Dark and untold history
Bones, Whips and Wandering Kings of Soho
Bones, Whips and Wandering Kings of Soho is a 21-minute self-guided audio walk through 5 stops around Soho and Trafalgar Square. Hear each story near the place it happened.
This is a London Soho audio walk. 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
- Soho and Trafalgar Square
- Neighbourhood
- Soho
- Stops
- 5
- Total time
- About 21 min
- Walking
- About 17 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
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
Whipping post in the crypt of St Martin-in-the-Fields
You start at Whipping post in the crypt of St Martin-in-the-Fields, the first of 5 stops, and Notre Dame de France Panorama is next.
- 02
Notre Dame de France Panorama
You reach Notre Dame de France Panorama after Whipping post in the crypt of St Martin-in-the-Fields, and the next stop is St Anne's Soho churchyard.
- 03
St Anne's Soho churchyard
St Anne's Soho churchyard is between Notre Dame de France Panorama and Statue of Charles II, Soho Square.
- 04
Statue of Charles II, Soho Square
You reach Statue of Charles II, Soho Square after St Anne's Soho churchyard, and the next stop is House of St Barnabas Penny Chute.
- 05
House of St Barnabas Penny Chute
House of St Barnabas Penny Chute is your last stop, and you come to it after Statue of Charles II, Soho Square.
Who it is for
This walk suits people who want an ordered story
Choose this route for dark and untold history around Soho and Trafalgar Square. The stops follow a set order, and you can walk without a tour group.
About this walk
Is this a walking tour app?
Bones, Whips and Wandering Kings of Soho is a self-guided Wanderwalk audio walk for iPhone in Soho and Trafalgar Square, 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. Bones, Whips and Wandering Kings of Soho 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 Soho and Trafalgar Square. 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?
Bones, Whips and Wandering Kings of Soho takes about 21 minutes, covering 5 stops around Soho and Trafalgar Square.