A guided walk led by Elena Paolini, Camden and City of London guide, to celebrate women's history Bloomsbury, a hotbed of radical ideas, has always attracted women who refused to conform. This Women’s History Month, we will walk in the footsteps of suffragists who demanded the vote, women doctors who fought to practise medicine, artists […]
Since its development from a village to an 18th Century spa town and then a Victorian suburb, Hampstead has retained its unspoilt Georgian charm with many listed townhouses and terraces. In the 19th and 20th Centuries this made it very popular with artists, intellectuals and creatives of all kinds and there are many stories of […]
A very popular walk passing the homes of the famous both past and present. Film sets, street art and ending at an iconic tavern. This is about Bohemian London and both the wealthy and not so wealthy parts of the community. We pass the homes of some celebrities past and present and the workhouse that […]
Runaway slaves, free blacks and white women and men campaigned for a century to abolish slavery and slave-trading, against fierce opposition This walk reveals where many key London events took place in British campaigns against slavery - based on a theory of race and 'aristocracy of skin' - between the mid-1700s and mid-1800s. Fugitive and […]
Explore the history and architecture of Highgate on a guided walking tour. Discover the area's famous residents, see historic buildings and enjoy views of the city. Learn about Highgate Cemetery where figures such as Karl Marx and George Eliot are buried. See the historic Highgate School and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church and admire the […]
Since its development from a village to an 18th Century spa town and then a Victorian suburb, Hampstead has retained its unspoilt Georgian charm with many listed townhouses and terraces. In the 19th and 20th Centuries this made it very popular with artists, intellectuals and creatives of all kinds and there are many stories of […]
A visit around the regenerated railway lands. The walk consists of some very interesting and diverse ‘firsts’ A visit around the recently regenerated railway lands. The walk consists of some very interesting ‘firsts’, a lot are transport based, but also about the contrast in the life styles of the inhabitants. The area has recently undergone […]
Explore the history and architecture of Highgate on a guided walking tour. Discover the area's famous residents, see historic buildings and enjoy views of the city. Learn about Highgate Cemetery where figures such as Karl Marx and George Eliot are buried. See the historic Highgate School and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church and admire the […]
Since its development from a village to an 18th Century spa town and then a Victorian suburb, Hampstead has retained its unspoilt Georgian charm with many listed townhouses and terraces. In the 19th and 20th Centuries this made it very popular with artists, intellectuals and creatives of all kinds and there are many stories of […]
Explore the history and architecture of Highgate on a guided walking tour. Discover the area's famous residents, see historic buildings and enjoy views of the city. Learn about Highgate Cemetery where figures such as Karl Marx and George Eliot are buried. See the historic Highgate School and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church and admire the […]
Since its development from a village to an 18th Century spa town and then a Victorian suburb, Hampstead has retained its unspoilt Georgian charm with many listed townhouses and terraces. In the 19th and 20th Centuries this made it very popular with artists, intellectuals and creatives of all kinds and there are many stories of […]
Explore the history and architecture of Highgate on a guided walking tour. Discover the area's famous residents, see historic buildings and enjoy views of the city. Learn about Highgate Cemetery where figures such as Karl Marx and George Eliot are buried. See the historic Highgate School and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church and admire the […]