London's Hidden Walks: Volumes 1-3

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This southeast London neighborhood is known for its maritime history, famous park, covered market, and Royal Observatory. From charming squares to narrow passageways, side streets to hidden courtyards, these secret London walking tours will take you to some of my favorite hidden places around the UK capital.

St Mary’s Secret Garden – around the corner from Hoxton overground station, you’ll find this hidden gem. This beautiful spot is often honoured as one of the nation’s favourite parks – and it’s easy to see why.Blue plaques high up on the outer walls of buildings tease us with a tiny amount of information about the people who were born, lived, stayed, died, or did something extraordinary there. Fenchurch Street – head to the rooftop terrace of this fairly new City building and enjoy gorgeous planting in The Garden, and wander around the perimeter of the rooftop. Ending the list on a great all-rounder, this self-guided walking tour book has it all — easy to follow maps, lots of historical information, refreshment recommendations and great photography. Whether you love London canal walks or walks around London Bridge, you’ll find what you’re looking for. Bonus points if you visit during wisteria season when the very sight of it has been known to reduce grown women to the kind of ecstatic hysteria normally reserved for children and a pile of presents at Christmas.

Something they can revisit on their own or book again and show to family and friends who in turn will book London Walks. Hampstead Heath– The Hill Garden and pergola is a secret pocket on the West Heath on Inverforth Close. He was brilliant; the walk was fascinating; always interesting learning about the history of the area around the Monument. Serving decadent drinks with live jazz in a fin-de-siecle interior, Oriole is everything you want from a secret bar in London– hush hush, fancy and not afraid to shake up some adventurous tipples.

So it was pretty much a given that we’d love London’s largest legal street art wall – Leake Street Tunnel. This book is a fantastic way to find out more about the people celebrated by over 900 plaques all over the city and bring home the fact that you are walking down the same streets that they once did.

We can’t see how you can resist just the smallest amount of wonder as you poke around through thousands of exotic plants, vines trailing from the upper levels and greenery winding between the concrete structures. Our secret London walks are ideal for the discoverer who is eager to explore off-the-beaten tracks and non touristy itineraries. From under-the-radar neighborhoods to off-the-beaten path waterways, these hidden walks in London will help you see the city from a local perspective. Shaughan was an amazing guide and despite having grown up in London I didn’t know many of the things he was telling us.Six of the Best Vintage Christmas Fairs There is no better time to slip on your vintage glad rags than Christmas. Crossrail Place Roof Garden – on top of the architecturally striking Crossrail Place at Canary Wharf is a super modern, show-stopping conservatory. Perhaps it’s because it’s newer (it only opened at the beginning of 2019), perhaps it’s because people just don’t know about it.

I hope you enjoy these self-guided London walking tours as much as I have, and that you get a chance to explore all the city’s secret spaces.Unlike Buckers and other Royal Palaces, St James’s Palace is rarely (read: never) open to the public… but you can see large parts of the palace buildings without going inside. Its gardens span an impressive 13 acres, combining botanical gardens with an attractive walled garden. We will definitely be doing another walking tour next time we’re in London and we greatly recommend this one! On a beautiful day in London, Simon provided us with an in-depth look into the history of a small part of the city of London (from Monument to Blackfriars), from ancient settlers to Shakespearean London to the great fire to the Blitz and so forth. Chelsea Physic Garden– the oldest botanic garden in London, it opened in 1693 having been set up by the wonderfully named “Worshipful Society of Apothecaries” in 1673.