Walks
Many of the Forum's member societies organise guided, heritage walks in their area.
Each spring, the Forum publishes a leaflet listing all the walks then known about for the forthcoming year.
We are running a full programme of walks and tours this year and we have produced a leaflet covering the year 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026.
A pdf version, with working hyperlinks, may be read or downloaded using this link: bit.ly/LLHFWalks2025
Alternatively, there follows a simple list of the walks.
Local History Walks 2025-2026
BOOKING
All walks, including free walks, must be booked via the contact listed.
COST
Free unless a cost is given. Donations are welcome.
DURATION
Walks last about 1½–2 hrs unless otherwise shown.
Wednesday 2 April 2025, 11.30am
Unseen Vauxhall — The Vanished and the Unnoticed
Lambeth Tour Guides Association
Meet at Vauxhall Bus Station, London SW8 2LN
Led by Geoff Fairbairn
Cost £12
Booking tinyurl.com/4sdp4xv6
See also 3 September 2025 and 18 January 2026
Sunday 6 April 2025, 2.30pm
West Norwood Cemetery Tour
Friends of West Norwood Cemetery
Guided tour of the major monuments. Highlights include the graves of Sir Henry Doulton, Mrs Beeton and Sir Henry Tate.
Meet at Cemetery Main Gate, Norwood Road, London SE27
Cost £10
Booking eventbrite.co.uk/o/friends-of-west-norwood-cemetery-33874747911
Saturday 12 April 2025, 2pm
West Norwood Cemetery Tour Theme: Famous Streatham Residents
Friends of West Norwood Cemetery
Meet at Cemetery Main Gate, Norwood Road, London SE27 1JU
Cost £10
Booking eventbrite.co.uk/o/friends-of-west-norwood-cemetery-3387474791
Note: Tickets half price for Streatham Society members
Saturday 12 April 2025, 2.30pm
Brixton Market Heritage Walk
Brixton Society
Meet at Brixton Station Road
Cost £5 per person, which includes a copy of the book of the walk
Booking brixtonsociety.org.uk/events/month/2025-04/
Saturday 12 April, 2.30pm
Remembering the Chartist Rally on Kennington Common 177 Years Ago
Friends of Kennington Park
Meet at Prince Consort Lodge (Trees for Cities), Kennington Park Road, London SE11 4AS
Led by Marietta Crichton Stuart
Free (donations welcome)
Booking friends@kenningtonpark.org
Sunday 13 April 2025, 1pm
Guided Walk of Brixton Hill
Friends of Windmill Gardens
A 1½ hour walk with a Blue Badge Guide, covering 19th and 20th-century developments near Brixton Windmill, including prison, waterworks, trams and telegraphy.
Meet at 12.50 for 1pm start from the Windmill (west end of Blenheim Gardens, London SW2 5DA)
Cost £12, or £6 concessions (under 16s free)
Booking brixtonwindmill.org/visit/guided-walks
Sunday 13 April 2025, 2.30pm
The History of Clapham Common
Clapham Society
Meet at The Bandstand, Clapham Common
Led by Tom Jansz
Free (donations welcome)
Booking tom.jansz@hotmail.co.uk
See also 7 September 2025
Saturday 19 April 2025, 11am
West Norwood Cemetery Tour
Friends of West Norwood Cemetery
Meet at Cemetery Main Gate, Norwood Road, London SE27 1JU
Cost £10
Booking essential eventbrite.co.uk/o/friends-of-west-norwood-cemetery-33874747911
Saturday 19 April 2025, 11.30am
Doing the Lambeth Walk!
Lambeth Tour Guides Association
Meet at The Garden Museum, Lambeth Road, London SE1 7LB
Led by Alison Wood
Cost £12
Booking eventbrite.co.uk/e/doing-the-lambeth-walk-tickets-1219590541139
See also 19 May, 15 June, 3 July, 12 August, 10 September 2025
Saturday 26 April 2025, 2pm
London’s South Bank — the Hinterland: From Waterloo to Southwark
Waterloo Local History Society
Meet outside Morley College, 61 Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7HT
Led by Mireille Galinou
Free (donations welcome)
Booking waterloolocalhistory@gmail.com
Saturday 26 April 2025, 2pm
Secrets of Streatham Village
Streatham Society
Meet at the Dyce Fountain, Streatham Green, Streatham High Road, London SW16 6HE
Led by Trudy Kuhn
Cost £12/£6
Booking tinyurl.com/6wd9hvan
See also 11 July 2025
Sunday 27 April 2025, 2.30pm
Stockwell Green
Brixton Society
Meet outside Costcutter, The Quadrant, Stockwell Green, London SW9 9JF
Led by Bill Linskey
Free (donations welcome)
Booking brixtonsociety.org.uk/events/month/2025-04/
Tuesday 29 April 2025, 11am
Pavement Prowl — Discover the Wealth of Wayside Plant Life
South London Botanical Institute
Meet at SLBI, 323 Norwood Road, London SE24 9AQ
