Transport, docks and industry
The City's Working Guts: Embankment's Hidden Machinery
The City's Working Guts: Embankment's Hidden Machinery is a 14-minute self-guided audio walk through 5 stops around Strand and Victoria Embankment. 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
- Strand and Victoria Embankment
- Neighbourhood
- The Strand
- Stops
- 5
- Total time
- About 14 min
- Walking
- About 10 min
- Distance
- 0.5 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
Embankment Underground Station northbound Northern line platform
You start at Embankment Underground Station northbound Northern line platform, the first of 5 stops, and Cleopatra's Needle is next.
- 02
Cleopatra's Needle
You reach Cleopatra's Needle after Embankment Underground Station northbound Northern line platform, and the next stop is Carting Lane Sewer Gas Lamp.
- 03
Carting Lane Sewer Gas Lamp
Carting Lane Sewer Gas Lamp is between Cleopatra's Needle and Coal hole covers.
- 04
Coal hole covers
You reach Coal hole covers after Carting Lane Sewer Gas Lamp, and the next stop is Waterloo Bridge.
- 05
Waterloo Bridge
Waterloo Bridge is your last stop, and you come to it after Coal hole covers.
Who it is for
This walk suits people who want an ordered story
Choose this route for transport, docks and industry around Strand and Victoria Embankment. The stops follow a set order, and you can walk without a tour group.
About this walk
Is this a walking tour app?
The City's Working Guts: Embankment's Hidden Machinery is a self-guided Wanderwalk audio walk for iPhone in Strand and Victoria Embankment, 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. The City's Working Guts: Embankment's Hidden Machinery 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 Strand and Victoria Embankment. 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?
The City's Working Guts: Embankment's Hidden Machinery takes about 14 minutes, covering 5 stops around Strand and Victoria Embankment.