Dark and untold history
Smithfield: 700 Years of Blood
Smithfield: 700 Years of Blood is a 25-minute self-guided audio walk through 9 stops around Smithfield and Newgate. 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
- Smithfield and Newgate
- Neighbourhood
- Smithfield
- Stops
- 9
- Total time
- About 25 min
- Walking
- About 18 min
- Distance
- 0.8 miles
- Access
- 3-Day Pass, 7-Day Pass or Annual
The route
9 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
Old Bailey
Old Bailey is the first stop. This Smithfield and Newgate walk has 9 stops and focuses on dark and untold history.
- 02
St Sepulchre-without-Newgate
St Sepulchre-without-Newgate is stop 2 of 9. This Smithfield and Newgate walk focuses on dark and untold history.
- 03
The Fortune of War, Smithfield
The Fortune of War, Smithfield is stop 3 of 9. This Smithfield and Newgate walk focuses on dark and untold history.
- 04
Great Rising Memorial, Smithfield
Great Rising Memorial, Smithfield is stop 4 of 9. This Smithfield and Newgate walk focuses on dark and untold history.
- 05
St Bartholomew's Hospital
St Bartholomew's Hospital is stop 5 of 9. This Smithfield and Newgate walk focuses on dark and untold history.
- 06
William Wallace Memorial, Smithfield
William Wallace Memorial, Smithfield is stop 6 of 9. This Smithfield and Newgate walk focuses on dark and untold history.
- 07
Smithfield Meat Market
Smithfield Meat Market is stop 7 of 9. This Smithfield and Newgate walk focuses on dark and untold history.
- 08
Charterhouse
Charterhouse is stop 8 of 9. This Smithfield and Newgate walk focuses on dark and untold history.
- 09
Charterhouse Square
Charterhouse Square is the last stop. This Smithfield and Newgate walk has 9 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 aroundSmithfield and Newgate. The stops follow a set order, and you can walk without a tour group.
About this walk
Is this a walking tour app?
Smithfield: 700 Years of Blood is a self-guided WanderWalk audio walk for iPhone in Smithfield and Newgate, 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. Smithfield: 700 Years of Blood plays on iPhone. WanderWalk is not available on Android.
Do I need to follow a route?
This curated walk has 9 stops in walking order around Smithfield and Newgate. 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?
Smithfield: 700 Years of Blood takes about 25 minutes, covering 9 stops around Smithfield and Newgate.