250 years ago, Horace Walpole described Twickenham as a “a seaport in miniature”, a description that holds true to this day in this hidden gem of Thames riverside.

The stretch of Thames between Twickenham and Marble Hill House has been much painted and photographed over the years.

Using extensive visual reference provided to each participant, this series of hour-long guided walks (leaving at 12pm, 2pm and 4pm on all four Sundays in September) traces the footsteps of fashionable and influential Georgians as well as working watermen, showing their visible traces still present on the riverside.

Poets and princes, naked ladies and rock gods, artisans and river folk – all will be making an appearance on this stroll along the river from Twickenham’s working Embankment to the Georgian splendour of Marble Hill House.

There will be three walks per day, lasting one hour.

When

Sunday 6 – 27 September 2026, 12pm – 6pm

Tickets

£8 General | £5 Concession.

Book at thamesfestivaltrust.org.