Our Monthly Sunday Walks
Every other week, on Sunday afternoons in the summer months, we also offer two other guided walks:
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a walk down Old London Road and Clarence Street
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a walk pointing out the old pubs of Kingston
Please see Walk Times for details.
Our Walking Tours
Our Regular Sunday Walk
We conduct a regular Sunday morning guided walk in the centre of Kingston, weekly in the summer and monthly in the winter. Please see Walk Times for details.
Our Monthly Historical Memory Walks
On the 3rd Monday of the summer months, we offer a dementia-friendly historical memory walk specifically designed for those living with dementia and their carers.
Please see Walk Times for details.
Historic Surbiton Walks
We also conduct a walk of Historic Surbiton on the 1st Sunday of every month. Please see Walk Times for details.
Pubs of Old Kingston Walk
Once per month during the summer, our Pubs of Old Kingston walk covers 28 sites of pubs and breweries from Kingston's brewing and drinking past. Please see Walk Times for details.
Private Walks
We can provide a private walk for any group on most days, subject to reasonable advanced notice. Please contact us using the form on the Contact Us page.
Employers
Would you like your employees to know more about Kingston or to organise a team educational outing?
If so, please Contact Us .
Our IllustratedTalks
We also offer talks about the history of Kingston and Surbiton to groups who would prefer (or find it easier) to listen in a location of your choice rather than walk round the town.
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Our talks usually last about 60 minutes (we find that 45 minutes is often not viable while 75 minutes is usually too long!), but we can, of course be flexible.
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Below is a selection of talks on offer:
Kingston upon Thames orientated Talks:
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Things about Kingston you (possibly) didn't know - (Parts 1 and 2). Each talk is 60 minutes and spaced 4-6 months apart
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Kingston in 50 Buildings - with the focus on certain buildings in the town and the quirky history behind them
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The A-Z of Kingston upon Thames - a little on the origin of the alphabet and then historical anecdotes
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The Annual Shrove Tuesday Football Tradition - up to it's banning in 1867
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The Bloomer Case at Kingston Court. (background to Women's suffrage)
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Ballooning around Kingston
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Kingston and the River Thames
Other Miscellaneous Talks:
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Ghosts of Surrey
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The Three VCs of New Malden
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Cupid's Code - the Secret Codes of Edwardian postcards
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Growth and development of New Malden
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The history of Manners and Etiquette
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Mayday
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Why is Easter a moveable feat - and Christmas is not?
One important thing to remember is that the talks do not cover or simply repeat things discussed on the walking tours and so, having listened to a talk, people wish to come on our walks they will find that these add more information as opposed to simply repetition.
Logistics and Fees
We can bring a projector and a laptop to your location but we will need a screen (or a suitable blank wall). While we can usually vocally project to the back of a reasonably sized hall, we are also happy to wear a 'mike' or headset.
Kingston Tour Guides do not charge for either our tours or our talks; none of our guides ever receive payment! However, we do appreciate any donation that a group wishes to make; this can be set by the group themselves on the basis of what they would usually do/pay for an illustrated talk.
If you would like to book one of out Illustrated Talks, Contact Us and we can discuss dates, times and venue.
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We look forward to hearing from you.