Heritage Walks

May and June’s Heritage Health Walks  SATURDAY 3rd MAY 2014 11am - 12:30pm Discover Clapton, Vikings and the importance of East London's water, 2.7km Led by Simon Cole of Hackney Tours Meeting Point: Outside Princess of Wales pub, Lea Bridge Road Description: Take a walk from Lea Bridge to Springfield Marina and on the way we'll stop off at the Middlesex Filter Beds to hear how waterways in this part of the capital have been crucial in London's development. See why Walthamstow and Leyton Marshes are such hotbeds of biodiversity and why you might once have seen Vikings here. SUNDAY 15th JUNE 2014 11am - 12.30pm Hackney Wick: artists & industrials, artists & urbanists - and the future, 2.5km                                      Led by Simon Cole of Hackney Tours Meeting Point: Down ramp of westbound platform at Hackney Wick Overground station               Description: Stroll through the artist haven of Hackney Wick up to the View Tube cafe and hear how artists and innovators have taken over its Victorian warehouses. What are they up to? What's new on the Olympic Park next door and how will if affect the Wick? We'll see canals, street art, Olympic stadia - maybe even the future?      FREE but places are limited and booking is essential email Linda.sydow@hackney.gov.uk or ring 020 8356 2509 (Tuesday – Saturday)