{"id":239,"date":"2014-03-10T21:23:42","date_gmt":"2014-03-10T21:23:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hounslow-heritage.org.uk\/heritagewalks\/?page_id=239"},"modified":"2026-05-26T15:32:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T15:32:41","slug":"hounslow-heritage-guides","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hounslow-heritage.org.uk\/heritagewalks\/","title":{"rendered":"Hounslow Heritage Guides"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; background_enable_color=&#8221;off&#8221; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.25) 100%|rgba(255,255,255,0) 100%&#8221; background_color_gradient_overlays_image=&#8221;on&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/www.hounslow-heritage.org.uk\/heritagewalks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Chiswick-House-IMG_8543.jpg&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;|0px||0px|false|false&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;|0px||0px|false|false&#8221; 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There\u2019s no better way to discover lesser-known byways, sort out fact from fiction about local towns and villages, than joining Hounslow Heritage Guides on their range of tours from June to October. 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An opportunity to hear how Salopian Gardens came about and explore lesser known parts of historic Isleworth, almshouses a-plenty, abundant parks with a man-made river at its centre.<\/li>\n<li>Arranged by Cultivate London. 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All our walks can booked as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hounslow-heritage.org.uk\/heritagewalks\/?page_id=1981\">private guided tours<\/a> as required. For more about our local history walks see <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hounslow-heritage.org.uk\/heritagewalks\/?page_id=2047\">Exploring Hounslow Borough's Heritage<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" class=\"panels-style\" data-panels-style-for-post=\"239\">@import url(http:\/\/www.hounslow-heritage.org.uk\/heritagewalks\/wp-content\/plugins\/siteorigin-panels\/css\/front-flex.min.css); #pgc-239-0-0 { width:33.3%;width:calc(33.3% - ( 0.667 * 30px ) ) } #pl-239 #panel-239-0-0-0 , #pl-239 #panel-239-0-1-0 { margin:5px 5px 5px 5px } #pgc-239-0-1 { width:66.7%;width:calc(66.7% - ( 0.333 * 30px ) ) } #pg-239-0 , #pg-239-1 , #pg-239-2 , #pl-239 .so-panel { margin-bottom:30px } #pgc-239-1-0 , #pgc-239-3-0 { width:100%;width:calc(100% - ( 0 * 30px ) ) } #pgc-239-2-0 , #pgc-239-2-1 { width:50%;width:calc(50% - ( 0.5 * 30px ) ) } #pl-239 .so-panel:last-of-type { margin-bottom:0px } #pg-239-0.panel-has-style > .panel-row-style, #pg-239-0.panel-no-style , #pg-239-1.panel-has-style > .panel-row-style, #pg-239-1.panel-no-style , #pg-239-2.panel-has-style > .panel-row-style, #pg-239-2.panel-no-style { -webkit-align-items:flex-start;align-items:flex-start } #panel-239-0-0-0> .panel-widget-style { padding:5px 5px 5px 5px } #pgc-239-0-1 { align-self:auto } #panel-239-0-1-0> .panel-widget-style { padding:1px 1px 1px 1px } #pg-239-1> .panel-row-style { background-color:#ededed;border:1px solid #dd3333;padding:8px 8px 8px 8px } #pg-239-3.panel-has-style > .panel-row-style, #pg-239-3.panel-no-style { -webkit-align-items:center;align-items:center } @media (max-width:1024px) and (min-width:780px) { #pg-239-1> .panel-row-style { padding:8px 8px 8px 8px }  } @media (max-width:780px){ #pg-239-0.panel-no-style, #pg-239-0.panel-has-style > .panel-row-style, #pg-239-0 , #pg-239-1.panel-no-style, #pg-239-1.panel-has-style > .panel-row-style, #pg-239-1 , #pg-239-2.panel-no-style, #pg-239-2.panel-has-style > .panel-row-style, #pg-239-2 , #pg-239-3.panel-no-style, #pg-239-3.panel-has-style > .panel-row-style, #pg-239-3 { -webkit-flex-direction:column;-ms-flex-direction:column;flex-direction:column } #pg-239-0 > .panel-grid-cell , #pg-239-0 > .panel-row-style > .panel-grid-cell , #pg-239-1 > .panel-grid-cell , #pg-239-1 > .panel-row-style > .panel-grid-cell , #pg-239-2 > .panel-grid-cell , #pg-239-2 > .panel-row-style > .panel-grid-cell , #pg-239-3 > .panel-grid-cell , #pg-239-3 > .panel-row-style > .panel-grid-cell { width:100%;margin-right:0 } #pgc-239-0-0 , #pgc-239-2-0 { margin-bottom:30px } #pl-239 .panel-grid-cell { padding:0 } #pl-239 .panel-grid .panel-grid-cell-empty { display:none } #pl-239 .panel-grid .panel-grid-cell-mobile-last { margin-bottom:0px } #panel-239-0-0-0> .panel-widget-style , #pg-239-1> .panel-row-style { padding:5px 5px 5px 5px } #panel-239-0-1-0> .panel-widget-style { padding:1px 1px 1px 1px }  } <\/style>","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-239","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Hounslow Heritage Guides - Hounslow Heritage Guides<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hounslow-heritage.org.uk\/heritagewalks\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Hounslow Heritage Guides - Hounslow Heritage Guides\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Hounslow Heritage GuidesGuided, historical walks in Hounslow BoroughWho\u2019d have thought it, Hounslow Borough, so much mystery, so steeped in history? 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