by walklondonadming | Mar 6, 2020 | Walking tours
Taking in some of the oldest pubs in London, this three-hour walk along the former docklands to the east of Tower Bridge, was at one time an area frequented by pirates and smugglers. All the pubs are full of character and ambiance, have a story to tell, and have...
by walklondonadming | Mar 6, 2020 | Walking tours
In the early hours of Sunday 2 September 1666 a fire broke out in a bakery. Fuelled by the closely packed wooden buildings and strong winds, it became The Great Fire of London, which four days later when it was finally extinguished, had destroyed about 75% of the city...
by walklondonadming | Mar 11, 2020 | Art & Design Tours Courses, Walking tours
One thinks about the French Impressionist movement as having its genesis in Paris in the mid 1870s. However artists such as Monet and Pissarro had begun developing their style earlier after being forced into exile during the Franco Prussian War of 1870-71. While here...
