Discover the best of London’s walks in the city and the suburbs with our favourite guidebooks for walks in London
We’ve selected the best guide books for you to use when you want to explore London on foot – whether it’s walking by the water, exploring historic villages of London or getting to know London’s parks and gardens.
Best for: Off the beaten path walks
: Discover little known and unusual walks across all of London
Best for: Discovering the beautiful River Thames
Detailed information to really enjoy the Thames path
Best for: Discovering some fabulous London pubs
Lots of London’s best pubs are hidden away and you need this book to find them
Best for: Enjoy the best of London’s great parks
London has so many green spaces for you to discover with this guide
Best for: Circumnavigate London through all the green spaces
Essential guide to properly circumnavigation London mostly via parks and other green spaces
Best for: Exploring the historic villages of London
Beautiful and well preserved the villages of London are delightful to explore
Best for: A curated selection of different walks
If you need some special inspiration for your London walk look no further than this opinionated guide
Best for: Discovering the London Outer Orbital Path or LOOP
This nearly 150 mile walk is split into 24 sections, and this guide will keep you motivated to complete your LOOP
Best for: When you have the time for a longer walk
Pack your picnic and take a whole day for walking at the weekend
Best for: Seeing the best monuments, statues and memorials
Finding hidden sculptural and architectural gems
London is a city best explored on foot. Going at a slow speed instead of whizzing by in a car or bus gives you the opportunity to take in so many details of the history, architecture and secrets of the city. We’ve chosen books that offer short walks, village walks, by the water walks so that you decide which appeals to you the most.
Perhaps you are specially interested in certain sights in London to see on your walk. Add another guide for pubs, or for statues, or for buildings with blue plaques.
Pair your guidebook with a map or maps. There are so many maps available at different scales, or with different themes.
