What a year so far! Lockdown, of course, put a stop to our walks. It also completely changed Central London. Things that we would usually marvel at – the noise and pace of the West End, the bizarre theatre of hearings in the Royal Courts of Justice, bells ringing out across the City – ceased. And core […]
Bern Cathedral bell ringing on a Saturday Listen on radio aporee Recording by Felix Blume, 24.02.19 Dotmaker Tours has now gone global! Well, perhaps not global, but I did just have a thrilling long weekend in Switzerland with postgrad students at the University of Bern. I was there to lead a soundwalk and give a classroom presentation […]
It was a real treat to launch our new tour Trinity Buoy Wharf and Secrets of the Docks with this lovely group of families last Saturday. It’s a walk that explores the twists and turns of the Thames round North Greenwich peninsula, and the ebbs and flows of water, people and industry. The group photo was […]
The Open House programme for 2019 has just been released and there are some cracking places to visit. If you don’t already know, Open House is the one weekend each year when hundreds of buildings in London open their doors to the public for free. It’s a chance to nose around beautifully architected homes, sneak […]
When William III introduced the window tax it was met with popular outrage. Famously, there were those who bricked in their windows to avoid paying. What might otherwise have been welcomed as a progressive tax on large property owners, was instead perceived as a charge on light (hence the expression ‘daylight robbery’) and air. I found […]
It’s May, the sun is out and the trees are looking good! As well as their gorgeous spring finery, here are five things to love about London’s trees. London’s trees are as much a part of the capital’s human history as are its buildings. Take the London Plane, which is in fact a cross between […]
Five years (yes, five!) since we launched, we are now FINALLY on TripAdvisor. We’re pleased as punch. So far we’ve had five wonderful reviews posted there. But we’ve got loads more on our website, amassed over the years. They give a really good flavour of what to expect. We’re always delighted to hear from people about their […]
It’s been a very long time since my last post. A lot has happened. I’ve met a wonderful array of tour-goers, old and young. I’ve taken on Central London with London In Slow Motion, the London Ear and the recently launched Power Walk. I’m slow-cooking ideas for a new tour in 2015 about Common London. And […]
