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I've written a book based on my @footprintsldn Industrial History of the Lower River Lea walk, so you can follow the route on your own or from home. amazon.co.uk/dp/B087SM5MSQ

Our Literary Festival continues with a walk through City's history with the help of Shakespeare, Pepys, Wilde, Donne, Defoe, Johnson and others. Book this or any of the 10 walks we have this sunny weekend at footprintsoflondon.com @rob_s_smith @stepsinthecity @charnowalks

Fear, paranoia, hope & sorrow were among the emotions felt by people living through the plague of 1665. Years later, Daniel Defoe wrote about it. On 19th March we can walk in his footsteps. Book at footprintsoflondon.com. One of 4 great walks tomorrow @rob_s_smith

Meet the women who shaped history: who fought for the vote, equal pay, their faith, their country. Join Marie for a great walk round #Westminster this Tuesday. (and more dates this month) Book at footprintsoflondn.com

Our Literary Festival continues this weekend with a heavy emphasis on women writers and the City. Book at footprintsoflondon.com @stepsinthecity

Join us on 13 March (10:30–16:30) for a full Quaker Day: morning talks at SoG, then choose between a visit to the Library of the Society of Friends or a guided walk with @rob_s_smith Includes bonus recorded talk by @SoGGenealogist Book now. portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/157…

Celebrate #WorldBookDay2026 with our Literary Festival: our annual walking book club! Great London walks for book lovers all month. Book at footprintsoflondon.com @rob_s_smith @StephensLDN @MarilynGreene10 @marksrambles @CityGuideJill @NakedAnthropolo @Capitalwalks

This week in our Literary Festival @Capitalwalks looks at the Blitz in Bloomsbury, @marksrambles follows the footsteps of Dickens, @charnowalks looks at Shakespeare the Londoner & @StephensLDN examines the rise & fall of Oscar Wilde. Book at footprintsoflondon.com

Thank you @CitizenFemme for mentioning @NakedAnthropolo in your "what to do in London" section. We have more great walks in this month's Literary Festival coming up. Book at footprintsoflondon.com @rob_s_smith @StephensLDN @MarilynGreene10 @CityGuideJill @Capitalwalks

This Sunday - a tour based on book 2 in the fantasy series, Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch. Policeman & apprentice wizard Peter Grant investigates a series of mysterious deaths of jazz musicians in Soho. Book at footprintsoflondon.com @CityGuideJill

To mark St David's Day @stepsinthecity looks at the Welsh in Westminster. Meet some of Britain’s most famous politicians such as Lloyd George & Auerin Bevan, plus royalty, architects, poets & stars of stage & screen. Book at footprintsoflondon.com @YourLondonWalks

London is home to one of the world's most famous castles, the Tower of London. But it's not the only castle to visit in the London area. This virtual tour will tell you about 12 more that are about an hour or less from London. Book at footprintsoflondon.com @rob_s_smith

Throughout March we're running our unique London-centric literary festival. Like a walking book club of in person and virtual tours. Join us at footprintsoflondon.com @rob_s_smith @StephensLDN @MarilynGreene10 @marksrambles @CityGuideJill @NakedAnthropolo @Capitalwalks

Tomorrow take the opportunity to cross London in the footsteps of Vincent Van Gogh starting in Covent Garden and ending in his house in Stockwell for a fascinating insight into his life with @StephensLDN Book at footprintsoflondon.com @YourLondonWalks

Thanks @Londonist for listing the Navvies! All credit shouldn't go to engineers, who conferred with diggers on technical problems and not just for railways but also canals. In Primrose Hill it's the Regent's Canal and Camden Goods Yard and more. 20 Feb. eventbrite.co.uk/e/primrose-hil…

Ebenezer Howard had a vision for building a new kind of city with the best elements of town and country. On this 2 hour walk with @rob_s_smith this Saturday you'll see how that dream became real in #Letchworth. Book at footprintsoflondon.com

Our latest great reviews on @Tripadvisor ! Thank you! Join one of our tours - by & for those who love London, delivered with care, professionalism, insight & enthusiasm, that's the Footprints of London difference. Book through footprintsoflondon.com @MarilynGreene10

@Londonist has listed a favourite walk, running next Friday. Scratching Out a Living has 2 guides: @rob_s_smith for the Big 14century Picture and me for 6 characters I created to fill the gap in historical accounts. eventbrite.co.uk/e/scratching-o…

Il Quartiere - Tales From Italian Clerkenwell" eventbrite.co.uk/e/walking-tour… @

Join @rob_s_smith for his latest walking tour with a difference - Literature on the Thames eventbrite.co.uk/e/walking-tour…

The Medieval Female Proletariat is finally happening in the daylight on a weekday. Meet six 14th-century women living and working near the Thames: scullery maid, victualler, laundress, alewife, sex worker, huckster. @footprintsldn @rob_s_smith eventbrite.co.uk/e/walking-tour…