Bunhill Guided Walks: Bone Yard to Baths

Sitting between today's financial district and the Angel, Islington's Bunhill ward is named after an ancient bone yard. It was once marshland outside the walls of the City of London, but for a while offered spas and London's first outdoor public swimming pool. As urbanisation swallowed the fields, the area became industrialised and populated by tradesmen, the poor and the sick.

The legacy of the past is still visible, but this walk will also reveal some hidden architectural gems and tranquil open spaces. Discover its nonconformist burial grounds, one of the oldest regiments in the British Army, its 90 year-old public baths and wash-house and one of London's most unusual churches.

Meet outside Moorgate tube station, the western entrance on Moorfields (follow signposts to Exit 1).