What an honour to be invited to our Amy’s Big Birthday party this evening. Literally 10 years after we worked on together in Dubai and the Wenham family really know how to throw a party. Very grateful 🎈 #happybirthday #hnfamily #family #bermondsey #london

I enjoyed #goodbyejune. Found it a bit twee and that had to be the most quiet hospital in the country. There didn’t seem to be any other patients or visitors there! 😆

A seasonal feel good movie Jingle Bell Heist is silly and fun and the crazy thing is the fictional Department Store it’s set in is actually just round the corner on Loughborough Road and I popped down to see the location when they filming back in January 2024. It’s certainly not high brow 1/2

Final Christmas Tales of Brixton walk completed. Thank you to all friends, colleagues and guests who came out and supported me. I have enjoyed delivering the guided walk and the feedback has been amazing. Putting my feet up now having a glass of fizz 🍾 #christmastalesofbrixton #lambethtourguides

FaceTime with Mum in the care home was hard. Sending love to everyone dealing with #dementia this Christmas 🎄

So sadly there is no new Doctor Who today and we have to wait a whole year for some … but luckily my Darling friend Jess bought me the official 2026 calendar so I can have some every month and this is the deluxe collector’s edition. Very grateful 💙 #doctorwho #calendar #collectors #deluxe #geek

Another wonderful Christmas Tales of Brixton walk this evening. Just one more opportunity to join the walk this Saturday the 27th at 12 noon for the Betwixmas special. Come and learn about some Festive Brixton History. More details on Lambeth Tour Guides website or scan the QR code on my flyer 1/2

#OhWhatFunMovie is hilarious 🎄

A huge thank you to artist Mark Wardel for sending me this stunning artwork ‘Sylvian Snow’. I absolutely love the colour and it feels very seasonal 💙 #markwardel #sylviansnow #davidsylvian #japan #art

If you’re gay and have a family then #happiestseason is a great Christmas movie

After receiving several requests I am looking forward to the New Year when I will be running my Hidden River Effra and the Stink Pipes walk again on Saturday 10th January. Com and learn all about the river we can no longer see that flows beneath our feet through Herne Hill and Brixton. 1/3

Heroes by Alison Goldfrapp just made the ending of #WarBetweenTheLandAndTheSea

Wow, 2 sold out Christmas Tales of Brixton walks this week. Absolutely blown away by all the love and support I’ve received from friends, colleagues, neighbours who came on my guided walks. Still two more opportunities to join my journey through over 200 years of local seasonal stories 1/3

So happy for our Queen Kylie Minogue getting Christmas No.1. She worked hard for it 🎄 #xmas #kylieminogue #lovers #christmasno1

So this is 55 … Thank you so much Lorna for a beautiful Birthday lunch at Noko, Brixton Village 🍱 #birthdaylunch #noko #brixtonvillage

A very seasonal Fish is Fun this month 🐟🎄🎅🏻 #hottoandson #shakinstevens #brixtonvillage

A lovely day out in Windsor with the gang topped off with a posh Afternoon Tea for Andrew’s big birthday 🏰🍰 #dayout #afternoontea #windsor

I hope #KylieMinogue does get Christmas No.1. She’s worked hard for it 🎄

I am recommending to everyone who comes on my tours to visit my friend and neighbour Martin’s amazing exhibition which is on this month in Brixton Library. An stunning body of work and I particularly adore the record covers 🖼️ #martingrover #brixtonlibrary #brixton

Sunday Shoutout … Today I met the lovely founders of accessories brand Be Kind Darling who were showing their wares in Brixton coffee institution,Stir. I have featured the brand in this year’s Gift Guide for The Cultured Traveller but had no idea they were based down the road from me 1/2

Amazing weather yesterday. A huge thank you to everyone who came on my Christmas Tales of Brixton guided walk. Tickets are selling fast for next week so do book now to avoid festive disappointment. For details scan the QR code on my flyer 🎅🏻 #christmastalesofbrixton #lambethtourguides #brixton

I’m absolutely exhausted. Tomorrow I might just lay on the sofa, eat crisps and watch Christmas movies 🎄

What a lovely Xmas surprise to see a printed version of @BrixtonBlog. Thought that had all sadly stopped 🎄

My Dear friend Amy is back in town so we went for a festive Pizza 🍕 #oldfriends #pizzaexpress #beckenham

