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Live in the middle of London so all my walks are urban, but in no particular order:
Roman Walls walk - from Blackfriars station to Tower Hill station, following the line of the old Roman walls of the City of London. On a nice Sunday afternoon its blissful, as the City is largely deserted and you can appreciate it more. One particular highlight is Postman's Park, with its memorial to several dozen everyday folk who lost their lives saving others (nearly all of which are from 1850-1920), but walking around the Barbican (the best council estate in the country, if not the world) is also worthwhile. This can be done in a couple of hours.
Stations walk - only done this once, but its a walk between each of the current and some former central London railway terminus stations. I did it Paddington - Marylebone - Baker Street - Euston - St Pancras - Kings Cross - Farrington - Moorgate - Liverpool Street - Fenchurch Street - Cannon Street - London Bridge - Waterloo - Charing Cross - Victoria but was very tired by that point so didn't end up at Nine Elms. If you like railway architecture it is very interesting, but best done on a Saturday when the City is quieter.
Thames Walk between Hampton Court and Richmond (or Richmond to Putney) - on a really nice day this is magnificent, aside from one bit around Kingston it could almost be the countryside miles away from anywhere. The next bit between Richmond and Putney is also great but it is a bit busier, though then again if its a hot day the riverside by Putney is usually full of women deemed too posh and too attractive to get into Made in Chelsea.
Vauxhall to Waterloo (via Battersea and Hyde Parks) - this one is my current favourite; it consists of walking along west along the new bit of the South Bank, around the back of Battersea Power Station, into and through Battersea Park and over the bridge and then aiming for Kensington Palace. Walk alongside that through Hyde Park and then either walk east along the park (or along the sidestreets north of Bayswater Road) to Marble Arch, down Oxford Street and then into Soho, Chinatown, Leicester Square, Charing Cross Road and then over one of the Jubilee bridges to Waterloo. You basically get a walk where you can experience almost all of central London from the new rich to the old rich and then everyone else.
Charing Cross to Golders Green - this basically follows part of the Northern Line and is essentially one (for London anyway) long drag uphill. It runs from Charing Cross Station, up Charing Cross Road / TCR to Euston Road, then through Camden and following the road left at Camden Town Station. Then its a long climb (again in London terms!) as you go past Chalk Farm, Belsize Park and finally get to the top just after Hampstead station. Then its a nice walk through part of the heath (one way takes you past a fantastic abode which was owned by one of the Lever Brothers) to Golders Green, from where you can get the tube back (or you can keep going, but the bit from Golders Green to Colindale isn't that much to write home about).
Roman Walls walk - from Blackfriars station to Tower Hill station, following the line of the old Roman walls of the City of London. On a nice Sunday afternoon its blissful, as the City is largely deserted and you can appreciate it more. One particular highlight is Postman's Park, with its memorial to several dozen everyday folk who lost their lives saving others (nearly all of which are from 1850-1920), but walking around the Barbican (the best council estate in the country, if not the world) is also worthwhile. This can be done in a couple of hours.
Stations walk - only done this once, but its a walk between each of the current and some former central London railway terminus stations. I did it Paddington - Marylebone - Baker Street - Euston - St Pancras - Kings Cross - Farrington - Moorgate - Liverpool Street - Fenchurch Street - Cannon Street - London Bridge - Waterloo - Charing Cross - Victoria but was very tired by that point so didn't end up at Nine Elms. If you like railway architecture it is very interesting, but best done on a Saturday when the City is quieter.
Thames Walk between Hampton Court and Richmond (or Richmond to Putney) - on a really nice day this is magnificent, aside from one bit around Kingston it could almost be the countryside miles away from anywhere. The next bit between Richmond and Putney is also great but it is a bit busier, though then again if its a hot day the riverside by Putney is usually full of women deemed too posh and too attractive to get into Made in Chelsea.
Vauxhall to Waterloo (via Battersea and Hyde Parks) - this one is my current favourite; it consists of walking along west along the new bit of the South Bank, around the back of Battersea Power Station, into and through Battersea Park and over the bridge and then aiming for Kensington Palace. Walk alongside that through Hyde Park and then either walk east along the park (or along the sidestreets north of Bayswater Road) to Marble Arch, down Oxford Street and then into Soho, Chinatown, Leicester Square, Charing Cross Road and then over one of the Jubilee bridges to Waterloo. You basically get a walk where you can experience almost all of central London from the new rich to the old rich and then everyone else.
Charing Cross to Golders Green - this basically follows part of the Northern Line and is essentially one (for London anyway) long drag uphill. It runs from Charing Cross Station, up Charing Cross Road / TCR to Euston Road, then through Camden and following the road left at Camden Town Station. Then its a long climb (again in London terms!) as you go past Chalk Farm, Belsize Park and finally get to the top just after Hampstead station. Then its a nice walk through part of the heath (one way takes you past a fantastic abode which was owned by one of the Lever Brothers) to Golders Green, from where you can get the tube back (or you can keep going, but the bit from Golders Green to Colindale isn't that much to write home about).
