Win with Westminster Walks!
Walking the streets of Westminster as I often do - buses and walking being my preferred methods of getting around - I sometimes stumble across aspects of the City that are new to...
The 1884 Walthamstow Temperance Poem
Researching for my Walthamstow walk for the local Appetite Festival I came across a poem written about the evils of drinking alcohol. It was recited at a temperance meeting in a...
The Friday Hill House Mystery
Having lived in Waltham Forest most of my life (Highams Park whilst growing up, Walthamstow for a couple of years and North Chingford for the past 15 odd years) I thought I knew...
Lunchtime in the City Then (1990s) and Now
Temping in my other job (legal secretary) in various parts of London I love exploring in my lunchtime. Over the past couple of years I've done a couple of posts about things to...
Wood Street Tall Tales
Traipsing the streets of E17 yesterday in preparation for my Walthamstow walk for the Appetite Festival on 1st June I stumbled across an amazing piece of street art. The title is...
Hidden Chingford (to me anyway!)
I've just started working on two local walks that I will be doing as part of the Appetite Festival in June. The theme will of course be food & drink but not having done walks...
Do you know where this is? Walk places to win!
Yesterday I took a different route through an area I thought I knew intricately and stumbled across this sculpture group. In the 3 years that I have been guiding in this...
Fascinating Fonts
There is a danger, after having a few too many alcoholic drinks, to do things you may regret in the morning such as texting an ex boyfriend or talking rubbish on Twitter. I'm...
Madame Tussaud’s – A Souvenir Brochure from the 1930s (Part 2)
Back in January 2012 I posted some pictures from a souvenir brochure from Madame Tussaud's from the 1930s. Part 1 is in the top 5 most read posts on my blog so hopefully Part 2...
London Learning
Since qualifying as a guide in 2009 I have discovered many new ways of researching for walks. Prior to studying for my guiding exam my previous learning had been for my O Levels...
Chingfordtastic!
Although I love living where I do and wrote a blog post a while ago saying it was the best place to live in London - mainly because of the nearness of the Forest and good...
You have been listening to …
Writing up a long overdue note of a talk at the Westminster Guides' monthly meeting it dawned on me that the subject matter would be of interest to a wider audience. After...
Buildings without a soul
In St James's recently with a bit of time before a walk I stopped to have a proper look at the redevelopment taking place in Pall Mall. Berry Brothers the esteemed wine and...
Top 5 London Pubs with Vertiginous Stairs
Back in October 2011 when I wrote about a lunchtime wander around Chancery Lane I remarked on the steepness of the stairs to the toilets in the Seven Stars, Carey Street. Since...
Walks over Christmas: a selection
At this time of year it's traditional to go out for a countryside stroll on either Boxing Day or New Year's Day to blow away the cobwebs and walk off some of the Christmas...
Top 10 Free Carol Services/Concerts 2012
My 2011 list of free carol services proved extremely popular last year so I have now brought the list up to date including some different venues. I have however probably only...
A lunchtime wander: Marylebone
After a longer than intended break I now return to my lunchtime series. Previously I did Fleet Street and Chancery Lane - but now I finally have a third - Marylebone - where...
Top 3 Christmas Light Switch-ons
Before starting my Christmas Lights walks back in 2010 I would be one of those people who didn't really think about Christmas until a few weeks before the big day. However,...
There’s more to Chelsea than the King’s Road
It would have been very easy to stay in bed this morning; waking up at 8.30am on a dark gloomy Sunday with horizontal rain outside, the heating not having kicked in and my bed...
Afternoon Tea – Take Two
I recently blogged about my Top 3 Afternoon Teas. As a result of that blog post I was invited to two more! This Friday just gone I was lucky enough to be invited to tea at the...
Saturday 13th October – FREE Walks!
This year's Local London Guiding Day has the theme of Heroes & Villains. No need to book for each of these walks led by London's specialist local guides. There will be a...