Free Self - Guided London Walks - Walking Guide to London

With its 2,000 years of history, London has a lot to offer the visitor and Londoner alike, and probably the best way to get about when sightseeing in London, is on foot.

An ideal way to explore the capital is by using these Free self guided Walks to London areas and sights and attractions. The walking routes are clearly explained and are ideal for when you have free time to spend in London.

The Strand & Covent Garden
See the rich variety of buildings occupying the area between the Strand and the River Thames.
Walk past the sites of former mansions and the remaining York House Watergate, the Queen's Chapel of Savoy and the "Roman Bath".
Walk in historic Lincoln's Inn Fields and then, in sharp contrast, the bustling streets that make up Covent Garden
Walk 1: The Strand and Covent Garden - Approximate distance: 2.1/2 miles.

A free walk around Mayfair

On this walk around Mayfair you will walk past exclusive shops, hotels and elegant houses; for this is London's most exclusive area

Two famous squares - Berkeley and Grosvenor together with hidden areas of London and enchanting narrow streets around Shepherd's market, make up this famous area.

Walk 2: Mayfair - Approximate distance: 2.1/4 miles

Buckingham Palace to Westminster Cathedral

Starting close to Buckingham Palace, this walk winds its way through a part of 18th-century London, then passes some of London's hidden gems and finally arrives at the Byzantine-style, Roman Catholic Cathedral church in Westminster.

Buckingham Palace to Westminster Cathedral - Approximate distance: 2.1/4 miles.

Westminster to Millbank

This London walk begins at Westminster Underground Station near to the Houses of Parliament - right at the heart of Britain's democracy.
it leads to the calm of Dean's Yard and continues to the elegant streets and buildings around Smith Square.
The route comes to an end with a walk from Tate Britain, alongside the Thames, to Parliament Square.
Westminster to Millbank - Approximate distance: 2.1/2 miles.

Around St James's

From London's most famous Square - Trafalgar; the walk passes some of the oldest shops in London, famous gentlemen's clubs and historic streets and then leads to elegant Pall mall and St James's Street, before arriving at a Tudor palace and emerging in London's best-loved park.

Around St James's - Approximate distance: 2.3/4 miles

A Walk Around Greenwich

Greenwich is full of history and is home to the National Maritime Museum, the Royal Observatory, the Royal Naval College and the historic Queen's House, but, as well as these treasures,this London walk offers many other unique attractions and highlights.

A Walk Around Greenwich - Approximate distance: 2.1/2 miles

Holborn & the Inns of Court

A walk through the heart of legal London with their inns, peaceful gardens and old courts.

This London walk also visits the domain of journalists in Fleet Street as well as including quirky museums, old pubs and historic churches.

Holborn & the Inns of Court - Distance: 2 miles

A walk in Whitehall

This walk begins in Trafalgar Square and then passes the remaining building of Whitehall Palace where much of London's history was shaped - the colourful mounted guards at Horseguards Parade and lots more hidden, secret places in this historic part of London.

Whitehall Walk - Distance: Less than 1 mile.