Following our newsletter last Sunday, here are three late entrants to our calendar of walks, all taking place during the month of April, and all three offering very different views of the streets and history of Islington, and as the weather seems to be improving, they provide the perfect opportunity for a walk: Mary Wollstonecraft … Read More
Welcome to the April issue of the Clerkenwell & Islington Guides newsletter of walks and events, and we have a comprehensive listing of walks this month to tempt you out to explore the streets of Clerkenwell and Islington, starting with: Union Chapel Tour Union Chapel has towered over Upper Street in Islington since the 1870s … Read More
Welcome to the March issue of the Clerkenwell & Islington Guides newsletter of walks and events, which for this month includes a new tour of a rather unique Islington building, and as the weather is hopefully getting better, and the days lighter, we have a comprehensive listing of walks this month to tempt you out … Read More
Welcome to the February issues of the Clerkenwell & Islington Guides newsletter of walks and events, which for this month includes a new tour of a rather unique Islington building. We have a comprehensive listing of walks this month, starting with: HEALTH AND HISTORY WALKS IN ISLINGTON PARKS Islington has the smallest amount of green … Read More
Welcome to the first newsletter from Clerkenwell & Islington Guides for 2024. Walks planned by our guides for the coming weeks include: EVOLVING ISLINGTON Discover how Islington developed from a rural settlement and centre for dairy farming into the diverse, bustling area it is today. In 1086 the Domesday Book reported that Islington contained just … Read More
Welcome to the last Clerkenwell & Islington Guides newsletter of 2023, with a selection of walks to tempt you out during the final month of the year, starting with: THE REGENT’S CANAL: THE ANGEL TO HACKNEY A weekday winter’s morning canal walk, strolling east from the Angel and ending near Hoxton. A mix of canal … Read More
Welcome to the Clerkenwell & Islington Guides newsletter for November 2023. In the weeks between newsletters, our calendar of walks is updated regularly, and can be found at this link. BECOME A CLERKENWELL & ISLINGTON TOUR GUIDE Applications are now open for the 2024 course which will run from Wednesday the 10th of January to Wednesday the … Read More
Welcome to our newsletter of walks and events for October 2023. For this month, we start with: Become a Clerkenwell & Islington Tour Guide Firstly, an important announcement regarding our training course. Applications are now open for the 2024 course which will run from Wednesday the 10th of January to Wednesday the 17th of July … Read More
Welcome to the September walks and events newsletter from Clerkenwell & Islington Guides. Applications are now open for our training course, so: Would you like to become a Clerkenwell & Islington Tour Guide? We run an award-winning training course leading to a professional guiding qualification. Apply now to be considered for our next course starting … Read More
Two walks were missed from our August newsletter. These are new walks that discover an important aspect of local history. Walks through Women’s History! The Mary Wollstonecraft Tour Follow in the footsteps of Britain’s best-known feminist! Part of the ‘Walks through Women’s History’ series designed by me – Johannah the Poetry Guide – in partnership … Read More