Best London Walks

Wheresmeticket

Which are your favourite walks, whether through parks, long jaunts along the river, or urban decay?

Back in the 80s when I lived in Hackney I used to love the squalor and delapidation of the grand union from Kingsland to Kings Cross and Camden.  All poshed up to destruction now, sadly.

Edit:  Damn accidentally put this in General Charlton - how do I move it?

bazjonster

Love walking the Thames Path (south bank) from Tower Bridge to Greenwich (via my favourite London pub, The Mayflower, for a pint).

Some of the walks around the 'city' are also fascinating, both historically and architecturally.

London 'Secret City' walk is my favourite: 

https://www.londonforfree.net/walks/city-walk/

The PDF guide for £2 is well worth it.

Some good walks (with maps/info) here also:

https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/things-to-do/walks-and-itineraries/self-guided-walks-and-trails

shirty5

I enjoy doing the Lambeth one 

Boom

From my house to the pub.

charlton4ever

Riverside walk from Woolwich Dockyard to O2  - even the small off river front diversion along Bowater Road is great.

Wheresmeticket

charlton4ever said:

Riverside walk from Woolwich Dockyard to O2  - even the small off river front diversion along Bowater Road is great.

I used to cycle from Greenwich out to Erith back when there were a lot of abandoned industrial sites along the way especially before the O2 went up there were acres of disused warehouses, factories and docks.

blackpool72

Always happy walking from Charlton station down Floyd road to the valley. 

Normally have the right hump walking back.
No idea why. 

MrOneLung

shirty5 said:

I enjoy doing the Lambeth one 

Oi 

Wheresmeticket

blackpool72 said:

Always happy walking from Charlton station down Floyd road to the valley. 

Normally have the right hump walking back.
No idea why. 

Have you tried walking a different way?

charlton4ever

Wheresmeticket? said:

charlton4ever said:

Riverside walk from Woolwich Dockyard to O2  - even the small off river front diversion along Bowater Road is great.

I used to cycle from Greenwich out to Erith back when there were a lot of abandoned industrial sites along the way especially before the O2 went up there were acres of disused warehouses, factories and docks.

Lived by the River in Woolwich until 1984, including Dockyard 1979 - 1984  - was a great place to explore as kids!

killerandflash

There are a few really good ones on the TfL website. I can recommend both the orbital walks around London. They're long walks, so you can pick a section to walk, the London LOOP can get surprisingly rural

https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/walking/loop-walk
https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/walking/capital-ring

RodneyCharltonTrotta

Used to love the walk back to (then home) in Bermondsey from Waterloo when I worked on the building of Evelina hospital

Right along the river and then through back streets. 

Love walking round the square mile. 

Also love when the city becomes the west end round Chancery Lane then getting into the West End proper down the strand.

Done so much of it over the years that it is easy to take it all for granted and it's only when you see it on telly or in films you realise how lucky you are to have lived/ work there.

The change over past 25 years has been immense.  I think i read on here before someone said that  each new multi story office block gone up in the past few years (pre covid) houses more workers than worked in in the square mile in the late 90s, or something along those lines.

bobmunro

Oxleas Woods brings back fond memories as a kid. Wonderful woodland walks and something nice to eat at the cafe.

O-Randy-Hunt

Seeing as I work up there 5 days a week, going up there on my day off doesn't really interest me. However I've been wanting to do the canal walks with the Mrs and baby from little Venice into Camden lock etc.

Looks lovely and with all the hustle and bustle of the centre we forget the other parts London has to offer.

https://youtu.be/R1OHRQoJOP0

SE7toSG3

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Leuth

charlton4ever said:

Riverside walk from Woolwich Dockyard to O2  - even the small off river front diversion along Bowater Road is great.

Do this one three times a week pretty much

Leuth

bobmunro said:

Oxleas Woods brings back fond memories as a kid. Wonderful woodland walks and something nice to eat at the cafe.