Led by Roy Vickery
Cost £5
Booking slbi.org.uk/events
See also 9 September 2025
Sunday 4 May 2025, 11am
The Unexpected Albert Embankment
Lambeth Tour Guides Association
Meet St Mary’s Gardens, Lambeth Palace Road, London SE1
Led by Nikky Catto
Cost £8–£16
Booking eventbrite. co.uk/e/1224678800259
Sunday 4 May 2025, 2.30pm
West Norwood Cemetery Tour
Friends of West Norwood Cemetery
Meet at Cemetery Main Gate, Norwood Road, London SE27 1JU
Cost £10 donation
Booking essential eventbrite.co.uk/o/friends-of-west-norwood-cemetery-33874747911
Monday 5 May 2025, 1pm
Tour of St Leonard’s Church, Bell Tower & Crypt
Streatham Society
Meet at Tooting Bec Gardens, London SW16 1HS
Note: Entry to the crypt and bell tower is via a steep spiral staircase
Led by John W. Brown & Trudy Kuhn
Cost £5
Booking tinyurl.com/bdz49nc8
See also 16 June, 15 September 2025
Saturday 10 May 2025, 10.30am & 2pm
West Norwood Cemetery Tour Theme: War Graves
Friends of West Norwood Cemetery
10.30am World War Two
2pm World War One
Meet at Cemetery Main Gate, Norwood Road, London SE27 1JU
Cost £10
Booking essential eventbrite.co.uk/o/friends-of-west-norwood-cemetery-33874747911
Saturday 10 May 2025, 2.30pm
Brixton Market Heritage Walk
Brixton Society
Meet at Brixton Station Road
Cost £5 per person, which includes a copy of the book of the walk
Booking brixtonsociety.org.uk/events/month/2025-05/
Sunday 11 May 2025, 11am
VE Day 80th: How Kennington Brought Victory
Lambeth Tour Guides Association
Meet at Penryn House, opposite Kennington tube station
Led by Nikky Catto
Cost £8–16
Booking eventbrite. co.uk/e/1224742510819
Sunday 11 May 2025, 1pm
Guided Walk of Brixton Hill
Friends of Windmill Gardens
Meet at 12.50 for 1pm start from the Windmill (west end of Blenheim Gardens, SW2 5DA)
Cost £12, or £6 concessions (under 16s free)
Booking brixtonwindmill.org/visit/guided-walks
Sunday 11 May 2025, 2.30pm
Clapham in World War II
Clapham Society
Meet at The Bandstand on Clapham Common
Led by Tom Jansz
Free (donations welcome)
Booking tom.jansz@hotmail.co.uk
Sunday 18 May 2025, 2.30pm
Brixton Artworks
Brixton Society
Meet outside Brixton tube station
Led by Vivienne Lewis
Free (donations welcome)
Booking brixtonsociety.org.uk/events
Monday 19 May 2025, 2pm
Doing the Lambeth Walk!
Lambeth Tour Guides Association
Meet at The Garden Museum, Lambeth Road, London SE1 7LB
Led by Alison Wood
Cost £12
Booking eventbrite.co.uk/e/doing-the-lambeth-walk-tickets-1219590541139
See also 15 June, 3 July, 12 August, 10 September 2025
Friday 23 May 2025, 1.30pm
Beating Lambeth’s Bounds — Part 1
Lambeth Tour Guides Association
Meet at St John’s Church, Waterloo, London SE1 8TY
Led by Geoff Fairbairn
Cost £12
Booking tinyurl.com/3e2hfm9c
Part 2 on 12 August 2025
See also 2 November 2025
Saturday 24 May 2025, 10am
Beating the Bounds: Clapham — A walking tour around the parish boundary
Clapham Society
Meet at Clapham Common
Note: Walk is 8.5 miles and over 6 hours
Led by Mike Tuffrey
Cost £5
Booking eventbrite.co.uk/o/streatham-society-31488784265
Saturday 24 May 2025 10am
Beating the Bounds: Lambeth — A cycle tour around the parish boundary
Lambeth Archives
Meet at Bernie Spain Gardens, London SE1
Note: Cycle ride is 16 miles and over 6 hours
Led by Jon Newman
Cost £5
Booking eventbrite.co.uk/o/streatham-society-31488784265
Saturday 24 May 2025, 10am
Beating the Bounds: Streatham — A walking tour around the parish boundary
Streatham Society
Meet at Tooting Bec Common, London SW17
Note: Walk is 9 miles and over 6 hours
Led by Trudy Kuhn & Emma Fleming
Cost £5
Booking eventbrite.co.uk/o/streatham-society-31488784265
Saturday 24 May 2025, 11am
West Norwood Cemetery Tour Theme: Victorian Funerary Rituals and Symbols
Friends of West Norwood Cemetery
Meet at Cemetery Main Gate, Norwood Road, London SE27 1JU
Cost £10
Booking eventbrite.co.uk/o/friends-of-west-norwood-cemetery-33874747911
Sunday 25 May 2025, 11am
Crystal Palace and its Links to West Norwood Cemetery
Norwood Society
Meet at West Norwood Library, 1–5 Norwood High Street, London SE27 9JX
Led by Selina Rice
Cost £6
Booking eventbrite.co.uk/o/norwood-society-34137969655
Saturday 31 May 2025, 11am
The Descent of Gipsy Hill, Upper Norwood
Norwood Society
Meet outside Gipsy Hill Police Station, 66 Central Hill, London SE19 1DT
