I have put together a series of London Walks which other members of U3A may enjoy. All of these walks have been carried out over the last two years by Exploring London Group 6.

Walking is the only way to get to explore London and it is cheap and good for the environment. Each walk is typically 3 to 4 miles long and has an average of two to three hour “walking” time. Allowing for visits to the sites of interest on the route and the essential coffee and lunch breaks, one should allow a whole day to complete each walk.

To reduce costs, we always travel “off-peak” leaving Leatherhead station on the 09.26 train. Three or four travellers can still travel for the price of two provided you travel together all day. The start of the majority of walks can be access either on foot from Waterloo or Victoria or by bus using a Concessionary Travel Pass. Travel to the walks listed below in bold is best undertaken by the London Underground due to the lengthy journey time from the Main Line stations. All the places of interest currently have free admission access.

All these walks are suitable with young children with the exception of the “Jack the Ripper” walk which is best undertaken at night. I would highly recommend the Docklands Walk and the Great Fire of London walk for young children as the walks terminate with a visit to one of the Museum of London great museums which are now certainly some of the best places in Britain for children. The following are Walks which may be viewed or downloaded in PDF format.

A Walk in the Royal Parks
Bloomsbury
Docklands walk
Dulwich
Greenwich Walk ( Via River Clipper )
Hampstead Walk
Jack The Ripper Walk
Kensington
Mayfair
Regents Canal
Regents Park & Marylebone
Richmond
Rochester
Southbank to Tower Bridge
The Great Fire of London
The Inns of Court Walk
The Royal Hospital Chelsea
Westminster
Wimbledon Village