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Cheyne Walk: Chelsea's Riverside Secrets
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.
Wanderwalk is an iPhone GPS audio guide. Stories typically start within about 40 metres. This is not a live guided tour and not turn-by-turn navigation.
- Area
- Chelsea Riverside
- Neighbourhood
- Chelsea
- Stops
- 5
- Total time
- About 23 min
- Walking
- About 19 min
- Distance
- 0.9 miles
- Access
- 3-Day Pass, 7-Day Pass or Annual. $4.99, $8.99 or $29.99 a year.
The route
5 stories in walking order
This list shows the route in order. Each entry names the mapped place and where it appears in the walk.
- 01
Crosby Hall
You start at Crosby Hall, the first of 5 stops, and Chelsea Old Church is next.
- 02
Chelsea Old Church
You reach Chelsea Old Church after Crosby Hall, and the next stop is The Carlyles' House.
- 03
The Carlyles' House
The Carlyles' House is between Chelsea Old Church and Albert Bridge.
- 04
Albert Bridge
You reach Albert Bridge after The Carlyles' House, and the next stop is Chelsea Physic Garden Apothecaries.
- 05
Chelsea Physic Garden Apothecaries
Chelsea Physic Garden Apothecaries is your last stop, and you come to it after Albert Bridge.
Plan your Chelsea walk
Choose this route for a short Chelsea walk that brings together a church, a house, a bridge and a garden. The route covers 1,430 metres, about 0.9 miles. Allow about 23 minutes, including 19 minutes of walking and 4 minutes of audio.
Start with the mapped Crosby Hall stop and follow the 5 stops in order. The last story is Chelsea Physic Garden Apothecaries. The times are estimates, so allow longer if you pause along the way.
Compare this route with other London audio walks, or return to the Chelsea neighbourhood page.
About this walk
Is this a walking tour app?
Cheyne Walk: Chelsea's Riverside Secrets is a self-guided Wanderwalk audio walk for iPhone in Chelsea Riverside, London. Stories play when you come within about 40 metres of the mapped place. It is not a live guided tour and not turn-by-turn navigation.
Does it work on iPhone?
Yes. Wanderwalk is an iPhone app. Cheyne Walk: Chelsea's Riverside Secrets plays on iPhone. Wanderwalk is not available on Android.
Do I need to follow a route?
This curated walk has 5 stops in walking order around Chelsea Riverside. You can also use Wander mode to hear nearby London stories without a start point. Neither mode is turn-by-turn navigation.
How long is the walk?
Cheyne Walk: Chelsea's Riverside Secrets takes about 23 minutes, covering 5 stops around Chelsea Riverside.