The Britpop Camden Tour

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London audio tour: The Britpop Camden Tour

This is a 2.2mi walking tour

It takes an average of 75 mins to complete.

London

The United Kingdom

$9.99

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About the Tour

Join me on a nostalgia-fuelled jaunt around Britpop land in the mid-90s. So… don’t look back in anger; look back with delight!

I had the honour of living in the heart of Britpop during its peak. By chance, I found a lovely double room to rent in Primrose Hill, allowing me the best of both worlds: the rough, riotous Camden Town and the genteel, pretty Primrose Hill.

I was a student then, but my eyes were on the future—I wanted to make websites for pop stars. The problem was that I struggled to learn HTML, preferring to spend evenings chatting up boys in Fred Perry shirts. I ended up working with My Life Story, and some of my anecdotes about them will be shared along the way.

We'll stop by iconic locations, including:

Blow Up. The club where Britpop was born.
The Good Mixer. The famous pub where the Blur versus Oasis rivalry began.
Dingwalls. My Life Story’s Last Chance Saloon.
Primrose Hill. The view's so nice, says Damon Albarn.
The Dublin Castle. Camden’s most celebrated music pub.

You can download a Spotify playlist (https://play.spotify.com/user/115030806/playlist/15uPkNHeQpKaWow4lr3GVp) which is perfect for this walk. I recommend listening to it before the walk to get in the mood!

Tour Producer

Miranda Diboll

2 tours

I'm an audio producer based in Sussex who's been waiting for years for something clever like VoiceMap to come along. And it did in 2014, just in time for me to launch my first tour with them: Britpop Camden.

I now live on the Sussex Coast so it was inevitable that a Brighton tour would come along a decade later: From Regency Glamour to Mod Revolution: A Brighton Walking Tour

I'm excited by Geolocation: I'm a Geocacher so something like this combines my passion for immersive audio and GPS. My love of audio started with radio when I was a teenager and thats where I wanted to be. I worked at the BBC for a while before setting up as a freelancer. It's a cliche to talk about the intimacy of radio but thats one of the main ingredients in the recipe for a VoiceMap tour. Just don't try one with your eyes closed or if you do, make sure you're sitting down first! Yes, you can do them from the comfort of your sofa with 'Virtual Playback'. Nice.

Preview Location

Location 15

The Good Mixer Pub

And here we are outside a pub called 'The Good Mixer'. Stop and have a look at the artwork in the windows.

Back when I used to come here, there were still rock stars and wannabe rock stars lining up at the bar.

Sadly, this pub probably doesn't contain rock stars any mor... Read More

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Major Landmarks

Arlington Road
Gilbey House
The Pembroke Castle
Primrose Hill
The Dublin Castle
Regent's Park Road
The T.E Dingwall Building
Caffe 43
Camden Street
Carol Street
Camden High Street
Camden Town
Electric Ballroom
Inverness Street Market
The Good Mixer
BrewDog Camden

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Getting There

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Start location
43 Pratt St., London NW1 0BJ, UK
Total distance

4km
Final location
The Dublin Castle, 94 Parkway, London NW1 7AN, UK
Distance back to start location

459.88m

Directions to Starting Point

Caffe 43 (43 Pratt St., London NW1 0BJ). It is a five-minute walk from Camden Town tube station.

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Tips

Places to stop along the way

There are pubs en route. The Good Mixer in Inverness Street is a must-visit to capture the spirit of 95. There's a jukebox—you know what to do! Not far from the pub is 'Out On The Floor', a record shop that was here back in the mid-90s and probably earlier. I used to pick up all my music from here in those pre-download days.

The tour finishes at The Dublin Castle pub. Soak up some beer, soak up the atmosphere.

Best time of day

Daylight hours are recommended as there is a fair amount of canal-side walking. I used to walk home in the dead of night along these waterways; you don't have to!

Precautions

• Traffic. Loads of it, so look where you're putting your feet.
• Pickpockets. There are a few of them around, so watch your stuff.
• The canal towpaths. Don't fall in!

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