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Walk #1 Clapton

This walk starts and finishes at Clapton Common by the Church of St. Thomas, and explores the area around the common, through Springfield Park and down to the River Lea.

Walk #2 Central Hackney and Victoria Park

Duration 1-2 hours // Distance 2 miles. This walk takes you through an interesting and varied cross-section of Hackney.

Walk #3 Stoke Newington

Currently unavailable. This walk which begins at Abney Park Cemetery, leads you down Stoke Newington Church Street and ends in Clissold Park.

Walk #4 Shoreditch & Hoxton

Duration: 2 hours Shoreditch is an ancient London parish and Hoxton was a hamlet just outside the City walls.

Walk #5 Kingsland & Dalston

Duration: 1.5 hours // Distance: 1.5 miles This walk traces a route through the old crossroad settlement of Kingsland and the erstwhile hamlet of Dalston, explores the Victorian suburban developments of southern Shacklewell, leads through the colourful and exuberant market at Ridley Road to return to the starting point on Kingsland High Street.

Walk #6 Heart of Hackney

This walk follows a section of the old Market Porters Route along which produce from market gardens east of Mare Street was once transported to the city.

Walk #7a Beating the Bounds of the Games in Hackney Wick

Discover Hackney's Heritage Partnership funded a pilot for a series of walks for children, families and adults in Hackney Wick and the area that borders the London 2012 Olympic Games site.

Walk #8 Clapton Common and its environs

by Ann Robey This walk takes you round the long, leafy strip of historic common land in Upper Clapton, Hackney.

Walk #9 Highlights of Haggerston

By Monica Blake and John Finn This walk takes you around the northern part of Haggerston.

Walk #10 From Clapton Pond to Clapton Square – and back

By Monica Blake This walk along Lower Clapton Road includes two Conservation Areas: Clapton Pond and Clapton Square.

Walk #11 Horticultural Hoxton

By Margaret Willes This walk takes you around places that were horticulturally important in the history of Hoxton.

Walk #12 Horticultural Clapton

By Julia Lafferty This walk follows the route of a medieval thoroughfare through Upper and Lower Clapton and looks at the area’s fascinating horticultural history down the centuries.

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