WALKS PAST

Free self-guided London history walks

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walkspast.com was made by Russell Kenny & Paul Hayes

(Scroll down - London walks are first, local Wanstead walks are further down)

Walk 11 - A Walk Around Historical Deptford
Walk 12 - A Walk Around the Roman London Wall
Walk 13 - London City Passages, Alleys and Hidden Treasures
Walk 14a - 2000 Years of Religion in the City of London - Part A
Walk 14b - 2000 Years of Religion in the City of London - Part B
Walk 15 - A Walk Around Shakespeare's London
Walk 16a - Tracing London's Forgotten Civil War Fortifications - Revealing the hidden history of the inner suburbs - Wapping to Islington
Walk 17 - Buried River, Walking the Walbrook
Walk 18 - A Trail of Two Cities - A Walk From the City of Westminster to the City of London
Walk 19 - THE BLACK PATH - A walk following the route of an ancient track from Walthamstow to Smithfield
Walk 20 - PALACES, PARKS AND POSH SHOPS - A walk from the site of Whitehall Palace to the Georgian St James's area
Walk 21 - GREENWICH - ROYAL HOMES AND QUIRKY PLACES IN THE PARK - A walk around some interesting historical places in Greenwich
Walk 22 - FLEETING GLIMPSES - Walking the path of the River Fleet
16th CENTURY ORIENTEERING - THE CITY OF LONDON - This is a collection of downloadable PDF materials. These can be printed out and used to support an historical orienteering exercise around the Bishopsgate / Gracechurch Street area of the City of London, UK.

Introduction
Walk Descriptions
Walk 1 - Wanstead Flats, Park and the River Roding
Walk 2 - A Circuit Around Wanstead Park and its Ornamental Waters
Walk 3 - Hollow Ponds, Snaresbrook And Wanstead High Street
Walk 4 - City of London Cemetery
Walk 5 - Manor Park to Valentines Park
Walk 6a - Original Rediscovering Wanstead House Walk (No Sound Version)
Walk 6b - MOBILE PHONE AUDIO GUIDE - PART 1 - Rediscovering Wanstead House (Aldersbrook to St Mary's Church)
Walk 6c - MOBILE PHONE AUDIO GUIDE - PART 2 - Rediscovering Wanstead House (Wanstead to Aldersbrook)
Walk 7 - River Roding
Walk 8a - EDGES - Manor Park to Forest Gate
Walk 8b - EDGES - Forest Gate to Leytonstone
Walk 9 - Aldersbrook to Alders Brook
Walk 10a - Ilford Bridge to Barking Quay and Abbey, along the River Roding
Walk 10b - Barking to the Thames, along the River Roding
Links to other interesting and related local history web sites