The London Walker
@thelondonwalker
Walker and history guide, Tim Lewis: filmmaker, storyteller, writer, mentor. Specialised guide exploring London's unique history and culture. @litagencygmc Buy me a coffee:
New Summer Walking dates available, come and join me on an explore of one of the worlds greatest cities! tinyurl.com/5h4cdsck
The Italian Gardens are one of London's most peaceful and overlooked places. Built during the Victorian era, these elegant fountains and sculptures tell a remarkable story about London's history, public parks and why beauty should be considered essential for everyone. youtu.be/NdY4Tebn4G8?...
Fancy a stroll through some interesting history tomorrow? tinyurl.com/y98y5ae5
What if the biggest burglary in English legal history wasn't carried out by Hollywood-style masterminds, but by a gang of ageing criminals armed with bus passes, dodgy hips and the hope of pulling off one last job? youtube.com/shorts/9JdYv...
Keep cool everyone, I appear to be impersonating a Venetian Gondolier, looking for his boat somewhere off Tottenham Court Road and steadily dehydrating my body with iced coffees
Every day people travel along the Old Kent Road without realising they're following a route first laid out by the Romans nearly 2,000 years ago. Watching over it is an extraordinary ceramic mural that celebrates the countless lives that have passed this way. youtube.com/shorts/Y5c56...
What if the richest people were remembered not for how much money they kept, but for how much they gave? youtu.be/Fs-DvmfgA7o?...
This Friday how about a mooch around St Paul's and the City. This is where London began. Starts: St Paul's Underground, June 12th 11:00 am 2 miles / 2.5 hours tinyurl.com/3v3ek…
I am researching the remarkable Angela Burdett-Coutts, what an incredible lady, a generous philanthropist, and all the better, has now introduced me to a right rabbit hole this afternoon - the British Goat Society, of which she was president. britishgoatsociety.com
In 1909, beneath a railway arch in Walthamstow Marshes, Alliott Verdon Roe built an aeroplane from wood and brown paper. Only 60 years separated that fragile paper-covered aircraft from Neil Armstrong stepping onto the Moon. youtube.com/shorts/alqmf...
Hidden in a corner of a Hackney park is one of London's most extraordinary public artworks and almost nobody knows it's there. The Shepherdess Walk Mosaics look like Roman pavements at first, shepherdesses, leaves, animals, the four seasons, but then look closer 👀 youtube.com/shorts/0pUoU...
This is just a terrible distraction to draw you in! New walks coming up folks. This Sunday morning looking at Rebels and Radicals in Clerkenwell and Smithfield and a gander around the East End on Wednesday! REBELS tinyurl.com/y98y5ae5 EAST END tinyurl.com/48wndap3
What if the most famous journey in English literature started in what is today a forgotten little alley behind London Bridge? youtube.com/shorts/QTujn...
Most people pass the edge of the Isle of Dogs without a second thought, either heading to Greenwich or to the towers of commerce and finance. Few realise this stretch of riverbank once witnessed one of the boldest engineering feats in history. youtube.com/shorts/MjfBo...
Delighted to share that The London Walker has been recognised with the Travellers’ Choice Award 2026 by Tripadvisor awarded for outstanding guest reviews. My thanks to every guest who has joined a walk and taken the time to share their experience. Your kind words make all the difference.
Next week the walks begin again! eventbrite.com/e/1986629475...
If you fancy an informative and entertaining amble through one of the worlds great cities thelondonwalker.com/walks/
NEW WALK DATES. MAY 2026 ✨ A range of themed walks exploring the history of London. How about a mooch around St Paul's and the City, this is where London began. Also available are strolls through Fleet Street, the East End and through Clerkenwell and Smithfield. thelondonwalker.com/walks
I carry a coin, a silver starter from the Durotriges, from around 50 BC, feel its time pass through my skin, incredible to handle such a thing, imagine its journey and the world in which it came from.
Horizon 22 at London’s Bishopsgate. A gift to myself after long hours working on a big project. On a blustery London afternoon I packed my old canon and the 70-200mm lense. The view was clear and sharp. I must confess, I found it as interesting photographing the visitors, as I did the view itself.
Horizon 22 London Bishopsgate. A gift to myself after long hours working on a big project. On a blustery London afternoon I packed my old trusty canon and the 70-200mm lense. The view was clear and sharp. I must confess, I found it as interesting photographing the visitors, as I did the view itself.
A year ago a film I made about a tiny little garden beside St Paul’s Cathedral unexpectedly went viral. Hidden there is a Roman pavement, a sculpture by Jacob Epstein, and a 3,000-year-old Assyrian brick. Its a remarkable little corner of the City. thelondonwalker.com/2026/03/09/l...
Found a picture of a walk taken a few years ago, the forgotten heat and sound of that afternoon comes back to me