Join a Clerkenwell & Islington Guide for an intriguing walk from Moorgate to Old Street exploring the lost river Walbrook and other watery undercurrents. One of the smallest of London’s lost rivers, the Walbrook meandered through Finsbury and St Luke’s on its way to the Thames. Dammed by the Roman city wall, the river flooded ... Read More
Canonbury Tower was built in the late 16th century and is a rare survivor of Tudor domestic architecture in London. The Tower was added onto a manor house built in the early 1500s as the country retreat of the Canons of St Bartholomew's Priory in Smithfield. On this 90-minute tour you'll see the existing Tudor ... Read More
Find out about the factory that saved Britain from invasion. The British soldier turned wandering Buddhist mystic. Where some of the most notorious bombs fell, where some of Islington`s most famous wartime heroes and heroines lived. The former Arsenal stadium and its surprising role in winning two world wars.
Islington Guided Walks are organising Caledonian Clock Tower again.Tours are arranged for Sunday 29 June, Saturday 26 July and Sunday 24 August. The Tower originally opened in 1855 as part of the Caledonian Meat Market which operated from the area now known as Caledonian Park in Market Street N7 close to Caledonian Road Underground Station. ... Read More
A wander along Upper Street looking at remnants of lovely old shop fronts hinting at a bygone age when this area was a magnet for upper classes, hence its reputation as Islington's Golden Mile. Learn about the top quality products on offer, beautifully presented behind spindle windows and curved glass. Hear about umbrella makers, handmade ... Read More
Walk in the footsteps of Shakespeare and Dickens and see contemporary art in London’s oldest parish church with guide Nigel Smith. Since the middle-ages, when religious pageants were held on the banks of the River Fleet and entertainers performed at the annual Bartholomew’s Fair, Clerkenwell has been a part of London steeped in cultural history. ... Read More
See fine Georgian squares, secret gardens and London's smallest nature reserve, while learning about the area's history. Dating back to the Domesday Book of 1086, Barnsbury was for centuries a rural manor set back a little from the busy Islington main road of Upper Street. In the 18th century its open fields, fresh water springs, ... Read More
Monks, nuns, courthouses, rookeries, radicals, distillers, pubs, crafts, trades and architecture! "...a great tour... Immensely enjoyable and packed with fascinating details" On this circular walk from/to Farringdon Station, now one of the best connected stations in all of London, you will: • Learn about Clerkenwell's Norman and medieval monastic heritage. • Discover Clerkenwell's tradition for ... Read More
On this linear walk along the Regent's Canal from Angel Station, led by qualified Clerkenwell & Islington guide and conservation architect Minerva, you will: • Discover how Victorian industrial wasteland became London's most desirable waterside living – and what this transformation cost some communities • Learn why adaptive reuse of old buildings is the ultimate ... Read More
Join Jen for a Sunday afternoon stroll along and around the Islington section of Regent's Canal. Follow the history of the canal from its hey-day in the nineteenth century, through its decline in the 1960s to its subsequent re-invention as a place for people to live, work and play
The Union Chapel has towered over Upper Street in Islington since the 1870s and today thrives as an award-winning venue, homelessness project and a working radical church. On the tour, led by an expert Islington Guided Walks guide, you’ll see this architectural gem up close and discover the building’s fascinating history. The Grade I listed ... Read More
Prepare to immerse yourself in the authentic London of Mick Herron's Slow Horses novels and the acclaimed TV adaptation. This walking tour takes you beyond the screen and pages, directly into the streets that inspired the stories and characters you love. Your guides, Caroline and Nigel, will take you in the footsteps of your favourite ... Read More