Guided Walks Programme For The Year

Mostly Medical: A Walk Along Nightingale Lane

• Date: 5th June
• Time: 18:30:pm

Friday 5th June. 6.30pm Nightingale Lane, one of Clapham’s oldest thoroughfares, began life as an agricultural track between Clapham and Wandsworth Commons. For many years the road also formed a... View Walk

River Wandle Walk

• Date: 23rd April
• Time: 10:30:am

Did you know that the River Wandle in Wandsworth once boasted important watermills which produced flour to feed medieval and possibly Roman London; an iron mill where cannon were bored;... View Walk

Remembering the Chartist rally on Kennington Common

• Date: 11th April
• Time: 14:30:pm

A walk telling the story of the great Chartist rally of 10 April 1848: that at the time caused such concern that the Royal family were moved to Osborne House... View Walk

Lambeth Local History Forum walks in South London for 2026

• Date: 4th April
• Time: 10:30:am

The 2026 season of Lambeth Local History Forum walks has now been announced, beginning on Saturday 4 April 2026 at 10:30 am with Artist's Footsteps: a guided art tour of... View Walk

Behind/Beyond The High Street

• Date: 20th June
• Time: 11:00:am

Have you ever wondered what was behind/beyond the High Street? This area links historic Clapham centred around St Paul's Church with the modern High Street.An eclectic mix of people and... View Walk

The History of Clapham Common

• Date: 6th September
• Time: 14:30:pm

This walk traces the history of Clapham Common from medieval grazing ground, through it becoming a place of recreation for the 18th century incomers who built villas around it, its... View Walk

Up and Down Clapham High Street

• Date: 13th June
• Time: 14:30:pm

This walk up and down Clapham High Street will look at its history from the time that shops were first put up in the front gardens of the old houses... View Walk

Beating the Bounds: A walking tour around the Clapham parish boundary

• Date: 9th May
• Time: 12:30:pm

Beating the Bounds – A leisurely 3-4 hour walking tour around parts of the Clapham Parish boundary: looking at aspects of its history, and charting some of the historic boundary... View Walk

Beating the Bounds: A walking tour around the Clapham parish boundary

• Date: 24th May
• Time: 10:00:am

Led by members of the Clapham Society History Group, this extended walk re-enacts the ancient custom of Beating the Bounds around the edge of the old parish boundary. Starting at... View Walk

Inspirational Women of Clapham

• Date: 20th September
• Time: 11:00:am

A walk around the northern part of Clapham Common hearing about some of the clever and famous women with links to the area. From convicted criminals to hymn writers, they... View Walk

Abbeville ‘village’: The making of an Edwardian neighbourhood

• Date: 14th September
• Time: 14:30:pm

Michael Tuffrey will lead this walk exploring how the streets came to be laid out and introducing the people who made it happen, including Pugin’s master builder, a defrocked lawyer from... View Walk

The History of Clapham Common

• Date: 2nd August
• Time: 14:30:pm

This walk traces the history of Clapham Common from medieval grazing ground, through it becoming a place of recreation for the 18th century incomers who built villas around it, its... View Walk

Clapham Ghost Signs

• Date: 26th July
• Time: 14:30:pm

A walk led by Alyson Wilson, originally devised by Sam Roberts (aka Mr Ghost Signs) that traces Clapham’s history through its wonderful collection of fading painted advertisements. This walk is part... View Walk

Clapham Park: The Cubitt connection

• Date: 12th September
• Time: 15:00:pm

Nigel Bassindale will lead this popular walk going back in time to discover Clapham Park and how Thomas Cubitt’s vision became reality. Leaving from the junction of Emmanuel Road and New... View Walk