Gunpowder Park is a Green Flag winning park with an explosive history. Formerly a Royal Ordnance site for munitions testing, it is now a 222 acre country park with fields, wild flowers, woodland and lakes. Gunpowder Park is situated south of Waltham Abbey, near Enfield Island Village. Enfield Island Village used to be The Royal… More Gunpowder Park to Enfield Lock
“The Hall stands in open countryside, one mile from the village of Ingatestone and substantially retains its original Tudor form and appearance with its mullioned windows, high chimneys, crow-step gables and oak-panelled rooms and is surrounded by ten acres of enclosed gardens comprising extensive lawns, walled garden and stew pond. The Hall remains primarily a private… More Ingatestone Hall
Walthamstow Wetlands is an operational site for Thames Water and a nature reserve open to the public. From the mid-19th century London’s rapidly growing population needed a reliable supply of clean water, so ten reservoirs were created between 1863 and 1904 in Walthamstow. They have provided Londoners with their drinking water ever since. In 2000,… More Walthamstow Wetlands
London’s only cable car, Emirates Air Line, crosses the Thames between Greenwich Peninsula and the Royal Docks. A while ago a group of us took the trip from Greenwich. The cable car is only a short walk from North Greenwich Tube station, near the O2. The journey across the river takes about 10 minutes. What… More The Emirates Air Line experience
The Clash: London Calling at the Museum of London closes on 6 September 2020. We were able to visit this exhibition just before lockdown. London Calling was and is a hugely compelling melting pot of musical styles, driven by a passion for action and a fierce desire for social justice. The album’s music and lyrics… More Last chance to catch The Clash
Southwell Nottinghamshire Lord Byron once claimed that “I shall never be so happy again as I was in old Southwell.” Sir John Betjeman reported that “the Georgian elegance of Southwell ensures that few small towns are as unspoilt.” Southwell is situated six miles from Newark-on-Trent. It has many elegant Regency houses but its architectural jewel is… More Nottinghamshire’s cathedral – Southwell Minster
Take a trip to the Greenwich World Heritage Site. City Adventurers went there last year to visit the magnificent Painted Hall. Known as ‘Britain’s Sistine Chapel’, it has been called one of London’s hidden gems……however it has also been featured in a number of iconic films and TV productions, so once you know that, it… More The Painted Hall
Just recently the City Adventurers have been invited to take part in some online wine tasting events. Here are some things we discovered: Cava is sparkling wine from Penedès, Catalonia, Spain. Xarel·lo, Macabeu and Parellada are the three traditional varieties of grape used to make Cava. The traditional process for making a bottle of bubbly,… More Wine Tasting events online
Restarting visits to places of interest. Last year City Adventurers were able to visit Painshill Park in Surrey. We were very impressed with this unusual garden. Please consider visiting it now it is once again open to the public. Visitors need to book in advance and keep to strict social distancing rules. The landscape has… More Painshill Park
Chingford started life as a forest hamlet and is now a London suburb. Download the Discover Chingford treasure hunt from Treasure Hunts In London on your phone and discover the history of the area combined with a trip to the Epping Forest countryside. Originally the whole parish of Chingford lay within the ancient Forest of Essex.… More Historic Chingford