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London Villages visited
See the scope of our explorations in London:
Here's a list of the trips organised by the London Villages Group since November 2006.
Chiswick: September 2022 walk led by Keith Montague
This 4 mile walk began in Turnham Green, one of Chiswick’s original settlements, with a walk round Bedford Park, the World’s first garden suburb. The Civil war Battle of Turnham Green and Hogarth’s statue were followed by a stroll along Chiswick High Road, then along the lane where Linoleum was invented to St Peter’s Square, with fine Georgian houses. After crossing the Great West Road we walked along Chiswick Mall, the finest (and most expensive) street in the area. One Grade 1 listed house was on the market for £18.5M.
The Drop, 6th November 2021
A live show from Swamp Motel, we had to escape from an elevator, then a room, then go outside to meet a contact, before finishing in a hotel room. Essentially an escape room with a twist, it was very enjoyable, fast-paced and tense.
Echoes, 6th November 2021
We visited the latest spooky-themed Halloween show from Colab Theatre, where we worked with a priest and her assistant to investigate a haunting, resulting in an exorcism.
Crisis, What Crisis?, 21st August 2021
We had done this show before, two years ago, but it's so good that we decided to go again for its brief revival.
It was very enjoyable. Highlights were making decisions which resulted in the UK joining the Soviet Bloc, which provoked an attempted military coup to overthrow the government, a very unusual ending to the show.
The Perfect Crime, 8th August 2021
For our first event, we formed a team of 5 to steal a painting from a high-security vault, which was great fun.
A maritime meander; Bermondsey to Rotherhithe, Summer 2021
Once a bustling and highly lucrative Warehouse and Wharf nicknamed 'the Larder of London', the converted Hay's Galleria continues the tradition with many coffee shops and restaurants, an apt start to the day. On to Shad Thames with its overhead gantries and Butler's Wharf complex, now expensive apartments and offices, once an entry point for many goods, especially spices. We paused at the tidal St Saviour's dock to reflect on its Dickensian atmosphere then returned to the 21st century at the Tideway children's mural.
