Footprints of London

A walk along the final part of the Essex side of the Thames Estuary, from the genteel Thorpe Bay to Shoeburyness still used by the military  This is the final one of a series of twelve walks along the Thames from London to the sea. Starting in the sleepy suburb of Thorpe Bay this walk continues along…

One of a series of walks visiting the highest point in each London borough. This one visits Sanderstead Plantation in Croydon This three hour walk takes in Sanderstead Plantation – a woodland of beech oak and sweet chestnut trees which forms the highest point in the London Borough of Croydon. The walk also visits another…

This walk looks at sci-fi and dystopian fiction in which London has been destroyed – either by flood, fire, aliens, war or plague   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…

The River Lea was home to innovative industries during and after the industrial revolution. This walk looks at the industries that were here   While a certain sporting event in 2012 has transformed the area west of Stratford, the Lower Lea Valley between Stratford and the Thames still retains a post industrial feel. In this…

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…

One of a series of walks visiting the highest point in each London borough. This one visits Shooters Hill in Greenwich This two and a half hour walk takes in Shooters Hill – the highest point in the London Borough of Greenwich and on the historic route into London that dates back to Roman times….

This walk follows the events of Daniel Defoe’s classic account of the plague of 1665   This walk follows the events of Daniel Defoe’s classic account of the plague of 1665. Although Defoe was writing many years after the event, his account captures the many emotions of the people living in London at the time…

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…