Islington Walks

To arrange any of these walks at a date and time to suit you email us by clicking here.

Cattle, Convicts & Celts

Expect a once innovative prison, an establishment for fatherless Scottish children, the revolutionary impact of the railways and omnibus and the remnants of the huge livestock market that fuelled the Victorian mega-city with meat.
This circular walk explores the dramatic impact of the Victorian era on the area in and around Caledonian Road.

Women of the Angel

Discover the women behind important campaigns covering many aspects of life including a novelist turned rail safety campaigner, the saviour of City Road Basin and Eleanor Marx. Significant women from the world of entertainment include music hall artistes, Lilian Baylis, who saved Sadler's Wells and laid the foundations for many of today's most significant performing arts companies and Dame Judi Dench and her campaign to recreate Shakespeare's Rose Theatre at Islington Green.

An Islington Watery Walk

Spas for the taking of health-giving waters, The New River and The Regent's Canal have all played a key role in shaping this part of Islington. Find out about remarkable feats of engineering, see the original well at Sadler's Wells and ponder mysterious 19th century graffiti.

Islington Pride - 50+ Years of LGBTQ History

Islington has a strong and well established LGBT+ community, with a long history of campaigning.
The walk includes Islington's significant LGBT "firsts" such as the UK's first gay mayor, MP, march and demonstration as well local characters such as Joe Orton, Derek Jarman and the extraordinary Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence.
This guided walk was originally developed for Clerkenwell and Islington's Tour Guide Association (CIGA) in partnership with Islington Heritage and funded by Islington's Pride, an Heritage Lottery Fund funded LGBT+archive project.

Whilst you're in the area

Karen is a member of the guiding teams at
The Charterhouse, The Museum of St John (St John's Gate) and Caledonian Park and Clock Tower. Click on each venue to book a scheduled tour with any team member or contact [email protected] to arrange a tour with her.