WALKING TOURS

A new departure for me, walking tours. I do them in York and Chester on tour but these are short, rather superficial affairs because we are usually lacking in time. I did one along Whitehall a couple of years ago but it was just a one off. It is quite a common way for London guides to make a living these days, but not an area I consider myself expert in.
However, the best way to learn something is to do it, so I have taken on two walks which are unpaid (so people can hardly complain if they are not up to snuff). One was last weekend for the blue badge guide walking weekend - free tours promoting the profession. A good number, 20-25, and we went from Victoria to Waterloo (God and Government the theme) in about one hour forty minutes, so that the gluttons for punishment could start the three o'clock from there.
Brixton is in a couple of days, which is for the guides - far more daunting prospect altogether. Hopefully my preparation has been enough and there will be enough material and stories to keep people amused. I have good quote from Pevsner, some up to date info and a bit of history. Planning to take people to Unitarian Chapel and give them an intro to Unitarianism, whether they want it or not...