Top Borough Enfield
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Top Borough Enfield

A walk through London’s northernmost suburb gives you a chance to reconnect with outer London’s semi-rural past. Starting with Top Borough Enfield Enfield was once a key section of the English home county that no longer exists: Middlesex, now only a memory and the name of a cricket club, was gobbled up some time ago…

The Story of the First Garden City in the UK
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The Story of the First Garden City in the UK

Following in the footsteps of Soviet town planners, teetotal socialists, Quakers, silly old men in skin-tight trousers and – perhaps – even Vladimir Ilyich Lenin to the first garden city in the UK. It may be difficult to believe, but Letchworth Garden City, nowadays a well-heeled country town on the edge of North London’s commuter…

One of the Walks Near London  – Horsenden Hill and the Grand Union Canal
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One of the Walks Near London – Horsenden Hill and the Grand Union Canal

London’s extensive canal network is a haven for nature lovers – and often just a single stairway down from the city’s hustle and bustle One of the best things about London is that you don’t have to leave the city to do some serious walking. The West End is virtually surrounded by the leftovers from…

Walks near London: Different Layers of British History
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Walks near London: Different Layers of British History

… including some that you can eat and drink. A walk through the Cathedral town of St Albans, through different layers of British history. Towns and villages near London are engaged in a constant battle for their soul: most have succumbed a long time ago and been gobbled up by the near-by metropolis, suburbanized and converted…