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The Lambeth Tour Guides Association are proud to represent tour-guiding across the diverse and historic borough of Lambeth.

Upcoming Walks

  • The Tradition of the Christmas Ghost Story - West Norwood Guided Walk
    The Tradition of the Christmas Ghost Story - West Norwood Guided Walk
    Fri, 13 Dec
    London
    13 Dec 2024, 11:00 – 12:30
    London, 1-5 Norwood High St, Norwood, London SE27 9JU, UK
    13 Dec 2024, 11:00 – 12:30
    London, 1-5 Norwood High St, Norwood, London SE27 9JU, UK
    The literary tradition of the Christmas ghost story dates back to Dickensian London as well as the Victorian and Edwardian eras. The tradition remains very much alive and well today with the annual puplication of new Christmas chillers by contemporary writers, for example the recent release of the n
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  • South Bank Walks: Travel & transport south of the river
    South Bank Walks: Travel & transport south of the river
    Sat, 14 Dec
    London
    14 Dec 2024, 11:00 – 12:30
    London, Blackfriars Rd, London SE1, UK
    14 Dec 2024, 11:00 – 12:30
    London, Blackfriars Rd, London SE1, UK
    For this edition of our free guided walking tour series South Bank Walks, we explore South Bank's unique history of transport and travel with professional tour guide Alison Rae. Although today the area is best known for the Waterloo Station rail terminus, for centuries north Lambeth and the South B
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  • What's behind the South Bank?
    What's behind the South Bank?
    Sun, 15 Dec
    London
    15 Dec 2024, 14:00 – 16:00
    London, London SE1 7ND, UK
    15 Dec 2024, 14:00 – 16:00
    London, London SE1 7ND, UK
    In an area that offers so much to see and do it’s easy to overlook some of its most intriguing features. This walk from Waterloo to Blackfriars Bridge highlights hidden gems; some tucked away and others hiding in plain sight. We explore new developments alongside remnants of its industrial past
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  • Beating Lambeth's Bounds (part 1) A guided walk along the first mile of the Lambeth parish boundary.
    Beating Lambeth's Bounds (part 1) A guided walk along the first mile of the Lambeth parish boundary.
    Thu, 19 Dec
    London
    19 Dec 2024, 13:30
    London, Waterloo Rd, London SE1 8TY, UK
    19 Dec 2024, 13:30
    London, Waterloo Rd, London SE1 8TY, UK
    Beating the Bounds is an ancient custom that was originally devised for local officials to inspect the parish boundary and the various markers thereof, and to fix the boundaries in minds of poor parishioners by having boys whacking the boundary with willow sticks as the party proceded
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  • The Hidden River Effra and the Stink Pipes
    The Hidden River Effra and the Stink Pipes
    Sat, 21 Dec
    London
    21 Dec 2024, 12:00 – 13:30
    London, London SE24 0HE, UK
    21 Dec 2024, 12:00 – 13:30
    London, London SE24 0HE, UK
    Come and learn all about the local river Effra which has disappeared from view but still flows beneath our feet through South London on its way to meet the Thames at Vauxhall. Learn how the Victorians turned the river into a sewer and what the purpose of the mysterious green Stink Pipes that sporadi
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  • The Tradition of the Christmas Ghost Story - West Norwood Guided Walk
    The Tradition of the Christmas Ghost Story - West Norwood Guided Walk
    Sat, 28 Dec
    London
    28 Dec 2024, 11:00 – 12:30
    London, 1-5 Norwood High St, Norwood, London SE27 9JU, UK
    28 Dec 2024, 11:00 – 12:30
    London, 1-5 Norwood High St, Norwood, London SE27 9JU, UK
    The literary tradition of the Christmas ghost story dates back to Dickensian London as well as the Victorian and Edwardian eras. The tradition remains very much alive and well today with the annual puplication of new Christmas chillers by contemporary writers, for example the recent release of the n
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  • The Hidden River Effra and the Stink Pipes
    The Hidden River Effra and the Stink Pipes
    Sat, 28 Dec
    London
    28 Dec 2024, 12:00 – 13:30
    London, London SE24 0HE, UK
    28 Dec 2024, 12:00 – 13:30
    London, London SE24 0HE, UK
    Come and learn all about the local river Effra which has disappeared from view but still flows beneath our feet through South London on its way to meet the Thames at Vauxhall.
