East End Walks

Welcome to East End Walks

tours through radical times and places

East End Walks specialises in organising historical walks of London’s East End – an area in which successive waves of immigrants have helped make London what it is today.

Our walks bring to life the people and places of the East End from the1880s to the 1930s. From the time when Jews arrived in large numbers from Eastern Europe to the time when they united with non-Jewish Eastenders to drive out Oswald Mosley’s British Union of Fascists in the Battle of Cable Street.

Our tour of the "Radical Jewish East End" takes approximately 90 minutes and our "Anti Fascist Footprints" tour takes about two hours. They are suitable for people of all ages from teenagers to pensioners.

"Thanks for a really interesting walk last night. My friends and I all thoroughly enjoyed it. I personally found the experience informative and entertaining as well as deeply moving." (Ben L - Winchester)

The next Anti-Fascist Footprints tours are on Sunday 14th June and Sunday 19th July starting at 11am.

The next Radical Jewish East End tour is on Monday 29th June starting at 6pm.

Find out more about the tours

They are just the right tours for you if you are
• an individual who wants to explore a place with family connections
• an individual who wants to know why the East End is so important in London's history
• a visitor from abroad wanting to discover the story of the East End
• an organisation whose members have links to the East End or a special interest in it
• a school class or a participant in a college or university course, learning about Jewish history or London’s history
• a company wanting to organise an interesting and exciting away-day activity for your employees
It is also the tour to take your friends on to mark a special occasion such as a birthday or anniversary, or to remember someone special.

Book a tour now

• Outreach: Some of the organisations booking tours recently have been Friends of the Earth, the Woodcraft Folk, Southampton University and the RMT union. Recent tours have also taken round visitors from Russia, America, Japan, France and Italy.

• Beyond the East End: on Saturday 18th April, East End Walks led a tour of Radical Islington as part of the 175th anniversary commemorative events for the mass protest march through London in support of the Tolpuddle Martyrs. Occasional further walks of Radical Islington will be arranged.

• The first of these will be at 11am on Saturday 27th June. The fee is £5/£3.50 unwaged. Email david@eastendwalks.com if you would like to book a place. Meeting point confirmed on booking

The tours have been devised by David Rosenberg .

“Suddenly the East End has a new look to it. Dave is a natural stand-up who knows the East End like the back of his hand – and there’s a curry in Brick Lane at the end. A fabulous evening.” (Clair C - North London)

“David's knowledge and enthusiasm brought the period to life, reminding me of things I'd forgotten and introducing me to new characters and events in the rich history of East London's anti-fascist struggle. We went away feeling inspired to keep these great traditions of unity and defiance alive” (Steph G - East London)