The Lambeth Local History Walks leaflet has got some fantastic offerings from member societies for 2026-2027. We’ve picked out some highlights relating to Vauxhall, Kennington and the surrounding area.
Don’t forget to book your place. Some links will become active nearer the time of the event.
Walks are free unless shown.
Download the leaflet for details of over 120 walks in your local area.
PLUS
We’ve listed in 2 additional walks taking place on 21 and 22 March 2026 – these are not in the leaflet.
MARCH 2026
Saturday 21 March and Sunday 22 March 2026, 2pm
Work and Play in the historic neighbourhood of Vauxhall
Meet: Vauxhall Railway Station and Victoria line interchange – exit up steps from underground
Led by: Barbara Wright
Cost: £15
Booking: EventBrite
APRIL 2026
Saturday 4 April 2026, 10.30am
Artists’ Footsteps: A guided art tour of Vauxhall and Kennington
Lambeth Tour Guides Association
Meet: Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens, Kennington Lane, SE11 5AW
Led by: Lucia van der Drift
Cost: £15
Booking: bit.ly/3N3cmss
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Saturday 11 April 2026, 2.30pm
Remembering the Chartist Rally on Kennington Common 178 Years Ago
Friends of Kennington Park
Meet: Prince Consort Lodge (Trees for Cities), Kennington Park Road, SE11 4AS
Led by: Marietta Crichton Stuart
Booking friends@kenningtonpark.org
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Saturday 18 April 2026, 1pm
Bazalgette — The Visionary Engineer
Lambeth Tour Guides Association
Meet: Lambeth Palace, SE1 7JU
Led by: Yvonne Shorten
Cost: £12
Booking: bit.ly/4tqW79a
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Tuesday 21 April 2026, 6pm
An Evening with Melody: Film Anniversary Walk
Lambeth Tour Guides Association
Meet: Lambeth North station, SE1 7XG
Led by: David Turnbull
Cost: £10
Booking bit.ly/4rkQng1
MAY 2026
Monday 11 May 2026, 6pm
Beating Lambeth’s Bounds – Part 3
Lambeth Tour Guides Association
Meet: Kennington tube station, SE11 4QJ
Led by: Geoff Fairbairn
Cost: £12
Booking: LambethsBounds11May.eventbrite.co.uk
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Saturday 23 May 2026, 10.30am
Artists’ Footsteps: A guided art tour of Vauxhall and Kennington
Lambeth Tour Guides Association
Meet: Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens, Kennington Lane, SE11 5AW
Led by: Lucia van der Drift
Cost: £15
Booking: bit.ly/4jlCoTG
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Monday 25 May 2026, 1pm
Lambeth Rocks: Music nostalgia and legendary lyrics
Lambeth Tour Guides Association
Meet: Oval tube station, SE11 4PP
Led by: David Turnbull
Cost: £10
Booking: LambethRockWalk.eventbrite.co.uk
JUNE 2026
Thursday 4 June 2026, 1pm
Unseen Vauxhall (1) – The Vanished and the Unnoticed
Lambeth Tour Guides Association
Meet: Vauxhall Bus Station
Led by: Geoff Fairbairn
Cost: £12
Booking: UnseenVauxhall4Jun.eventbrite.co.uk
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Sunday 14 June 2026, 12noon
Pride and Protests: LGBT+ History Walk of Kennington
Lambeth Tour Guides Association
Meet: Triangular traffic island, opposite Oval tube
Led by: Adrian Gibson & Clare Truscott
Cost: £15
Booking: bit.ly/4qoQsxK
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Saturday 20 June 2026, 1pm
Bazalgette — The Visionary Engineer
Lambeth Tour Guides Association
Meet: Lambeth Palace, SE1 7JU
Led by: Yvonne Shorten
Cost: £12
Booking: bit.ly/4tqW79a
See also: 8 August, 10 October 2026
AUGUST 2026
Saturday 1 August 2026, 2pm
Unseen Vauxhall (2) – More Vanished and Unnoticed
Lambeth Tour Guides Association
Meet: Vauxhall Bus Station
Led by: Geoff Fairbairn
Cost: £12
Booking: UnseenVauxhall1Aug.eventbrite.co.uk
See also: 11 October 2026, 20 January 2027
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Saturday 8 August 2026, 1pm
Bazalgette — The Visionary Engineer
Lambeth Tour Guides Association
Meet: Lambeth Palace, SE1 7JU
Led by: Yvonne Shorten
Cost: £12
Booking: bit.ly/4tqW79a
See also: 10 October 2026
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Sunday 16 August 2026, 12noon
LGBT+ History Walk of Vauxhall
Lambeth Tour Guides Association
Meet: Outside Royal Vauxhall Tavern, Kennington Lane, SE11 5HY
Led by: Adrian Gibson & Clare Truscott
Cost: £15
Booking: bit.ly/4rEKIAP
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Thursday 20 August 2026, 1.30pm
Doing the Lambeth Walk!
Lambeth Tour Guides Association
Meet: Outside The Garden Café, SE1 7LB
Led by: Alison Wood
Cost: £15
Booking: Doingthelambethwalk.eventbrite.co.uk
SEPTEMBER 2026
Wednesday 9 September 2026, 1pm
Crossing the Thames
Lambeth Tour Guides Association
Meet: Vauxhall Bus Station
Led by: Geoff Fairbairn
Cost: £12
Booking: CrossingThames9Sep.eventbrite.co.uk
OCTOBER 2026
Saturday, 10 October 2026, 1pm
Bazalgette — The Visionary Engineer
Lambeth Tour Guides Association
Meet: Lambeth Palace, SE1 7JU
Led by: Yvonne Shorten
Cost: £12
Booking: bit.ly/4tqW79a
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Sunday 11 October 2026, 2pm
Unseen Vauxhall (3) — Even More Vanished and Unnoticed
Lambeth Tour Guides Association
Meet: Vauxhall Bus Station
Led by: Geoff Fairbairn
Cost: £12
Booking: UnseenVauxhall11Oct.eventbrite.co.uk
See also: 20 January 2027, 17 March 2027
JANUARY 2027
Wednesday 20 January 2027, 1pm
Unseen Vauxhall — The Vanished and the Unnoticed
Lambeth Tour Guides Association
Meet: Vauxhall Bus Station
Led by: Geoff Fairbairn
Cost: £12
Booking: UnseenVauxhall20Jan.eventbrite.co.uk
See also: 17 March 2027
FEBRUARY 2027
Sunday 14 February 2027, 2pm
Beating Lambeth’s Bounds — Part 2
Lambeth Tour Guides Association
Meet: Lambeth North tube
Led by: Geoff Fairbairn
Cost: £12
Booking: LambethsBounds14Feb.eventbrite.co.uk
MARCH 2027
Wednesday 17 March 2027, 1pm
Unseen Vauxhall (2) – More Vanished and Unnoticed
Lambeth Tour Guides Association
Meet: Vauxhall Bus Station
Led by: Geoff Fairbairn
Cost: £12
Booking: UnseenVauxhall17Mar.eventbrite.co.uk