Welcome to our newsletter of walks and events for March 2026, and with Spring approaching, and the hope of improving weather, we have a record number of walks for the month of March to tempt you out to explore Clerkenwell and Islington. The first three walks are for today, Sunday 1st of March if you … Read More
Welcome to our newsletter of walks and events for February 2026, and this month we again have a comprehensive range of walks to discover different aspects of the historic area of Clerkenwell and Islington, starting with: Union Chapel Guided Tour The Union Chapel has towered over Upper Street in Islington since the 1870s and today … Read More
Welcome to our first newsletter of walks and events for 2026, and we have a comprehensive series of walks to tempt you out during the winter months, starting with: Up the Cally Caledonian Road is far from London’s tourist trail but that doesn’t mean there’s nothing to see. Far from it, in this two our … Read More
After the highs of the Christmas festivities are over, you could flop down on the sofa for the rest of the long weekend, or join the rush to the sales – or you could do something different and take a stroll to explore the history of Clerkenwell and Islington. It’s often hard to find something … Read More
Welcome to the December newsletter from Clerkenwell & Islington Guides, and as part of a new monthly feature, we have a podcast, which will be followed by the regular listing of walks for December and the first couple of weeks in January. In 2025, we were invited to collaborate with students at City St George’s, … Read More
Welcome to our newsletter of walks and events for the month of November, and we have a full programme of walks for the coming month, starting with a walk that takes place today if you would like to head out and explore the rich and diverse theatrical history of Islington: Iconic Stages of Islington: Theatre … Read More
Welcome to our October newsletter of walks and events. A week later than normal due to a few website issues last weekend, and for October and early November we have a diverse range of walks to help you discover and explore Clerkenwell and Islington, starting with: Tufnell Park Tales From manor house to picture house … Read More
A reminder that Local London Guiding Day is on tomorrow, Saturday 4th of October. A day when guiding organisations across London run free walks. We will be running the following walk, on the hour, every hour with the first walk at 10 a.m. and the last walk at 4 p.m. Just turn up at your … Read More
Welcome to our September newsletter of walks and events. This September, Clerkenwell & Islington Guides will again be participating in Local London Guiding Day – a day of free walks organised by guiding organisations across London: Details of the Clerkenwell and Islington walk are as follows: You can just turn up on the day, and … Read More
Welcome to the August listing of walks and events by Clerkenwell & Islington Guides, and for the next couple of months we have a comprehensive range of walks that cover so many aspects of the architecture, history and culture of this fascinating part of London, and we start with a walk that is running twice … Read More