'From Navigators to Necropolis - The Other Side of Highgate' Guided Walk

Come along on Sunday 19th July for a Blue Badge Guided Walk around Highgate!

Blue Badge Guides know London better than anyone. They have trained intensively for two years and passed the highest Tourist Guiding qualification in the UK.

About the walk
On this tour we discover the area of Highgate between Archway and Parliament Hill.

We start with the legend of Dick Whittington, not just a pantomime character but a real man who became Lord Mayor of the City of London 4 times.
Whittington was a great reformer whose name was given to the local hospital and we will learn the history of the hospital and the nearby Victorian workhouse infirmary.

Discover the story of Irish Immigration and the “navvys” who gave their name to Archway’s new square. Moving away from the busy area around the square we will see the landmark mid 20th century housing estate known as Highgate New Town, an enclave of attractive Victorian Gothic houses built on the estate of England’s richest woman after Queen Victoria, housing built for single working women and the famous Highgate cemetery (exterior only).

We finish near to beautiful Parliament Hill in an area with many cafés and restaurants.

The walk is a private walk for the group, we will be guided by Blue Badge guide Diane Burstein and Ellika McAuley.

Ellika will be starting at 2:15pm and Diane at 2:30pm, so on the day, just come along at your chosen time.

Payment for the walk
Full Members of the group will be £11, everyone else the cost is £13 per person (payable via cash or credit card on the day or in advance via PayPal or Bank Transfer).

If you wish to pay in advance:
- send a bank transfer: TSB Bank plc, sort code: 77-66-65, account no: 00030809, Account name: Cultureseekers
- Pay via credit card at (https://pay.sumup.com/b2c/QDOWSSXO)
- go to PayPal - https://www.paypal.com/uk/, then click on 'Pay & Get Paid‘, then click on 'Send Money’, put in the email address: [[general@cultureseekers.org](mailto:general@cultureseekers.org)](mailto:general@cultureseekers.org) in the 'Send Money' box, then 'Next' and then enter the amount to pay. Click 'Next', then 'Goods & Services', then 'For Friends & Family', then 'Continue'

Become a Full Member
To become a Full Member (£14 a year) either:

- Pay cash at an event
- Pay via Bank Transfer (TSB Bank plc, Sort code: 77-66-65, Account no:
00030809, Account name: Cultureseekers)
- Pay via credit card on the day or in advance (https://pay.sumup.com/b2c/QLAX8AUI)
- go to PayPal - https://www.paypal.com/uk/, then click on 'Pay & Get Paid‘, then click on 'Send Money’, put in the email address: [[general@cultureseekers.org](mailto:general@cultureseekers.org)] in the 'Send Money' box, then 'Next' and then enter the amount to pay. Click 'Next', then 'Goods & Services', then 'For Friends & Family', then 'Continue'

Afterwards
After we will head to the 'Duke of St. Albans pub' 15 Highgate Road, for a chat over a drink. We finish close to Tufnell Park Tube Station.

If you can make it, please come to the pub afterwards, as it’s a great way to meet and get to know others after the visit.

Please note, we will only wait at the station for 10 minutes after the advertised meeting time so please be early or on time.

Look out for the red & blue 'London Cultureseekers' group sign outside the station.

Hope to see you there!

Robert
07905 901 834 (text only) or email: general@cultureseekers.org

On the day, if you can’t make the visit, just change your RSVP to No or text me to say you can’t make it. Please don’t post any messages in the comments that you can’t make it, as this generates spam for everyone else.

Please make sure you are aware of the group rules here before RSVPing - https://www.meetup.com/london_cultureseekers/photos/22974682/523578875/Group_Rules/