one hour walk around the Angel area of Islington will visit the locations that feature in five paintings by very different artists – Canaletto,  Walter Sickert, Francis Hayman, Thomas Rowlandson and John O’Conner. Clerkenwell and Islington Guide and art history enthusiast…

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…

The third of a series walks along the River Lea from Harpenden to Wheathamstead, taking in a site where Julius Caeser fought the Britons 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 in…

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…

Spy stories from the streets of London during World War One and Two A 50 minute talk about espionage and counter intelligence that tells the true stories that inspired spy fiction. You will hear about the reasons the British security services were set up, how they are organised, their role in two world wars and…

A walk around this seaside town on the Thames Estuary, which also has an industrial past The historic harbour and seaside town of Whitstable is widely known for its annual Oyster festival, but it has other charms too. On this walk around the town and seafront we will visit the charming gardens of Whitstable Castle,…