obscuretourslondonMay 211 minTour of Eton CollegeEton College is well-known for educating a total of 20 prime ministers as well as royals such as the Princes William and Harry (you can...
obscuretourslondonApr 181 minFancy a Coffee in a Loo?Should you need a break from the shops, this lovely cafe in Fitzrovia may be just the thing. It's a restored Victorian toilet that was...
obscuretourslondonMar 112 minWorth the Wait: Elizabeth Tower RenovationThe scaffolding went up in August of 2017 for the largest restoration project ever undertaken on the Elizabeth Tower and its famous clock...
obscuretourslondonFeb 121 minThe Museum of London is on the Move!Plans have been afoot for The Museum of London to move to a new location since all the way back in 2016! The Museum desperately needs...
obscuretourslondonJan 172 minMark your Calendars for the Platinum Jubilee!!!We got the news already last year that 2022 would be special with a celebration for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee over the 2-5 June bank...
obscuretourslondonNov 22, 20211 minFrom Pollock's Toy Museum to Under the Christmas TreeStarting to think about gift ideas for friends and relatives has me recollecting the August Open House at Pollock's Toy Museum and what...
obscuretourslondonOct 11, 20211 minBarbican ConservatoryThe Barbican Conservatory is a peaceful oasis in the heart of the City of London. It takes a bit of effort to find all the way up on...
obscuretourslondonSep 20, 20212 minOld St. Pancras ChurchI often talk about Sir John Soane, Regency era architect, on London Bicycle Tours when I point out the extraordinary museum that was...
obscuretourslondonAug 11, 20211 min(S)Lower Marsh MarketClose to Waterloo Station and the Leake Street Graffiti Tunnel, Lower Marsh Market is ideally situated for a lunchtime stop and a browse...
obscuretourslondonJul 9, 20211 minVisit to Recently Re-opened Museum of the HomeThis week I was able to visit the Museum of the Home (formerly the Geffrye Museum), one of my favourite museums, which reopened on 12...
obscuretourslondonJun 29, 20211 minJuliette Gordon Low in London Challenge BadgeIn conjunction with the Girl Guiding and Girl Scouting History Tours offered, there is now a Challenge Badge relating to Juliette Gordon...
obscuretourslondonMay 14, 20211 minNew YouTube Channel!Since the first lockdown, Londoners are cycling more than ever! Some statistics claim that as many as 9% of all Londoners have purchased...
obscuretourslondonMay 14, 20211 minNew Video: Cycling from Limehouse DLR to Tower Hill!Enjoy this street-view experience highlighting a newly re-surfaced and widened section of the CS3 with tips on places this visit by bike...
obscuretourslondonApr 9, 20211 minFootsteps of Our Founders Video LinksFor the Girl Guiding/ Girl Scouting World Centre's 30th Birthday in March 2021, my daughter and I made a total of five videos...
obscuretourslondonMar 20, 20212 minThe Old Curiosity Shop in the shadow of new LSE BuildingLondon School of Economics's new Marshall Building is situated next to not one, but two, Grade II listed properties, The Royal College of...
obscuretourslondonJan 30, 20212 minPlaques of a Colour?Having spent a lot of January discussing commemorative plaque schemes in conjunction with virtual tours and related projects got me...
obscuretourslondonJan 14, 20211 minThank You and Info for Participants of the Green or Blue-Which one to Pursue? Virtual Tour 14.1.21What an amazing response and discussion to this evening's Virtual Tour about Commemorative Plaque options for Agnes Baden-Powell, the...
obscuretourslondonNov 5, 20203 minA Cathedral of Sewage/ Eine Kathedrale des AbwassersA few weeks ago, I took advantage of an Open Day to see this masterpiece of Victorian Engineering, the Crossness Pumping Station, in all...
obscuretourslondonOct 18, 20203 minThe Printers' Cathedral and Journalists' Church (English/ deutsch)St. Bride's in Fleet Street possesses a wealth of history and links with several diverse groups. It is known as the Printers' Cathedral...
obscuretourslondonOct 6, 20203 minNetsuke and Exiled Authors (English/deutsch)If the name Edmund de Waal sounds familiar to you, it may well be because you read his "The Hare with the Amber Eyes" with a bookclub...