London Literary Tour With Creative Writing Workshop

Designed and delivered by an award-winning novelist with a PhD in Creative Writing, these tours use London's rich literary history as a prompt for a series of writing exercises, designed to suit all levels of expertise, from novice to novelist.
The tour combines literary history and anecdotes of the city with readings from major English writers, but it is not a passive experience: you will respond to the environment in creative ways, in an atmosphere of kindness and inclusivity. These intimate and unique workshop seek to inspire and invigorate.

Meeting Point

Bunhill Fields Burial Ground

38 City Rd, London EC1Y 2BG, UK

We meet on the green in Bunhill Fields Burial Ground.
You will need a notebook, at least one pen and an umbrella (just in case!)

What to expect:

Duration: 2 hours

Bunhill Fields

38 City Rd, London, , London, EC1Y 1AU

We meet in Bunhill Fields cemetery, a short walk from Old Street underground. We are introduced to the grave of William Blake and use his visionary poetry as a prompt for our first writing exercise.

30 minutes

Barbican Centre

Silk Street, Barbican Centre, London, EC2Y 8DS

Next, we head to The Barbican, discover street poetry and create our own collaborative response.

30 minutes

Church of St. Bartholomew the Great

West Smithfield, London, EC1A 9DS

We then follow in the footsteps of Daniel Defoe's Moll Flanders, reading about her criminal adventures in and around Smithfields.

30 minutes

St. Giles Cripplegate

Fore and Wood Streets, London Wall, London, EC2

Our final stop is St Giles' Cripplegate, where our exercises are brought together for a final piece in the extraordinary surroundings of the church, resting place of Defoe and John Milton

30 minutes