There is one question whilst doing my Christmas Carol Tour which I always get asked: who is your favourite Ebenezer Scrooge? Hmmm….who do I think plays ‘a squeezing, wrenching, grasping,… Read More
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Have you visited Nunhead Cemetery yet?
Nunhead Cemetery was originally called All Saints. Covering 52 acres, it is the second largest of the ‘Magnificent Seven’ cemeteries established around the outskirts of London between 1832 and 1841… Read More
Why did Charles Dickens choose the name Ebenezer Scrooge?
Charles Dickens was prompted to write A Christmas Carol as his response to the evident evils of capitalism; but it was also an attempt to pay his ever-increasing unpaid bills…. Read More
Mothering Sunday or Mother’s Day?
The British tradition of Mothering Sunday is rather muddled. Mothering Sunday has been celebrated in the UK on the fourth Sunday in Lent since at least the C16th. In the… Read More
Victorian London: A new era full of hope
Victorian London was the largest city in the world for much of that time. London’s population grew from about 1 million people in 1800, to about 6.7 million in 1900…. Read More
Explore Victorian London on our walks
In Victorian literature London is often described as a labyrinth or a maze; once you enter it’s hard to get out. Even though we may look back at the Victorian… Read More
Visit the Wellington Arch
Today is the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo. Wellington Arch is an English Heritage property which has an interesting exhibition about the battle and reveals a few details… Read More
Follow the Footsteps of Oliver Twist
Many of Dickens’ contemporary critics and reading public feared that novels could be too realistic, and that naïve readers (often female readers) wouldn’t be able to tell the difference between… Read More
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"All of the walks are informative, entertaining and a great way to learn about, and see, things in London, that aren't necessarily the top 10 tourist sites. Hazel holds a wealth of information and delivers it in a manner that keeps the group engaged."
“Hazel provided an informative and fun commentary(and well microphoned up) on a cold and windy night. Took us to some places that,although a lifelong Londoner, I had not been to before. I would recommend her walks."