Back Alley Boys
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Exploring London’s Festive Christmas Displays
Twas the night before Christmas……. Well ok it wasn’t, however it was close. A few days before the big day the Back Alley Boys decided to go and look at the Christmas Lights. I found a web page that put together all the best ones to see and planned a route around it. We started… Continue reading
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An Oddities of London Walk and Stag do!
One of the Back Alley Boys was getting married so we thought about kicking off the stag do with a walk around London. I had bought a book a whilst back which looks at the oddities of London, so I planned a route around that. I have talked about the route previously but thought I… Continue reading
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London Oddities Tour 1
A couple of years ago whilst in Waterstones, I came across a great book entitled London’s Oddities. It is written by Vicky Wilson and published by Metro Publications. We are always looking for new things to look at in London on our walks. Having done two Back Alley tours and a walk looking at the… Continue reading
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A Christmas Carol Walk
There is nothing better than having a walk in London in the evening at Christmas. All the lights are on and everyone is in a festive mood. With that in mind I set about planning a walk based on ‘A Christmas Carol’. We started at Tower Hill tube station, mainly because that’s where I get… Continue reading
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So when did the walking bug start?
A couple of mates and I formed ‘The Back Alley Boys’ walking club using the great ‘ianVisits’ to map out walks around London to visit, you guessed it, the back alleys. Here are some photos of the first tour and the route map. … Continue reading
Essex Man Does Walking 