Historic Hoxton
Hoxton and Shoreditch today are often known as fashionable parts of east London, areas to eat out in and go clubbing. It’s also an area of astonishing contrasts from post … Read more
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De Beauvoir Town – royal hunting ground to 19C residential estate
De Beauvoir lies in today’s London Borough of Hackney and is still sometimes called ‘Kingsland’ because Henry VIII hunted here. It is distinct from but nestled up close to Dalston, … 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
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
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
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
‘Beating the Bounds’ from King’s Cross to Farringdon
** CANCELLED DUE TO ILLNESS, APOLOGIES FOR SHORT NOTICE ** A historic walk winding either side of the border between Camden and Islington boroughs – also the route of the … Read more
Walking the Hackney/ Islington border from the Rosemary Branch to Old St
This 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
The Regent’s Canal – Islington to Kingsland Road
From 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
The Regent’s Canal: the Angel to Hackney
A weekday winter’s morning canal walk, strolling east from the Angel and ending near Hoxton Join me to explore a beautiful canal stretch, passing historic warehouses, canal basins, weirs, locks, … Read more