Discover the borough with a selection of free cultural walks
A selection of award winning FREE cultural walks led by local Blue Badge guides around Hammersmith and Fulham are being run throughout the year.
The tours are about the borough's cultural vitality and historic past, including a Middle Eastern Food tour in Shepherd's Bush, a modern architecture tour of Hammersmith, a Shepherd's Bush film tour and a Fulham antiques tour - in fact there's something for everyone.
The tours both encourage residents and Londoners to discover what's on their doorstep and entice visitors to explore the 'real London' (in November the tours received a silver award at the Visit London Awards, for best borough initiative 2006)
Gardens in springtime
Spring flowers in Ravenscourt Park, once the garden of a king’s mistress. See the 18th Century hospital founded by a queen, 19th Century houses and 20th Century art deco Stamford Brook hospital.
Discover black history in Hammersmith
This cultural tour will include St Paul’s Church, Hammersmith and Olympia for a background into the Notting Hill riots and rounds off with an insight into Marcus Garvey, pioneer improver of the quality of life for black people all over the world.
Modern architecture
Part of the exhilarating mix of built-up environment in Hammersmith and Fulham is several iconic buildings, of which The Ark and The Surgery are but two of the more
high profi le examples. This tour celebrates the bold and the new in the Borough, in retail, offi ce and residential new build. Including a visit to the Richard Rogers partnership.
Fulham food tour
Gastronomic Fulham...A tour of selected specialists and quality food shops. A must for foodie lovers and budding cooks.
Fulham shopping
Shopping with a difference...Escape the traditional high street and seek out hidden treasures and exclusive gifts from a mixture of independent ‘one off’ shops which
show case some of the best of Fulham.
Rock and Roll music tour
Shepherd's Bush from The Who to the Fratellis.
Fulham antique tour
New to antiques, want to know more or totally obsessed? This tour takes you along the New Kings Road, a highly regarded area for antiques shopping and to an auction at Lots Road.
Middle Eastern food tour
Learn about the history and culture of Middle Eastern food and find out about sweet nutty pastries as well as Mezzes and fl avourful specialities from Damascus. Behind the busy Uxbridge Road you will enter a very different world.
Shepherd's Bush film tour - West Side story
Hammersmith and Fulham is a rich slice of urban life in a compact area of inner west London offering the perfect backdrop for feature fi lms such as Calendar Girls, Maybe
Baby, and programmes such as Top Of The Pops.
Hammersmith Terrace
Today we know this stretch of river for The University Boat Race, but it has even bigger stories to tell. Enjoy an hour’s stroll in the company of George Bernard Shaw, William Morris and the Hammersmith Ghost.
Fulham - Past and Present
An entertaining 90 minute stroll in the company of Catherine of Aragon, Lord Beaverbrook and Reg Varney.
Polish tour Hammersmith
Hammersmith is one of the main centres of the Polish community and the tour aims to give Londoners a revealing glimpse of the spirited culture and fierce pride of London’s Poles.
Indian food tour
Want to know more about Indian culture and cuisine? Join us on a two hour tour of the cosmopolitan North End Road in Fulham. You will learn about Indian food, dance, fabrics and rituals. The tour includes a visit to the Bhavan Centre for Indian art and culture.
January 16, 2007
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