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 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. $4.99, $8.99 or $29.99 a year.
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
You start at Old Bailey, the first of 9 stops, and St Sepulchre-without-Newgate is next.
- 02
St Sepulchre-without-Newgate
You reach St Sepulchre-without-Newgate after Old Bailey, and the next stop is The Fortune of War, Smithfield.
- 03
The Fortune of War, Smithfield
The Fortune of War, Smithfield is between St Sepulchre-without-Newgate and Great Rising Memorial, Smithfield.
- 04
Great Rising Memorial, Smithfield
You reach Great Rising Memorial, Smithfield after The Fortune of War, Smithfield, and the next stop is St Bartholomew's Hospital.
- 05
St Bartholomew's Hospital
St Bartholomew's Hospital is between Great Rising Memorial, Smithfield and William Wallace Memorial, Smithfield.
- 06
William Wallace Memorial, Smithfield
You reach William Wallace Memorial, Smithfield after St Bartholomew's Hospital, and the next stop is Smithfield Meat Market.
- 07
Smithfield Meat Market
Smithfield Meat Market is between William Wallace Memorial, Smithfield and Charterhouse.
- 08
Charterhouse
You reach Charterhouse after Smithfield Meat Market, and the next stop is Charterhouse Square.
- 09
Charterhouse Square
Charterhouse Square is your last stop, and you come to it after Charterhouse.
Who it is for
This walk suits people who want an ordered story
Choose this route for dark and untold history around Smithfield 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.