Location: London
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The 10 Best Historic Walking Areas in London, England
The crown jewels, Buckingham Palace, Camden Market…in London, history collides with art, fashion, food, and good British ale. A perfect day is different for everyone: culture aficionados shouldn't miss the Tate Modern and the Royal Opera House. If you love fashion, Oxford Street has shopping galore. For foodies, cream tea at Harrod’s or crispy fish from a proper chippy offers classic London flavor. Music and book buffs will love seeing Abbey Road and the Sherlock Holmes Museum (at 221B Baker Street, of course).
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1. Artillery Passage
2. Cloth Fair
3. Capital Ring
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 16 reviews
Reviewed By Diptych - Hampton, United Kingdom
I absolutely loved following this inner route around London. I mostly followed the Saunders guide but sometimes found it better to ignore the sectors advised in the interests of making good rail connections. It is usually possible to walk two sectors consecutively. The route plotters have done a fantastic job in directing walkers through parkland and in minimising the dull residential bits - of which there are some of course. So excited was I to finish the Ring (yes, Wagner must have felt similarly elated) that I have now embarked upon big brother The London Loop. Covid has put paid to that for the time being, but I can't wait to get back on the road.
4. Fournier Street
5. The Jubilee Walkway - Southwark
6. Farthing Downs
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 9 reviews
Of historical significance, this green and open area located in the center of London was where the Celts once farmed and cultivated their fields.
7. South Bank
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,655 reviews
South Bank is a beautiful riverside stretch in the heart of London featuring the Coca-Cola London Eye, SEA LIFE London Aquarium, Imperial War Museum London, Southbank Centre, National Theatre, top hotels, shopping, dining and more. Located walking distance from Covent Garden and Westminster, it is the perfect location for a relaxing stroll or evening of entertainment. Known as the cultural heart of London, there is a packed programme of art, theatre, exhibitions, music, film and free events make South Bank an inspiring place to explore.
Reviewed By 227ianc - London, United Kingdom
To me, the overall South Bank runs from Westminster Bridge all the way to London Bridge, providing a spine connecting a wide range of London's cultural and entertainment institutions, with lots of places to eat and drink along the way, including the London Dungeon, Sea World, the London Eye, the Royal Festival Hall, the National Theatre, the Oxo Tower, Tate Modern, the Globe, Borough Market and Southwark Cathedral. If you have a day to visit, it is an enjoyable area to explore from one end to the other; otherwise do as I do and dip in and out of different parts . Last weekend, I was at Tate Modern and the London Bridge area; today it was the core of the South Bank around the South Bank Centre. The institutions on the South Bank comprise one of the largest arts complexes in Europe with the Royal Festival Hall which dates back to the Festival of Britain in 1951, the Queen Elizabeth Hall and Purcell Room (1967), the Hayward Gallery (1968) and the National Theatre, along with the discrete British Film Theatre (1957) that sits under and alongside Waterloo Bridge. For architects, they comprise a collection of Modern and Brutalist buildings which have their unique character. Although the doors are closed in the current health situation and the lights in the performance venues are dimmed, visitors are increasing, with many of the restaurants, cafes and pop-up units open along the river, and many outdoor areas in which to sit and enjoy a drink or meal in the sunshine or, as today, when the weather was threatening to be a little more stormy
8. The Mall
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 451 reviews
Reviewed By stevetV9366XH - Preston, United Kingdom
The Mall is a lovely stretch to wander along with the two icons at either end - Buckingham Palace and Admiralty Arch - it's a delight to undertake such a walk in the sure and certain knowledge that you're seldom likely to go too far wrong !!
9. Millennium Mile
10. Inner Temple
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 33 reviews
Reviewed By Manama1717 - Manama, Bahrain
Prize winning, graceful, historical, listed garden, which is open free to visitors weekdays at lunchtime. Celebrated internationally in newspaper and magazine articles, it is a lovely well kept secret.
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