If you remember to bring cash! Was forced to the Bull instead on Sunday. Fortunately they have some of the best pizza in South London selling from a shack in the garden 

Off_it

You really cant beat a walk from Tower Bridge along the Thames to Lambeth Bridge. So many iconic sights. So many things to stop and take a picture of. So many things that a lot of us living in London possibly take for granted.

It's such a great city.

killerandflash

I used to work in Kensington, and could walk back to Trafalgar Square through parks for virtually the entire distance. Kensington Gardens, Hyde Park, Green Park, St James's Park

I don't miss the job, but do miss that walk on a nice summer's evening.

guinnessaddick

Boom said:

From my house to the pub.

The difference in time taken on the the return is staggering.

palarsehater

Off subject but next weekend was looking to a loop walk in Kent 12-15km sort of range any ideas hopefully ending up in a nice pub for a bit of late lunch 

Wheresmeticket

O-Randy-Hunt said:

Seeing as I work up there 5 days a week, going up there on my day off doesn't really interest me. However I've been wanting to do the canal walks with the Mrs and baby from little Venice into Camden lock etc.

Looks lovely and with all the hustle and bustle of the centre we forget the other parts London has to offer.

https://youtu.be/R1OHRQoJOP0

Lived on a boat round the back of Kings Cross in 1991

Wheresmeticket

palarsehater said:

Off subject but next weekend was looking to a loop walk in Kent 12-15km sort of range any ideas hopefully ending up in a nice pub for a bit of late lunch 

Walk + pub = completely on subject.  

Baldybonce

palarsehater said:

Off subject but next weekend was looking to a loop walk in Kent 12-15km sort of range any ideas hopefully ending up in a nice pub for a bit of late lunch 

Rye to Peasmarsh
Peasmarsh to Stone in Oxney
Back to Rye

Follow the footpaths across country and you probably won't see half a dozen people.

suzisausage

palarsehater said:

Off subject but next weekend was looking to a loop walk in Kent 12-15km sort of range any ideas hopefully ending up in a nice pub for a bit of late lunch 

Around Penshurst Place, Leigh, Chiddingstone and Hever lots of circular walks and pubs in that and the Edenbridge area
Leicester Arms, King Henry VIII, Castle Inn...... 

O-Randy-Hunt

Wheresmeticket? said:

O-Randy-Hunt said:

Seeing as I work up there 5 days a week, going up there on my day off doesn't really interest me. However I've been wanting to do the canal walks with the Mrs and baby from little Venice into Camden lock etc.

Looks lovely and with all the hustle and bustle of the centre we forget the other parts London has to offer.

https://youtu.be/R1OHRQoJOP0

Lived on a boat round the back of Kings Cross in 1991

Did you ever let anyone come on your boat?

cafcdave123

O-Randy-Hunt said:

Wheresmeticket? said:

O-Randy-Hunt said:

Seeing as I work up there 5 days a week, going up there on my day off doesn't really interest me. However I've been wanting to do the canal walks with the Mrs and baby from little Venice into Camden lock etc.

Looks lovely and with all the hustle and bustle of the centre we forget the other parts London has to offer.

https://youtu.be/R1OHRQoJOP0

Lived on a boat round the back of Kings Cross in 1991

Did you ever let anyone come on your boat?

I bet every time someone visited they said "permission to come on your boat"

Dansk_Red

Best walk in London, is the walk in aid of the Upbeats, taking place on 23rd April this year. A nice stroll from the training ground to the Valley. 

ROTW

London appears to have expanded

suzisausage

Dansk_Red said:

Best walk in London, is the walk in aid of the Upbeats, taking place on 23rd April this year. A nice stroll from the training ground to the Valley. 

Stroll? It's quite often more of a march!

Stig

guinnessaddick said:

Boom said:

From my house to the pub.

The difference in time taken on the the return is staggering.

12 hours on and one solitary lol. Shame on your fellow Lifers.