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 story near the place it happened.
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
- Bishopsgate and Eastcheap, City of London
- Neighbourhood
- Bishopsgate
- Stops
- 6
- Total time
- About 18 min
- Walking
- About 13 min
- Distance
- 0.6 miles
- Access
- 3-Day Pass, 7-Day Pass or Annual. $4.99, $8.99 or $29.99 a year.
The route
6 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
Moorgate Underground Station
You start at Moorgate Underground Station, the first of 6 stops, and Kindertransport Memorial is next.
- 02
Kindertransport Memorial
You reach Kindertransport Memorial after Moorgate Underground Station, and the next stop is St Ethelburga's Church.
- 03
St Ethelburga's Church
St Ethelburga's Church is between Kindertransport Memorial and St Helen's Bishopsgate.
- 04
St Helen's Bishopsgate
You reach St Helen's Bishopsgate after St Ethelburga's Church, and the next stop is St Andrew Undershaft Maypole.
- 05
St Andrew Undershaft Maypole
St Andrew Undershaft Maypole is between St Helen's Bishopsgate and St Katharine Cree.
- 06
St Katharine Cree
St Katharine Cree is your last stop, and you come to it after St Andrew Undershaft Maypole.
Who it is for
This walk suits people who want an ordered story
Choose this route for dark and untold history around Bishopsgate and Eastcheap, City of London. The stops follow a set order, and you can walk without a tour group.
About this walk
Is this a walking tour app?
Bishopsgate's Worst Days: Bombs, Fire and a Tube Crash is a self-guided Wanderwalk audio walk for iPhone in Bishopsgate and Eastcheap, City of London, 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. Bishopsgate's Worst Days: Bombs, Fire and a Tube Crash plays on iPhone. Wanderwalk is not available on Android.
Do I need to follow a route?
This curated walk has 6 stops in walking order around Bishopsgate and Eastcheap, City of London. 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?
Bishopsgate's Worst Days: Bombs, Fire and a Tube Crash takes about 18 minutes, covering 6 stops around Bishopsgate and Eastcheap, City of London.