“I don’t know where I’m going from here, but I promise it won’t be boring” – David Bowie
Our Map of the Month for March 2025 is David Bowie’s London by Herb Lester Associates, written by Paul Gorman, design & illustration by Kit Russell.
This meticulously researched guide reveals the streets, studios, and secret spaces that shaped one of the 20th century’s most transformative artists.
From the back streets of Brixton to the Victoria & Albert Museum, each location tells a story of Bowie’s remarkable metamorphosis.
Trace his journey through 61 pivotal sites: recording studios where groundbreaking albums were born, bohemian enclaves that nurtured his radical creativity, and underground clubs that became launching pads for entire cultural movements.
A brand new atlas of walking routes connecting all of Britain’s towns, cities and national landscapes by Slow Ways CIC and Urban Good.
Discover a network of over 9,000 walking routes connecting all of Britain’s towns, cities and national landscapes. This bright and beautiful new collection of maps shows every Slow Way route in Great Britain, which between them join up 2500 settlements via 130,000km of existing paths, lanes and trails. Use the pocket atlas to dream of journeys. Colour in where you’ve been or where you’d like to go. This pocket atlas has been made thanks to thousands of people. Contributors have volunteered hundreds of thousands of hours plotting, walking, wheeling, testing and reviewing the routes. In this atlas you can find out more about the Slow Ways movement, how it is changing what we think is possible, and creating a network of connection and joy!
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Urban Good CIC and Slow Ways CIC have worked together on mapping the new walking network from the start. Their existing maps have a popular and unique style to highlight the routes. Both organisations are Community Interest Companies.
We invite you to join us for the official launch of the Slow Ways Pocket Atlas. The evening will feature talks from Hannah Engelkamp, Daniel Raven-Ellison, and Charlie Peel, who will share the stories behind the making of this atlas and the powerful movement that connects over 2,500 towns and cities through over 9,000 walking routes.
Tickets £7 Includes glass of wine/soft drink and a discount off the book when purchased on the evening. Buy tickets here.
Great Trees of London Mapis a new map by Blue Crow Media. This two-sided guide map reveals highlights from London’s uniquely diverse urban forest. Featuring rare species, magnificent English oaks, an ancient, perhaps 2,000-year-old, yew and the finest flowering cherries, this selection of 50 trees spans from Kew Gardens to Greenwich Park, and Tottenham to Brixton. The map includes photography, an introduction and descriptions by Paul Wood, the author of London is a Forest and London’s Street Trees: A Field Guide to the Urban Forest.
The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Stone Roses, The Clash, Oasis, Tom Jones Chaz and Dave……the list goes on… and on. Great Britain has raised a few musical greats over the years and it’s also given them lots of great places to play including amazing music festivals and live music venues. This Strumpshaw, Tincleton & Giggleswick’s Great British Music Map covers a lot of music history from the well known to the slightly obscure. Continue reading THIS MAP ROCKS!
