Championing Hackney’s history since 1967

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 Kigsland & 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

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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 #11 Horticultural Hoxton

Walk 11

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

Walk #12 Horticultural Clapton

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.