Philip
Londoner born and bred. National Scrabble Champion four times (see his entry in the Guinness Book of Records) – ergo never at a loss for words. Professionally qualified Islington, Clerkenwell and Westminster Guide. Has guided at Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium, Lords Cricket Ground and St. John’s Gate Museum in Clerkenwell. Made his debut with London Walks with his Highbury – Grand Houses & Grander Stadiums walk. And here’s the Meet Your Guide interview David did with Philip for the London Walks podcast.
All of Philip's Walks
The Siege of Sidney Street 1911 – Immigration and Anarchy in the East End
Saturday, 18 July 2026 @ 10.45 am (Click here for more dates)
aka The Siege of Hell Street
London's Secret Village
Monday, 20 July 2026 @ 2.30 pm (This walk goes every Monday)
"this tiny hamlet serves up brimming draughts from the deep well of its history"
London, A Heart of Stone
Sunday, 23 August 2026 @ 2.30 pm (Click here for more dates)
"a feast of stunning art and architecture"
Fables, Fashions & Feasts
Sunday, 13 September 2026 @ 2.30 pm (Click here for more dates)
"200 years in 2 hours"
Elizabethan Clerkenwell
Sunday, 11 October 2026 @ 2.30 pm
Now a chic London neighbourhood but then 'a haunt of thieves and whores'
Up the Cally – Where History Misbehaves
Sunday, 15 November 2026 @ 2.30 pm (Click here for more dates)
"An amazingly varied walk..."
Other walks in Philip's repertoire.
They run occasionally as 'Specials' but can also be booked privately.
The Arsenal Story
Walk the same streets as Colin Firth in Fever Pitch...
Great Balls of Fire
Temperatures of more than 1000° meant everything was consumed in the inferno...
London, A Heart of Stone
"a feast of stunning art and architecture"
Fables, Fashions & Feasts
"200 years in 2 hours"
Up the Cally – Where History Misbehaves
"An amazingly varied walk..."