Footprints of London

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…

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,…

The second of a series walks along the River Lea, starting as it emerges south of Luton and into Hertfordshire at Harpenden 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 East London….

A journey along the A4 Bath Road in Slough, home to modern HQ buildings but also the place that gave us the Malteser and the wheelie bin. Slough has given so much to the modern world. The Malteser , Cox’s Orange Pippin, the wheelie bin, the telescope used to discover Uranus, the Ford GT40, the…

One of a series of walks visiting the highest point in each London borough. This one climbs 92m to Wakemans Hill Avenue in Kingsbury The summit of the London Borough of Brent is in the middle of surburban streets in Kingsbury. But these streets are quite unusual – containing some houses designed by Ernest Trobridge,…

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,…