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I will be adding directions to these walks and telling you about the areas, but if you like reading maps, here are some of those I’ve been working on. Do let me have any thoughts in comments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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BLOOMSBURY<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Tranquil walk through leafy squares. 2.7 miles, 4.4km, 55 minutes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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WAPPING<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Quiet, walk through historic docklands, much on waterfront.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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WESTMINSTER AND ST JAMES’S<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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A walk around the centre of royalty and government. Lots of tourist sights. 3.9 miles, 6.3km, 1.12 hours<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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MARBLE ARCH TO COVENT GARDEN<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Through some best bits of Mayfair and Soho to Covent Garden 1 hour, 2.6 miles, 4.2km<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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HYDE PARK CORNER TO TRAFALGAR SQUARE THROUGH MAYFAIR AND ST JAMES’S<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Through charming Shepherd’s Market and elegant St James’s past art galleries and men’s fashion boutiques to Piccadilly Circus and Leicester Square. 50 minutes, 2.1 miles, 3.5km<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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THE MUSEUMS TO HYDE PARK CORNER VIA KNIGHTBRIDGE VILLAGE AND THE PARK<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Instead of walking to the museums through the dingy subway from South Kensington station, discover pretty Knightsbridge Village, and walk past a playground and the lovely Rose Garden of Hyde Park<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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FULL CITY WALK<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Fabulous walk – not for the faint hearted, but can be divided into sections. 15 miles, 24.3km, 3.08 hours.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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SOHO<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Diverse Soho. 2.2 miles, 3.5km, 45 minutes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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ST JOHN’S WOOD PRIMROSE HILL AND CAMDEN MARKET<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Leafy walk down charming St John’s Wood High Street, featuring sections along pretty Regent’s Canal, the exceptional view from Primrose Hill and a walk through Primrose Hill village, finishing at Camden Lock Market and High Street. Get to know London.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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SWISS COTTAGE AND BELSIZE LANE<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Lovely summer walk if you have time before a visit to Hampstead Theatre or cinema. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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CLERKENWELL<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Atmospheric walk through historic area. 3.8 miles, 6.13km, 1 hour<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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COVENT GARDEN<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Join the bustle and explore another historic area with plenty of little shops, cafes and restaurants. Popular tourist destination. 1 hour, 1.9 miles, 3km, 1 hour<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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PORTOBELLO ROAD MARKET<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Colourful houses, independent shops and stalls featured in the film Notting Hill. Saturday is full market day, really busy so go early, but shops and selected stalls open other days. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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NOTTING HILL <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Portobello Road is still highlighted, but why not extend your walk. Extension 1 takes you around some of the beautiful colourful crescents and terraces of Notting Hill. Extension 2 starts at Queensway and takes you down this characterful shopping street before heading through the white stucco squares of Bayswater to meet Portobello Road. Extension 3 is a lovely walk through the elegant and exclusive area of Holland Park. The Park itself is one of the loveliest and most varied in London and well worth a detour. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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BELSIZE PARK<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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A tour around the heart of this elegant area. Get to know London.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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BELGRAVIA WALK<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Grand white stucco. Get to know London. 2.5 miles, 4km, 53 mins<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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TEMPLE AND HOLBORN<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Historic, picturesque walk. 1 hour 25 minutes, 3.5 miles, 5.6km<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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CHISWICK<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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50 mins, 2.5 miles 4.1km<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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CHISWICK WITH STRAND IN THE GREEN<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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KENSINGTON<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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A very pretty walk through Kensington village starting on High Street Kensington (take a left out of the station and turn left into Wright’s Lane. To see the sights, extend the walk by turning right as shown in pale green from Kensington Park Gardens into Kensington Gardens, to see the Palace, The Royal Albert Hall and Memorial, and the three big museums. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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CONNECTING ST JOHN’S WOOD TO CAMDEN MARKET ALONG THE CANAL VIA PRIMROSE HILL<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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CONNECTIONS FROM PICADILLY CIRCUS<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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CONNECTIONS FROM COVENT GARDEN<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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CONNECTIONS FROM ST PAUL’S CATHEDRAL<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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CONNECT CHELSEA TO BATTERSEA PARK<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Ealing Broadway to the Thames<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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I love this walk through the parks then down the canal to the river. I’ve started it off at Ealing Broadway Station and ended it by Kew Bridge where you can either catch the overground or simply take the 65 bus back to Ealing Broadway<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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CONNECTIONS FROM FARRINGDON STATION (MUSEUM OF LONDON)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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MARYLEBONE AND FITZROVIA<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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KNIGHTSBRIDGE AND HYDE PARK<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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CONNECT QUEENSWAY TO MARYLEBONE HIGH STREET<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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CONNECT HYDE PARK CORNER TO LEICESTER SQUARE TUBE STATIONS VIA MAYFAIR AND ST JAMES’S<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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MARBLE ARCH TO CONVENT GARDEN – THROUGH MAYFAIR AND SOHO<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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NOTTING HILL AND BAYSWATER<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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I will be adding directions to these walks and telling you about the areas, but if you like reading maps, here are some of those I’ve been working on. Do let me have any thoughts in comments. Back to top<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2600","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestbitsoflondon.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2600","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestbitsoflondon.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestbitsoflondon.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestbitsoflondon.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestbitsoflondon.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2600"}],"version-history":[{"count":60,"href":"https:\/\/bestbitsoflondon.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2600\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4097,"href":"https:\/\/bestbitsoflondon.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2600\/revisions\/4097"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestbitsoflondon.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2600"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}