Curated London walks
Wanderwalk has 35 curated walks and 2 free walks in London. Each curated walk takes 5 to 34 minutes.
The best walk depends on your time and interests:
Wanderwalk plays each story when you reach its mapped place.
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Each walk lists its stops in order, with an estimated total time, walking time and distance. Choose a route that fits the time you have.
Twickenham Riverside: The Statues Nobody Wanted is a 14-minute self-guided audio walk through 4 stops around Twickenham and Ham Riverside. Hear each story near the place it happened.
Albertopolis: The Secrets of Exhibition Road is a 26-minute self-guided audio walk through 5 stops around South Kensington. Hear each story near the place it happened.
This audio walk is called Cheyne Walk: Chelsea's Riverside Secrets. You follow Cheyne Walk along the Chelsea riverside. The walk has 5 stops. It covers 1,430 metres, about 0.9 miles. Allow about 23 minutes. You walk for 19 minutes and listen for 4 minutes. In order, the stops are Crosby Hall, Chelsea Old Church, The Carlyles' House, Albert Bridge and Chelsea Physic Garden Apothecaries.
Bones, Whips and Wandering Kings of Soho is a 21-minute self-guided audio walk through 5 stops around Soho and Trafalgar Square. Hear each story near the place it happened.
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 story near the place it happened.
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 story near the place it happened.
Westminster: Power, Faith and Punishment is a 15-minute self-guided audio walk through 7 stops around Westminster and Millbank. Hear each story near the place it happened.
Thief-Takers and Hidden Rooms: Covent Garden and the Temple is a 34-minute self-guided audio walk through 7 stops around Covent Garden, Lincoln's Inn and the Temple. Hear each story near the place it happened.
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 story near the place it happened.
Smithfield: 700 Years of Blood is a 25-minute self-guided audio walk through 9 stops around Smithfield and Newgate. Hear each story near the place it happened.
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 story near the place it happened.
Knights, Cells and the Killing Ground: Dark Clerkenwell is a 23-minute self-guided audio walk through 6 stops around Clerkenwell and Smithfield. Hear each story near the place it happened.
The Square Mile's Money Machine: Walbrook to the Bank is a 20-minute self-guided audio walk through 6 stops around Bank and Walbrook, City of London. Hear each story near the place it happened.
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 story near the place it happened.
Tower Hill: Death Outside the Walls is a 17-minute self-guided audio walk through 4 stops around Tower Hill. Hear each story near the place it happened.
Lost Churches and Nancy's Steps: The City's Eastern Secrets is a 20-minute self-guided audio walk through 5 stops around Eastcheap and Lower Thames Street. Hear each story near the place it happened.
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 story near the place it happened.
Hanged at Wapping: Pirates and the Hanging Judge is a 8-minute self-guided audio walk through 3 stops around Wapping and the Rotherhithe Riverside. Hear each story near the place it happened.
Stairway to Heaven: Bethnal Green's Wartime Crush is a 5-minute self-guided audio walk through 4 stops around Bethnal Green. Hear each story near the place it happened.
Limehouse: London's Lost Chinatown is a 14-minute self-guided audio walk through 4 stops around Limehouse and West India Quay. Hear each story near the place it happened.
Waterloo's Hidden Lives: Funeral Trains and a Vanished Council is a 24-minute self-guided audio walk through 5 stops around Lambeth Riverside. Hear each story near the place it happened.
Hidden in Plain Sight: Cells, Spies and Secret Gardens is a 27-minute self-guided audio walk through 5 stops around Millbank and Vauxhall. Hear each story near the place it happened.
Secret Holborn: Behind the Alleys, Beneath the Street is a 21-minute self-guided audio walk through 5 stops around Holborn and Hatton Garden. Hear each story near the place it happened.
The Dead Under the Walbrook is a 12-minute self-guided audio walk through 5 stops around Walbrook and Cannon Street. Hear each story near the place it happened.
Buried Under Shoreditch: Bones, Walls and Slum Rubble is a 25-minute self-guided audio walk through 5 stops around Shoreditch and Spitalfields. Hear each story near the place it happened.
The Bombed City's Ghost Churches is a 16-minute self-guided audio walk through 5 stops around Cripplegate and Aldersgate. Hear each story near the place it happened.
The Fitzrovia You Walk Past is a 25-minute self-guided audio walk through 7 stops around Fitzrovia. Hear each story near the place it happened.
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 story near the place it happened.
The Strand You Walk Straight Past is a 22-minute self-guided audio walk through 7 stops around Aldwych and Temple. Hear each story near the place it happened.
The Salvaged City: Borough's Repurposed Remnants is a 16-minute self-guided audio walk through 5 stops around Borough. Hear each story near the place it happened.
Unconsecrated Ground: London's Dissenters is a 14-minute self-guided audio walk through 5 stops around Bunhill Fields and City Road. Hear each story near the place it happened.
Look Closer: The City's Overlooked Corners is a 20-minute self-guided audio walk through 7 stops around Eastcheap and Cornhill. Hear each story near the place it happened.
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 story near the place it happened.
Behind the Green Doors: Outfitting Old St James's is a 21-minute self-guided audio walk through 6 stops around St James's. Hear each story near the place it happened.
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 story near the place it happened.
Start with the places you want to explore. These neighbourhood pages show the available walks and their stops.
Total time includes walking and audio. Allow extra time for your own stops. The catalogue walks below need a 3-Day Pass, 7-Day Pass or Annual access. Compare access options.
Explore Camden Black History, a free 8-story walk and collection ending at 47 Doughty Street. Allow about 67 minutes over 4.2 km, or listen anywhere.
For a free walk, try Bankside at Work. Its 7-stop route and separate 10-story collection remain free after Heritage Open Days 2026.