Walking London

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What better way to get a real feel of London and its different areas than to simply wander the streets? There is also a surprising amount you can do and see for free, too. Explore the city with our tips, guides, blogs and reviews.

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The Simon Calder Interview
- Author: Rachel Ricks
Simon Calder is one of the UK’s most well-known travellers, having edited The Independent Traveller for 13 years and presented several BBC travel shows. Known as 'the man who pays his way', Simon's travels have taken him from Crawley to Mount Kenya, and always in the 'cheap seat'.
Stanfords helps decide London as ‘capital of the world’
Stanfords was used as a point of research in “The Independent Traveller” survey that resulted in London being named the capital of the world. Researchers used the criteria of the number of individual guidebooks that appeared on our shelves to...
England - The Thames Path
- Author: Stephen Edwards
Our guide was very changeable, even capricious, taking us in one direction and then another. Our guide was the River Thames and led us from the docklands of east London to the leafy settlements of Buckinghamshire...
How to do London for free
- Author: Rachel Ricks
Although London is often thought of as one of the most expensive cities in the world, it is more than possible to visit the city and spend barely a penny. You can see famous paintings, ancient artefacts, fascinating buildings, rare wildlife and even films and plays for free.
Walking London
- Author: Rachel Ricks
What better way to get a real feel of the city and its different areas than to simply wander the streets? Places are closer to each other in London than the tube would have you think. There are myriad books to take you on a guided stroll round particular sights, or more vigorous treks across the city and its parks. Here are just a few ideas...
5 of London's best bars
- Author: Hedonist Guides
Hg2 are publishers of the UK’s bestselling range of upscale city guides - A Hedonist’s guide to… In their view hedonism gets a bad rap - if you can’t pursue pleasure when on a short break or when enjoying a brief respite from your hectic work schedule, when can you? They think that even a bad cup of coffee is an unforgivable waste of your time and money, so join Hg2 for a filtered selection of only the very best the city has to offer...