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Hi all, cost, & info below, join us for a lovely 4 mile walk, wonderful hidden Christmas Lights and Christmas Streets but also incorporates a walking tour where we see the homes and find out what goes on behind the closed doors of Belgravia!

The home where famous Lord Lucan committed his famous murder, where Judy Garland (The Wizard of Oz), Vivien Leigh (Gone With the Wind), Brian Epstein (Beatles manager) and Mary Shelley (Frankenstein) died, the pub where the Great Train Robbery was planned, beautiful shops of Belgravia, beautiful mews, the most haunted pub in London and some of the most expensive homes in the World including the home belonging to Roman Abramovich. Other homes are Tony Curtis (Hollywood Star) Ian Fleming (James Bond) and Margaret Thatcher vand also where 'Upstairs, Downstairs' and 'Belgravia' was filmed. All this within a 4 mile walk!

4 mile Walk starts and ends at Victoria Station (Mainline and Underground) Please meet inside the mainline Victoria Railway Station, outside the main toilets situated underneath the old Victorian clock. Toilets are in between a Natwest Bank withdrawal machine and a Wasabi takeaway restaurant. NOT the toilets that sit right next to a train line. Allow lots of time to find!

PAYMENT OPTIONS - 2 choices below

£8 cash/card payment by simply turning up on the day or £5.50 limited Early Bird Tickets in advance. If early bird tickets are not available to purchase, they have sold out.

SORRY NO REFUNDS OR TRANSFERS FOR EARLY BIRD TICKETS, WALKS GO AHEAD RAIN OR SHINE. Please click here for the 'WE GOT TICKETS' link

BELGRAVIA

Belgravia is an affluent district known as the Grosvenor Estate, is still owned by a family property company, the Duke of Westminster's Grosvenor Group, name from the village of Belgrave, Cheshire, two miles (3 km) from the Grosvenor family's main country seat of Eaton Hall.

One of the Duke of Westminster's subsidiary titles is Viscount Belgrave.

During the Middle Ages, the area was a series of fields used for grazing, intersected by footpaths. The Westbourne was crossed by Bloody Bridge, so called because it was frequented by robbers & highwaymen, and it was unsafe to cross the fields at night. In 1728, a man's body was discovered by the bridge with half his face and five fingers removed. In 1749, a muffin man was robbed and left blind. It also made it a popular spot for dueling.

In the 1820s, Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster asked Thomas Cubitt to design an estate. Most of Belgravia was constructed over the next 30 years; it attempted to rival Mayfair in its prestige.

Many houses in Belgravia are among the most expensive anywhere in the world, costing over £100 million pounds.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

PLEASE ensure ARRIVAL at least 15 minutes BEFORE the start of the walk, sorry no latecomers are accepted for whatever reason.

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.

Part Tour - Medium pace walk from 'Visit England' Award-Winning Guide and our group featured in the National Press! Please Note: Some events, being a large attended meetup group will be an organised walk only, but members are very welcome to organise their own get-togethers after the event.

You are required to be fit and healthy with appropriate footwear & clothing, responsible for meeting at the correct location, own safety and to not lose the group by viewing the organiser/making the organiser aware as much as possible, or follow/not lose sight of the person(s) from the same walk in front. We advise carrying water and some snacks.

The organiser is also not responsible for any circumstances that may affect the group or personally such as personal accidents, rail information, engineering works, cancellations, rail strikes or delays, heavy traffic, 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 agree to all the terms and conditions.

We really look forward to welcoming you on the walks/tours for a wonderful, great, fun day!

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Victoria Street,

Victoria,

London,

Greater London,

England,

SW1V 1JT.