London On Foot
London is an excellent city to explore on foot. Although London covers a huge geographical area, many of London's key historical areas, parks, shopping streets, and attractions are fairly close to each other.
Throughout the city and it's outer reaches there are a wide and varied range of walks to interest everyone. London's tourist board and various historical bodies have devised a number of walking routes, providing information guides or even the real thing to help you get the most from the walk.
However, London can be explored easily enough under your own steam, preferably with a good guide book to give you a helping hand and to explain the history and attractions of the area. You're A to Z Map will also be invaluable.
A number of companies offer themed guided walks - such as a walk around Shakespearean London, pub walks, ghost walks etc - and these can be excellent entertainment as well as giving you a feel for the 'real' London.
More Information -
The AA Guide to 50 Walks in London covers some great central walks - Thameside, Chelsea, Southwark - as well as those in London's barely known rural outskirts such as Totteridge and Scratchwood. A useful resource - and free for AA members.
The Original London Walks, the oldest and most respected walking tour company in London. With dozens of different walks and internationally renowned guides, The Original London Walks offers something for everyone's interests. Contact at PO Box 1708, London NW6 4LW. Phone 0207 624 3978; Fax 0207 625 1932. Email or check out www.london.walks.com. Recorded tour information can be heard on 0207 624 WALK.
For something a bit different, the Original London Ghost Walk is a scarily entertaining journey into the old, dark streets of London's past. From 17 April the walk meets at Exits 3 & 4 of Bank Underground Station at 7.30pm nightly. Booking is essential - phone 0208 530 8443 or email . For more information on the tour, check out the website at www.london-ghost-walk.co.uk.
See also Free London.
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