Discover dramatic stories of 17th to 19th century St Giles-in-the-Fields and the trades and printing industry of Seven Dials. Through song and ballads this walk brings first-hand experience of street life in the area during the times of Pepys and Dickens. Singer and researcher Vivien Ellis with Camden Guides lead you through a ballad walk […]
The William Miller Collection of sheet music at The Charles Dickens Museum is a treasure trove of songs inspired by Dickens, his characters and stories. Singer and researcher Vivien Ellis takes songs from this remarkable collection to bring the world of Dickens to life in the streets he knew. Starting at the museum, home to […]
Discover dramatic stories of 17th to 19th century St Giles-in-the-Fields and the trades and printing industry of Seven Dials. Through song and ballads this walk brings first-hand experience of street life in the area during the times of Pepys and Dickens. Singer and researcher Vivien Ellis with Camden Guides lead you through a ballad walk […]
The William Miller Collection of sheet music at The Charles Dickens Museum is a treasure trove of songs inspired by Dickens, his characters and stories. Singer and researcher Vivien Ellis takes songs from this remarkable collection to bring the world of Dickens to life in the streets he knew. Starting at the museum, home to […]
Discover dramatic stories of 17th to 19th century St Giles-in-the-Fields and the trades and printing industry of Seven Dials. Through song and ballads this walk brings first-hand experience of street life in the area during the times of Pepys and Dickens. Singer and researcher Vivien Ellis with Camden Guides lead you through a ballad walk […]
The William Miller Collection of sheet music at The Charles Dickens Museum is a treasure trove of songs inspired by Dickens, his characters and stories. Singer and researcher Vivien Ellis takes songs from this remarkable collection to bring the world of Dickens to life in the streets he knew. Starting at the museum, home to […]
This 90-minute guided walk is led by Can Yildiz, oral historian and accredited Camden guide. Meet outside Hampstead Heath Overground Station and uncover the hidden radical history of Hampstead on a walking tour tracing the lives of artists, writers, and exiles who fought for social change. Explore how creativity and activism intertwined, as Hampstead became […]
As November nights draw in and the last light fades over the old gravestones, come and discover the secrets of this quiet garden that once was a burial ground. Join Elena, an accredited Camden Tour Guide and local resident, on a twilight walking tour starting at St Pancras Old Church, with a fascinating history that […]
Celebrate the rich history and vibrant culture of the Irish community in Camden Town! Starting at Camden Town Station, this guided walk explores the journeys of those who came to London seeking a better life, and the lasting mark they left on the city. Discover how the Irish helped build Camden’s canals, roads, and railways […]
This walk reveals where many key London events took place in British campaigns against slavery and slave-trading between the mid-1700s and mid-1800s. Fugitive and former slaves, white lawyers, activists and orators --women as well as men -- along with black activists, authors and musicians come alive in a walk from Chancery Lane to Fleet Street, […]
Discover the life of Stella Gibbons, who published over 20 novels as well as Cold Comfort Farm, her first novel, which achieved widespread success. She lived on the Holly Lodge Estate, Highgate, which had been built on land once owned by Angela Burdett-Coutt. John Betjmann and J.B. Priestley lived nearby, both of whom wrote about […]
When the Puritan Protectorate ended in 1660, London's sex industry grew wildly public and was linked to both theatres and the underworld. Charles II lifted the Puritan ban on theatre-going, and by 1700 London was sex-capital of Europe. This walk starts with the stage at a time when all actresses were assumed to be prostitutes […]