Pooter Walk: The Diary of a Nobody walk

Event type: Summer Programme
Date: Tue 25 Aug 2026
Time: 11:00am - 12:40pm
Group: Summer Programme 2026
Organiser:
Cost: £16 per person, payment on the day to Steve Marston
Booking: Note that booking is required.

Please book by 12 August.

This 90-minute walking tour shows you the inspiration behind the places and characters created by the brothers Grossmiths in their satirical diary of a middle-class Victorian, The Diary of a Nobody. The walk starts near Upper Holloway station (less than 5 mins from Archway station) and ends at the Nags Head junction (8 mins walk to Holloway Rd station or lots of buses in all directions).

The walk is led by Jane Parker of Jane's London Walks.

The walk visits places where Mr Pooter and his family and friends might have lived, visited and shopped (had they been real). Along the way I point out buildings and references whilst reading some relevant amusing passages from the book. It's a pun-tastic delight, even though I do say this myself!

To book, please contact the organiser, Steve Marston by 12 August.