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Winter walks in Bloomsbury Squares
Free Guided Walking Tours of Bloomsbury Saturdays, 11:00am, rain or shine! Meet at the steps of the Goodenough Club 23 Mecklenburgh Square, London, WC1N 2AD December 12, 2015: Blue Plaques of Bloomsbury* December 19, 2015: King’s Cross: A Changing Landscape December 26, 2015: Garden Squares of Bloomsbury January 2, 2016: Architecture in Bloomsbury January 9, […]
Late summer walks round Bloomsbury -just show up
VAL MARTIN MEMORIAL WALKS Free Guided Walking Tours of our Bloomsbury Neighbourhood, every Saturday, 11:00am, rain or shine! No need to RSVP. Just show up! Most walks begin at the front steps of The Goodenough Club, 23 Mecklenburgh Square, London, WC1N 2AD but see below for October exceptions. 22 August 2015: The Women of Bloomsbury 29 […]
New smartphone app for walks in the Bloomsbury Squares
The Bloomsbury squares and gardens are nearly all close to each other and a pleasant self-guided walk connects them and other places and items of interest. Once you are in the area, you can follow trails around the squares using your smartphone. Download the TiCL app onto your smartphone by clicking this link and look for the following trails: A […]
Jane Austen’s Emma and Brunswick Square
The Emma 200 Festival celebrates the bicentenary of the publication of Jane Austen’s Emma in 1815 – the novel which praises Brunswick Square: Our part of London is so very superior to most others! The neighbourhood of Brunswick Square is so very different from almost all the rest. (Emma, Chapter 12). The Friends of Brunswick Square invite you to […]
Open Garden Squares Weekend in the Bloomsbury Squares 13 and 14 June 2015
Over 200 gardens to explore in this magical two-day event including many in Bloomsbury which are not usually open to the public: e.g. Mecklenburgh Sq, Bedford Sq, Collingham Gardens, Lutheran Centre, British Medical Association, October Gallery and White Hall hotel. Check the website for open days and times, and how to buy tickets http://www.opensquares.org/
London Tree Week in the Bloomsbury Squares 23-31 May
A tree walk around the garden squares and Brunswick Square’s great plane are the main features of London Tree Week in the Bloomsbury Squares. The Association of Bloomsbury Squares and Gardens, in association with Val Martin Memorial walks, are offering a walk around the squares to look at some of the splendid and unusual […]
Spring and summer walks round Bloomsbury
Goodenough College has devised free local walks around the Bloomsbury Squares which are delivered by College members every Saturday at 11:00am. Walks for May to July are: 02 May 2015: Garden Squares of Bloomsbury 09 May 2015: Bloomsbury in Fiction 16 May 2015: Art and Society in Bloomsbury 23 May 2015: Dickens, […]
The Big Tree Debate at the Garden Museum
London conjures up images of streets lined with mature trees. Many of these trees are over 100 years old and will die by 2100. In light of this, The Garden Museum will be welcoming Johanna Gibbons (J&L Gibbons), Brita von Schoenaich (Bradley-Hole Schoenaich), and Ann Jazulet (Trees and Design Action Group) to debate big trees in […]
Free walks in Bloomsbury Squares
Free Guided Walking Tours of Bloomsbury Saturdays, 11:00am, rain or shine! Meet at the steps of the Goodenough Club 23 Mecklenburgh Square, London, WC1N 2AD 31 January 2015: Art and Society 07 February 2015: King’s Cross: A Changing Landscape 14 February 2015: Bloomsbury in Fiction 21 February 2015: Dickens, Disraeli, and Friends 28 February 2015: […]
Books About Town – book benches in Bloomsbury Squares
All 50 unique BookBench sculptures, designed by local artists and famous names, came to rest in Gordon Square in October before a public auction. With Bloomsbury ‘s strong association with the world of literature, it was an ideal place to display them. Some of the Bloomsbury Squares had hosted benches […]
Bloomsbury Squares & Gardens 