Explore some of the oldest – and newest – parts of London's underground rail infrastructure as you learn about the world’s first passenger underground railway and hear about its impact on the built environment. From saving London from traffic chaos in the 1850s to fuelling its expansion ever since, it's a fascinating tale of human ingenuity – and property speculation!

Built in the 1820s for the upper class, Belgravia remains a jewel in the heart of London. Renowned for its grand architecture, garden squares, and cobbled mews, it has preserved much of its original Victorian appearance. Discover 200 years of history: from marshland to gracious living, notable residents, hidden stories, and its evolution into the 21st century.

The Church Street Triangle in Westminster marks a divide between the affluent antiques quarter to the North and the local market to the South. A disused mock-Tudor toilet block, a row of vacant shops and windswept square are refurbished and transformed into a café, work and community space, stitching together a disparate family of civic spaces for greater social and physical coherence.

Jan Kattein Architects, 2024

On this walk you will see some of the forgotten contributions of Victorian women to the magnificent buildings of South Kensington, in particular the V&A and the Royal Albert Hall. You will also see how women were represented very differently from men on the buildings and memorials of this internationally important arts and science district.

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This year marks the 51st anniversary of when the wholesale market ceased trading and moved to the Battersea/Vauxhall area . The tour charts the evolution of Covent Garden, incorporating the piazza, the wholesale produce market, social residential areas and supporting neighbourhoods, and highlighting the social and commercial highs, lows and challenges. Contact tonyganio@gmail.com

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Calling all canal enthusiasts - also known as 'gongoozlers' - to walk through the social and industrial history of Little Venice, Camden Lock, and St Pancras. If you enjoyed Gongoozlers of Regent's Canal & Limehouse Basin in the east (Open House 2024), you will enjoy this new west side story. Discover how a hand-dug canal shaped the lives of West Enders, Londoners, and the United Kingdom.

John Nash, 1820

This tour looks at how healthcare has had an impact on the buildings and landscapes between Westminster Abbey and the City. Exploring healthcare-related buildings, rebuilt, repurposed or removed and their influence on the landscape.

Multiple architects, 1100

Kensington and Westminster represent wealth and privilege, yet their northern edges tell a different story. Here poverty and poor conditions have stood in contrast to the affluence just a few miles south. This tour explores these working class areas through a housing lens. It considers commercial endeavour, the ideals of modernism, community activism and the ongoing search for housing solutions.

Lillington Gardens in Pimlico, Westminster, was built from 1961 to 1971 by Darbourne & Darke. It set a new standard in high-density public housing with medium-rise structures and private gardens. Blending well with nearby Victorian surroundings, the modernist design won multiple awards and was praised by Nikolaus Pevsner as 'the most interesting recent housing in inner London'.

Darbourne and Darke, 1961

On this journey into Soho and St Giles, I want to show the different ways London’s streets are alive with love in all its varied forms. Buildings are often said to be sympathetic or out of place, in keeping or a departure from their surroundings. This tour will explore how the built environment reflects the relationships we conduct with each other.

Alfred Gilbert, 1892

Petty France is a short street with a long history. This walk will time travel from the medieval origins of Petty France through its sensational history to its present distinguished profile. We shall study Charles Holden's 1927 Grade 1 listed London Underground HQ, upstaged in 1976 by Sir Basil Spence's 1976 brutalist monument to modernism, and where the original Queen Anne house was born.

Westminster ... 'The centre of political, royal and religious power'... not on this walk. In the shadows of Westminster Abbey just beyond the well trodden tourist paths, lies an area rich with secrets waiting to be discovered. Come and join the City of Westminster guides for our Secret Westminster tour.

The area post 1700 became very cosmopolitan with immigrants mainly from Europe and their influence on food and drink became increasingly important. This tour is based on food and drink, passing by restaurants, pubs, coffee bars and pâtisserie delis that have been present for decades, finishing at a relatively new site.

Join SAVE Britain's Heritage and former Westminster conservation lead Robert Ayton for a West End walking tour exploring recent developments that balance design, conservation and heritage. The walk includes new architecture in St James’s, Soho and Mayfair, starting at St James’s Church and taking in sites around Piccadilly, Pall Mall, Haymarket and Leicester Square.

A walking tour exploring the work of early 19th century master-builder, Thomas Cubitt. Explores how the area has changed and been shaped by some of the important and influential planning, housing and design ideas of its time.

Thomas Cubitt, 1828