The garden village of Pimlico has some surprising designs that are worth seeing. The area features peaceful landscapes with stunning white stucco squares and lush gardens, as well an awesome 20th century architecture design.

This walk explores how Pimlico has been shaped by some important and influential planning, housing and design ideas in the 18th to 21st centuries. All in 90 minutes.

Barbara Wright, City of Westminster guide will take you on this walking tour.

Hear about how master builder Thomas Cubitt created the Pimlico district. Get under the skin of this remarkable neighbourhood; where Londoner’s really live, away from the hustle and bustle, and yet only a stone’s throw from the country’s political centre.

Apart from Cubitt’s squares and terraces you will be introduced to some architecturally iconic schemes of the 20th century together with issues in the public housing movement in the UK over time, right to the present day.

The brilliant and often forgotten post war writer and Observer architecture critic Iain Nairn lived in Pimlico and we will hear how he led a campaign about the importance of buildings in shaping society in positive ways.

Pimlico has stunning stucco houses and garden squares, quaint churches and is an undiscovered part of London to explore in detail with us on this fascinating guided walk.

The walk finishes at Tachbrook Street market, a short walk to Victoria station, the perfect place to get your foodie fix. There are a wide variety of multicultural food stalls to choose from including Japanese, Turkish, Jordanian, South American-style and more besides. You can also get your meat and fish supplies in at the regular butcher and fishmonger. Don't forget your fruit and veg too.

The Garden Village of Pimlico Walk Reviews:

Annie (5/5) - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "A really interesting walk with a very knowledgeable guide. Thank you."

Joanna (5/5) - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Hugely enjoyable tour of Pimlico. I'm very glad I went. Barbara, our friendly and knowledgeable guide was excellent in telling us about the area. I highly recommend this Walk."

Claudine (5/5) - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "I did not really know Pimlico and thanks to Barbara I have discovered a nice and eclectic area I did not imagine. And as usual I learnt a lot about history"

Monica (4/5) - ⭐⭐⭐⭐ "I knew nothing about this part of London but our guide really made us aware of some very interesting facts about the area Very informative"

Teresa (5/5) - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Absolutely wonderful. I had never heard of Thomas Cubitt before this walk, but came away enlightened re. the history of many common architectural designs throughout London. Barbara certainly brought the past to life and had tonnes of interesting stories/facts about Pimlico and it’s bucolic origins. Would strongly recommend."

Jasmine (5/5) - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "I used to work in Victoria many years ago but had never really explored Pimlico. So I chose this walk to see more of it. Our guide Barbara went at a good pace and was very knowledgeable about the area, local history and Thomas Cubitt."

Helen Miller (4/5) - ⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Very interesting walk with plenty of information shared by our guide. It was an area of London I have never visited before and it was a good time."

Anna (4/5) - ⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Barbara was a very knowledgeable and interesting guide. How she remembers all the facts and figures is incredible. It was good to become acquainted with a part of London which I haven’t touched upon previously."

Suzie (4/5) - ⭐⭐⭐⭐ "In this walk, Barbara showed us all the 'behind the scenes' areas that made the Pimlico of today. It was so interesting to hear about the visionary architects who developed the area from little-regarded marshland to affluent squares in the 18th and 19th century, and then pioneered social housing in the 20th."