Welcome to Local London Guiding Day 2024
In this annual celebration, London’s guiding associations come together to offer free tours showcasing the best the capital has to offer. This year our theme is Local Heroes. Whether in the field of industry, philanthropy, literature, art, education or sport, each area has its heroes: who will be your favourite?
Our FREE one-hour walking tours are hosted and led by qualified guides from five of London’s guiding associations.
The five tours are FREE to attend – simply turn up on the day
Tours start on the hour, every hour – first tour 10am, last tour 4pm – designed such that you can fit four walks into one day!
Details of the individual walks are listed below:
Heroes of the City of London
Hosted by City of London Guides
Meeting point: Outside St Paul’s tube station Exit 2, by the Co-op, Cheapside, EC2V 6AA.
Discover the people who have shaped the City of London – heroes of architecture, equality, charity and more. Along the way, we’ll meet the man who transformed our postal system, the woman who fought the Romans, and the architect who built St Paul’s Cathedral, before finishing up at London’s oldest surviving church.
To reserve a free space, click here for our Eventbrite page
Local Heroes of Westminster
Hosted by Westminster Guides
Meeting point: Outside Embankment Tube Station, Villiers Street
A gentle walk with a qualified Westminster Guide through Victoria Embankment Gardens, once considered the finest thoroughfare in Europe. In this peaceful pocket of Westminster, a few steps from bustling Trafalgar Square, we can explore the statues and memorials of past and present heroes.
To reserve a free space, click here for our Eventbrite page
Local Heroes of Camden
Hosted by Camden Guides
Meeting point: Holborn Station
Join our qualified Camden Guides on a circular walk to discover London’s largest public garden, an oasis in the capital, with stunning buildings and memorials bringing to life our past heroes.
To reserve free space, please click here for our Eventbrite page
Local Heroes of Islington
Hosted by Islington Guided Walks
Meeting point: Outside Angel tube station
This walk introduces the Angel Islington area and highlights heroes from the mid 16th century right up to the present day. From philanthropy to humanitarianism, a major infrastructure project, entertainment and literature, the walk will cover a wide range of the area’s former residents.
To reserve a free space, please click here for our Eventbrite page
Local Heroes of Kennington, Lambeth
Hosted by Lambeth Tour Guides Association
Meeting point: Opposite Kennington Underground, at Penryn House, SE11 4HU
Explore Kennington’s heroes, including an ambitious educator and his suffragette art students, a generous philanthropist and the community who saved her legacy, the son of a slave who risked his freedom to support the working class, and some trailblazing cricketers!
To reserve a free space, please click here for our Eventbrite page