Islington Guided Walks

18/08/2025

SAVE THE DATE! Saturday 4th October is this year's Local London Guiding Day. Ourselves along with many other local London guiding associations will be leading a day of hour long walks!

This year's theme is 'Shadows of the Past'

For over a thousand years, Clerkenwell has been shaped by a rich tapestry of events, leaving indelible shadows on the area. From the legacy of the Knights of St John and its days as the Gin Capital of the World, to its pivotal role in England’s clockmaking heritage and its tumultuous history of struggle for democracy and human rights. Join us as we step into the shadows to uncover these stories and bring Clerkenwell’s past to life.

🗓️: Saturday 4th October
⏰ Hourly from 10am to 4pm.
📍 Farringdon Station (Cowcross Street exit)

More details will be posted as soon as we have them!

08/08/2025

What are your plans for tomorrow afternoon? Why not join us on our tour of St Mary Islington which has shaped local history for 1,000 years.

Join a 90-min guided tour tomorrow 9th August at 2pm – from Norman roots to post-war rebuild, plus a tower climb with amazing London views

Discover the history of Islington’s first parish church and enjoy a panoramic view across London from its 18th-century tower.

24/06/2025

St Mary’s, Islington has shaped local history for 1,000 years.

Join a 90-min guided tour this Saturday 28th June at 2pm – from Norman roots to post-war rebuild, plus a tower climb with London views: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/st-mary-islington-church-and-tower-tour-tickets-542957158477?aff=ebdsoporgprofile&fbclid=IwQ0xDSwLHpkVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHkekgti7i8_sJNPOjiBCID_wKBxOdkFb7diohVgYEd9g3fgMws9T2cAA3gsg_aem_wskHA1TtnEoIrtPiFkenyQ

Discover the history of Islington’s first parish church and enjoy a panoramic view across London from its 18th-century tower.

08/06/2025

We have just added another date for our tours of the Caledonian Clock Tower. Why not join us on a tour of this fascinating building and see the fabulous views from the top too.

Sunday 29th June at 11am and 1pm
Saturday 26th July at 11am and 1pm
Sunday 24th August at 11am and 1pm.

Limited places

Book here:

Climb the 178 steps to the top of the historic Caledonian Market Clock Tower for amazing panoramic views across London

24/05/2025

“A Church for Little Italy” - here’s a fascinating new blog post from our guide Jenny Watson-Bore https://islingtonguidedwalks.com/a-church-for-little-italy/

22/05/2025

Join us this Saturday 24 May at 2pm for a tour of St Mary's and discover 1,000 years of 's history & enjoy the spectacular panorama from the 18th century Church tower, the best views in London! Book here!

Discover the history of Islington’s first parish church and enjoy a panoramic view across London from its 18th-century tower.

16/05/2025

Discover the Union Chapel on one of our monthly lunchtime tours. Details on the link below.

Our lunchtime guided tours take you behind-the-scenes and through-the-ages of Union Chapel. Join us on our next tour, Wed 4 June!

From hosting superstars and services, get the lowdown on our architecture, beginnings and growth, local history and more from experts at Islington Guided Walks.

First Wednesday of the Month | 12-1pm
Book now at unionchapel.gigantic.com/union-chapel-guided-tour-tickets

Only 20 spaces on each tour. Concessions available.

23/04/2025

How are you getting on with our Challenge?

Why not join us this Saturday 26th April for a tour of the church and tower of St Mary Islington? Read our short post to find out more about this fascinating building

Discover the history of Islington’s first parish church and climb the 120 steps to the top of tower for a bird’s-eye panoramic view across London. St Mary’s church on Upper Street has played a cent…

20/04/2025

Did you hear our guide Oonagh on Robert Elms 'Cultural Exchange' earlier talking about our monthly tours of the Caledonian Clock Tower? Listen again here - about 2 hours 19 minutes in https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0l1nf2v

Book our Caledonian Clock Tower Tours here! https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/cc/caledonian-market-clock-tower-tours-3488199

Climb the 178 steps to the top of the historic Caledonian Market Clock Tower for amazing panoramic views across London

03/04/2025

“Memorials, murals, buildings, squares, statues, plaques, pubs, and more.”

Join this walk around Smithfield…

21/03/2025

You can book for all our upcoming Tower tours on this link

Islington Guided Walks are the official tour guides for the Mayor of Islington. Our guides are fascinated and inspired by the rich culture and history of the borough; we are all trained to research and then imaginatively share this with you on our walks.We guide across the borough from the borders o...

10/03/2025

From the archive: a taster to tempt you to book our tour of Canonbury Tower. See our pinned post for details of all three of our tower tours

One of London’s many delights to visit is Canonbury Tower, a rare surviving part of a grand Tudor domestic house and a pretty eccentric one at that. The building itself is an interesting curiosity …