Led by Selina Rice
Cost £6
Booking eventbrite.co.uk/o/norwood-society-34137969655
See also 18 July 2025
Sunday 1 June 2025, 2.30pm
West Norwood Cemetery Tour
Friends of West Norwood Cemetery
Meet at Cemetery Main Gate, Norwood Road, London SE27 1JU
Cost £10
Booking eventbrite.co.uk/o/friends-of-west-norwood-cemetery-33874747911
Saturday 7 June 2025, 10.30am & 2pm
West Norwood Cemetery Tour Theme: War Graves
Friends of West Norwood Cemetery
10.30am World War Two
2pm World War One
Meet at Cemetery Main Gate, Norwood Road, London SE27 1JU
Cost £10
Booking eventbrite.co.uk/o/friends-of-west-norwood-cemetery-33874747911
See also 13 September 2025
Saturday 7 June 2025, 11am
Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens: Dance Through the Ages
Lambeth Tour Guides Association
Meet at the black pillars next to Royal Vauxhall Tavern, London SE11 5AW
Led by Gillian Robinson
Cost £12.50
Booking gapingill@yahoo.co.uk
Saturday 7 June 2025, 2pm
Shaping Streatham Hill: The Roupells, Roland Plumbe & the Railways
Streatham Society
Meet at 7 Streatham Hill, London SW2 7SP (opposite the Crown and Sceptre)
Led by Trudy Kuhn
Cost £12/£6
Booking tinyurl.com/mrx5699f
See also 4 October 2025
Saturday 14 June 2025, 11am
West Norwood Cemetery Tour Theme: Food and Drink
Friends of West Norwood Cemetery
Meet at Cemetery Main Gate, Norwood Road, London SE27 1JU
Cost £10
Booking eventbrite.co.uk/o/friends-of-west-norwood-cemetery-33874747911
Saturday 14 June 2025, 2pm
Waterloo and the Birth of the Circus
Lambeth Tour Guides Association
Meet at front steps of Union Jack Club, Sandell Street, London SE1 8UJ
Led by David Turnbull
Cost £12
Booking BirthoftheCircus.eventbrite.co.uk
Saturday 14 June 2025, 2.30pm
Brixton Market Heritage Walk
Brixton Society
Meet at Brixton Station Road
Cost £5 per person, which includes a copy of the book of the walk
Booking brixtonsociety.org.uk/events/month/2025-06/
Sunday 15 June 2025, 11.30am
Doing the Lambeth Walk!
Lambeth Tour Guides Association
Meet at The Garden Museum, Lambeth Road, London SE1 7LB
Led by Alison Wood
Cost £12
Booking eventbrite.co.uk/e/doing-the-lambeth-walk-tickets-1219590541139
See also 3 July, 12 August, 10 September 2025
Sunday 15 June 2025, 1pm
Guided Walk of Brixton Hill
Friends of Windmill Gardens
Meet at 12.50 for 1pm start from the Windmill (west end of Blenheim Gardens, London SW2 5DA).
Cost £12, or £6 concessions (under 16s free)
Booking brixtonwindmill.org/visit/guided-walks
Sunday 15 June 2025, 2.30pm
Off the Beaten Track: Atlantic/Railton Roads and Moorland Estate to Brixton House
Brixton Society Meet Simply Fabrics, 57 Atlantic Road, London SW9 8PU
Led by Ashleigh Gill
Free (donations welcome)
Booking brixtonsociety.org.uk/events/month/2025-06/
Monday 16 June 2025, 1pm
Tour of St Leonard’s Church, Bell Tower & Crypt
Streatham Society
Meet at Tooting Bec Gardens, London SW16 1HS
Note: Entry to the crypt and bell tower is via a steep spiral staircase
Led by John W. Brown & Trudy Kuhn
Cost £5
Booking tinyurl.com/bdz49nc8
See also 15 September 2025
Friday 20 June 2025 12.55pm
Welcome to West Dulwich
Lambeth Tour Guides Association
Meet at West Dulwich station, London SE21 8HN
Led by Geoff Fairbairn
Cost £12
Booking tinyurl.com/yurufws8
See also 5 December 2025
Sunday 22 June 2025, 2pm & 3pm
Henry Tate Gardens, Streatham Common North
Streatham Society
Meet at Henry Tate Mews, Streatham Common North, SW16 3HA
Led by Robert Doyle (2pm); John W. Brown (3pm)
Cost £5
Booking tinyurl.com/bdz49nc8
See also 21 September 2025
Sunday 22 June 2025, 2.30pm
West Norwood Cemetery Tour Theme: Recovering Black British History in a Victorian Cemetery
Friends of West Norwood Cemetery
Meet at Cemetery Main Gate, Norwood Road, London SE27 1JU
Cost £10
Booking eventbrite.co.uk/o/friends-of-west-norwood-cemetery-33874747911
Monday 23 June 2025, 6.30pm
Twixt the Commons
Clapham Society
Meet at Clapham South tube
Led by Timothy Walker
Free (donations welcome)
Booking tehwalker@uwclub.net
Wednesday 25 June 2025, 6pm
Belvedere and the Cintra Park Estate, Upper Norwood
Norwood Society
Meet at Brown and Green Café, 99 Church Road, London SE19 2PR
Led by Selina Rice
Cost £6
Booking eventbrite.co.uk/o/norwood-society-34137969655
See also 30 August 2025
Thursday 3 July 2025, 2pm
Doing the Lambeth Walk!
