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
London's Secret Village
Monday, 17 March 2025 @ 2.30 pm (This walk goes every Monday)
"this tiny hamlet serves up brimming draughts from the deep well of its history"
The Siege of Sidney Street 1911 – Immigration and Anarchy in the East End
Saturday, 07 June 2025 @ 10.45 am (Click here for more dates)
aka The Siege of Hell Street
Highbury – Grand Houses & Grander Stadiums
Sunday, 22 June 2025 @ 2.30 pm
History, architecture, films, the Gunners, a Ripper candidate and for good measure, a short nature walk
Islington Between the Wars
Sunday, 20 July 2025 @ 2.30 pm
This unusual, highly original walk – indeed, it's sui generis...
London, A Heart of Stone
Sunday, 24 August 2025 @ 2.30 pm
"a feast of stunning art and architecture"
Elizabethan Clerkenwell
Sunday, 19 October 2025 @ 2.30 pm
Now a chic London neighbourhood but then 'a haunt of thieves and whores'
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...
The Siege of Sidney Street 1911 – Immigration and Anarchy in the East End
aka The Siege of Hell Street