While we know London as a city full of iconic architecture, the natural surroundings are often just as beautiful. And while we may consider the Thames ‘a dirty old river’, there are some fantastic walks along it, as well as many other waterways that dissect the city. These walks offer the perfect escape from the…
The capital of the United Kingdom is known for many things, from its pubs and rampant array of sports teams to its diversity and world-class collection of restaurants. Still, what many people think of historical London is the sheer opulence. Dotted with castles, palaces, and heritage buildings, London is certainly a city of the upper…
The world is full of beauty, and exotic locations and nature are always pleasing and healing. Spending a good time in the middle of the beauty of nature refreshes a person. Though there are some great walks among nature in parks and public spaces across London, here are some further afield. Some people love…
There are some places in the world that you know that you need to see, while there are some places that you know that you definitely need to drive to. In the same manner, there are also some places in the world that you know that you need to simply take a walk around them…
Uswitch have crunched the numbers and compiled a list of the top ranked walks around the UK, including London, which not only shakes up people’s daily lockdown routine (and shows them how many calories they can burn doing it) but also honours the most famous born and bred musicians! We have paired up the top three music…
Here’s a great walk along the Thames Path between Hammersmith and Kew written by Hannah, a local London travel blogger. See Hannah’s other blog posts at Hannah Parry (http://www.hannahparry.co.uk/)
This free walk has been written by Gavin, who is a freelance writer and the creator of Sketches in Travel, a travel and lifestyle blog that looks to inspire and entertain its readers to explore destinations such as London. He is available for other writing work, contact him via email. ‘Set yourself some challenges’, I said to myself. ‘Push…
London is full of so many interesting historic locations, and there’s a new app that helps you discover them! TrailTale is a free app for both iOS and Android that helps you find hidden gems all around London. TrailTale offers 11 different self-guided walks (many more to come) that take you all around London. London…
Newham Council have developed four free local audio walking tours around east London. free local audio tours Perhaps worth doing before it gets too much like a building site out there, what with the olympic developments going on. Life in London (part of www.londonforfree.net)
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