Lambeth Tour Guides Association
Meet at The Garden Museum, Lambeth Road, London SE1 7LB
Led by Alison Wood
Cost £12
Booking eventbrite.co.uk/e/doing-the-lambeth-walk-tickets-1219590541139
See also 12 August, 10 September 2025
Saturday 5 July 2025, 11.30am
Vauxhall Pride: A Walking Tour Through the LGBTQ+ Heart of London
Lambeth Tour Guides Association
Meet at Vauxhall bus interchange by the pink hut
Led by Nikky Catto
Cost £8 - £16
Booking eventbrite.co.uk/e/1224779120319
Saturday 5 July 2025, 12noon
History of Social Care in Nightingale Lane
Clapham Society
Meet at the entrance to Wandsworth Common station, opposite the Hope pub
Led by Gillian Robinson
Free (donations welcome)
Booking thenightingales95@gmail.com
Sunday 6 July 2025, 2.30pm
West Norwood Cemetery Tour
Friends of West Norwood Cemetery
Meet at Cemetery Main Gate, Norwood Road, London SE27 1JU
Cost £10
Booking eventbrite.co.uk/o/friends-of-west-norwood-cemetery-33874747911
Tuesday 8 July 2025, 2pm
Windmill to Windrush: History, Mystery & Ministry
Lambeth Tour Guides Association
Meet at Windmill Gardens, SW2 5DA by the gate
Led by Diana Bromwich
Cost £12
Booking eventbrite.co.uk
Friday 11 July 2025, 2pm
Secrets of Streatham Village
Streatham Society
Meet at the Dyce Fountain, Streatham Green, Streatham High Road, London SW16 6HE
Led by Trudy Kuhn
Cost £12/£6
Booking tinyurl.com/3mjsxw9a
Saturday 12 July 2025, 11am
Crystal Palace and its Links to West Norwood Cemetery
Norwood Society
Meet at West Norwood Library, 1–5 Norwood High Street, London SE27 9JX
Led by Selina Rice
Cost £6
Booking eventbrite.co.uk/o/norwood-society-34137969655
Saturday 12 July 2025, 2.30pm
Brixton Market Heritage Walk
Brixton Society
Meet at Brixton Station Road
Cost £5 per person, which includes a copy of the book of the walk
Booking brixtonsociety.org.uk/events/month/2025-07/
Saturday 12 July 2025, 3pm
Clapham Park: The Cubitt Connection
Clapham Society
Meet at the junction of Emmanuel Road and New Park Road
Led by Nigel Bassindale
Free (donations welcome)
Booking nigelbassindale@gmail.com
Sunday 13 July 2025, 11am
West Norwood Cemetery Tour Theme: Monuments & Mysteries
Friends of West Norwood Cemetery
Meet at Cemetery Main Gate, Norwood Road, London SE27 1JU
Cost £10
Booking eventbrite.co.uk/o/friends-of-west-norwood-cemetery-33874747911
Sunday 13 July 2025, 1pm
Guided Walk of Brixton Hill
Friends of Windmill Gardens
Meet at 12.50 for 1pm start from the Windmill (west end of Blenheim Gardens, London SW2 5DA).
