About this Event
Walk Starts: Outside Shoreditch High Street station
Walk Ends: The Museum of The Home where there is a baby change (next to Hoxton Station)
With a stop after about an hour at Hoxton Square for refreshment and/or lunch and baby change. You will be given approximately half an hour to go and do this (we will gauge on the day) and return to meet the guide at a specified time. There are a variety of places to buy food or you can bring a packed lunch.
Winner of 'Best Parent Activity' at the 'Bablands Awards', 'Bring Your Baby' Guided London Walks are sensitively devised to suit parents and carers of even the tiniest babies to enjoy London’s history. We can stop whenever you like to feed and change - without the stress of feeling you are holding up the group. Because every participant brings their baby, patience and baby’s needs are at the forefront of each walk.
Both buggies and slings are welcome. We plan all our routes to be buggy-friendly and step-free.
You are welcome to bring friends and family who do not also have a baby. Please note that every adult attending needs a ticket.
"Women from Hackney's History: Shoreditch & Hoxton"
This walk has been written and is guided by City of London guide and co-author of 'Women from Hackney's History', Sue Doe.
What you'll see and learn about:
- The workplace of a nurse executed in the First World War
- See where two Victorian actresses managed their respective theatres
- The probable site of one of Elizabeth Cresswell’s 17th century brothels
- Where suffragette Sylvia Pankhurst was arrested
- The home of the Queen of the Shoplifters
- The garden that was created by a talented artist who died in the Grenfell fire tragedy
- The one remaining part of the asylum where writer Mary Lamb was a patient
- Where the most successful 18th century businesswoman had her first premises
- A reminder of aristocratic nuns
- An original Victorian music hall which was at the heart of the community for decades - with 3 inspirational women
- A successful feminist publishing house
- The venue for the first marriage of the Queen of the Music Halls
- Where a pioneering female engineer and inventor trained
- Where a sixteenth century female poet and dramatist lived
If on the day of the walk we are forecast to have very bad weather, I may have to postpone the walk. If it's a bit of light rain we will cope!
Every walk follows the usual health and safety guidelines, such as crossing at traffic lights where possible and having hazards pointed out to you at the start and along the route.
There may be times we have to stand in direct sunlight (although I will always choose shade where possible). Please bring all the necessary sun protection for yourself and your child.
It is recommended you bring appropriate drinks and snacks for the duration of the walk, especially if the walk takes place at lunchtime.
I will contact you with booking confirmation after you book. I will supply my mobile number in case of emergencies or in case you are running late. I will also ask you to provide me with a mobile number so you can be contacted for the purposes of the walk, but this is *not for marketing purposes*. Please note that if you are more than a few minutes late I may ask you to catch up with us.
If you like the look of any of my walks, but would prefer to book me privately, please make enquiries at [email protected]. This may particularly be the case if you have people interested who do not have babies.
Important notes about booking:
Please feel free to invite baby-free friends.
Customer refunds must be requested at least 24 hours before an event starts. We cannot guarantee you can move your ticket to another date but you are welcome to enquire at [email protected]
If for any reason Bring Your Baby Ltd are forced to cancel or postpone an event (for example in the case of illness or extreme weather conditions), you are within your rights to request a refund, though we will always suggest an alternative date for you to attend.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Outside Shoreditch High Street station, Braithwaite Street, London, United Kingdom
GBP 24.12
