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Events Walks & Tours
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Unseen Tours empowers its guides by providing them with a platform to share their stories, offering paid work, confidence, and opportunities for growth. As a social enterprise, the majority of ticket revenue goes to the guides, with any profit reinvested to support more guides and expand the initiative. David, a lifelong Londoner, will guide you on a fascinating walk along the south side of the Thames, uncovering mystery and history. You'll explore the Bankside and venture into Borough’s hidden alleys, visiting a renowned food market, a gothic cathedral, an infamous prison, and a secret archaeological dig. Along the way, David will share stories of inequality, crime, and ghosts, finishing the tour at one of London’s oldest pubs. The meeting point is outside London Bridge Station, by the Shipwrights Arms (88 Tooley Street, SE1 2UN). You can’t miss the pub, it’s painted bright blue! To ensure you have the best experience on your tour (especially with the weather in London being so unpredictable), we encourage you to wrap up warmly, bring extra layers of clothing, and wear comfortable footwear. 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The tour is led by Black History Walks, who run guided Walking Tours of London to include its African history which goes back 3,500 years. You are welcome to join this event if you live or work in Bankside. The whole tour will be held outdoors. Meet by the Pizza Express sign at the entrance, by the steps sign as shown here https://www.google.com/maps/@51.508301,-0.0960509,2a,75y,206.66h,89.94t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sM74F1Sa15AAJcrz6Mqa9hA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?entry=ttu    [post_title] => 1 Oct – Black History Tour [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => closed [post_password] => [post_name] => 1-oct-black-history-tour [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2024-10-01 11:28:10 [post_modified_gmt] => 2024-10-01 10:28:10 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://betterbankside.co.uk/?post_type=event&p=5564 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => event [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw ) [2] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 5553 [post_author] => 13 [post_date] => 2024-08-22 11:57:09 [post_date_gmt] => 2024-08-22 10:57:09 [post_content] => As part of London Design Festival 2024. Ghostsigns are advertisements for products or companies that are no longer available today, yet they still cling to the walls above and along today's streets offering a window into the past. The signs can be hand-painted onto walls, carved into wood, incised into the fabric of a building or forged in metal. Take Courage and 'Commit No Nuisance' as you discover letterforms of various shapes, types, forms and sizes in the backstreets of Southwark between Blackfriars Road and Borough Market. See how sign makers of old had their own styles and how they created and applied their designs. Hear the fascinating stories about the companies advertised, with products as varied as hops and shops, boxing and boxes, tea and textiles, lightwells and linctus, churches and chocolate. See the site of one of the largest breweries in the country, hear how one company grew rapidly to become a kind of B&Q of its day, and how another created security systems that changed the banking world. We'll also say hello to a dog that Dickens knew and consider a few enigmas along the way in the form of signage that ought to belong elsewhere and examples recently-created pastiches. The tour lasts approx two hours and ends a few minutes' walk from London Bridge station. Jane Parker is a qualified London guide, a typographer, designer and keen photographer. For many decades she has been 'collecting' and researching London's oven-overlooked details. 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Join Katie Wignall, Blue Badge Tourist Guide and Founder of Look Up London on a walk revealing the exciting, inspiring and courageous women of Bankside as part of our series of events celebrating International Women's Day.

The walk will explore the stories of woman who lived and worked in Bankside, from social pioneers like Octavia Hill, to famous writers like Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley as well as shedding light on lesser known women like unsung heroines; Alice Ayres and Janet Johnson.

Wander the backstreets and beautiful hidden gardens of Bankside as you discover the street names, plaques and hidden details that reveal these incredible women.

Meet at Southwark Station - WhatThreeWords - exact location.

  [post_title] => 5 March - Bankside's Inspiring Women Tour [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => closed [post_password] => [post_name] => 5-march-banksides-inspiring-women-tour [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2024-02-14 16:11:58 [post_modified_gmt] => 2024-02-14 16:11:58 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://betterbankside.co.uk/?post_type=event&p=5140 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => event [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw ) [5] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 4986 [post_author] => 24 [post_date] => 2023-12-20 16:02:34 [post_date_gmt] => 2023-12-20 16:02:34 [post_content] => A series of mini ice-ages beginning in the late 1600s caused the River Thames and even the sea to freeze over. The thick ice brought river traffic and business to a standstill. But threats create opportunities, and so the Frost Fair was created by entrepreneurial people of 17th century Bankside. Designed to appeal to the senses, the fair became the epicentre of bawdy and surprising entertainment, food, drink – and even hunting on ice! Nobody realised that 1814 would see the final Frost Fair. A changing climate, on the very eve of the industrial revolution, meant the River would never freeze again. Join Blue Badge guide Mr Londoner to explore all the fun of the fair and draw some parallels with our own times. Meet outside the Better Bankside office, 18 Great Guildford Street, London, SE1 0FD AT 12:30pm. Bankside’s Frost Fair takes place from 26-28 January 2024 from 11am – 6pm. Immerse yourself in traditional games, music and dance, artisan stalls, art and craft workshops, and even a life-sized elephant! There will once again be Frost Fair themed food and drink, offers and special activities across the wider Bankside area. [post_title] => Better You - Frost Fair Tour with Mr Londoner [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => closed [post_password] => [post_name] => better-you-unfreezing-the-past-with-mr-londoner [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2024-01-15 15:12:31 [post_modified_gmt] => 2024-01-15 15:12:31 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://betterbankside.co.uk/?post_type=event&p=4986 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => event [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw ) [6] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 4648 [post_author] => 2 [post_date] => 2023-08-23 15:35:45 [post_date_gmt] => 2023-08-23 14:35:45 [post_content] =>
Discover the Black history of Bankside in this walk that covers over 500 years and includes: Shakespeare, black sailors, international trade, pirates, food , religion, Pan Africanism, Marcus Garvey, Roman ruins and Windrush. The tour is led by Black History Walks, who run guided Walking Tours of London to include its African history which goes back 3,500 years.
 
