Walks and Tours
Wed 22 January : 10:30 -12:30
NLA
The City of London continues to experience ongoing regeneration, with some of the tallest and most high-profile skyscrapers, alongside creative…
Fri 24 January : 11:00 -13:30
Open City
To celebrate the achievements of Christopher Wren this fun and engaging walking tour is a fascinating and insightful wander from…
Sat 25 January : 10:00 -12:00
This tour — led by Barratt London head of planning and Golden Key Academy graduate Martin Scholar — from Whitechapel…
Sat 25 January : 11:00 -13:15
The walk will explore the bold, modernist vision of the architects Chamberlin, Powell & Bon who created both Golden Lane…
Sat 25 January : 11:00 -13:30
Dubbed High Notes and the High Life, High Art and the High Street, the entertaining and insightful route — led…
Sun 26 January : 11:30 -13:30
Seeing Architecture
Housing is the most significant built form in cities. On this walk, we see how architects and planners over the…
Wed 29 January : 18:30 -20:30
Inspired by Open City's book Public House: A Cultural and Social History of the London Pub by David Knight and…
Sat 01 February : 14:00 -16:00
This fun and engaging walk - led by local resident and Golden Key Academy graduate Joanna Oyediran - will explore…
Sat 01 February : 13:00 -16:00
London’s future is in the east where some of the world’s most famous architects are transforming this historic industrial landscape…
Sat 01 February : 10:00 -13:00
This insightful walking tour around the Olympic Park — led by expert guide Nick Edwards — tells the story of…
Sun 02 February : 10:30 -13:00
The story of London's Regent's Canal (1812) provides a fascinating insight into Georgian industrial infrastructure in early 19th century London.…
Wed 05 February : 18:30 -20:30
Inspired by Open City's book Public House: A Cultural and Social History of the London Pub, , and off the…
Sat 08 February : 10:00 -12:45
This insightful walking tour around King’s Cross Central tells the story of the multi-billion regeneration project which has transformed 27…
Sat 08 February : 11:00 -13:15
Iya London
This thought-provoking walk between East Acton and White City explores how social housing developed in London in the 20th century,…
Sat 08 February : 11:00 -13:30
Thu 13 February : 18:30 -20:30
After dark, the buildings of the City of London reveal themselves. When illuminated from inside and outside, there is a…
Fri 14 February : 17:30 -20:00
This insightful walking tour — led by City of London guide Paul Lincoln — will explore how over the past…
Fri 14 February : 11:00 -13:00
The South Bank, Somerset House and Covent Garden – three London landmarks that have seen spectacular change from their original…
Sat 15 February : 11:00 -13:30
This walking tour — led by Golden Key Academy graduate and architect Áine Grace —explores the vastly disparate identities of…
Sat 15 February : 10:00 -12:00
This fun and engaging walking tour — led by Barratt London head of planning and Golden Key Academy graduate Martin…
Sat 15 February : 10:00 -12:30
This insightful walking tour along the route of the ruined London Wall — led by City of London guide Paul…
Sat 15 February : 11:00 -13:15
Sun 16 February : 11:00 -13:00
It has been hailed as Europe’s largest urban regeneration project. Like it or loathe it, the transformation of Nine Elms…
Fri 21 February : 11:00 -13:30
Sat 22 February : 13:30 -15:30
Clerkenwell is one of London’s most multi-layered neighbourhoods. From its medieval, monastic origins to its recent emergence as a hub…
Sat 22 February : 10:30 -12:30
Join Open City for an alternative architectural walking tour exploring queer place-making in London’s pleasure district of Soho and the…
Sat 22 February : 10.30 -12:30
The London Ambler
One of the city's most rapidly changing districts, East London has for centuries been the engine room, shop floor and…
Sat 22 February : 10:00 -12:00
Sat 22 February : 10:30 -13:00
Join Open City for a tour exploring the past present and future of London’s Vauxhall, Nine Elms and Battersea Power…
This fun and engaging walking tour — led by Elephant and Castle resident and Golden Key Academy graduate Joesph Granata…
