The Heath & Hampstead Society fights to preserve the wild and natural state of the Heath; to maintain the character and amenities of Hampstead; and to promote the study of local history, natural history and conservation.
Next Guided Walk
The History of the Hampstead Heath Ponds
The Hampstead Heath ponds - can there be ponds anywhere in the world, more in the news? Find out what makes them so special.
Date: Sun 06 Dec, 2026
Time: 10:00 am
Duration: 2 hours
Meet at: Burgh House
Walk led by: Marc Hutchinson - Chairman of the Heath & Hampstead Society
Sir Isaiah Berlin was a naturalised British philosopher, political theorist and historian of ideas who was noted for his writings on political philosophy and the concept of liberty. He is regarded as of the founders of the discipline now known as intellectual history.
The estate of the late Jenifer Ford, a lifelong member of the Society and Hampstead resident and painter, bequeathed to the Society a collection of her paintings of Hampstead and the Heath.