Cost £12, or £6 concessions (under 16s free)
Booking brixtonwindmill.org/visit/guided-walks
Tuesday 15 July 11.30am
Unseen Vauxhall 2 — More Vanished and More Unnoticed
Lambeth Tour Guides Association
Meet at Vauxhall Bus Station, London SW8 2LN
Led by Geoff Fairbairn
Cost £12
Booking tinyurl.com/2p5j2sh5
Friday 18 July 2025, 11am
The Descent of Gipsy Hill, Upper Norwood
Norwood Society
Meet outside Gipsy Hill Police Station, 66 Central Hill, London SE19 1DT
Led by Selina Rice
Cost £6
Booking eventbrite.co.uk/o/norwood-society-34137969655
Saturday 19 July 2025, 11am
West Norwood Cemetery Tour
Friends of West Norwood Cemetery
Meet at Cemetery Main Gate, Norwood Road, London SE27 1JU
Cost £10
Booking eventbrite.co.uk/o/friends-of-west-norwood-cemetery-33874747911
Sunday 20 July 2025, 2.30pm
Myatt’s Fields & Fiveways
Brixton Society
Meet at the corner of Brixton Road and Loughborough Road, opposite The Jamm, London SW9 6LH
Led by Alan Piper
Free (donations welcome)
Booking brixtonsociety.org.uk/events/month/2025-07/
Saturday 26 July 2025, 2.30pm
Clapham Ghost Signs
Clapham Society
Meet Clapham North tube, London SW4 7TS
Led by Alyson Wilson
Free (donations welcome)
Booking alysonwilson.sw4@gmail.com
Sunday 27 July 2025, 2pm
St Luke’s West Norwood 200th Anniversary
Lambeth Tour Guides Association
Meet West Norwood Cemetery, main gate, Norwood Road, London SE27 9JU
Led by Nikky Catto & Dr Jane Jordan
Booking eventbrite.co.uk
Sunday 3 August 2025, 2.30pm
West Norwood Cemetery Tour
Friends of West Norwood Cemetery
Meet at Cemetery Main Gate, Norwood Road, London SE27 1JU
Cost £10
Booking eventbrite.co.uk/o/friends-of-west-norwood-cemetery-33874747911
Saturday 9 August 2025, 2pm
Beulah Hill, Upper Norwood
Norwood Society
Meet at All Saints Church, 7 Beulah Hill, London SE19 3EP
Led by Stephen Oxford
Cost £5
Booking eventbrite.co.uk/o/norwood-society-34137969655
See also 10 August 2025
Saturday 9 August 2025, 2.30pm
Brixton Market Heritage Walk
Brixton Society
Meet at Brixton Station Road
Cost £5 per person, which includes a copy of the book of the walk
Booking brixtonsociety.org.uk/events/month/2025-08/
Sunday 10 August 2025, 1pm
Guided Walk of Brixton Hill
Friends of Windmill Gardens
Meet at 12.50 for 1pm start from the Windmill (west end of Blenheim Gardens, London SW2 5DA)
Cost £12, or £6 concessions (under 16s free)
Booking brixtonwindmill.org/visit/guided-walks
Sunday 10 August 2025, 1pm
Streatham Common: Healing Waters & Empowering Voices
Streatham Society
Meet at Rookery Café, 37 Streatham Common South, London SW16 3BZ
Led by Folklorist Yvonne
Cost £15
Booking tinyurl.com/bdz49nc8
Sunday 10 August 2025, 2pm
Beulah Hill, Upper Norwood
Norwood Society
Meet at All Saints Church, 7 Beulah Hill, London SE19 3EP
Led by Stephen Oxford
Cost £5
Booking eventbrite.co.uk/o/norwood-society-34137969655
See also 13 August 2025
Tuesday 12 August 2025, 1.30pm
Beating Lambeth’s Bounds — Part 2
Lambeth Tour Guides Association
Meet Lambeth North tube, London SE1 7XG
Led by Geoff Fairbairn
Cost £12
Booking tinyurl.com/b43cdvta
Tuesday 12 August 2025, 2pm
Doing the Lambeth Walk!
Lambeth Tour Guides Association
Meet at The Garden Museum, Lambeth Road, London SE1 7LB
Led by Alison Wood
Cost £12
Booking eventbrite.co.uk/e/doing-the-lambeth-walk-tickets-1219590541139
See also 10 September 2025
Wednesday 13 August 2025, 2pm
Beulah Hill, Upper Norwood
Norwood Society
Meet at All Saints Church, 7 Beulah Hill, London SE19 3EP
Led by Stephen Oxford
Cost £5
Booking eventbrite.co.uk/o/norwood-society-34137969655
Saturday 16 August 2025, 11am
West Norwood Cemetery Tour
Friends of West Norwood Cemetery
Meet at Cemetery Main Gate, Norwood Road, London SE27 1JU
Cost £10
Booking eventbrite.co.uk/o/friends-of-west-norwood-cemetery-33874747911
Sunday 17 August 2025, 2.30pm
Brixton’s Other Half: Western Parts of the Town Centre
Brixton Society
Meet in front of Tate Library, Brixton Oval, London SW2 1JQ
Led by Alan Piper
Free (donations welcome)
Booking brixtonsociety.org.uk/events/month/2025-08/
Saturday 30 August 2025, 11am
Belvedere and the Cintra Park Estate, Upper Norwood
Norwood Society
Meet at Brown and Green Café, 99 Church Road, London SE19 2PR
Led by Selina Rice
Cost £6
Booking eventbrite.co.uk/o/norwood-society-34137969655
Wednesday 3 September 2025,1.30pm
Unseen Vauxhall — The Vanished and the Unnoticed
Lambeth Tour Guides Association
Meet at Vauxhall Bus Station, London SW8 2LN
Led by Geoff Fairbairn
Cost £12
Booking tinyurl.com/bde3snax
Friday 5 September 2025, 6.30pm
Balham Hill
Balham Society
Meet at Clapham South tube
Led by John Rattray
Free (donations welcome)
Booking balhamsociety@gmail.com
Sunday 7 September 2025, 2.30pm
The History of Clapham Common
Clapham Society
Meet at The Bandstand, Clapham Common
Led by Tom Jansz
Booking tom.jansz@hotmail.co.uk
Sunday 7 September 2025, 2.30pm
West Norwood Cemetery Tour
Friends of West Norwood Cemetery
Meet at Cemetery Main Gate, Norwood Road, London SE27 1JU
Cost £10
Booking eventbrite.co.uk/o/friends-of-west-norwood-cemetery-33874747911
Tuesday 9 September 2025, 11am
Pavement Prowl — Discover the Wealth of Wayside Plant Life
South London Botanical Institute
Meet SLBI, 323 Norwood Road, London SE24 9AQ
Led by Roy Vickery
Cost £5
Booking slbi.org.uk/events
Wednesday 10 September 2025, 2pm
Doing the Lambeth Walk!
