From the Park to the River – Whitehall Palace
Westminster Guides are marking National Walking Month courtesy of London Heritage Quarter BID, tracing the old Whitehall Palace from Henry VIII's deer park and playground, through to the Parade Ground…
From the Park to the River – Whitehall Palace
Westminster Guides are marking National Walking Month courtesy of London Heritage Quarter BID, tracing the old Whitehall Palace from Henry VIII's deer park and playground, through to the Parade Ground…
London, the War and 1916
1916 was a momentous year for the progress of the war. The Battle of the Somme looms large in the public consciousness due to the appalling numbers of lives lost.…
The King’s Fabulous Beasties and Other Animals…
.The crowded streets around Parliament Square transport us to a magical land of both mythical and real animals…if we happen to look up and truly see the buildings before us.…
The King’s Fabulous Beasties and Other Animals
Join us on a free walk taking place on 12 April, in partnership with Tommy’s, the baby charity, and their fantastic fund-raising event, The London Landmarks Half Marathon. For more…
Black History Month – discovering Black History within Westminster
Whilst we quite rightly celebrate the ‘Windrush generation’ who arrived from the Caribbean to the UK in 1948 we sometimes forget that the presence of and contributions to this country…
Australia’s past in the heart of London
This is a walk through Westminster visiting sites that have historic links with Australia. It includes the first visit of indigenous people from Australia to London, campaigners for indigenous rights, …
In Search of the Lost Palace of Whitehall
We meet at the Eleanor Cross outside Charing Cross Station, then continue to the equestrian statue of Charles I at the junction of Trafalgar Square and Whitehall where the original…
The Great Fire of Westminster
Everyone’s heard about The Great Fire of London of 1666, but whoever’s heard about that epic blaze which tore through the Houses of Parliament in 1834?! On the anniversary of…
Westminster: An Adventure in Musical Connections
Which freed African slave composed popular dance music? Which female composer was imprisoned in Holloway gaol, taught her fellow inmates a number of anthems and conducted performances using her toothbrush…