Dark and untold history
Secret Whitehall: Spies, War Rooms and a King's Head
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.
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
- Whitehall and Westminster
- Neighbourhood
- Westminster
- Stops
- 6
- Total time
- About 21 min
- Walking
- About 16 min
- Distance
- 0.8 miles
- Access
- 3-Day Pass, 7-Day Pass or Annual. $4.99, $8.99 or $29.99 a year.
Whitehall walking tour app
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
St Ermin's Hotel
You start at St Ermin's Hotel, the first of 6 stops, and Tothill Fields Bridewell Gateway, Little Sanctuary is next.
- 02
Tothill Fields Bridewell Gateway, Little Sanctuary
You reach Tothill Fields Bridewell Gateway, Little Sanctuary after St Ermin's Hotel, and the next stop is Churchill War Rooms.
- 03
Churchill War Rooms
Churchill War Rooms is between Tothill Fields Bridewell Gateway, Little Sanctuary and Banqueting House.
- 04
Banqueting House
You reach Banqueting House after Churchill War Rooms, and the next stop is Old War Office (Raffles London at The OWO).
- 05
Old War Office (Raffles London at The OWO)
Old War Office (Raffles London at The OWO) is between Banqueting House and Henry VIII's Wine Cellar, Ministry of Defence.
- 06
Henry VIII's Wine Cellar, Ministry of Defence
Henry VIII's Wine Cellar, Ministry of Defence is your last stop, and you come to it after Old War Office (Raffles London at The OWO).
Who it is for
This walk suits people who want an ordered story
Choose this route for dark and untold history around Whitehall and Westminster. The stops follow a set order, and you can walk without a tour group.
About this walk
Is this a walking tour app?
Secret Whitehall: Spies, War Rooms and a King's Head is a self-guided Wanderwalk audio walk for iPhone in Whitehall and Westminster, 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 Whitehall: Spies, War Rooms and a King's Head 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 Whitehall and Westminster. 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 Whitehall: Spies, War Rooms and a King's Head takes about 21 minutes, covering 6 stops around Whitehall and Westminster.