At this time of year I like to go over my winter tips for walking here on The Daily Constitutional – I'm out in all weathers leading guided tours in London and I like to think I know a thing-or-two about the territory.
A good pair of shoes is, or course, essential at any time of year. I'm currently in the market for new walking boots – drop me a line or comment below if you've got a good recommendation – but my old faithful standby is the good Doctor…
Doctor Martens - a famous name, a GREAT design, a British-ISH classic (founded Seeshaupt, Germany 1947). Docs remain the perfect shoe for a man in early middle age still keen to create the illusion of rebelliousness…
The current fleet
I rotate three pairs. The black pair look great paired with a suit, while the green and the oxblood (or cherry) pairs are ideal with a kilt. Comfy? Practical? These are my “Three Guided Walks-a-Day” shoes – six hours of tour guiding and they still feel like Jermyn Street slippers.”
My daughter likes ’em, too…
… the pic was taken quite along time ago (12 years). These days, she wears her own.
My Public Scheduled Tours for January 2020
30th January 2020 – Old Kensington – 2pm High Street Kensington Tube
30th January 2020 – Jack The Ripper – 7.30pm Tower Hill Tube (by the tram)
SOLD OUT
31st January 2020 – Rock'n'Roll London – 2pm Tottenham Court Road Tube (exit 1)
My Public Scheduled Tours for February 2020
1st February 2020 – London Horror Story – 7.30pm St Paul's Tube
2nd February 2020 – Beatlemania! The Beatles In London 1961-65 – 10am Embankment tube
13th February 2020 – Inside Covent Garden – 10am Covent Garden Tube
13th February 2020 – Old Kensington – 2pm High Street Kensington Tube
13th February 2020 – Jack The Ripper – 7.30pm Tower Hill Tube (by the tram)
14th February 2020 – Beatlemania! The Beatles In London 1961-65 – 10am Embankment tube
14th February 2020 – Rock'n'Roll London – 2pm Tottenham Court Road Tube (exit 1)
SOLD OUT
27th February 2020 – London Horror Story – 7.30pm St Paul's Tube
27th February 2020 – Old Kensington – 2pm High Street Kensington Tube
27th February 2020 – Jack The Ripper – 7.30pm Tower Hill Tube (by the tram)
28th February 2020 – Beatlemania! The Beatles In London 1961-65 – 10am Embankment tube
28th February 2020 – Rock'n'Roll London – 2pm Tottenham Court Road Tube (exit 1)
29th February 2020 – The Beatles + The Rolling Stones in 1960s London – 10.30am Leicester Sq Tube (exit 1)
29th February 2020 – London Horror Story – 7.30pm St Paul's Tube
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