STORY STEPS Chelsea Arts and Literature Private Tour with a Blue-Badge guide

Leafy Chelsea is associated with elegant homes and well-heeled residents. But its history is much more varied, from its time as a 16th-century royal refuge to its 18th-century industrial phase and then as a Bohemian arts quarter. It’s the artistic aspect that this walk explores, as we meander through back streets and see where writers and artists lived. We’ll bring their stories to life through storytelling and readings and also view the diverse architecture of this enchanting neighbourhood. Among the characters we’ll meet are Oscar Wilde, James McNeil Whistler, John Singer Sargent, and George Eliot.