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
London's Secret Village

Monday, 14 July 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
The Siege of Sidney Street 1911 – Immigration and Anarchy in the East End

Saturday, 02 August 2025 @ 10.45 am (Click here for more dates)

aka The Siege of Hell Street

Islington Between the Wars
Islington Between the Wars

Saturday, 16 August 2025 @ 2.30 pm

This unusual, highly original walk – indeed, it's sui generis...

London, A Heart of Stone
London, A Heart of Stone

Sunday, 24 August 2025 @ 2.30 pm

"a feast of stunning art and architecture"

Fables, Fashions & Feasts
Fables, Fashions & Feasts

Sunday, 21 September 2025 @ 2.30 pm

"200 years in 2 hours"

Elizabethan Clerkenwell
Elizabethan Clerkenwell

Sunday, 19 October 2025 @ 2.30 pm

Now a chic London neighbourhood but then 'a haunt of thieves and whores'

Up the Cally
Up the Cally

Sunday, 23 November 2025 @ 2.30 pm

"An amazingly varied walk..."

Other walks in Philip's repertoire.

They run occasionally as 'Specials' but can also be booked privately.

The Arsenal Story
The Arsenal Story

Walk the same streets as Colin Firth in Fever Pitch...

Great Balls of Fire
Great Balls of Fire

Temperatures of more than 1000° meant everything was consumed in the inferno...