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London Walks
Famous for its shopping and expensive living, London's is hard to beat when it comes to simple plain walking. Nearly every street in London is crowded with people of every nationality walking in every direction.
There a walk for every one - from the grizzly Jack the Ripper Walk to the Royal walk to following the foot steps of Harry Potter - it's there. London would just not be complete without going on a walk of your choice.
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The Secrect City Walk 
Hidden away behind the busy streets and main thoroughfares of the old city of London there exists a secret city of narrow alleyways, timber-framed buildings and hidden courtyards that really make for an enjoyable and original experience.
If you have time for only one of London walks, then this is the one to take. It combines fascinating history with sights that will inspire you to want to return and explore the area in much more depth.
Start: Tower Hill Station (Circle and District Underground lines)
Finish: St Paul’s Station. (Central Line)
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Dickens Westminster Walk
Charles Dickens is considered to be one of the greatest English novelists and social commentators of the Victorian period. He was a champion of the poor, as his novels brought to attention the appalling poverty of the poorer citizens of London.
A 3 mile circular walk from Westminster tube station (Circle, District & Jubilee lines) taking in places associated with the author and his works |
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On the London Da Vinci Code trail
Follow in the footsteps of Tom Hanks and discover the hidden secrets of one of England’s most picturesque counties.
Starting in Paris, France with a memorable scene in the Louvre, Dan Brown’s thriller climaxes in England, as the increasingly beleaguered symbologist Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) and cryptologist Sophie Neveu (Audrey Tatou) look for the mysterious Teacher! |
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London is more magical, thanks to Harry Potter
Walk in Harry Potter’s footsteps, and visit the sites where the movies were filmed. Technically, this is not really a walk, its rather individual tours.
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The Silver Screen Walk
Start from Goldhawk Road tube and proceed directly into the bustling bartertown of Shepherd’s
Bush Market. Phil Daniels flees a gang of rival Mod hooligans in the’60’s-set ‘Quadrophenia’ (1979).
Starting Tube Station: Goldhawk Road station
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The Royal Walk
This is a circular walk, starting and ending at Westminster tube station. Walk from from Victoria Embankment and Big Ben down to Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace, Piccadilly, Trafalgar Square and Downing Street.
Starting Tube Station: Westminster
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Jack the Ripper Walk
By the 1880's London was considered to be the safest capital for life and property in the world. In addition to being famous for Jack the Ripper, East End of London is associated with many modern icons as Alfred Hitchcock, David Bowie and Dudley Moore, being their birthplace.
Starting Tube Station: Liverpool Street
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The Cultural Walk
Explore the famous south bank and bankside areas of London, visit one of London's most popular weekend markets at Borough and see tourist attractions such as Shakespeare's Globe and the Tate Modern art gallery.
This is one of the more peaceful walks around London and there are plenty of opportunities for eating and drinking along the way.
The walk starts from Waterloo station and ends at London Bridge station.
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Greenwich Naval Walk
With its rich history, beautiful architecture and market, Greenwich offers a real escape from the city's hustle and bustle.
Greenwich is easy to get to by tube or DLR but a more leisurely way to get there is by boat. See London's riverside sights as you travel from Westminster Pier to Greenwich on one of the City Cruises luxury river liners. On arrival you will see the famous Cutty Sark tea clipper.
This walk begins and ends at Greenwich Pier
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Pub Walk
This is more of a pub climb than a pub crawl, snaking up, along and then down
the ridge that defines the south-east London skyline. Much of this corner of south-east London – Forest Hill and Sydenham – was common land and dense woods until recently.
This walk begins at Forest Hill Station and ends at Sydenham station
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Watch this space! We'll be regularly updating with some less obvious places to consider walking when in London. Other Walks |
