Dark 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 34-minute self-guided audio walk through 7 stops around Covent Garden, Lincoln's Inn and the Temple. Hear each source-backed 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
- Covent Garden, Lincoln's Inn and the Temple
- Neighbourhood
- Covent Garden
- Stops
- 7
- Total time
- About 34 min
- Walking
- About 28 min
- Distance
- 1.3 miles
- Access
- 3-Day Pass, 7-Day Pass or Annual
The route
7 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
Shakespeare's Head Tavern, Covent Garden
Shakespeare's Head Tavern, Covent Garden is the first stop. This Covent Garden, Lincoln's Inn and the Temple walk has 7 stops and focuses on dark and untold history.
- 02
Bow Street Police Museum
Bow Street Police Museum is stop 2 of 7. This Covent Garden, Lincoln's Inn and the Temple walk focuses on dark and untold history.
- 03
Freemasons' Hall
Freemasons' Hall is stop 3 of 7. This Covent Garden, Lincoln's Inn and the Temple walk focuses on dark and untold history.
- 04
Hunterian Museum
Hunterian Museum is stop 4 of 7. This Covent Garden, Lincoln's Inn and the Temple walk focuses on dark and untold history.
- 05
Lincoln's Inn Chapel Undercroft
Lincoln's Inn Chapel Undercroft is stop 5 of 7. This Covent Garden, Lincoln's Inn and the Temple walk focuses on dark and untold history.
- 06
St Clement Danes Church
St Clement Danes Church is stop 6 of 7. This Covent Garden, Lincoln's Inn and the Temple walk focuses on dark and untold history.
- 07
Temple Church
Temple Church is the last stop. This Covent Garden, Lincoln's Inn and the Temple walk has 7 stops and focuses on dark and untold history.
Who it is for
This walk suits people who want an ordered story
Choose this route for dark and untold history aroundCovent Garden, Lincoln's Inn and the Temple. The stops follow a set order, and you can walk without a tour group.
About this walk
Is this a walking tour app?
Thief-Takers and Hidden Rooms: Covent Garden and the Temple is a self-guided WanderWalk audio walk for iPhone in Covent Garden, Lincoln's Inn and the Temple, 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. Thief-Takers and Hidden Rooms: Covent Garden and the Temple plays on iPhone. WanderWalk is not available on Android.
Do I need to follow a route?
This curated walk has 7 stops in walking order around Covent Garden, Lincoln's Inn and the Temple. 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?
Thief-Takers and Hidden Rooms: Covent Garden and the Temple takes about 34 minutes, covering 7 stops around Covent Garden, Lincoln's Inn and the Temple.