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The Royal Walk

From Big Ben to Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace, Piccadilly, Trafalgar Square and Downing Street.

- The Westminster Tide Recorder

- Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament

- Parliament Square

- Westminster Abbey

- Buckingham Palace

- St James' Palace and St James' Street

- Jermyn Street

- Piccadilly and Fortnum and Mason

- Piccadilly Circus

- Trafalgar Square

- Whitehall and Number Ten Downing Street -

 

The City Walk

From Monument to Barbican and the Tower of London, featuring attractions such as St Pauls.

- Monument and the Great Fire of London
- Old Billingsgate Fish Market, Custom House and St Magnus the Martyr Church

- Mansion House and St Stephen Walbrook Church

- Dick Whittington, Cockneys and Roman Roads

- St Paul's Cathedral

- Newgate Prison, Old Bailey, the Fat Boy and St Bart's Hospital

- Smithfield Market and Postmans Park

- London Wall, Barbican Centre and St Giles Church

- Guildhall and St Lawrence Jewry Church

- Bank of England

- Leadenhall Market, Lloyd's of London and "the Gherkin"

- Hoop and Grapes Pub

- St Olave's

- Tower of London and Tower Bridge

 

The Ripper Walk

Whitechapel and the East End of London, including the places where Jack the Ripper's victims were found.

- Spitalfields Market

- Mary Jane Kelly

- Loss of Evidence

- Catherine Eddowes

- Hoop and Grapes - London's oldest pub

- The Whitechapel Bell Foundry Company

- The Royal London Hospital

- Mary Ann Nichols

- Annie Chapman

- Fournier Street and the Great Fire of London

- The Ten Bells Pub

 

The Cultural Walk

The south bank and bankside areas of London, featuring attractions such as the Globe, the Tate Modern and Borough market.

- Waterloo Station, Westminster Bridge and the London Eye

- The South Bank Centre

- Waterloo Bridge, Gabriels Wharf and the OXO Tower

- Doggett's Pub and Blackfriars Bridge

- The Tate Modern, Millennium Bridge and Southwark

Cardinal Cap Alley and Shakespeare's Globe Theatre

- Ferryman's Seat and Bear Gardens

- Sites of The Original Rose and Globe Theatres

-The Anchor Tavern

- Winchester Palace and the Clink Prison

- Southwark Cathedral and London Bridge

- Borough Market

- Borough High Street and the Hop Exchange

- The George Inn and Cross Bones Graveyard

- "Little Dorritt's" Church

- Guys' Hospital and the Old Operating Theatre

 

The Shopping Walk

Regent Street, Bond Street and Piccadilly, including some classic English shops such as Fortnum and Mason, Hamleys and Fenwick.

- Lillywhites and Piccadilly Circus

- Royal Doulton

- Shelly's and Carnaby Street
- Hamleys and Regent Street

- Fenwick and Bond Street

- Smythson

- Gieves and Hawkes in Savile Row

- Fortnum and Mason, and Piccadilly

- Jermyn Street

 

The Legal Walk
Blackfriars, Ludgate Circus, and Fleet Street including Old Bailey, Royal Courts and Templar Church.

- Blackfriars and the old Bridewell House of Correction

- The Old Bailey (Central Criminal Court)

- Newgate Prison and St Sepulchure's Church

- Fleet Street area

- Temple, and Templars' Church

- Royal Courts of Justice

- Lincoln's Inn Fields area

- High Holburn, Staple Inn and London Silver Vaults

- Lincolns Inn

 

The Writers Walk

The Bloomsbury district, Russell Square, University of London and other places associated with famous writers.

- The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and Bedford Square

- Charles Darwin, Millicent Garrett Fawcett and Gower Street

- George Orwell and University of London Senate House

- Virginia Woolf, The Bloomsbury Group and Gordon Square

- Mahatma Gandhi and Tavistock Square

- WB Yeats and the Golden Dawn

- Charles Dickens

- Oscar Wilde and Russell Square

- J M Barrie and Great Ormond Street Childrens Hospital

- The Foundling Hospital and Corams Fields

- The Lamb Pub

- Gertrude Stein and Bloomsbury Square

- Emily Wilding Davison and St George Bloomsbury Church

- Aleister Crowley, and the British Museum

 

The Theatre Walk

Leicester Square, Soho, Chinatown and other places popular for their nightlife.

- St Martin's Lane and the Coliseum Theatre

- Covent Garden

- Theatre Royal

- Royal Opera House and Bow Street Police Station

- Charing Cross Road and St Martins Theatre

- Old Compton Street area

- Soho area

- Shaftesbury Avenue and the Queen's Theatre

- Chinatown

- Leicester Square

 

The Nautical Walk
the town of Greenwich, the place from where time is measured.

- Greenwich Foot Tunnel

- Millennium Dome

- Cutty Sark

- Greenwich Market

- Greenwich Park

- Royal Observatory

- National Maritime Museum

- The Trafalgar Tavern

- Trinity Hospital

 

The Bridges Walk
from Westminster bridge to Tower bridge and attractions nearby.

- Westminster Bridge

- London Eye and Hungerford Bridge

- The South Bank Centre

- Waterloo Bridge

- Temple, and Templars' Church

- Blackfriars Bridge

- The Tate Modern and the Millennium Bridge

- St Paul's Cathedral

- Shakespeares Globe, Southwark Bridge and Cannon Street Railway Bridge

- Winchester Palace and the Clink Prison

- Southwark Cathedral and London Bridge

- Hays Galleria, Hays Wharf and HMS Belfast
- Tower Bridge and the Tower of London

 

The London Adventure

Monthly walks around London locations connected with neglected authors, illustrators and publishers.
Further information from The London Adventure

 

London Wild Life Trust

Regular walks around woods, farms, nature reserves and other locations all over London examining nature and wild life.
Further information from Wild London

 

Paddington Waterside

Themed walks around the Paddington area on Thursday and Saturday afternoons.
Further information from Paddington Waterside

 

The Saturday Walkers Club

Walks in the countryside around London every Saturday and Sunday, plus some weekdays and summer evenings.

Further information from The Saturday Walkers Club

 

 

* this does not want to be a guide for walks but just to give an idea of how to enjoy more your free time in this great capital.

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