Curated London walks
35 ways into the London hiding in plain sight
Pick a self-guided audio walk, put your phone away and start moving. WanderWalk plays each short, source-backed story near the place it happened.
- Routes
- 35
- Free walk
- 1 complete route
- Typical length
- 5–28 minutes
- City
- London
All walks
Choose by place, story or time
Every page lists the route in order while keeping the research trail and narration private.
- WanderWalk+Buildings with secrets
Twickenham Reach: Wren's Lost Tower to Ham House
Twickenham Reach: Wren's Lost Tower to Ham House is a 18-minute self-guided audio walk through 5 stops around Twickenham and Ham Riverside. Hear each source-backed story near the place it happened.
- Area
- Twickenham and Ham Riverside
- Stops
- 5
- Distance
- 0.7 miles
- WanderWalk+Buildings with secrets
Albertopolis: The Secrets of Exhibition Road
Albertopolis: The Secrets of Exhibition Road is a 16-minute self-guided audio walk through 5 stops around South Kensington. Hear each source-backed story near the place it happened.
- Area
- South Kensington
- Stops
- 5
- Distance
- 0.6 miles
- WanderWalk+Dark and untold history
Cheyne Walk: Chelsea's Riverside Secrets
Cheyne Walk: Chelsea's Riverside Secrets is a 17-minute self-guided audio walk through 5 stops around Chelsea Riverside. Hear each source-backed story near the place it happened.
- Area
- Chelsea Riverside
- Stops
- 5
- Distance
- 0.7 miles
- WanderWalk+Dark and untold history
Bones, Whips and Wandering Kings of Soho
Bones, Whips and Wandering Kings of Soho is a 10-minute self-guided audio walk through 4 stops around Soho and Trafalgar Square. Hear each source-backed story near the place it happened.
- Area
- Soho and Trafalgar Square
- Stops
- 4
- Distance
- 0.3 miles
- WanderWalk+Power and money
Palaces, Spies and a Shot Across St James's
Palaces, Spies and a Shot Across St James's is a 20-minute self-guided audio walk through 7 stops around St James's. Hear each source-backed story near the place it happened.
- Area
- St James's
- Stops
- 7
- Distance
- 0.7 miles
- WanderWalk+Dark and untold history
Secret Whitehall: Spies, War Rooms and a King's Head
Secret Whitehall: Spies, War Rooms and a King's Head is a 21-minute self-guided audio walk through 6 stops around Whitehall and Westminster. Hear each source-backed story near the place it happened.
- Area
- Whitehall and Westminster
- Stops
- 6
- Distance
- 0.8 miles
- WanderWalk+Power and money
Power and Secrets: Parliament to the Spies
Power and Secrets: Parliament to the Spies is a 7-minute self-guided audio walk through 4 stops around Westminster and Millbank. Hear each source-backed story near the place it happened.
- Area
- Westminster and Millbank
- Stops
- 4
- Distance
- 0.2 miles
- FreeDark and untold history
Thief-Takers and Hidden Rooms: Covent Garden and the Temple
Thief-Takers and Hidden Rooms: Covent Garden and the Temple is a 28-minute self-guided audio walk through 8 stops around Covent Garden, Lincoln's Inn and the Temple. Hear each source-backed story near the place it happened.
- Area
- Covent Garden, Lincoln's Inn and the Temple
- Stops
- 8
- Distance
- 1.1 miles
- WanderWalk+Dark and untold history
The Bishop's Liberty: Sin, Cells and the Singing Bones of Bankside
The Bishop's Liberty: Sin, Cells and the Singing Bones of Bankside is a 22-minute self-guided audio walk through 6 stops around Bankside and Borough. Hear each source-backed story near the place it happened.
- Area
- Bankside and Borough
- Stops
- 6
- Distance
- 0.9 miles
- WanderWalk+Dark and untold history
Smithfield: 700 Years of Blood
Smithfield: 700 Years of Blood is a 17-minute self-guided audio walk through 9 stops around Smithfield and Newgate. Hear each source-backed story near the place it happened.
- Area
- Smithfield and Newgate
- Stops
- 9
- Distance
- 0.5 miles
- WanderWalk+Dark and untold history
Gallows, Hallmarks and Phoenix: The City Around St Paul's
Gallows, Hallmarks and Phoenix: The City Around St Paul's is a 20-minute self-guided audio walk through 7 stops around St Paul's and Newgate. Hear each source-backed story near the place it happened.
