Open House Festival

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Ealing on foot

Explore Ealing’s rich layers of history and design through a series of guided walks and tours. From inter-war residential estates and village squares to historic chapels, green commons, and riverside views, each walk reveals a different side of the borough's heritage and architecture.

Walking tour

Brentham Garden Suburb

walk/tour

Britain's first co-partnership garden suburb, first houses built in 1901. Parker and Unwin's plan introduced in 1907, mainly Arts and Crafts style; fascinating social history.

Parker & Unwin, G L Sutcliffe, G C Pearson & others, 1901

Guided tour

Ealing Common Walk

walk/tour

Saturday 12th September. Meet at the Iron Duke sculpture for a 2.00 p.m. start. Ends at 3.30 p.m. with refreshments at All Saints Church. Walk along the perimeter of Ealing Common, taking in the range of architectural styles. Highlights: the home of a Wimbledon champion and the death mask of a prime minister.

Various, 1890

Drop in / Walking tour

South Ealing Cemetery Chapels

cemetery, religious

Designed by local architect Charles Jones in 1861, the chapels are constructed of ragstone with limestone dressings in a Gothic style. There is a central porte cochere (archway for carriages) with clock and belfry, flanked by the South and North Chapels. These are set in a large area of naturalised woodland with interesting and atmospheric memorials and benches for peaceful, relaxation

Charles Jones, 1861