Today, we follow in the footsteps of Byron and Churchill – and the skid marks of the world’s first fatal car accident – and sit beneath an Elm in the Churchyard Today’s post is the first in an intermittent series of walks through London’s outer boroughs and suburbs. Those who do not know or understand…
Following in the footsteps of Soviet town planners, teetotal socialists, Quakers, silly old men in skin-tight trousers and – perhaps – even Vladimir Ilyich Lenin to the first garden city in the UK. It may be difficult to believe, but Letchworth Garden City, nowadays a well-heeled country town on the edge of North London’s commuter…
London’s extensive canal network is a haven for nature lovers – and often just a single stairway down from the city’s hustle and bustle One of the best things about London is that you don’t have to leave the city to do some serious walking. The West End is virtually surrounded by the leftovers from…
