Camden Music Heritage Walking Tour

Walk in the footsteps of the lads of Oasis and the ‘Queen of Camden’ Amy Winehouse around their North London haunts and see where Coldplay started out. Camden has something for everyone! 2025 celebrates the reunion of Liam and Noel Gallagher, Oasis’ 30th Anniversary tour.
Camden also offers Taylor Swift, Harry Styles and One Direction places of interest, ideal for multi-generations traveling together!

See the venues where your musical favs played and hung out; local pubs, clubs, a few former homes, record label offices and recording studios, get yourself ‘in’ some album covers.

The tour is not specifically a “pub crawl” but can be if you wish as the tour stops in several pubs frequented by Oasis, Amy, Blur, Coldplay, Madness and many other musicians.

Explore vibrant Camden Market, musical landmarks from punk through today, all in one location! Stroll the scenic canals, get off the beaten track discovering treasures only locals know, vinyl shops, street art and more.

Meeting Point

Mornington Crescent Station

Mornington Crescent Station, Eversholt St, London NW1 2JA, UK

The guide with the company name white clipboard will be waiting by the bench outside the Station.

What's included:

• Camden music-themed walking tour
• Local Rock Guide

Not included:

• Gratuities

What to expect:

Duration: 4 hours

KOKO

1a Camden High St, London NW1 7RE, UK

Legendary venue directly in front of the meeting point, learn of the heritage and all of the amazing performances in this space. You are entering the Heart of Camden!

10 minutes

Bayham Street

Bayham St, London NW1, UK

Your walking tour route takes in a former poet’s garret, inspiration for Patti Smith, Jim Morrison and others; fabulous street art; a place to indulge in vinyl records; several former and few current live music venues.

10 minutes

BrewDog Camden

113 Bayham Street, Camden Town, London, NW1 0AG

Now a Brewdog Ale house, this was formerly The Laurel Tree where Coldplay played their first ever gig, and said to be where ‘Brit Pop’ began, where many 90s bands played live.

20 minutes

Parkway

Parkway, London NW1, UK

More amazing venues, more Amy Winehouse street art trail, at least 2 legendary pubs to call into, where Oasis, Amy, Madness, Robert Plant and many other musicians have hung out and played live. Both pubs featured in the Amy film Back to Black.

20 minutes

Camden High Street

Camden High Street, London, NW1 0JH

Electric Ballroom, quirky shops, early Annie Lennox/Dave Stewart landmarks, Bob Dylan photo/video shoot locations, more live music venues, a dedication to Prince.

15 minutes

Camden Market

Camden Lock Place, London, NW1 8AF

Stables Market offers major Clash landmarks including an album cover shot; where Paul Weller, Dave Grohl, Harry Styles, Wolf Alice and more shop; The Cure photo location; the Amy Winehouse statue and a variety of market stalls.

20 minutes

The T.E Dingwall Building

East Yard, 11 Camden Lock Pl, London NW1 8AL, UK

One of the places for punk in London! Sex Pistols, Clash, Blondie, Ramones, Stranglers and more. One time hang out for Charlie Watts, Dave Gilmour, George Melly, David Hockney. Also landmark gigs for Coldplay & Blur, more recent live gigs include Noel Gallagher, Foo Fighters...

10 minutes

Regent's Canal Towpath

Regent's Canal Towpath, London, UK

Weather permitting, the walk route can include a section of the scenic canal path, home to a vibrant street art scene, setting for many photo shoots, and as seen in several films including Back to Black

10 minutes

Regent's Park Road

Regent's Park Rd, London, UK

Creation Records offices, another Oasis/Gallagher brother’s fav pub to call into, time permitting; the current high street café culture is a magnet for actors and musicians such as Dua Lipa, Kelly Osbourne, Matt Smith; Taylor Swift was known to visit the cafes/restaurants when she lived in this area.

20 minutes

Primrose Hill

Primrose Hill Road, , London, NW1 4NR

This park is a hang out for locals, a green oasis in the city, a place that has inspired many famous songs, and a setting for numerous famous photo shoots, landmarks for Paul McCartney, Rolling Stones, Amy Winehouse, Blur, Madness, the Paddington films, an Oasis singles album cover.

10 minutes

Chalk Farm Road

Chalk Farm Rd, London NW1, UK

The Roundhouse, The Monarch, Marathon Grill, The Enterprise, Joe’s Pub, The Lock; two recording studios, more street art, MTV Europe, where Eurythmics recorded much of their Sweet Dreams album…restaurants known to Harry Styles and others.

20 minutes

The Hawley Arms

2 Castlehaven Rd, London NW1 8QU, UK

Call into Amy Winehouse’s former local pub, where many live gigs have occurred.

20 minutes

Kentish Town Road

Kentish Town Rd, London, UK

Amy Winehouse’s flats in Camden, bought with her advance from her first album Frank, where she spent the majority of her time in Camden.

15 minutes

Royal College Street

Royal College St, London NW1, UK

Pass the former pub (The Camden Falcon) space that got Blur a record contract and helped launch the careers of Coldplay, The Darkness, Franz Ferdinand, Oasis...

15 minutes

The Devonshire Arms

33 Kentish Town Rd, London NW1 8NL, UK

Next to our finishing point is a pub fav of The Pogues, so the option to finish here.

15 minutes

Camden Town

Underground Station Underground Ltd, Camden High St, London NW1 8NH, UK

Tour finishes here.

10 minutes