Slums and Squares and Rock n'Roll

London has lots of history packed into small spaces: so you can find elegant squares right next to the site of squalid Dickensian slums, posh shopping terraces alongside warehouses and factories. St Giles' is just such an area. You may have wandered around it (its near Covent Garden and Tottenham Court Rd). But it takes a guided walk to be able to unpeel all the layers of history and understand how it has evolved. For example, a walk down Denmark St would give you no clue that this was where Elton John used to work as a tea boy and the Rolling Stones recorded their first album. I hold a Guiding qualification from the Borough of Camden which covers this area, so can tell you all the history: I also worked as a stand-up comedian, so I can do all this in an entertaining way! So come and enjoy a wander around musical streets, the beautiful Seven Dials, the notorious slum area of the Rookery: and the absolutely stunning Bedford Square