Walks and Tours
Sun 28 April : 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…
Fri 03 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 04 May : 14:30 -17:30
Open City
This insightful walking tour around the Olympic Park — led by expert guide Nick Edwards — tells the story of…
Sat 04 May : 10:30 -12:00
To celebrate the achievements of Christopher Wren this fun and engaging walking tour is a fascinating and insightful wander from…
Sat 04 May : 10:00 -12:00
This tour — led by Barratt London head of planning and Golden Key Academy graduate Martin Scholar — from Whitechapel…
Sun 05 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…
Thu 09 May : 18:30 -20:30
This fun and engaging walking tour — led by public historian and tour guide Sheldon K Goodman — will explore…
Fri 10 May : 11:00 -13:00
The walk will explore the bold, modernist vision of the architects Chamberlin, Powell & Bon who created both Golden Lane…
Sat 11 May : 14:30 -17:30
There are just two remaining open rivers in inner South London: the River Wandle in Wandsworth to the west; and…
Sat 11 May : 10:30 -12:30
The London Ambler
Flood plain, industrial wharf and ‘tonic for the nation’ - over the past 80 years the Southbank has been all…
Sat 11 May : 10:00 -12:30
This insightful walking tour along the route of the ruined London Wall — led by City of London guide Paul…
Sat 11 May : 10:00 -12:00
This fun and engaging walking tour — led by Barratt London head of planning and Golden Key Academy graduate Martin…
Thu 16 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…
Thu 16 May : 11:00 -13:30
Join Open City for a walking tour marking over 300 years since the death of the architect, scientist and polymath…
Sat 18 May : 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 18 May : 10:30 -12:30
For centuries Mayfair has occupied a place in London as the capital’s most desirable neighbourhood. Once rolling fields at its…
Sat 18 May : 13:00 -15:00
This insightful walking tour of Hackney — led by architecture-trained town planner Lachlan Anderson-Frank — showcases the ambitious municipal projects…
Sat 18 May : 10:00 -12:00
This fun walking tour focuses on a series of extraordinary views and townscapes which can be found around the South…
Sat 18 May : 14:00 -16:00
NLA
Shoreditch evolves onwards and upwards - accommodating major new schemes like Principal Place by Foster + Partners, the old High…
Sat 18 May : 13:00 -15:30
This fun and engaging walking tour — led by Golden Key Academy graduate and architect Áine Grace — uses archive…
Sat 18 May : 13:00 -15:45
This unique riverside tour offers a fresh perspective on London’s emerging and established skyline and is led by our specialist…
Fri 24 May : 11:00 -13:00
Sat 25 May : 10:30 -12:30
The Square Mile is London's contemporary architectural playground and a space of perpetual change. Amidst the unlikely framework of the…
Sat 25 May : 14:00 -16:00
Woolwich was a major manufacturing centre with factories, a dockyard and the Royal Arsenal situated on the banks of the…
This fun and engaging walk - led by local resident and Golden Key Academy graduate Joanna Oyediran - will explore…
Sat 25 May : 10:30 -13:00
This fun and engaging walking tour — led by Elephant and Castle resident and Golden Key Academy graduate Joesph Granata…
Join Open City for an architectural walking tour exploring the history and ideas behind the changing architecture of Isle of…
Wed 29 May : 10:30 -12:30
Join us on foot through Canary Wharf and explore new developments and the arrival of the Elizabeth Line, as we…
Sat 01 June : 11:00 -13:15
Sat 01 June : 11:00 -13:30
Dubbed High Notes and the High Life, High Art and the High Street, the entertaining and insightful route — led…