- Area
- St Paul's and Newgate
- Stops
- 7
- Distance
- 0.7 miles
- WanderWalk+Dark and untold history
Knights, Cells and the Killing Ground: Dark Clerkenwell
Knights, Cells and the Killing Ground: Dark Clerkenwell is a 15-minute self-guided audio walk through 6 stops around Clerkenwell and Smithfield. Hear each source-backed story near the place it happened.
- Area
- Clerkenwell and Smithfield
- Stops
- 6
- Distance
- 0.5 miles
- WanderWalk+Power and money
The Square Mile's Money Machine: Walbrook to the Bank
The Square Mile's Money Machine: Walbrook to the Bank is a 12-minute self-guided audio walk through 6 stops around Bank and Walbrook, City of London. Hear each source-backed story near the place it happened.
- Area
- Bank and Walbrook, City of London
- Stops
- 6
- Distance
- 0.4 miles
- WanderWalk+Dark and untold history
Bishopsgate's Worst Days: Bombs, Fire and a Tube Crash
Bishopsgate's Worst Days: Bombs, Fire and a Tube Crash is a 18-minute self-guided audio walk through 6 stops around Bishopsgate and Eastcheap, City of London. Hear each source-backed story near the place it happened.
- Area
- Bishopsgate and Eastcheap, City of London
- Stops
- 6
- Distance
- 0.6 miles
- WanderWalk+Dark and untold history
Tower Hill: Where London Killed Its Own
Tower Hill: Where London Killed Its Own is a 17-minute self-guided audio walk through 8 stops around Tower Hill. Hear each source-backed story near the place it happened.
- Area
- Tower Hill
- Stops
- 8
- Distance
- 0.5 miles
- WanderWalk+Churches, cemeteries and belief
Lost Churches and Nancy's Steps: The City's Eastern Secrets
Lost Churches and Nancy's Steps: The City's Eastern Secrets is a 10-minute self-guided audio walk through 4 stops around Eastcheap and Lower Thames Street. Hear each source-backed story near the place it happened.
- Area
- Eastcheap and Lower Thames Street
- Stops
- 4
- Distance
- 0.4 miles
- WanderWalk+Dark and untold history
The Dead of Stoke Newington: Camouflage, Fire and Murder
The Dead of Stoke Newington: Camouflage, Fire and Murder is a 12-minute self-guided audio walk through 5 stops around Stoke Newington and Abney Park. Hear each source-backed story near the place it happened.
- Area
- Stoke Newington and Abney Park
- Stops
- 5
- Distance
- 0.4 miles
- WanderWalk+Dark and untold history
Hanged at Wapping: Pirates, Watermen and Brunel's Deadly Tunnel
Hanged at Wapping: Pirates, Watermen and Brunel's Deadly Tunnel is a 9-minute self-guided audio walk through 3 stops around Wapping and the Rotherhithe Riverside. Hear each source-backed story near the place it happened.
- Area
- Wapping and the Rotherhithe Riverside
- Stops
- 3
- Distance
- 0.3 miles
- WanderWalk+Dark and untold history
Stairway to Heaven: Bethnal Green's Wartime Crush
Stairway to Heaven: Bethnal Green's Wartime Crush is a 5-minute self-guided audio walk through 4 stops around Bethnal Green. Hear each source-backed story near the place it happened.
- Area
- Bethnal Green
- Stops
- 4
- Distance
- 0.1 miles
- WanderWalk+Dark and untold history
Limehouse: London's Lost Chinatown
Limehouse: London's Lost Chinatown is a 14-minute self-guided audio walk through 4 stops around Limehouse and West India Quay. Hear each source-backed story near the place it happened.
- Area
- Limehouse and West India Quay
- Stops
- 4
- Distance
- 0.5 miles
- WanderWalk+Dark and untold history
The Dead of Lambeth: Burial Grounds and the Railway for Corpses
The Dead of Lambeth: Burial Grounds and the Railway for Corpses is a 19-minute self-guided audio walk through 5 stops around Lambeth Riverside. Hear each source-backed story near the place it happened.
- Area
- Lambeth Riverside
- Stops
- 5
- Distance
- 0.7 miles
- WanderWalk+Buildings with secrets
Hidden in Plain Sight: Cells, Spies and Secret Gardens
Hidden in Plain Sight: Cells, Spies and Secret Gardens is a 19-minute self-guided audio walk through 5 stops around Millbank and Vauxhall. Hear each source-backed story near the place it happened.
- Area
- Millbank and Vauxhall
- Stops
- 5
- Distance
- 0.7 miles
- WanderWalk+Buildings with secrets
Secret Holborn: Behind the Alleys, Beneath the Street
Secret Holborn: Behind the Alleys, Beneath the Street is a 9-minute self-guided audio walk through 4 stops around Holborn and Hatton Garden. Hear each source-backed story near the place it happened.
