London's Lost Music Venues of Camden and Kentish Town Guided Walking Tour with Author Paul Talling

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This guided walking tour in and around the Camden area with author Paul Talling visits the sites of many of the much missed lost live music venues covered in both of his London's Lost Music Venues books . However, the tour is not wholly about music and throughout this 5-hour+ relaxing walk Paul gives a continuous commentary of the area's rich social and industrial past interspersed with his own personal accounts of drinking here over the last 35+ years.

The tour covers the Bull & Gate, The Verge, Black Horse, Tally Ho!, The Falcon, The Laurel Tree, The Enterprise and more whilst we also look at some still promoting gigs including the Roundhouse, Fiddlers Elbow, Dingwalls, The Forum, Koko/Camden Palace/Music Machine and of course the Dublin Castle. In addition, we chat about many other points of interest along the way, such as the middle section of the now subterranean River Fleet, the infilled Cumberland Arm of the Regents Canal, a railway goods yard, several horrific murder stories and former factories that made pianos, microscopes, ginger beer and one that was the largest false-teeth factory in Europe. Plus sites of interest associated with Adam Ant, Taylor Swift, Madness, Withnail and I, HG Wells, Dylan Thomas, Monty Python, Horatio Nelson, Oasis, Charles Dickens and the filming location of the Winchester Club in Minder.

*Note that whilst the Northern Line was not stopping at Kentish Town in 2024 the station is due to reopen in 2025. The station has continued to be served throughout by Thameslink services. Or you can walk 17 mins from Camden Town tube*

Pre walk breakfast tip :Troy Cafe, 5 Holmes Rd, Kentish Town. NW5 3AA

There will be a pub break during the walk. We finish near Camden Town tube station with optional drinks with Paul at the end. Dogs are welcome on the walks. The tour does not involve trespassing on private property.

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• You must adhere to any social distancing rules as imposed by the government as applicable on the day of the walk.

• Although public liability insurance is held, the organiser shall not be held responsible for accidents, injury, loss or damage to persons or property as a consequence of participation in Paul Talling's walks. Ticket holders are responsible for their safety while taking part in a walk. The guide is responsible for showing ticket holders sites of interest, but not to steward ticket holders across roads etc.

• The tour goes ahead regardless of the weather. No refunds due to inclement weather are given.

• The walk will depart promptly at the advertised time & will not wait for late-comers. If a ticket holder misses the walk, no refund will be given. You are strongly urged to check TFL for weekend engineering works that may affect your journey.

• Once a ticket has been purchased, the agency is unable to offer a refund or swap dates.