“This was one of the best experiences I’ve had in London for years… fascinating and inspiring… a brilliant blend of knowledgeable, friendly and interesting. We got such amazing insight into the local area, I learned a ton and I only live down the road in Hackney”
Engaging East London experiences: connecting you & celebrating the city. And asking questions of it…
Scroll down for 2018 adventures what you missed in 2017… See the News page for updates.
SAT 17th MAR: FREE WALK IN WOODBERRY DOWN (sign up here)
WED 7th MAR: ABNEY PARK AFTER-DARK GOTHIC TOUR. SOLD OUT (details here)
SAT 24th FEB: #IainSinclairSoldOut – FREE DERIVE ADVENTURE TO FAVERSHAM LITERARY FESTIVAL, WITH OUR FRIENDS DOOMED GALLERY DALSTON (book here).
FRI 23rd FEB: #DiviningDalston – FREE DERIVE ADVENTURE AROUND DIVERSE DALSTON’S RIDLEY ROAD, WITH OUR FRIENDS DOOMED GALLERY DALSTON (part of Terminalia Festival of Pyschogeography, you can book here)
SAT 10th FEB: FRANKENSTEIN, FREEDOM AND SUFFRAGETTES: FORGED IN HACKNEY. BY-DONATION FUNDRAISER WALK ON LONDON BOOKSHOP CRAWL WEEKEND: Book here.
PREVIOUS EVENTS:
SUNDAY 3rd DECEMBER: East End Trades Guild #IndieWknd special Clapton, in conjunction with Bernsteins Bar (price includes food):
Shop local, support your community, keep East London interesting – all for #IndieWknd
From street art strolls to radical history walks, food market exploration to alternative running tours and photo walks, get in touch to hire us privately (version francais disponible). Join the mailing list here for more new tours.
Listen why we get so excited about walking East London, read the blog or see this interview to get a feel for our Hackney walking tours and artistic explorations:
SUN 17th SEP: HEAR HOW HACKNEY LED THE WAY IN EDUCATION AND RADICAL POLITICS (BOOK HERE):
SAT 16th SEP: DISCOVER MILLFIELDS & CLAPTON (BOOK HERE)
SAT 8th JULY: DISCOVER THE WONDERS OF THE WICK (BOOK HERE):
Image credit Frank Da Silva. Work by Sweet Toof, Aida Wilde and all the great East London street art crew.
1st July: UNSEEN LONDON, UNUSUAL LOCATIONS, EXPERT PHOTO TIPS – ALL FOR FREE WITH ECHO (BOOK HERE):
20th May: GET ACTIVE, GET ENGAGED ON OUR FREE PHOTO WALKS WITH ECHO, (BOOK HERE):
10th June: AS THE ARTISTS THAT MADE HACKNEY WICK SO INTERESTING ARE PUSHED OUT, WE EXPLORE WHY ART, DIY AND WAREHOUSE CULTURE MATTER. PART OF ANTIUNIVERSITY 2017 AND IN COLLABORATION WITH SAVE HACKNEY WICK. BOOK HERE.
5th Mar: THE ORIGINAL LONDON WOMEN’S HISTORY RUNNING TOUR IS BACK FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2017. BOOK AT FUNZING.
GIFT VOUCHERS FOR FRIENDS AND FAMILY:
FEMINIST (OR IS IT…?) WALKING DEBATE TOUR SAT 21st – WOMEN’S MARCH (BOOK AT EVENTBRITE OR FIND US ON FUNZING)
ART FACTORY COMING SOON – HACKNEY WICK WONDER WALK (BOOK AT EVENTBRITE OR FIND US ON FUNZING)
SATURDAY DALSTON FOOD TOURS (BOOK AT EVENTBRITE OR FIND US ON FUNZING)
SUNDAY 4th DECEMBER – EAST LONDON INDEPENDENTS’ DAY TOUR (BOOK AT EVENTBRITE OR FIND US AT FUNZING)
SATURDAY 3rd DECEMBER – EAST LONDON INDEPENDENTS’ DAY – FREE COMMUNITY STROLL FROM HACKNEY MUSEUM (E8 1GQ) 11am ARRIVING AT THE LAUNCH OF:
SUNDAY 6th NOVEMBER (BOOK HERE)
WEDNESDAY 26th OCTOBER (BOOK HERE) with 6heads
SATURDAY 22nd OCTOBER with Echo
Engaging East London experiences
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SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY: EAST LONDON DOES GOOD
Innovative community and sustainability projects making better cities
HACKNEY WICK THE NEW SHOREDITCH?
Street art, DIY culture, alternative living and future East London
ABNEY PARK: IN THE MIDST OF DEATH WE ARE IN LIFE!
Social history & radical politics to crucial biodiversity: Abney is London
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SUBVERSIVE STOKE NEWINGTON: THE HACKNEY REBEL TOUR
Radicals, rebels, reformers, revolutionaries in N16
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WORLD CHANGING WOMEN OF HACKNEY
Feminism-founders, fame and infamy: the radical women of Hackney
EXTRAORDINARY E5: CLAPTON
Characters, controversy & conservation; Vikings to vertical take-off as history meets nature by the marshes
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Coming soon…
EAST LONDON DOES WEST
West End Yin to East London Yang: an alternative take on central London…
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CONTACT & SOCIAL MEDIA:
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…or use the contact form here.
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