Buildings with secrets
Secret Holborn: Behind the Alleys, Beneath the Street
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.
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
- Holborn and Hatton Garden
- Neighbourhood
- Holborn
- Stops
- 5
- Total time
- About 21 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
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
Staple Inn
You start at Staple Inn, the first of 5 stops, and Kingsway Exchange Tunnels is next.
- 02
Kingsway Exchange Tunnels
You reach Kingsway Exchange Tunnels after Staple Inn, and the next stop is St Etheldreda's Church, Ely Place.
- 03
St Etheldreda's Church, Ely Place
St Etheldreda's Church, Ely Place is between Kingsway Exchange Tunnels and Hatton Garden safe deposit burglary.
- 04
Hatton Garden safe deposit burglary
You reach Hatton Garden safe deposit burglary after St Etheldreda's Church, Ely Place, and the next stop is Hatton Garden Bluecoat Statues.
- 05
Hatton Garden Bluecoat Statues
Hatton Garden Bluecoat Statues is your last stop, and you come to it after Hatton Garden safe deposit burglary.
Who it is for
This walk suits people who want an ordered story
Choose this route for buildings with secrets around Holborn and Hatton Garden. The stops follow a set order, and you can walk without a tour group.
About this walk
Is this a walking tour app?
Secret Holborn: Behind the Alleys, Beneath the Street is a self-guided Wanderwalk audio walk for iPhone in Holborn and Hatton Garden, 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. Secret Holborn: Behind the Alleys, Beneath the Street 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 Holborn and Hatton Garden. 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?
Secret Holborn: Behind the Alleys, Beneath the Street takes about 21 minutes, covering 5 stops around Holborn and Hatton Garden.