You are welcome to join this event if you live or work in Bankside. The whole tour will be held outdoors. To find the start of the tour you can use What Three Words - https://what3words.com/lunch.tribal.cafe 
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Discover the Black history of Bankside in this walk that covers over 500 years and includes: Shakespeare, black sailors, international trade, pirates, food , religion, Pan Africanism, Marcus Garvey, Roman ruins and Windrush. The tour is led by Black History Walks, who run guided Walking Tours of London to include its African history which goes back 3,500 years.
 
You are welcome to join this event if you live or work in Bankside. The whole tour will be held outdoors. To find the start of the tour you can use What Three Words - Lunch Tribal Cafe
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Before coming aboard, your guide will discuss what is already known about the ship and its history; this takes place at the anchor outside of the ship, where we discuss the figurehead and historic context. You’ll come about onto the main deck. We will then proceed into the great cabin where you’ll be able to handle our replica navigation equipment, before moving to the armoury, where we will display our replica weapons and discuss their functions. Following this, we will proceed to the gun deck, where we will discuss the living conditions of the Elizabethan mariner, before our gun demonstration. Finally, we will move to the lowermost deck - the hold, where we will discuss how sailors stored and preserved food and the rations of the common mariner. The ship is not currently accessible for wheelchair users or visitors with mobility impairments. Please note there are steep stairs on the ship and low ceilings. 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Learn about Dickens' visit here.   You are welcome to join this event if you live or work in Bankside. [post_title] => 2 November - Bards, Poets and Playwrights: A Literary Tour of Southwark Cathedral [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => closed [post_password] => [post_name] => 2-november-bards-poets-and-playwrights-a-literary-tour-of-southwark-cathedral [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2023-11-01 10:31:54 [post_modified_gmt] => 2023-11-01 10:31:54 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://betterbankside.co.uk/?post_type=event&p=4574 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => event [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw ) [10] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 4550 [post_author] => 14 [post_date] => 2023-07-03 16:59:06 [post_date_gmt] => 2023-07-03 15:59:06 [post_content] => Your expert guide will take you on a journey through time, exploring the history of The Golden Hinde. Learn about the workings of the ship, its adventures, and get a sense of what life was like onboard a 16th century galleon. Before coming aboard, your guide will discuss what is already known about the ship and its history; this takes place at the anchor outside of the ship, where we discuss the figurehead and historic context. You’ll come about onto the main deck. We will then proceed into the great cabin where you’ll be able to handle our replica navigation equipment, before moving to the armoury, where we will display our replica weapons and discuss their functions. Following this, we will proceed to the gun deck, where we will discuss the living conditions of the Elizabethan mariner, before our gun demonstration. Finally, we will move to the lowermost deck - the hold, where we will discuss how sailors stored and preserved food and the rations of the common mariner. The ship is not currently accessible for wheelchair users or visitors with mobility impairments. Please note there are steep stairs on the ship and low ceilings. [post_title] => 8 Aug: Tour of the Golden Hinde [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => closed [ping_status] => closed [post_password] => [post_name] => 8-aug-tour-of-the-golden-hinde [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2023-07-03 16:59:06 [post_modified_gmt] => 2023-07-03 15:59:06 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://betterbankside.co.uk/?post_type=event&p=4550 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => event [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw ) [11] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 4440 [post_author] => 20 [post_date] => 2023-05-17 15:43:30 [post_date_gmt] => 2023-05-17 14:43:30 [post_content] => Walk Bankside’s side streets to reduce your exposure to pollutants (by 25%) and uncover the story of the neighbourhood hidden in plain sight along its medieval streets. Join our favourite tour guide Mr Londoner as we explore the area on foot, learning about London's emerging history of air pollution and how it has shaped out neighbourhood. Now more than ever it’s a time to step onto quieter routes with fewer pedestrians and glimpse London’s Other Side through a new lens. This walking tour is led by Blue Badge guide and Better Bankside favourite Mr Londoner.   Find out more about Clean Air Day and sign up for our other events in the area on the day. 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Unseen Tours empowers its guides by providing them with a platform to share their stories, offering paid work, confidence, and opportunities for growth. As a social enterprise, the majority of ticket revenue goes to the guides, with any profit reinvested to support more guides and expand the initiative. David, a lifelong Londoner, will guide you on a fascinating walk along the south side of the Thames, uncovering mystery and history. You'll explore the Bankside and venture into Borough’s hidden alleys, visiting a renowned food market, a gothic cathedral, an infamous prison, and a secret archaeological dig. Along the way, David will share stories of inequality, crime, and ghosts, finishing the tour at one of London’s oldest pubs. The meeting point is outside London Bridge Station, by the Shipwrights Arms (88 Tooley Street, SE1 2UN). You can’t miss the pub, it’s painted bright blue! To ensure you have the best experience on your tour (especially with the weather in London being so unpredictable), we encourage you to wrap up warmly, bring extra layers of clothing, and wear comfortable footwear. 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