Ancient Britain runs tours of Hadrian’s Wall, guided by local bushcraft expert Kevin Robson, whose passion is connecting people with both history and the natural environment. ![]() Northumberland’s ancient historyĬompared to the Lake District and its West and Scottish Highlands just over the border, Northumberland remains a relatively well-kept secret for walkers. Morris is now working out how to include locations from the forthcoming Harry Styles film, My Policeman, which is set in 1950s Brighton. ![]() Featuring famous names from Anne Lister to Oscar Wilde, it also uncovers some unsung heroes, such as a pioneering doctor who lived as a man long before women were allowed to practice medicine. The tour takes in 200 years of history, from Regency dandies, through to 1950s lesbian and gay life. And what better way to appreciate this rich history than with a tour guided by Ric Morris, who has been leading his Piers and Queers tour since 2011? “It’s a great way to engage with Brighton’s culture, for people who don’t necessarily want to stay up late in a sweaty bar,” says Morris. It’s a great way to engage with Brighton’s culture, for those who don’t necessarily want to stay up late in a sweaty bar Ric Morris, Piers and Queers tour leader Brighton’s LGBTQ+ historyīrighton is famed for being one of Europe’s queerest cities. The only difficulty is pacing drinks enough to ensure a full appreciation of the historical features (this is an educational walk, remember, not a pub crawl). With routes in Stockport and Liverpool, the website offers an online map, with information about each pub visited along the way. But Historic England offers pub walks with a difference: each trail takes in the most historically significant pubs in city centres across the north, from basic beer houses, such as Manchester’s Circus Tavern, to Chester’s magnificent, timber-framed The Bear and Billet. “We might even look at a few bars along the way.” ![]() “We want to tell a story about how art is vitally important for connecting people,” he says. Street art is about creating a shared cultural space, for the majority of people who live here, who don’t consider themselves to be in either one of the gangs.” Walking tours take in many works, and explore the history of the area, guided by either Turkington, or by the street artists themselves. “The traditional Northern Irish mural is a territorial marking, to say ‘this is our part of town’. Belfast street artĮverybody knows about Belfast’s murals, but what about its street art? There is an important difference between the two, explains Adam Turkington of Seedhead Arts, which offers street art walking tours of the city’s Cathedral Quarter. One of the Perambulations: A Walking Guide to Modernist Houses guides. ![]() The routes are accompanied by informative text about buildings ranging from post-war Span Developments to buildings by Richard Rogers and Patrick Hodgkinson. There is now a series of these stylish maps, taking in routes across London, from Chislehurst to the Barbican, as well as one guide to Brussels. From her ramblings Perambulations: A Walking Guide to Modernist Houses was born. “I would like to influence the tourist industry, and show that we can do things differently.” London’s modern architectureĭuring lockdown, graphic designer and author Stefi Orazi, a specialist in modernist design, used her daily walk to explore the architecture of her local area: Hampstead and Highgate in north-west London. “You create a special connection with your guide, and with that comes understanding, and change,” says CEO Zakia Moulaoui Guery. This is a social enterprise that provides training and employment for people with a history of homelessness. Photograph: PRĮven more intriguing, though, are the tour guides themselves.
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