Londinium Pedo 1st October 2000

Londinium - the ancient City of London - has a history stretching over centuries. Today, modern office blocks line the skyline - disappearing are the narrow streets, the leaning lanes ... but there still remain hints of that past.

A crumbling gravestone faintly bearing a memory to a citizen, a trader ... high up a rusting plaque marks a parish boundary, recalls the destruction of a building in the Great Fire ... a forgotten artist has inscribed his name on a statue ... All these, and more - the historic and unusual - survive within the City, largely unseen and uncared for. It is to the oddities and antiquities that are to be found in the City that we hope to lead you. Through mazes and labyrinths of tiny streets and alleys, through courtyards and passageways. The unseen London, the London of ...

Londinium Pedo 2000

The unique quality of this event is that it takes place entirely within the square mile of the City of London, with the kind permission and co-operation of the City of London Police. The object is to answer the questions given on the route card; the location of an answer being defined by the instructions attached to each question. The answers are easy to find, although, of course, some are easier than others.

The route itself will be straightforward - simple directions and sketch maps - and at different points you will hand in your answers and collect fresh instructions for the next part of the route. To ensure everyone has the same change, there will be a time limit for each section of the route - this will ensure that no-one spends too long searching for an elusive clue. And so everyone does not search for the same clue at the same time, each team will start separately, and there will be different starts. Everyone, however, will traverse the same overall route (a circular one) in the same time. You do not need to be expert at reading maps. You need only a watch and pencil - and, naturally, comfortable walking shoes (although the route is not very long, and the duration only three hours). And, of course, there will be suitable awards for the leaders. You can be sure of an enjoyable and interesting afternoon.