Clerkenwell Crime and Punishment
Turbulent centuries of monasteries, vengeance, courthouses, prisons, murder, social reformers, a bomb plot and more…. Clerkenwell lies just outside the old City, originally the location of the monastic houses from ... Read more
Clerkenwell’s Mediaeval Monasteries
Farringdon Station , United KingdomIn medieval times Clerkenwell was an area of fields on the outskirts of the City of London, dominated by monastic institutions. The monasteries were all closed in the 1530s when ... Read more
Walking the Hackney/Islington border from the Rosemary Branch to Old St
The Rosemary Branch 2 Shepperton Road N1, London, United KingdomThis boundary walk between Hackney and Islington boroughs weaves around the areas either side of Regent's Canal, City Rd basin and City Rd ‘Beating the Bounds’ to mark and confirm ... Read more
Canonbury Tower Tour
Canonbury Tower near Canonbury Square is a survivor of Islington’s Tudor and even earlier history. It was built in the late 16th century as an addition to an earlier manor house, ... Read more
Health and History walk in Rosemary Gardens
Southgate Road N1 3JP Inside park gates near bus stopThis is one of a series of free walks developed by Islington Guided Walks for Islington Council. These walks are the perfect chance to stroll at a gentle pace and appreciate ... Read more
Rosemary Gardens Health & History
Rosemary Gardens Southgate Road, London N1 3JPThis walk is one of a series run by Islington Guided Walks in conjunction with Islington Council. They are shorter, gentler walks than my more typical 2 hour plus guided ... Read more
Canonbury Tower Tour
Canonbury Tower near Canonbury Square is a survivor of Islington’s Tudor and even earlier history. It was built in the late 16th century as an addition to an earlier manor house, ... Read more
The Regent’s Canal – Islington to Kingsland Road
Angel Station Islington High Street, London, United KingdomFrom Islington's busy Upper Street to a series of canal basins and ending on a Roman road. This walk winds along the canal through north/north east London from Islington to ... Read more
Canonbury Tower Tour
Canonbury Tower near Canonbury Square is a survivor of Islington’s Tudor and even earlier history. It was built in the late 16th century as an addition to an earlier manor house, ... Read more
Clerkenwell’s Lost Monasteries
Farringdon Station EC1M 6BY United Kingdom , United KingdomVisit the sites of four great monasteries which dominated Clerkenwell for hundreds of years and have left their mark to this day. This year Bart’s Hospital is celebrating its 900th ... Read more
‘Beating the Bounds’ from King’s Cross to Farringdon
Kings Cross station Euston Road, LondonA historic walk winding either side of the border between Camden and Islington boroughs - also the route of the now-buried River Fleet ‘Beating the Bounds’ around the borders between ... Read more