Lambeth Tour Guides Association
Meet at The Garden Museum, Lambeth Road, London SE1 7LB
Led by Alison Wood
Cost £12
Booking eventbrite.co.uk/e/doing-the-lambeth-walk-tickets-1219590541139
Saturday 13 September 2025, 10.30am & 2pm
West Norwood Cemetery Tour Theme: War Graves
Friends of West Norwood Cemetery
10.30am World War Two
2pm World War One
Meet at Cemetery Main Gate, Norwood Road, London SE27 1JU
Cost £10
Booking eventbrite.co.uk/o/friends-of-west-norwood-cemetery-33874747911
Saturday 13 September 2025, 2.30pm
Brixton Market Heritage Walk
Brixton Society
Meet at Brixton Station Road
Cost £5 per person, which includes a copy of the book of the walk
Booking brixtonsociety.org.uk/events/month/2025-09/
Saturday 13 September 2025, 2.30pm
Herne Hill Heritage Trail: North
Herne Hill Society
Meet Herne Hill station
Led by Robert Holden
Free (donations welcome)
Booking noticeboard@hernehillsociety.org.uk
Sunday 14 September 2025, 1pm
Guided Walk of Brixton Hill
Friends of Windmill Gardens
Meet at 12.50 for 1pm start from the Windmill at west end of Blenheim Gardens, London SW2 5DA
Cost £12, or £6 concessions (under 16s free)
Booking brixtonwindmill.org/visit/guided-walks
Sunday 14 September 2025, 2.30pm
Abbeville ‘Village’: The Making of an Edwardian Neighbourhood
Clapham Society
Meet at the junction of Elms Road and Clapham Common South Side
Led by Mike Tuffrey
Free (donations welcome)
Booking mtuffrey@talk21.com
Monday 15 September 2025, 1pm
Tour of St Leonard’s Church, Bell Tower & Crypt
Streatham Society
Meet at Tooting Bec Gardens, London SW16 1HS
Note: Entry to the crypt and bell tower is via a steep spiral staircase
Led by John W. Brown & Trudy Kuhn
Cost £5
Booking tinyurl.com/bdz49nc8
Saturday 20 September 2025, 11am
Inspirational Women of Clapham
Clapham Society
Meet at the clock tower outside Clapham Common tube
Led by Gillian Robinson
Free (donations welcome)
Booking thenightingales95@gmail.com
Saturday 20 September 2025, 2.30pm
Herne Hill Heritage Trail: Central
Herne Hill Society
Meet at North Dulwich Station
Led by Robert Holden
Free (donations welcome)
Booking noticeboard@hernehillsociety.org.uk
Saturday 20 September 2025, 11am
West Norwood Cemetery Tour Theme: Food & Drink
Friends of West Norwood Cemetery
Meet at Cemetery Main Gate, Norwood Road, London SE27 1JU
Cost £10
Booking eventbrite.co.uk/o/friends-of-west-norwood-cemetery-33874747911
Sunday 21 September 2025, 2pm & 3pm
Henry Tate Gardens, Streatham Common North
Streatham Society
Meet at Henry Tate Mews, Streatham Common North, London SW16 3HA
Led by Robert Doyle (2pm); John W. Brown (3pm)
Cost £5
Booking tinyurl.com/bdz49nc8
Sunday 21 September 2025, 2.30pm
Rebuild or Refurbish: 50 Years of Change Brixton Society
Meet Brixton Police Station, Canterbury Square, Brixton Road, London SW9 7AA
Led by Alan Piper
Free (donations welcome)
Booking brixtonsociety.org.uk/events/month/2025-09/
Saturday 27 September 2025, 2.30pm
Herne Hill Heritage Trail: South
Herne Hill Society
Meet at the junction of Guernsey Grove and Rosendale Road
Led by Robert Holden
Free (donations welcome)
Booking noticeboard@hernehillsociety.org.uk
Sunday 28 September 2025, 2.30pm
Brixton’s Plaques (Blue and Otherwise)
Brixton Society
Meet outside Brixton tube
Led by Bill Linskey
Free (donations welcome)
Booking brixtonsociety.org.uk/events/month/2025-09/
Saturday 4 October 2025,10am
Black Plaques: A Walking Tour of Black History in Brixton
Lambeth Tour Guides Association
Meet at Herne Hill station
Led by Nikky Catto
Free (donations welcome)
Booking eventbrite.co.uk/e/1224980251909
Saturday 4 October 2025, 2pm
Shaping Streatham Hill: The Roupells, Roland Plumbe & the Railways
Streatham Society
Meet at 7 Streatham Hill, London SW2 7SP (opposite the Crown and Sceptre)
Led by Trudy Kuhn
Cost £12/£6
Booking tinyurl.com/bdexbatp
Sunday 5 October 2025, 2.30pm
