Greg The Guide

Guided History Walks in London with Greg the Guide

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Greg Foxsmith

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Hi, welcome to this blog which introduces my tour guiding!

I qualified as a tour guide in 2025 with Islington Guided Walks. The course taught the skills of good guiding -skills and safety, presentation, and how to make it all fun.

My tours are in Central or North London, primarily in Islington and Clerkenwell, the area where I have lived all my adult life.

Next Tour: History of Arsenal 24/08/2026 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/history-of-arsenal-tour-tickets-1997703274270?lid=zj5izzdshlrl&utm_source=braze&utm_medium=ebml&utm_campaign=clpo_ceex_lcm_fad_mec_mc_mum_0_0_eventpublished&utm_term=Variant+1_EventPublishedSubPaid_HeroSummary_other+feature+usage&utm_content=d83bc845-0544-4274-a9dd-e152eac1a1f7__6a7c86d8a57fc58d3183e01d6d9537ab__d9331cef-7c6c-4b09-a2dc-9bbb8baf82e5&keep_tld=true

Current Tours:

  1. Historic Highbury (pub version or straight history walk version)
  2. Crazy Clerkenwell (- culture, crime and punishment, immigration, poverty, and the “gin craze”) Pub version also available.
  3. Arsenal FC– history and surroundings (great for bespoke “pre-match” tours)
  4. Archway and Hillrise: “beating the bounds” (circular walk starts and finishes at Archway)
  5. Old Street and Bunhill (pub version also available)
  6. Criminal Islington (crime + punishment in Clerkenwell + the City)

One-off/unique tours:

Islington: Beating the Bounds:

An all day charity walk circumnavigating the whole Borough date tbc

Bespoke//commissioned/private tours:

I am more than happy to cater for private or specially commissioned tours, please get in touch below:

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