Walks and Tours
Sat 19 April : 11:00 -13:30
Open City
To celebrate the achievements of Christopher Wren this walking tour— led by former Royal National Theatre head of tours and…
Sat 19 April : 10:00 -12:00
This fun and engaging walking tour — led by Barratt London head of planning and Golden Key Academy graduate Martin…
Sat 19 April : 14:00 -16:00
This fun and engaging walk - led by local resident and Open City Golden Key Academy graduate Joanna Oyediran -…
Sat 19 April : 10:00 -12:45
This insightful walking tour around King’s Cross Central — led by expert guide Maggie Baddeley — tells the story of…
Wed 23 April : 18:30 -20:30
Inspired by Open City's book Public House: A Cultural and Social History of the London Pub, and off the back…
Sat 26 April : 10:30 -13:00
This fun and engaging walking tour — led by Elephant and Castle resident and Open City Golden Key Academy graduate…
Sat 26 April : 10:30 -13:30
This fun and inspiring cycle tour led by Open City Golden Key Academy graduate Justin Manley celebrates London’s extraordinary buildings…
Sat 26 April : 10:00 -12:00
This tour — led by Barratt London head of planning and Golden Key Academy graduate Martin Scholar — from Whitechapel…
Sat 26 April : 11:00 -13:15
The walk — led by Jessica Barker-Wren — will explore the bold, modernist vision of the architects Chamberlin, Powell &…
Sat 26 April : 13:30 -15:30
Seeing Architecture
Clerkenwell is one of London’s most multi-layered neighbourhoods. From its medieval, monastic origins to its recent emergence as a hub…
Sat 03 May : 11:00 -13:30
Join Open City for a walking tour exploring Pimlico, one of central London’s most architecturally enigmatic and often overlooked districts…
Sir Edwin Lutyens (1869-1944) is seen as one of England's greatest architects of the early 20th Century. His work was…
Sat 03 May : 10:00 -13:00
This insightful walking tour around the Olympic Park — led by expert guide Nick Edwards — tells the story of…
Dubbed High Notes and the High Life, High Art and the High Street, the entertaining and insightful route — led…
Sun 04 May : 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,…
Sun 04 May : 11:00 -14:00
Join Open City to explore the past, present and future of London's sanitation infrastructure from the Great Stink of London…
Wed 07 May : 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…
Thu 08 May : 17:45 -20:30
Peter Murray OBE
Peter Murray OBE will host the tour in a restored Routemaster bus of development hotspots in West London with guides…
Fri 09 May : 11:00 -13:00
The South Bank, Somerset House and Covent Garden – three London landmarks that have seen spectacular change from their original…
Sat 10 May : 10:30 -12:30
Woolwich was a major manufacturing centre with factories, a dockyard and the Royal Arsenal situated on the banks of the…
Sat 10 May : 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 10 May : 11:00 -13:00
King’s Cross is one of the largest and most successful redevelopments in London. Over the past 20 years, what was…
Sat 10 May : 14:00 -15:45
Join Open City for a walking tour exploring the changing architecture and varied townscape of Brixton – one of south…
Sun 11 May : 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…
Sat 17 May : 10:30 -12:30
Join Open City for an architectural walking tour exploring the history and ideas behind the changing architecture of Isle of…
Sat 17 May : 11:00 -13:30
Join Open City for a walking tour exploring North Kensington, one of London’s most compelling, diverse and architecturally varied neighbourhoods…
Sat 17 May : 14:00 -16:30
Led by architectural designer and artist Cameron Bray, this bicycle tour traces the path of the historic Grand Surrey Canal…
Wed 21 May : 18:30 -20:30
Inspired by Open City's book Public House: A Cultural and Social History of the London Pub and off the back…
Sat 24 May : 11:00 -12:15
The walk — led by Barbican resident Francis Pugh — will explore the bold, modernist vision of the architects Chamberlin,…
Sat 24 May : 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…
