Description

cost & info below..A healthy 6 mile incredible afternoon's walk amongst the beautiful canals of Old Street and find out some brief local history along the way and meet new friends. We will go to very rare areas of London you may have never seen. We have some Banksy Art without being behind perspex glass, did you know many roads in London in the days of horse carriages were made of wood? We will see the last piece of road left, an amazing modernist building known as Dirty House, the place where the Love Heart Padlocks' started appearing 10 years ago (pictured), the first-ever council estate in the World from Victorian times, it looks absolutely stunning with the fascinating story of it's a concept and history, the grave of William Blake in a beautiful old victorian cemetery, the area of St Lukes, an incredible stroll along unknown parts of Regents Canal where we stop for a break, buy some cakes and use facilities, the charm of Hoxton Square, the first methodist preaching house, 30 ft murals and other stunning great art for the photographers in the group, also a delightful historic pub and some hidden gems!

Starts and ends at Liverpool Street Station

£5.50 Limited Early Bird Tickets in ADVANCE (link below), or £8 on the day cash payment, please check out as a guest for faster transaction. Waiting list members can also attend with an advanced ticket.

Please here click for the 'WE GOT TICKETS' link https://www.wegottickets.com/event/527219/

Old Street
was recorded as Ealdestrate in about 1200, and le Oldestrete in 1373. The road is of ancient origin, it lies on the route of an old Roman connecting Silchester and Colchester

Hoxton
"Hogesdon" is first recorded in the Domesday Book, meaning an Anglo-Saxon farm (or "fortified enclosure") belonging to Hoch, or Hocq.

Shoreditch
In the 16th century, Shoreditch was an important centre of the Elizabethan Theatre. During the 17th century, wealthy traders and French Huguenot silk-weavers moved to the area, establishing a textile industry centered to the south around Spitalfields.

IMPORTANT TERMS AND CONDITIONS

PLEASE assure to ARRIVE at least 15 minutes BEFORE the start of the walk, sorry no latecomers accepted for whatever reason.

WALKS GO AHEAD RAIN OR SHINE

If you cannot make this event, a ONE-OFF TRANSFER can be used for another walk, but must be chosen before this event takes place, otherwise void. No transfer is offered for any reason within exactly one week of this walk/tour including late, ill, traffic, no trains, weather etc. Sorry no refunds

PLEASE BRING PROOF OF PAYMENT OF WALK WITH YOU

If no PayPal, please contact me for bank account details

Loyalty cards on every walk, complete 3 walks, receive 4th walk free!

Members attend the unique walks from our different meetup groups

IF LATE, SORRY WE ARE UNABLE TO RECEIVE CALLS OR ANSWER EMAILS AS WELCOMING MEMBERS, LEADING THE WALK, AND CONCENTRATING ON THE SAFETY OF THE GROUP. PLEASE DO NOT BE LATE, YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO CATCH THE GROUP UP, PLEASE ARRIVE EARLY TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT. YOU ACCEPT THESE TERMS WHEN YOU RSVP.

Part Tour - normal pace walk from 'Visit England' Award-Winning Guide

Please note: Organised walk only, pub/restaurants/drinks after our unique walks are not operated as large number of members, but members are very welcome to organise their own get-togethers after the event on each event.

You are required to be fit, healthy, appropriate footwear and clothing, responsible for meeting at the correct location and your own safety. Please bring water and some snacks.

The organiser is not responsible for any circumstances that may affect the group, such as rail delays, cancellations, engineering works, heavy traffic or tours affected, weather, walk paths or routes closed, postcodes for car parks or for when we arrive back at the station, or anything else not mentioned!

By joining the event you accept the terms and conditions.

I look forward to welcoming you on the walks/tours for a great day out!

Description

Bishopsgate,

London,

Greater London,

England,

EC2M 7PY.