West Norwood Cemetery Tour
Friends of West Norwood Cemetery
Meet at Cemetery Main Gate, Norwood Road, London SE27 1JU
Cost £10
Booking eventbrite.co.uk/o/friends-of-west-norwood-cemetery-33874747911
Saturday 11 October 2025, 2.30pm
Brixton Market Heritage Walk
Brixton Society
Meet at Brixton Station Road
Cost £5 per person, which includes a copy of the book of the walk
Booking brixtonsociety.org.uk/events/month/2025-10/
Sunday 12 October 2025, 1pm
Guided Walk of Brixton Hill
Friends of Windmill Gardens
Meet at 12.50 for 1pm start from the Windmill at west end of Blenheim Gardens, London SW2 5DA
Cost £12, or £6 concessions (under 16s free)
Booking brixtonwindmill.org/visit/guided-walks
Sunday 12 October 2025, 2.30pm
West Norwood Cemetery Tour Theme: Recovering Black British History in a Victorian Cemetery
Friends of West Norwood Cemetery
Meet at Cemetery Main Gate, Norwood Road, London SE27 1JU
Cost £10
Booking eventbrite.co.uk/o/friends-of-west-norwood-cemetery-33874747911
Saturday 18 October 2025, 11am
Unseen Vauxhall 3 — Even More Vanished and Unnoticed
Lambeth Tour Guides Association
Meet Outside Nine Elms tube station, London SW8 2GE
Led by Geoff Fairbairn
Cost £12
Booking tinyurl.com/mpmpkpsm
Saturday 18 October 2025, 11am
West Norwood Cemetery Tour Theme: Victorian Funerary Rituals & Symbols
Friends of West Norwood Cemetery
Meet at Cemetery Main Gate, Norwood Road, London SE27 1JU
Cost £10
Booking eventbrite.co.uk/o/friends-of-west-norwood-cemetery-33874747911
Sunday 26 October 2025, 11am
Icons of Railton Road
Lambeth Tour Guides Association
Meet at 198 Contemporary Arts & Learning, Railton Road, London SE24 0JT
Led by Nikky Catto
Cost £8–£16
Booking eventbrite.co.uk/e/1225826041689
Sunday 26 October 2025, 11am
West Norwood Cemetery Tour Theme: Monuments & Mysteries
Friends of West Norwood Cemetery
Meet at Cemetery Main Gate, Norwood Road, London SE27 1JU
Cost £10
Booking eventbrite.co.uk/o/friends-of-west-norwood-cemetery-33874747911
Sunday 2 November 2025, 11am
West Norwood Cemetery Tour
Friends of West Norwood Cemetery
Meet at Cemetery Main Gate, Norwood Road, London SE27 1JU
Cost £10
Booking eventbrite.co.uk/o/friends-of-west-norwood-cemetery-33874747911
Sunday 2 November 2025, 2pm
Beating Lambeth’s Bounds — Part 1
Lambeth Tour Guides Association
Meet at St John’s Church, Waterloo, London SE1 8TY
Led by Geoff Fairbairn
Cost £12
Booking tinyurl.com/4vmnxc9k
Saturday 8 November 2025, 2.30pm
Brixton Market Heritage Walk
Brixton Society
Meet at Brixton Station Road
Cost £5 per person, which includes a copy of the book of the walk
Booking brixtonsociety.org.uk/events/month/2025-11/
Tuesday 11 November 2025, 1.30pm
Kennington Remembers: A Walking Tour of SE11’s War Histories
Lambeth Tour Guides Association
Meet at Penryn House, opposite Kennington tube
Led by Nikky Catto
Cost £8–£16
Booking eventbrite.co.uk/e/1225972870859
Saturday 15 November 2025, 11am
West Norwood Cemetery Tour Theme: Food and Drink
Friends of West Norwood Cemetery
Meet at Cemetery Main Gate, Norwood Road, London SE27 1JU
Cost £10
Booking eventbrite.co.uk/o/friends-of-west-norwood-cemetery-33874747911
Friday 5 December 2025, 12.55pm
Welcome to West Dulwich
Lambeth Tour Guides Association
Meet at West Dulwich station, London SE21 8HN
Led by Geoff Fairbairn
Cost £12
Booking tinyurl.com/mrxkh37s
Sunday 7 December 2025, 11am
West Norwood Cemetery Tour
Friends of West Norwood Cemetery
Meet at Cemetery Main Gate, Norwood Road, London SE27 1JU
Cost £10
Booking eventbrite.co.uk/o/friends-of-west-norwood-cemetery-33874747911
Saturday 13 December 2025, 2.30pm
Brixton Market Heritage Walk
Brixton Society
Meet at Brixton Station Road
Cost £5 per person, which includes a copy of the book of the walk
Booking brixtonsociety.org.uk/events/month/2025-12/
Saturday 20 December 2025, 11am
West Norwood Cemetery Tour
Friends of West Norwood Cemetery
