“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” - Marcel Proust
Living London wanderings bring London’s hidden gems to life through storytelling and anecdotes of people and place. Each walk lasts about 2.5 hours including stop-offs at various wondrous locations across the city.
South Downs Wanderings
Escape London and discover the magic of the South Downs National Park on these guided intergenerational storytelling wanderings!
Upcoming Wanderings
Come along to a Secret London wandering and get to know your city better! Each wandering will allow you to explore, unearth and capture the beauty of hidden London. Alternatively buy a gift voucher for a friend!
Workshops
Book onto a Living London workshop and learn how to create and deliver your own unique walking tour. Workshops take place on a monthly basis.
Book
Returning to Lahore after almost a decade, wandering guide and community worker Saira Niazi reflects on what it means to belong on both a personal and a universal level.
Blog
Explore over a thousand hidden London gems, stories, poems and insights. See London in a new light & seek out everyday inspiration.
Services
From researching and delivering unique walking tours to organizing events and creating content on London places and communities- find out more about the services I offer.
About
Find out more about the Living London project, the story behind it and the personal manifesto that reflects every wandering and comission.
“Saira has a wonderful way of reenchanting London. She brings to life the places we often fail to notice and helps you to discover new delights along the way."
We regularly lead wanderings in different parts of the city. Wanderings include visits to a handful of special places from heritage sites and places of cultural and religious importance, to colourful community spaces, quirky museums, hidden graffiti yards and secret gardens.
Each wandering is carefully thought-out and experiential- whether its plane-spotting in Hounslow or exploring the Thames foreshore in Deptford, every walk is very different and you never know what you'll find or who you will encounter. Wanderers are encouraged to document their journeys through words and pictures.
In the past we've lead secret wanderings in the following areas: Dalston, Tooting, Waterloo, Vauxhall, Greenwich, Isle of Dogs, Charlton, Hounslow, Brixton, City of London, Alperton, Walworth, Warwick Avenue, Southwark, Merton, Camden and Newham. Click here for more information and for upcoming wanderings. Below are some of the brands we work with.
Features
Dazed Huck Magazine Untapped Cities OOMK Zine New Statesman
Select Partners & Clients
Impact on Urban Health citizenM Town Hall Hotel Leman Locke Time Out Tate Museum of London Ace Hotel Wimbledon School of English Instagrammers London
Project recommended by
Mayor of London Goldsmiths University & many many more!
