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Walking London, 9th Edition: Thirty Original Walks In and Around London (Inkspire) Explore the Famous Sights, Steer Off the Tourist Track, and Discover the City's Hidden Corners
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'The best and most comprehensive of its genre'
Journal of the London Society
'Duncan's walks are well chosen, making sinuous progress through varying London landscapes'
The Observer
These 30 carefully planned walks, ranging from 2 to 6 miles, take you through the most interesting and attractive parts of London.
With clear mapping, routes are easy to follow, and a quiet park or cosy pub is never far away. Full of fascinating history, views of major sites, forgotten corners of the city, and the best places to visit on the way, each walk offers a memorable day out.
Walking London is the essential companion for any urban explorer—visitor or native—committed to discovering the true heart of one of the world's greatest capital cities!
In 30 carefully planned walks ranging from 2 to 6 miles, distinguished historian Andrew Duncan reveals miles of London's endlessly surprising landscape. From wild heathland to formal gardens, cobbled mews to elegant squares and arcades, bustling markets to tranquil villages, Duncan reveals the pick of the famous sights, but also steers walkers off the tourist track and into the city's hidden corners, taking you through the most interesting and attractive parts of London.
Handsomely illustrated with specially commissioned color photographs and complete route maps, this book provides full details of addresses, opening times, and the best bars and restaurants to visit en route. Walks include: Notting Hill Chelsea Bayswater to Belgravia Mayfair Bloomsbury Covent Garden Islington Wapping to Limehouse Hampton Court Syon Park to Strawberry Hill Dulwich Greenwich And many more!
With such clear mapping, you'll find the routes are easy to follow and a quiet park or cozy pub is never far away. Full of fascinating history, views of major sites, forgotten corners of the city, and the best places to visit on the way, each walk inside Walking London, 9th Edition offers a memorable day out!
"The best and most comprehensive of its genre"
—Journal of the London Society
"Duncan's walks are well chosen, making sinuous progress through varying London landscapes"
—The Observer
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