Hi everyone! I’m going to London in March and want to do just a walk through london on my first day to see a lot of the main attractions and sites. I don’t really care about doing any tours or anything like that, mostly just want to see them and then get on with my trip and experiencing London. This is my current day walk and am wondering if you have any suggestions on how to do it better or if there’s anything i should add to it.
Also, before any of you say it i just really don’t care to take in the sites. im going to london to party with my friends who live there, shop, and experience the city
by noahledford
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That doesn’t look like anything next time try and draw a penguin or sumin
You did a pretty good job here. I wouldn’t change anything
Idk but I loved my stay at St. Christoper’s!!
You could’ve at least tried to make it look like a cock
Walked the southern half of that during the first week of lockdown. No soul around. It was magical
That’s a long walk and feels like you have lots of main roads. There is nothing wrong with taking the odd bus/tube between places if you really want to see so many bits. London is a sprawl and if you want to just see sights or take tourist photos that’s much easier.
Walks are great but the best ones are mainly not between the tourist hotspots.
The northern half is not as good as the southern half that road from St pancs to regents park is pretty busy and unpleasant. I would tube it.
That is a good walk .. I will give it a try.
Only thing I would say. That’s a long walk. London is busy and this is walking through some very busy areas with lots of main roads. I mean if it’s something you think you can do good for you. Not sure how long your trip is but if you can I’d personally suggest splitting the walk up.
Physically I could do this walk, but personally wouldn’t find it enjoyable and my legs would probably ache like hell
On that note I would suggest.
1. Look where there public toilets ahead of time, just so you know.
2. Closer to the date I’d suggest just checking planned events in London as parts of this walk cover popular protests routes. Assuming you don’t plan to partake in a protest during this walk. It will also mean there are road blocks and a lot more people
3. If someone tries to hand you something, especially a flower or ballon, don’t take it. Even people who know this scam fall for it. Because when someone goes to hand us something we sort of instinctively take it without thinking. They will proceed to harass you for money and refuse to take it back.
4. If your going to party, shop etc I suggest going through Soho and Covent Garden a bit more. As you have things like China Town etc Plus Soho is full of clubs, bars and pubs. Just to point out, Soho has a lot of gay bars and clubs.
Well, it’d make it a bit longer, but I’d do a loop of Wapping while you’re over there. Instead of crossing tower bridge, walk down the road to the left of it, walk down the steps and walk through the north part of the docks, go out through Thomas More Sq, right on Vaughan Way, down a bit, right to go to the staircase next to the little reservoir, walk along the ornamental canal past the boats, through Wapping Woods, take the north route around Shadwell Basin and exit on the opposite side, then walk back along Wapping Wall (stopping at a pub or three along the way if you’d like), you can join up with the Thames path a bit on occasion. Keep along Wapping High Street till it takes you back to the docks, keep to the south side so you’re along the river, and then walk up the staircase on the bridge that’s to the left of the little tunnel that takes you through to the tower, that’ll put you out on the correct side of the bridge. Plenty of good places to eat and drink along the way.
The trip from St Paul’s – Kings Cross is down a busy road with not much to see. Same with Kings Cross to Regent’s Park. I’d detour and walk through Barbican and Clerkenwell after St Paul’s and then just get tube or bus to the park.
Do yourself a favour – once you pass St Pancras, head south down Judd street and take a right onto Tavistock Place, then follow that roughly all the way to Regent’s Park, Euston Road sucks, this is much more interesting!
My usual walking route goes from Southbank/London Eye -> Charring Cross/Trafalgar Square -> Leicester Square/China Town -> Piccadilly Circus/Regent St -> Oxford Circus/Street -> Marble Arch -> Hyde Park -> South Kensington -> Notting Hill
Amazing to be done on good weather with stop over in Knoops South Kensington 🙂
World’s End, Chelsea → World’s End, Camden (in time to catch a band)
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