It takes just 53 seconds to travel between Waterloo and Southwark by tube, but what a treat you miss by not going above ground and encountering the many people who have lived, walked, and worked there.

In this walk I’ll introduce you to a diverse cast of characters: a heavyweight writer and a lightweight boxer; a street artist and a con artist; a promiscuous politician and a dodgy doctor; these are just some of the people who have made Waterloo what it is today. You'll never look at the area in the same way again!

Meet at Waterloo Station, by the National Windrush Monument at 11am on Friday 8^th December.