Being a December baby I have always been into my party hats. Come and see my one this year by joining me on my Christmas Tales of Brixton guided walk. I am doing the walk every Thursday evening and Saturday lunchtime in December apart from Christmas Day so I am doing an extra festive version on 1/2

Just watched the first episode of #TheWarBetweenTheLandandtheSea. It’s epic … so tense. Russell Tovey is a national treasure. I actually cried when he said he met The Doctor. Adore 🚀

Many Happy Returns to Dear Ian Townson today. What an honour to get to celebrate your 75th with you and some of Brixton’s finest last night. Ian was a founder member of the Gay Liberation Front and has fought for gay rights for most of his life 1/2

Just launched an incendiary bomb at my brother but I don’t bloody care. Stand up to your responsibilities! 😤💣

Early morning #KylieMinogue on BBC Breakfast 🎄

Been to see Mum in the care home. It was horrendous but she knew who I was and told me she hated my moustache. So much better than when I saw her last in hospital. But still heartbreaking 💔

Gibson Travel Curse strikes once again. On the coach to Dorset which stops at Heathrow and the police have closed some of the roads due to security incident. We had to pick up stupid people who were trying to walk down the motorway to get to their terminals. Absolute chaos 🤯

Was very impressed with the Ritzy’s chalkboard for Wicked For Good yesterday. I’ve still not actually seen the first one but hope to rectify that this Christmas 💖💚 #wickedforgood #ritzybrixton #brixton

What an honour to attend the inaugural guided tour of St George’s Cathedral this afternoon. The volunteer team had been trained by Lambeth Tour Guides and they all did a wonderful job. I am not into religion at all these days but it is beautiful place with a lot of history 1/2

Last night I dreamt my Mum’s Alzheimer’s was cured. I know this dram is t going to come true 😞💔

Fascinating talk at the 2nd night of Jo’s Reflections of Brixton Exhibition. Art historian Leslie Primo talked about his new book The Foreign Invention of British Art and how some of the rhetoric we hear about foreigners these days is all just a little bit of history repeating 1/2

A huge thank you to my wonderful colleagues who came and joined me on the first edition of my brand new guided walk Christmas Tales of Brixton last night. We had a wonderful time and there are still plenty of tickets available. I am doing the walk every Thursday evening and Saturday lunchtimes 1/2

I don’t have Spotify. Soz 😆

Spotted some new Nathan Bowen street art at the now sadly defunct Horse and Stables pub in Lambeth North 🌈 #nathanbowenart #streetart #lambethnorth

Now home from beautiful Tallinn and am certainly feeling more Christmasy than usual 🎁🎄🎅🏻 #christmas #tallinn #estonia

Nothing say December 1st than a jacket potato covered in braised Brussel sprouts and bacon 🎅🏻

I think #tallinn might be the cleanest city I have ever seen. Literally not a piece of litter anywhere 😮

The Palace Hotel, Tallinn was built in 1937 and was the first purpose built hotel in the city. With its Art Deco facade it is now part of the Raddison group and was the first to be added to chain in the Baltic area. JFK, the Rolling Stones & James Arthur have all stayed here 🏨 #palacehotel #tallinn

Lovely wander around the old town of Tallinn today followed by a fabulous lunch with Sister Jeff 🏰 #sundayfunday #oldtown #tallinn

Not only is the Kumu art museum an incredible piece of architecture but it has a stunning collection of local art all beautiful displayed. Very impressive 🖼️ #kumuartmuseum #localart #tallinn

Another day, another palace. This one is called Kadriorg and was built by Peter The Great as a gift for his wife Catherine in 1718 and is now an art museum where we spent the morning 🖼️ #kadriorg #museum #tallinn

2 hour passport queue was not the best welcome to Estonia 🤦🏻‍♂️

Today is the first outing for my new M25 Ravers jacket from Brixton Streetwear x Weekend Offender collab. Shout out to the boys Pete and Dan. Love what you do 🖤 #m25raversjacket #brixtonstreetwear #brixton

Birthday pizza lunch for Sister Jeff 🎈🍕🥂 #birthdaylunch #bestfriends #pizzaexpress

A week till I kick off the Christmas season with my brand new guided walk telling 10 festive stories about Brixton’s history. Details are on the Lambeth Tour Guides website or use the QR code on my flyer. Feel free to share with friends and families or book as a fab present 🎄🎁

The incredible Edwardians exhibition which sadly came to an end last weekend. An edited version will be moving to the Palace of Holyroodhouse next year 👑 #edwardians #exhibition #kingsgallery