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Last free park lark was Clapham on August 21st. Series will be back in 2027 but if you want to book for a private group please get in touch. Storytelling and history strolls celebrating South London open spaces with writer and tour guide Chris Roberts. Local history and daft folklore specific to the area of walks but also other tales featured in the short story collection South Parks stories from the southern commons.

Park tours available Archbishops, Brockwell, Burgess, Clapham Common, Kennington, Myatts Fields, Peckham Rye Park, Ruskin.

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Some Kind words about Bus Travel in South London

"If you love London, this book is unforgettable. But if you know her, it’s like coming home."

"Roberts manages to do for the estates south of the river what Hardy did for Wessex, revealing it to be as good a place for epics and myths as ancient Greece ever was."

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"is a fascinating mix of the down-to earth and the magical." SF & FANTASY BOOKS Review Dave Barrett

Wherebythemarshes 3audaug5to7

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Recording of Folk Song from Sung by the Neck about Walworth by Ian Campbell. Neckar the souless.

Sashley Nov20audx2

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Recording of Folk Song from Sung by the Neck about Walworth by Ian Campbell. Sashley's warning.

Sweet Neckinger35 7

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Recording of Folk Song from Sung by the Neck about Walworth by Ian Campbell. Sweet Neckinger.

IMetMyLoveAtTheGallowsDock 18oct19aud2to

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Recording of Folk Song from Sung by the Neck by Ian Campbell. Met my love by the gallows dock.

OldShadThames1studio18oct6to14.mp3

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Recording of Folk Song from Sung by the Neck about Shad Thames by Ian Campbell.

weelaweela

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Stories from south London