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Blackfriars to Holborn

Blackfriars to Holborn

Monumental office buildings around the former heart of the newspaper industry

Length: The walk is approximately 2.5 kilometres

Bloomsbury Science Walk

Bloomsbury Science Walk

The forcing ground for historic scientific and medical discoveries - perfect for science enthusiasts

Length: 2 kilometres

Borough

Borough

A walk in south London celebrating medical and mathematical history, The Canterbury Tales, Dickens and one of the most attractive food markets in London

Length: 2.5 kilometres

Chelsea

Chelsea

A London walk through charming Chelsea, stomping ground of Sloane Rangers, but also teeming with the ghosts of monumental thinkers and artists of the past

Length: 2 kilometres

Clapham

Clapham

A London walk south of the river around Samuel Pepys' chosen place of retirement and the cradle of the Clapham Sect

Length: 2.5 kilometres

Clerkenwell and Islington

Clerkenwell and Islington

A London walk off the beaten track that encapsulates the city's history and architecture from the Middle Ages to the present

Length: 2.5 kilometres

Euston to King's Cross

Euston to King's Cross

An atmosphere of transience and railway terminal seediness mingled with philanthropic schemes and unexpected havens make this a fascinating London walk

Length: 3 kilometres

Fitzrovia

Fitzrovia

Discover anarchist cells, artistic bohemia, poetry, braying donkeys and the unwavering pendulum of time in this London walk through an often overlooked part of the city

Length: 1.5 kilometres

Highgate

Highgate

This Highgate walk is a bracing meander through an 18th century health resort, retracing its history from London's last glacier to Karl Marx's grave

Length: 1.5 - 2 kilometres

Mayfair North

Mayfair North

Careful town planning by the Grosvenor Estate encircles its central showpiece - Grosvenor Square, dominated by the American Embassy

Length: 2 kilometres

Mayfair South

Mayfair South

Setting for high fashion and high jinks since the beginning of the 18th century

Length: 2.5 kilometres

Old Street

Old Street

The northern fringes of the City of London: where nonconformists escaped city jurisdiction and where surprising new uses are found for old buildings

Length: 3 kilometres

Richmond upon Thames

Richmond upon Thames

Favoured by Tudor monarchs stunning Georgian architecture and one of the most celebrated views in England

Length: 3.5 kilometres

Shadwell and Wapping

Shadwell and Wapping

Three centuries of dramatic change - from fine 18th century churches to the coming of the Victorian docks, and from the ravages of World War Two Blitz to trendy Docklands

Length: 3 kilometres

Soho

Soho

London's bohemian quarter with its prostitutes and patisseries, haunt of the famous for over three centuries - from Mozart to Karl Marx, from Dizzy Gillespie to Francis Bacon

Length: 2 kilometres

St James's

St James's

St. James's Palace and Park, shaped by successive monarchs, and the clubs that mushroomed outside the gates

Length: 2 kilometres

Strand and Embankment

Strand and Embankment

Medieval and later connections but mostly Edwardian razzmatazz - hotels, restaurants and theatres all perched above Bazalgette's Embankment

Length: 2 kilometres

Theatreland

Theatreland

Spotlight on fifteen of London's historic theatres

Length: 2 kilometres

Vauxhall

Vauxhall

Contrasts off the beaten track in Lambeth: Pleasure Gardens and clubbing spots; squats and Duchy of Cornwall model homes; gas works and Doulton's pottery

Length: 2.5 kilometres

Victoria

Victoria

Religion and philanthropy on the site of slums and prisons

Length: 2 kilometres

Whitechapel to Spitalfields

Whitechapel to Spitalfields

Three groups of immigrants - French, East European and Bangladeshi - have left their mark on this fascinating part of London's East End

Length: 1.5 kilometres

Out of London walks

Liverpool

Liverpool

A self-guided walk through the European Capital of Culture 2008 - magnificent commercial buildings and a past that includes slavery and the Beatles

Length: 2 kilometres

Northampton

Northampton

Medieval, Mackintosh, modern. By Rob Kendall

Length: 2.5 kilometres

Plymouth

Plymouth

Historic point of departure for naval battles, voyages to the New World, and exploration - and the subject of two major regeneration schemes after World War II. By Michael Hall

Length: 2.5 kilometres

The Oxford Science Walk

The Oxford Science Walk

Written by Sophie Huxley, this walk presents scientific acheivement in Oxford in a way that will be of interest to academics, students and lay people alike.

Length: 2 kilometres

Guest walks

Fitzrovia

Fitzrovia

Discover anarchist cells, artistic bohemia, poetry, braying donkeys and the unwavering pendulum of time in this London walk through an often overlooked part of the city

Length: 1.5 kilometres