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The London Inner Ring: Overview
NOTE: This overview map is schematic only. Please use the more detailed Google maps in each stage for accurate directions. The idea Whilst the London Loop (240kms, 150 miles) and the Capital Ring (120kms, 75 miles) are both multi-day adventures, the London Inner Ring can be done (just!) in a day. The idea behind it […]
London Inner Ring Stage 4: Lancaster Gate to King’s Cross
Moving forwards – the horse, the canal, the railway, the highway, the information superhighway… This final stage of the Inner London Circuit takes us through Little Venice and along a charming stretch of the Regent’s Canal, passing through two of London’s finest open spaces, Regent’s Park and Primrose Hill. WALK DATA Distance: 10 km (6.25 […]
London Inner Ring Stage 3: Tower Hill to Lancaster Gate
Seats of Power – and several ‘lost’ rivers This walk takes us past London’s major seats of power – the city, the church, the government and the monarchy, with the river as the umbilical cord linking them all together. WALK DATA Distance: 9.6kms (6 miles) Typical time: 2 ½ hours Height change: 19ms Map: Google […]
North London Stage 2: The New River from Alexandra Palace to Islington
So this is where my drinking water comes from? The New River has supplied fresh drinking water to the capital for over 400 years; today it also provides a beautiful ‘green corridor’ that we followed right into the heart of the city. WALK DATA Distance: 13kms (8.1 miles) – you save 1km if you omit […]
North London Stage 1: Parkland Walk, Highgate & Alexandra Palace
Green spaces here, green spaces there, green spaces everywhere… This walk will simply amaze you for its incredible amount of green spaces. It is hard to believe you are close to the centre of the country’s capital, rambling through just about every type of green space imaginable. WALK DATA Distance: 11.5 km (7.2 miles) Height Change: […]
London Inner Ring Stage 2: Olympic Park to Tower Hill
All waterways lead to the London Docks This second stage of the walk takes us through the heart of what were the London Docks, now largely re-developed as a residential and leisure haven. WALK DATA Distance: 9.3 km (5.8 miles) – the extra loop will add 1.5kms (0.9 miles) to this Typical time: 2 ¾ hours […]
South-west London: Richmond Park & The Thames
Historic houses, green expanses and a river running through it This walk has it all – watercourses big & small, one of Europe’s largest urban parks, a clutch of historic houses and the garden that began the landscape garden revolution WALK DATA Distance: 17.6kms (11 Miles). A good break point if you prefer to do […]
London Inner Ring Stage 1: King’s Cross to the Olympic Park
The regeneration of North London’s ancient supply routes It’s hard to imagine a walk anywhere that more epitomises the transformation of British cities, passing as it does through two massive urban regeneration zones, King’s Cross and The Olympic Park; but also passing through London’s first municipal park. WALK DATA Distance: 11-13 km (7-8 miles); can […]
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