Charlie
Charlie, a City of Westminster qualified guide, has been matured by 50 years of London living. He illuminates the underbelly of the city’s past with a passion for its people and how they got places. Put him on a canal towpath and you’ll be gliding into its history. Mention horses and he’ll trot you back to a city of mews and manure.
And special places? Catch him in the Olympic park to get the ‘knowledge’ of his years of work on the project. This is guiding with an enthusiasm that will infect you.
All of Charlie's Walks
Slow-Speed Trail of High-Speed Rail
Sunday, 03 December 2023 @ 10.45 am
Whoa! Wow! Peekaboo HS2 & Javelin
Horses Past, Horses Present – Horse Power in London Society
Saturday, 09 December 2023 @ 10.45 am
"reveals the vast importance of horses in asserting the position of those in power"
How the West End Was Won
Saturday, 03 February 2024 @ 2.30 pm
How a capital city emerged fit to rule the greatest empire the world had ever known...
The Power of the Thames – Battersea to Westminster
Saturday, 17 February 2024 @ 2.30 pm
"with a space-age American embassy tucked in behind it"
Other walks in Charlie's repertoire.
They run occasionally as 'Specials' but can also be booked privately.
Graveyards to die for
"it was a rat's delight and a health emergency"
When Horses Ran London
"how much horsepower each bus route needed – amazing eye-opener into a lost city"
The Weird & Wonderful Women of Marylebone
"Marylebone – a magnet for so many inspiring women"
Pioneering Paddington
"from the deep past to a vision of the future"
The Devil's Acre
Phwoar! Wrong side of the Westminster tracks – crime, grime and where the bodies are buried
The Bridge to London
"most of what has passed has left plenty of traces"
Hampstead's Other Half
"more about those forgotten than those remembered"