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Historical Hampstead: A Self-Guided Audio Tour of Belsize Park

By VoiceMap Audio Tours
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Price is €9 per adult
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Overview

This self-guided walking tour explores Belsize Park, London's most cosmopolitan artistic enclave in the 1930s, where British modernists lived alongside refugees from fascism and war. You'll explore the quiet streets that housed an extraordinary community of artists, poets, and writers who shaped British modernism while creating some of their most influential works. Pass Henry Moore's former studio where he created his famous Reclining Figure sculptures and wartime Shelter Drawings, discover where Piet Mondrian lived while creating celebrated geometric paintings, and stand outside the striking modernist Isokon Building where Bauhaus architects lived alongside Agatha Christie. This 90-minute tour reveals how this affordable quarter between expensive Hampstead and working-class Camden became a creative sanctuary during one of the most turbulent decades of the 20th century.

Activity location

  • Belsize Park
    • Haverstock Hill
    • NW3 2AL, London, England, United Kingdom

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Belsize Park
    • Haverstock Hill
    • NW3 2AL, London, England, United Kingdom

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Historical Hampstead: A Self-Guided Audio Tour of Belsize Park in English
  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h
    2h
  • Opening hours: Thu 00:00-23:59
  • English
Language options: English
Price details
€8.60 x 1 Adult€8.60

Total
Price is €8.60

What's included, what's not

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    Lifetime access to this tour in English before your booking date and after it
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    Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
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    App for Android and iOS
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    Flexibility to explore at your own pace with a self-guided GPS tour
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    Directions to the starting point so that when you’re in the right place, the tour will start
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Smartphone and headphones
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    Personal expenses for admission fees not included during the tour
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    Food and drink
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    Transport

Know before you book

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.

Activity itinerary

Belsize Park (Pass by)
Begin your journey at this charming tube station that served as the gateway to London's most cosmopolitan artistic enclave in the 1930s. Discover how this affordable quarter between expensive Hampstead and working-class Camden became a creative sanctuary for artists fleeing fascism and war.
Henry Moore Blue Plaque (Pass by)
Pass the former studio where sculptor Henry Moore created his famous Reclining Figure sculptures and powerful wartime Shelter Drawings. Marvel at how this modest workspace produced some of Britain's most iconic modernist art during the tumultuous 1940s.
Mall Studios (Pass by)
Explore these Victorian artist cottages that became the epicentre of British modernism in the 1930s. Walk through the area where Barbara Hepworth, Ben Nicholson, and critic Herbert Read lived and worked in what Read called "a gentle nest of artists."
Piet Cornelis Mondrian Blue Plaque (Pass by)
Stand outside the house where Dutch abstract artist Piet Mondrian created some of his most celebrated geometric paintings. Discover how this master of colour and form found refuge here before ultimately fleeing to New York as war approached.
Upper Park Road (Pass by)
Stroll past the houses where a remarkable Chinese artists' colony flourished, creating works that fused Eastern and Western traditions. Learn about the playwright behind Lady Precious Stream and the artist known as The Silent Traveller who called this street home.
Isokon Flats (Pass by)
Marvel at this striking modernist apartment building designed as an experiment in communal living and modern architecture. Explore the former home of Bauhaus architects Walter Gropius and Marcel Breuer, who lived alongside detective novelist Agatha Christie.
Gropius, Breuer & Moholy-Nagy Blue Plaque (Pass by)
Pass the commemorative marker honouring three pioneering Bauhaus masters who brought continental modernism to Britain. Reflect on how these refugee architects transformed British design during their time in this creative community.
Henry & C.R.W. Nevinson Blue Plaque (Pass by)
Visit the former home of war artist C.R.W. Nevinson, whose powerful paintings brought the brutal realities of World War I to the British public. Discover how this Belsize Park residence became the studio where he created some of Britain's most haunting wartime imagery.
South End Green (Pass by)
Walk through this vibrant junction where Belsize Park meets Hampstead, a crossroads for the area's artistic residents. Enjoy the area atmosphere that attracted writers, poets, and painters seeking affordable accommodation near London's cultural heart.
The Stag (Pass by)
Pass this traditional Victorian pub that served as a social hub for the artistic community throughout the 1930s. Experience the convivial atmosphere where British modernists and European refugees gathered to exchange ideas over drinks.
Isokon Gallery (Pass by)
Explore this small gallery dedicated to preserving the history of the Isokon Building and its remarkable residents. Discover photographs, documents, and stories that bring to life this unique architectural and social experiment in modernist living.

Location

Activity location

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    Belsize Park
    • Haverstock Hill
    • NW3 2AL, London, England, United Kingdom

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    Belsize Park
    • Haverstock Hill
    • NW3 2AL, London, England, United Kingdom

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