City of London

The Square Mile, 2,000 years of history, medieval street patterns and hidden gardens. Start in Smithfield with the great meat market, visit the chuch of St Bartholemew, a hidden medieval gem. The City’s unique mix of old churches and livery halls with the modern glass palaces...Read more...

Docklands and Canary Wharf

First part by DLR, from the raised railway see the contrast between Britain’s poorest area, Tower Hamlets and the glass towers of Canary Wharf. Exit at West Ferry, down to the river, fine views and modern art. Docklands Museum in old sugar warehouses....Read more...

Brixton

One of the capital’s most vibrant areas, centre of the West Indian community. Fine Victorian streets, churches, a windmill. An important entertainment area a century ago, see one of the oldest cinemas, sites of old... Read more...

Hampstead and Highgate

London’s villages on the northern heights with the best views over the capital. Between the two lies the 800 acres of Hampstead Heath, a mix of wood and heathland. Hampstead, buzzier with a fine central shopping street and lanes leading off to quaint pubs and fine terraces of houses. Initially a popular spa, it was known for its artists Read more...

Olympic Park and Lea Valley

The Olympic Village and stadiums of the 2012 games are rising up out of former industrial wasteland in Britain’s largest regeneration project. See the main stadium and aquatics centre taking shape, the centrepiece of a 2 ½ sq. kilometre park. Thousands of men are working on these and other buildings – velodrome, hockey stadium, Read more...

London Walking Tours

A great way to see London is by foot. Walk the famous streets, then dive down an alleyway, find a hidden square. Admire the buildings, see where great men and women lived, and how London has developed over the centuries and sometimes hardly changed.

The following suggested itineraries take 1½ to 2 hours.