Footprints of London

Follow the route taken by Mrs Dalloway as she goes to buy flowers for her evening party in Virginia Woolf’s classic London novel This walk follows the route taken by Clarissa Dalloway as she goes to buy flowers for her evening party in Virginia Woolf’s classic London novel “Mrs Dalloway”. Rob will read parts of…

Dagenham is instantly associated with the huge Ford factory that opened in 1931, but many other industries have been based there.   Dagenham is instantly associated with the huge Ford factory that opened in 1931. However the Dagenham Dock has an industrial history going back to the early 1800’s. This walk will look at a…

Rob and Laura Agustín walk along the North Sea exploring naval histories and the lives of seamen working ships in the Age of Sail. On this tour along the Essex coast at the mouth of the River Stour, we will walk from the seaside town of Dovercourt to the pier at Harwich, a traditional point…

A guided walk around the site of the De Haviland aircraft factory in Hatfield, which features a few Art Deco buildings. A guided walk around the site of the De Haviland aircraft factory in Hatfield. Geoffrey De Haviland’s amazing career spanned from the very first flights in the UK to the age of the jet…

Vine Street was once home to one of London’s busiest police stations. This walk looks at some of the crime in London’s West End in the past. Crime has been an ever present in London’s West End – and a lot of those arrested ended up in Vine Street Police Station. This walk through London’s…

Barking once boasted a medieval abbey and England’s largest fishing fleet. This tour of Barking Town Centre looks at what remains This walk looks at the history of Barking and some of the historic buildings you can find there. Barking Abbey was once one of the largest and most important religious houses in England. It…

A virtual journey along The River Lea – from the spring at Leagrave to reaching the Thames at Bow Creek – land the history along the way The River Lea is a 42 mile long tributary of the River Thames that flows from Leagrave in Bedfordshire, through Hertfordshire and into Greater London. It reaches the…

Alexander Pope’s 18th century satirical poem The Dunciad, highlights the stupidity and lack of taste he saw in London at the time. Alexander Pope’s satirical poem The Dunciad was written in three versions between 1728 and 1743. The poem highlights stupidity, tastelessness and decay affecting London at the time. The walk will visit some of…