Courses of Walks

From September 2024 to June 2025 WLWU are offering the following three short courses of eight walks, on a Tuesday or Thursday morning with a midway break to coincide with the half term school holidays.  

All walks start at 11 am and last between 90 minutes and 2 hours, starting and finishing close to a public transport hub.

All courses cost  £140 per person for 8 walks.

A discount is available for PREBOOKED WALKS as follows:

7-8 walks - £17.50 per walk

4-6 walks - £18.50 per walk

1-3 walks - £20 per walk

If you would like to attend the occasional walk or would like to bring a friend, please do contact us as we may be able fit you in. 

To check on availability and enrol on any of the following courses please click on this link ENROL HERE

SEPTEMBER 2024 T0 JUNE, 2025

AUTUMN TERM - LIFE ALONG THE DISTRICT LINE  (This course of walks was online during COVID,  but has now been updated to a set of live walks)

Tuesday October 1 to November 26, 2024

Thursday October 3 to November 28, 2024

The octopus-like branches of the District Line take early morning workers into central London, at the same time returning young revellers back to the suburbs. The District Line, once known as the Metropolitan District Line, is the second oldest tube line, serves 60 stations - more than any other line - and covers 40 miles. 

More than 208 million passenger journeys are made annually. This series of walks explores the areas in east, west and central London that are linked by the Green Line. All walks start and finish at a station on the District Line.

Tuesday Schedule

• October 1 - Turnham Green
• October 8 - Parsons Green
• October 15 - High Street Kensington
• October 22 - Blackfriars
• November 5 - Temple
• November 12 - Ealing Common
• November 19 - Stepney Green
• November 26 - Bromley by Bow

Thursday Schedule

• October 3 - Turnham Green
• October 10 - High Street Kensington
• October 17 - Parsons Green
• October 24 - Blackfriars
• November 7 - Temple
• November 14 - Ealing Common
• November 21 - Stepney Green
• November 28 - Bromley by Bow

SPRING TERM - BEGINNING OF TWO CENTURIES 

London at the beginning of the 20^th and the 21st century

Tuesday January 21 to March 18, 2025

Thursday  January 23 to March 20, 2025

A series of walks through eight London locations highlighting aspects of life during the first 25 years of the 20^th and 21^st centuries. Where the Edwardians meet Generation Z! 

What a difference a century makes - to where we live, where we work, how we move around and what buildings grace our streets!

SUMMER TERM  - VILLAGE LONDON - FOURTH SERIES

Tuesday April 29  to June 24, 2025

Thursday May 1 to June 26, 2025

More than any other world city London is a collection of villages. This assortment of villages, some dating back to medieval times, expanded, particularly, during the 19^th Century. As the fields between these settlements were built on, London emerged as one huge conurbation. 

Today, those villages can still be identified, as having their own specific features, which may include a church, a high street, a market or a particular housing style.

This series of 8 walks includes three “villages” south of the river, three in the west and two in north London. From  Harrow on the Hill to Herne Hill  and from Holland Park to  Camden Town you will learn how these villages developed and what they offer the inquisitive visitor today.