- Area
- Holborn and Hatton Garden
- Stops
- 4
- Distance
- 0.3 miles
- WanderWalk+Dark and untold history
The Dead Under the Walbrook
The Dead Under the Walbrook is a 8-minute self-guided audio walk through 5 stops around Walbrook and Cannon Street. Hear each source-backed story near the place it happened.
- Area
- Walbrook and Cannon Street
- Stops
- 5
- Distance
- 0.2 miles
- WanderWalk+Dark and untold history
Buried Under Shoreditch: Bones, Walls and Slum Rubble
Buried Under Shoreditch: Bones, Walls and Slum Rubble is a 17-minute self-guided audio walk through 5 stops around Shoreditch and Spitalfields. Hear each source-backed story near the place it happened.
- Area
- Shoreditch and Spitalfields
- Stops
- 5
- Distance
- 0.7 miles
- WanderWalk+Dark and untold history
Only 48 Left: The Bombed City's Ghost Churches
Only 48 Left: The Bombed City's Ghost Churches is a 13-minute self-guided audio walk through 5 stops around Cripplegate and Aldersgate. Hear each source-backed story near the place it happened.
- Area
- Cripplegate and Aldersgate
- Stops
- 5
- Distance
- 0.5 miles
- WanderWalk+Buildings with secrets
The Fitzrovia You Walk Past
The Fitzrovia You Walk Past is a 25-minute self-guided audio walk through 7 stops around Fitzrovia. Hear each source-backed story near the place it happened.
- Area
- Fitzrovia
- Stops
- 7
- Distance
- 1.0 miles
- WanderWalk+Transport, docks and industry
The City's Working Guts: Embankment's Hidden Machinery
The City's Working Guts: Embankment's Hidden Machinery is a 14-minute self-guided audio walk through 5 stops around Strand and Victoria Embankment. Hear each source-backed story near the place it happened.
- Area
- Strand and Victoria Embankment
- Stops
- 5
- Distance
- 0.5 miles
- WanderWalk+Buildings with secrets
The Strand You Walk Straight Past
The Strand You Walk Straight Past is a 19-minute self-guided audio walk through 8 stops around Aldwych and Temple. Hear each source-backed story near the place it happened.
- Area
- Aldwych and Temple
- Stops
- 8
- Distance
- 0.7 miles
- WanderWalk+Buildings with secrets
The Salvaged City: Borough's Repurposed Remnants
The Salvaged City: Borough's Repurposed Remnants is a 16-minute self-guided audio walk through 5 stops around Borough. Hear each source-backed story near the place it happened.
- Area
- Borough
- Stops
- 5
- Distance
- 0.6 miles
- WanderWalk+Churches, cemeteries and belief
Unconsecrated Ground: London's Dissenters
Unconsecrated Ground: London's Dissenters is a 8-minute self-guided audio walk through 4 stops around Bunhill Fields and City Road. Hear each source-backed story near the place it happened.
- Area
- Bunhill Fields and City Road
- Stops
- 4
- Distance
- 0.3 miles
- WanderWalk+Buildings with secrets
Look Closer: The City's Overlooked Corners
Look Closer: The City's Overlooked Corners is a 16-minute self-guided audio walk through 7 stops around Eastcheap and Cornhill. Hear each source-backed story near the place it happened.
- Area
- Eastcheap and Cornhill
- Stops
- 7
- Distance
- 0.5 miles
- WanderWalk+Dark and untold history
The Weight They Carried: Hyde Park Corner's Unsung
The Weight They Carried: Hyde Park Corner's Unsung is a 9-minute self-guided audio walk through 4 stops around Hyde Park Corner and West Piccadilly. Hear each source-backed story near the place it happened.
- Area
- Hyde Park Corner and West Piccadilly
- Stops
- 4
- Distance
- 0.3 miles
- WanderWalk+Buildings with secrets
Behind the Green Doors: Outfitting Old St James's
Behind the Green Doors: Outfitting Old St James's is a 16-minute self-guided audio walk through 6 stops around St James's. Hear each source-backed story near the place it happened.
- Area
- St James's
- Stops
- 6
- Distance
- 0.6 miles
- WanderWalk+Transport, docks and industry
The Oxo Reach: A Working River's Last Yards
The Oxo Reach: A Working River's Last Yards is a 9-minute self-guided audio walk through 4 stops around South Bank. Hear each source-backed story near the place it happened.
- Area
- South Bank
- Stops
- 4
- Distance
- 0.3 miles