Join @robssmith.bsky.social for a walk Friday morning looking at Brunel's engineering marvels in #Hanwell or later this afternoon uncover the wonders of #Woolwich dockyards Book at footprintsoflondon.com

The Medieval Female Proletariat is finally happening in the daylight on a weekday. Meet six 14C women working near the Thames: scullery maid, victualler, laundress, alewife, sex worker, huckster. Co-guide @robssmith.bsky.social @footprintsoflondon.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/walking-to...

Kent's coast is full of history. Join @robssmith.bsky.social for this evening's online talk to take a virtual journey from Dungeness to Sheerness via the White Cliffs of Dover. Book at footprintsoflondon.com

Later this month @robssmith.bsky.social launches a fascinating new walk looking at the homes of British Prime Ministers. Join him on January 13th. Book through footprintsoflondon.com

Christmas is constantly changing - before its Victorian reinvention, the Georgians turned it from a private affair to a more public celebration with a nostalgic interest in Old England. This week footprintsoflondon.com explores Christmas with @westminsterwalks.bsky.social & @robssmith.bsky.social

We continue our celebration of Diverse London with an in person and a virtual walk today. Book at footprintsoflondon.com @robssmith.bsky.social

Mark #Halloween this Friday with a walk round Bloomsbury to hear the ghost stories that fascinated the Georgians, & later, a virtual tour of the scary things in the British Museum. Book at footprintsoflondon.com @robssmith.bsky.social

Like these 17th century iron grave covers in the church at Wadhurst, East Sussex

Explore #London with us. Walk the fantasy of classic English countryside come true in the city, how #Chingford became more than just a village + the City, Canary Wharf and more BOOK AT footprintsoflondon.com @westminsterwalks.bsky.social @nakedanthropolo.bsky.social

The fascinating history of breweries and booze in the #Borough & a look at how Islington has kept #London fed for the last 800 years -- Our 2 great walks tomorrow bookable at footprintsoflondon.com @robssmith.bsky.social

If you fancy a trip to the countryside but don't want to stay far from #London get inspiration from this virtual tour of #Herts with @robssmith.bsky.social this Thursday to see its historic towns & houses, ancient woodland, Roman remains & ruined castles. Book at footprintsoflondon.com

Geese on the River Lea yesterday, part 6 of my walk along the river

On the Settle to Carlisle railway #ScenicRailView

On the Settle to Carlisle railway #ScenicRailView

Frosty morning in December heading South on LNER #ScenicRailView

Durham from the train #ScenicRailView

London Walks this week include a look at the Huguenots, London's airports, "disgraceful women", and the Roman city. Book at footprintsoflondon.com @robssmith.bsky.social @nakedanthropolo.bsky.social

Good to visit London Borough of Ealing yesterday, to get pictures for my forthcoming talk about the buildings of the Borough

For those fascinated in London history our walks this week examine political intrigue in #Mayfair , the development of #Knightsbridge ,the dissenters of Newington Green and more! Book at footprintsoflondon.com @robssmith.bsky.social

Great walks this weekend take in Crime in the West End, Spying, and an exploration of the Essex Estuaries! Book at footprintsoflondon.com @robssmith.bsky.social

Saturday's walk in Rochford and along the River Roach reveals the history of folks who didn't accept the still hierarchical C of E after the Dissolution. This was a 'hotbed of dissent' in a landscape of mud and stark fields. @robssmith.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/essex-estu...

Tomorrow (Friday) afternoon footprintsoflondon.com has 2 walks: @robssmith.bsky.social heads to #Harpenden to explore the River Lea & Richard does another of his @Tripadvisor 5 Star walks in Crystal Palace. Join us! (click on the link above to book)

The garden at Roehampton House

Excellent weather forecast for the Colne Valley this Saturday. Walk from once-industrial Hythe to once-shipbuilding Wivenhoe via now-quiet riverside, marsh and village. @robssmith.bsky.social @footprintsoflondon.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/walking-to...

One of the many beautiful sets of tiles which you can see at the Jackfield Tile Museum

Small town, rich culture - Wivenhoe. Close to London. River and estuary, big skies. A good walk. @robssmith.bsky.social

Sue is looking forward to leading the walk on Fanny Wilkinson’s Gren Lung for London on 7th June. londongardenstrust.org/whatson/lond...

Inside one of the bottle kilns at the Coalport China Museum

A highlight of this weekend's #London walks is @nakedanthropolo.bsky.social 's exploration of slavery & abolition around #Holborn. @robssmith.bsky.social walks along the River Lea, we discover #Walthamstow with @westminsterwalks.bsky.social plus Van Gogh! Book at footprintsoflondon.com

It's going to be a lovely sunny weekend in London so why not join us on one of our walks. We'll be exploring Soho, Walthamstow, Putney & Canvey Island. Book through footprintsoflondon.com @westminsterwalks.bsky.social @robssmith.bsky.social #london

Bit I did for ITV London www.itv.com/watch/news/i...

Some of the beautiful buildings of Newark on Trent. The market square feeling very European in the sunshine

Filming with Sally Williams of ITV News today. Will be a short piece about Blackwall for the 6.30 news

Beautiful light on the great walking tour on the industrial history of the Lower Lea led by @robssmith.bsky.social

I'm doing a walk along the Greenwich Meridian today. Here I'm on the Meridian Line near Humberston

Our Literary Festival continues this week with great London walks round #Westminster & the City with @robssmith.bsky.social Book through footprintsoflondon.com #londonwalks #guidedwalks

Thank you for our latest great reviews on Tripadvisor. This week's walks inc #Kensington, #Bloomsbury and even a virtual tour along the Northumberland coast!!! Book at footprintsoflondon.com @capitalwalks.bsky.social @robssmith.bsky.social Show more

This week join @robssmith.bsky.social to explore the docks and shipyards of the Thames as well as the history of #westham .Meanwhile Marylin Green looks at the lasting impact of the Blitz on the City of London. Bookable through footprintsoflondon.com

View from London Bridge on Sunday

Winter sky with the Duke of York Monument

We have a selection of virtual and in-person walks at footprintsoflondon.com this week so you can explore #London whatever the weather from the Thames Estuary to #Southwark @robssmith.bsky.social @nakedanthropolo.bsky.social

This weekend, join us to explore the London of the real #PeakyBlinders , working class women of the Middle Ages, and a virtual tour of the Isle of Wight. Book through footprintsoflondon.com @nakedanthropolo.bsky.social @robssmith.bsky.social

Hawker Siddeley Hunter on gate guard at RAF Henlow

Join us at footprintsoflondon.com where we have Christmas themed walks as well as a trip down Gin Lane and a look at the real London of Wolf Hall @westminsterwalks.bsky.social @robssmith.bsky.social @nakedanthropolo.bsky.social all this weekend!

Hadrian's Wall at Steel Rigg

The Grand Hotel Brighton was once home to Clerkenwell gangster Darby Sabini, when he was intent on taking over the racecourses of the South Coast in the 1930s

Tombs of two unknown 14th century women in Hexham Abbey

Hello Bluesky! footprintsoflondon.com is a co-operative of qualified guides who design and give their own walks. Join us to discover more of London @nakedanthropolo.bsky.social @robssmith.bsky.social @oonaghgay.bsky.social @capitalwalks.bsky.social @jenpinlondon.bsky.social

The Clacton walk will be great, I plan to talk about the history of seaside holiday-making, amusement arcades, bathing machines and the working class.

Doing some research walk in Clacton today with @nakedanthropolo.bsky.social for a new walk about the seaside and coastal defences