by Joanna | Apr 3, 2015 | Chingford, Guided walks, Ivor Novello
I always include a reference to composer and actor Ivor Novello on my Royals, Rogues and Retreats Chingford walk – from a fact gleaned from Chingford Past by Barbara Ray. Novello was stationed at Chingford Aerodrome (now under the William Girling Reservoir) and... by Joanna | May 24, 2013 | Appetite Festival, Guided walks, pubs, Walthamstow
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 chapel in Wood Street, Walthamstow in 1884. Ironically it’s a good list of all the... by Joanna | Dec 18, 2012 | Christmas, Christmas lights walks, Guided walks, Westminster
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 excesses.However why not extend that to walks just before Christmas and instead of a... by Joanna | Nov 5, 2012 | Christmas, Christmas lights walks, Guided walks
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, this year the bookings for these walks are coming in thick and fast and it’s... by Joanna | Nov 4, 2012 | Guided walks, London Historians, London squares
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 lovely and cosy.However I was booked to go on a walk discovering Chelsea’s squares... by Joanna | Mar 30, 2012 | Bloody Mary, cocktail bars, Guided walks, hotel bars, Mayfair
I have recently become obsessed with finding the best Bloody Mary in London. This obsession started after my visit to Brown’s Hotel in Mayfair last summer. Their Bloody Mary is expensive (around £15) but is absolutely delicious. It is vegetarian friendly too as they...
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