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Camden Tour Guides London retweeted
Mayor of Camden unveils a new plaque honouring 17th century poet and MP, Andrew Marvell whose cottage used to be where our group is standing. (From L) Dr Matthew Augustine, Marvell biographer, Francis Wilkinson, Mayor Leman & Valerie Doulton. Highgate Society donated the plaque.
Great turnout at King’s Cross for #LocalLondonGuidingDay! Two Camden Guides walks set off hourly, 10am–4pm, with people joining along the way. We loved sharing King’s Cross stories.
LOVE LONDON? Become a guide! Our next training course starts soon: linktr.ee/CamdenGuides
HOW MANY CAN YOU DO?
This Saturday, Local London Guiding Day brings FREE guided walks across London, every hour from 10am to 4pm.
Camden, Lambeth, Hackney, Clerkenwell & Islington, Westminster and the City.
llgd.org.uk
Camden Tour Guides London retweeted
As Black History Month begins, join us in celebrating Camden’s Black culture, history and communities.
Discover an inspiring programme of film, music, spoken word, visual art, performance, conversation and community-led events taking place across Camden.
👉lovecamden.org/picks/black-h…
ALT Black History Season
Camden Tour Guides London retweeted
It's time for the Bloomsbury Festival: camdennewjournal.co.uk/artic…
Camden Tour Guides London retweeted
Sat 10th October is coming up - so it's nearly time for #LocalLondonGuidingDay's 6 locations for FREE walks !
@IslingtonWalks @camdenguides #Westminster #Hackney @colguides
#LondonWalks #thingstodo
#doingLambethWalks 🐑 🚶🏾♀️🚶🏾🚶♂️
If you’d like to learn more about London for free, tune into @BBCLondonNews after 12pm to hear me talk about Local London Guiding Day this Saturday and the Waterloo walk @GuidesLambeth are doing as part of it
Do you love London?
Ever thought of becoming a tour guide?
Our next course starts soon.
But before then, come meet us at Local London Guiding Day.
Saturday 10 October
We’ll be offering Free walks every hour from 10am around King’s Cross.
How did Londoners hear the news before newspapers, radio, television and social media?
They sang it.
Discover London through the stories, scandals and social injustices shared through song on the St Giles and Charles Dickens Ballad Walks | 17 & 18 October | Bloomsbury Festival
The Ballad Walks are back for 2026!
3, 4, 17 & 18 October
St Giles | 11am
Charles Dickens | 2.30pm
Two atmospheric walks bringing London’s stories to life through spoken commentary and sung ballads.
Book now: tr.ee/oFD0gBwGoS
Camden Tour Guides London retweeted
Camden Catacombs, near to the Roundhouse, built in the 19th Century as stables for horses and pit ponies that were used to shunt railway wagons. The tunnels run under the Euston mainline, under the goods depot at Primrose Hill and under Camden Lock Market.
The Ballad Walks are back for 2026. Two very different journeys through London’s history, where songs and stories bring the past to life. St Giles & Seven Dials and the Charles Dickens Ballad Walk, 3, 4, 17 & 18 October. Book: tr.ee/eIn9L85cI1
October is looking brilliant! We’ve got walks coming up as part of the Bloomsbury Festival, plus our Local London Guiding Day in King’s Cross on 10 October. Lots to choose from, so book now and come explore Camden with us!
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Come and explore Bloomsbury with Camden Guides
Bloomsbury Festival celebrates 20 years with a whole month of events in October, including 22 fascinating walks exploring the people, places and stories of Bloomsbury.
1-31 October 2026
Explore the walks tr.ee/eIn9L85cI1
Open House Festival is coming to Camden, and we’re part of it!
Join us on Saturday 19 September for hourly walking tours exploring the history, architecture and changing landscape of Somers Town. Find out more and book via the link in our bio.
#OpenHouseFestival #SomersTown
Explore Camden with us this September.
With walks across the borough, from Fitzrovia and David Bowie to Camden Lock, King's Cross, Hampstead, Bloomsbury and Highgate.
Camden is more than Camden Town.
Find out what's coming up and book:
linktr.ee/camdenguides
#ExploreCamden
Explore Camden this August.
Discover the hidden stories of Hampstead, Hatton Garden and Highgate with our guided walks.
Because Camden is more than Camden Town.
#lovecamden #explorecamden
Camden Tour Guides London retweeted
The Mayor welcomed the @camdenguides to the Mayor’s Parlour, where, alongside the Chair of the Camden Tour Guides Association and the Course Director, they presented the newly qualified guides with their Tour Guide Certificates and Official Tour Guide Badges.
Explore. Learn. Qualify. Guide.
Could this be your classroom this autumn?
Applications are now open for the next Camden Tour Guide course taught at the historic WM College in the heart of Camden.
#Camden #WMCollege #TourGuides #AdultLearning
Congratulations to the newest qualified members of the Camden Tour Guides Association. We can't wait to see you sharing Camden's remarkable stories with visitors across the borough.
Thank you to the Mayor of Camden for hosting our graduation ceremony
#CamdenTourGuides