Travel back in time to the late Victorian era when the Nag’s Head of Holloway rivalled the Central London for shopping and entertainment. Hear about tea rooms, banqueting halls, palatial variety theatres, unusual transport and the early labyrinthine department stores.

Travel back in time to the late Victorian era when the Nag’s Head of Holloway rivalled the Central London for shopping and entertainment. Hear about tea rooms, banqueting halls, palatial variety theatres, unusual transport and the early labyrinthine department stores.

Poets and authors, playwrights and musicians, artists, diarists and thieves.

A mixed bag showcasing the diverse and often innovative creative people who have lived and worked in the Holloway area. Plus a couple of infamous characters too.

A Twixtmas stroll through quiet spaces, peaceful gardens and lovely backstreets just a stone’s throw from the main road. We’ll visit open fields, an award-winning park, a hidden garden, farms old and new, a churchyard, sports fields and shady meadows, talking about dogs and desire, renovation and recycling.

A Twixtmas stroll down the Holloway Road. 

The Diary of a Nobody is a much-loved amusing work of fiction by the artistic brothers George and Weedon Grossmith. This walk brings fiction to life in a mix of fact and fiction. You’ll see real places and hear about real Victorian people whilst hearing amusing excerpts from Mr Pooter’s diary. You don’t need to have already read the book to enjoy this tour, but I’m sure you’ll be tempted to buy it afterwards.