Meet at Cemetery Main Gate, Norwood Road, London SE27 1JU
Cost £10
Booking eventbrite.co.uk/o/friends-of-west-norwood-cemetery-33874747911
Sunday 4 January 2026, 11am
West Norwood Cemetery Tour
Friends of West Norwood Cemetery
Meet at Cemetery Main Gate, Norwood Road, London SE27 1JU
Cost £10
Booking eventbrite.co.uk/o/friends-of-west-norwood-cemetery-33874747911
Sunday 17 January 2026, 11am
West Norwood Cemetery Tour
Friends of West Norwood Cemetery
Meet at Cemetery Main Gate, Norwood Road, London SE27 1JU
Cost £10
Booking eventbrite.co.uk/o/friends-of-west-norwood-cemetery-33874747911
Sunday 18 January 2026, 2pm
Unseen Vauxhall — The Vanished and the Unnoticed
Lambeth Tour Guides Association
Meet at Vauxhall Bus Station, London SW8 2LN
Led by Geoff Fairbairn
Cost £12
Booking tinyurl.com/bdd4z5r8
Sunday 1 February 2026 11am
West Norwood Cemetery Tour
Friends of West Norwood Cemetery
Meet at Cemetery Main Gate, Norwood Road, London SE27 1JU
Cost £10
Booking eventbrite.co.uk/o/friends-of-west-norwood-cemetery-33874747911
Saturday 7 February 2026, 11am
Beating Lambeth’s Bounds — Part 2
Lambeth Tour Guides Association
Meet at St John’s Church, Waterloo, London SE1 8TY
Led by Geoff Fairbairn
Cost £12
Booking tinyurl.com/3sp5a7bw
Saturday 14 February 2026, 11am
Love Stories of Brixton
Lambeth Tour Guides Association
Meet at David Bowie mural, Tunstall Road, opposite Brixton tube
Led by Nikky Catto
Cost £8–£16
Booking eventbrite.co.uk/e/1225984014189
Saturday 14 February 2026, 11am
West Norwood Cemetery Tour
Friends of West Norwood Cemetery
Meet at Cemetery Main Gate, Norwood Road, London SE27 1JU
Cost £10
Booking eventbrite.co.uk/o/friends-of-west-norwood-cemetery-33874747911
Sunday 1 March 2026, 11am
West Norwood Cemetery Tour
Friends of West Norwood Cemetery
Meet at Cemetery Main Gate, Norwood Road, London SE27 1JU
Cost £10
Booking eventbrite.co.uk/o/friends-of-west-norwood-cemetery-33874747911
Sunday 1 March 2026, 2pm
Crossing the Thames
Lambeth Tour Guides Association
Meet Vauxhall Bus Station, London SW8 1LN
Led by Geoff Fairbairn
Cost £12
Booking tinyurl.com/3yj456ab
Sunday 8 March 2026, 11am
Inspirational Women of West Norwood
Lambeth Tour Guides Association
Meet at West Norwood Cemetery Main Gate, Norwood Road, London SE27 1JU
Led by Nikky Catto & Dr Jane Jordan
Cost £8–£16
Booking eventbrite.co.uk/e/1225844055569
Sunday 8 March 2026, 2pm
West Norwood Cemetery Tour Theme: Rethinking Victorian Women
Friends of West Norwood Cemetery
Meet at Cemetery Main Gate, Norwood Road, London SE27 1JU
Cost £10
Booking eventbrite.co.uk/o/friends-of-west-norwood-cemetery-33874747911
Saturday 14 March 2026, 11am
West Norwood Cemetery Tour
Friends of West Norwood Cemetery
Meet at Cemetery Main Gate, Norwood Road, London SE27
Cost £10
Booking eventbrite.co.uk/o/friends-of-west-norwood-cemetery-33874747911
Saturday 14 March 2026, 2.30pm
Brixton Market Heritage Walk
Brixton Society
Meet at Brixton Station Road
Cost £5 per person, which includes a copy of the book of the walk
Booking brixtonsociety.org.uk/events/month/2026-03/
BELOW ARE SELF-GUIDED WALKS THAT YOU CAN UNDERTAKE ON YOUR OWN
DATE
ORGANISER
DETAILS
CONTACT
Self-guided
Norwood Forum
WEST NORWOOD TOWN CENTRE Our map will guide you to the location of 21 blue plaques. Download the map, or use the Google map, HERE
Self-guided
Streatham Society/The Ramblers/Streatham Literary Festival
Streatham Literary Walk North Walk : a stroll around the north of Streatham visiting locations connected to its famous literati.
Download the walk HERE
Self-guided
Streatham Society/The Ramblers/Streatham Literary Festival
Streatham Literary Walk South Walk : discover the homes of famous authors and the places they visited.
Download the walk HERE
If you have any ideas for walks, or want to volunteer to lead one, please contact the relevant society through the Members page.