{"id":2629,"date":"2015-07-07T11:55:23","date_gmt":"2015-07-07T10:55:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/?p=2629"},"modified":"2016-03-02T13:23:28","modified_gmt":"2016-03-02T12:23:28","slug":"walking-tours-guided-by-london-homeless-to-offer-new-routes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/2015\/07\/walking-tours-guided-by-london-homeless-to-offer-new-routes\/","title":{"rendered":"Walking tours guided by London homeless to offer new routes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe width=\"460\" height=\"245\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QlssbnsFOPk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A\u00a0social enterprise providing alternative London walking tours where the guides are homeless and formerly homeless people, has relaunched its Brixton tour after an 18-month break from the area\u00a0and\u00a0also plans to introduce a new London Bridge itinerary this summer.\u00a0The revamped Brixton Tour &#8211; Dynamic and Vibrant (\u00a310, 1 hour 45 min) uncovers the area&#8217;s hidden gems, from the river to a restored windmill, and a prison that has been home to more than a few famous names. Led by Hazel, a local lady who became homeless after her marriage ended, the tour explores Brixton&#8217;s varied history from the riots of the 1980s to its reinvention as a Transition Town with its own currency, the Brixton Pound.<\/p>\n<h6>In Brief<\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li>Unseen Tours aims to provide income and opportunities for the homeless, and for formerly homeless individuals trying to get back on their feet, but it also aims to challenge perceptions of homelessness, which are often based on stereotypes.<\/li>\n<li>Unseen Tours was set up in 2010 and has been recognised with a WTM Responsible Tourism Award and an Observer Ethical Award.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h6>In Depth<\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.travpr.com\/pr-33868-awardwinning-tours-with-homeless.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Read the fill story<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UnseenTours\" target=\"_blank\">Follow Unseen Tours on Twitter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/cities\/2014\/oct\/22\/barcelona-homeless-guides-tourists-city-underbelly-hidden-tours\" target=\"_blank\">Read about how Barcelona is also employing homeless people as tour guides<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A social enterprise providing alternative London walking tours where the guides are homeless and formerly homeless people, is to offer two new tours<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2631,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[268,131,138,287,573,264,676,141],"tags":[397,327],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Walking tours guided by London homeless to offer new routes<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A social enterprise providing alternative London walking tours where the guides 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