Footprints of London

Enjoy an afternoon looking at the domestic architecture of 19th century Islington.   Enjoy an afternoon looking at the domestic architecture of 19th century Islington.  During the 19th Century the farmland of Barnsbury gave way to a succession of building schemes that created some of the worlds first suburbs. This two hour walk looks at some of…

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…

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…

Margate has long been a favourite with Londoners. This walk looks at visitors to Margate from George IV to mods and rockers.  This is the final in a series of walks along the Medway and Kent Coast. Margate reinvented itself as a fashionable seaside resort in the 18th century. Wealthy Londoners would come to enjoy…