Buildings with secrets
The Strand You Walk Straight Past
The Strand You Walk Straight Past is a 22-minute self-guided audio walk through 7 stops around Aldwych and Temple. 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
- Aldwych and Temple
- Neighbourhood
- The Strand
- Stops
- 7
- Total time
- About 22 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.
The route
7 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 Mary le Strand Ceiling
You start at St Mary le Strand Ceiling, the first of 7 stops, and Australia House is next.
- 02
Australia House
You reach Australia House after St Mary le Strand Ceiling, and the next stop is Statue of Sir Arthur Harris.
- 03
Statue of Sir Arthur Harris
Statue of Sir Arthur Harris is between Australia House and Statue of Sir Hugh Dowding.
- 04
Statue of Sir Hugh Dowding
You reach Statue of Sir Hugh Dowding after Statue of Sir Arthur Harris, and the next stop is Great Hall of Middle Temple.
- 05
Great Hall of Middle Temple
Great Hall of Middle Temple is between Statue of Sir Hugh Dowding and City of London boundary dragons.
- 06
City of London boundary dragons
You reach City of London boundary dragons after Great Hall of Middle Temple, and the next stop is Early 1930s Tube Map, Temple Station.
- 07
Early 1930s Tube Map, Temple Station
Early 1930s Tube Map, Temple Station is your last stop, and you come to it after City of London boundary dragons.
Who it is for
This walk suits people who want an ordered story
Choose this route for buildings with secrets around Aldwych and Temple. The stops follow a set order, and you can walk without a tour group.
About this walk
Is this a walking tour app?
The Strand You Walk Straight Past is a self-guided Wanderwalk audio walk for iPhone in Aldwych and Temple, 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 Strand You Walk Straight Past plays on iPhone. Wanderwalk is not available on Android.
Do I need to follow a route?
This curated walk has 7 stops in walking order around Aldwych and Temple. 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 Strand You Walk Straight Past takes about 22 minutes, covering 7 stops around Aldwych and Temple.