Islington Pastimes: 400 Years of Entertainment

On this two-hour tour we’ll be walking through the many ways that
Islington has met that most unusual of human needs: the need to have
fun

Fun, like all culture, is subject to the whims of fashion,
and Islington is littered with traces of activities and institutions
that have gone from ubiquity to obscurity. We’ll explore Islington’s
time as a land of pastoral excess; the antics of various
rock-n’-rollers; the food; the fads; and the fights

The walk
begins outside Angel station and ends near Highbury and Islington
station. Due to some mature themes, the walk is recommended for ages
15 .