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  • Unseen Vauxhall 3 - Even More Vanished and Unnoticed (1)
    Unseen Vauxhall 3 - Even More Vanished and Unnoticed (1)
    Sat, 25 Jan
    London
    25 Jan 2025, 13:30
    London, Wandsworth Rd, Nine Elms, London SW8 2GE, UK
    25 Jan 2025, 13:30
    London, Wandsworth Rd, Nine Elms, London SW8 2GE, UK
    Where was the first museum open to the public in England? Did Vauxhall have its own three musketeers? What is the last remaining clue to the location of Walton Terrace? Why are detatched tearraced houses often found next to schools? Your guide: Geoff Fairbairn, walkinglambeth@gmail.com
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  • Crossing the Thames
    Crossing the Thames
    Fri, 07 Mar
    London
    07 Mar 2025, 13:30
    London, Bondway, Wandsworth Rd, London SW8 2LN, UK
    07 Mar 2025, 13:30
    London, Bondway, Wandsworth Rd, London SW8 2LN, UK
    Seven bridges cross the Thames from the borough of Lambeth (counting Hungerford and the Golden Jubilee bridges as three) but more than that have been replaced or have vanished altogether. Let's walk along the Lambeth side of the river to hear of the bridges, and the ferries, and the tunnels
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  • Walking Tour - Waterloo in Fiction
    Walking Tour - Waterloo in Fiction
    Sun, 09 Mar
    London
    09 Mar 2025, 14:00
    London, Lambeth North Station, 110 Westminster Bridge Rd, London SE1 7XG, UK
    09 Mar 2025, 14:00
    London, Lambeth North Station, 110 Westminster Bridge Rd, London SE1 7XG, UK
    This walk explores the Waterloo of historical fiction. Tracy Chevalier's Burning Bright brings William Blake's Lambeth to life, Michael Sadleir's Forlorn Sunset and Renton Nicholson's Dombey and Daughter explore its seamier side in Victorian times, while for Sam Selvon's Lonely Londoners of the 1940
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  • South Bank Walks: From Palace to Station, Lost & Hidden Architecture Pt I (1)
    South Bank Walks: From Palace to Station, Lost & Hidden Architecture Pt I (1)
    Time is TBD
    London
    Time is TBD
    London, 5 Lambeth Palace Rd, London SE1 7LB, UK
    Time is TBD
    London, 5 Lambeth Palace Rd, London SE1 7LB, UK
    A walking tour of South Bank exploring the South Bank's lost and hidden architecture.
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  • Halloween Horror Walk
    Halloween Horror Walk
    Time is TBD
    London
    Time is TBD
    London, 4 York Rd, London SE1 7NA, UK
    Time is TBD
    London, 4 York Rd, London SE1 7NA, UK
    The nights are drawing in. Witches are abroad. The dead walk. Wolves howl at the moon. Something wicked is coming this way and calling you to join this creepy and fun guided walk. Hear about the Celtic origin of Halloween and the 'guisers' who predated Trick or Treat. Learn about classic cult movie
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  • Words in Waterloo - Remembrance
    Words in Waterloo - Remembrance
    Time is TBD
    London
    Time is TBD
    London, Waterloo Station, London SE1 8SR, UK
    Time is TBD
    London, Waterloo Station, London SE1 8SR, UK
    Join Lambeth Tour Guides, David Turnbull and Peter Brown, on this remembrance walk around Waterloo and the Southbank, exploring war poetry in all its aspects, both military and civilian, and its Lambeth connections
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  • The Story of Pantomime. A Guided Walk.
    The Story of Pantomime. A Guided Walk.
    Time is TBD
    London
    Time is TBD
    London, Lambeth North Station, 110 Westminster Bridge Rd, London SE1 7XG, UK
    Time is TBD
    London, Lambeth North Station, 110 Westminster Bridge Rd, London SE1 7XG, UK
    A Guided walk revealing the origins, history and traditions of Christmas shows and Lambeth's unique role in their development!
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  • In Search of Brixton - Walking Tour (1)
    In Search of Brixton - Walking Tour (1)
    Time is TBD
    London
    Time is TBD
    London, Brixton Underground Station Underground Ltd, Brixton Rd, London SW9 8HE, UK
    Time is TBD
    London, Brixton Underground Station Underground Ltd, Brixton Rd, London SW9 8HE, UK
    ​What do you think of when you say the name? Riots? Gentrification? Nightlife? It's a diverse and thriving south London town centre, with Lambeth Town Hall, Windrush Square and the bustling market at its heart – let’s take a look. Led by Chris Everett, City Highlights.
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  • Give my Regards to Brixton – Architecture for Entertainment
    Give my Regards to Brixton – Architecture for Entertainment
    Time is TBD
    London
    Time is TBD
    London, Brixton Underground Station Underground Ltd, Brixton Rd, London SW9 8HE, UK
    Time is TBD
    London, Brixton Underground Station Underground Ltd, Brixton Rd, London SW9 8HE, UK
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  • Windrush 75: A Lambeth Story
    Windrush 75: A Lambeth Story
    Time is TBD
    London
    Time is TBD
    London, Effra Rd, London SW2 1JQ, UK
    Time is TBD
    London, Effra Rd, London SW2 1JQ, UK
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  • Brix’n Mortar
    Brix’n Mortar
    Time is TBD
    London
    Time is TBD
    London, Effra Rd, London SW2 1JQ, UK
    Time is TBD
    London, Effra Rd, London SW2 1JQ, UK
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