Which London Walks have you been on?

Gosh, there were so many.

Thames Beachcombing wasn't available, or I would have done it. Westminster Abbey was great, as was St. Paul's. I highly enjoyed the Greenwich walk, and the City of London walk. I did a few of the WWII walks, and the Notting Hill walk. I really enjoyed a changing of the guard walk with a former guard.

Really, I enjoyed all that I did, except for one dud guide on the Notting Hill walk. Choose what interests, and what's available on the day, and go for it!

We did the Westminster Abbey walk last summer. Probably more of a tour than a walk, but we really enjoyed it. The guide was great.

My first "London Walk" was in 1993. Since then, I've taken so many, I've lost count. And some I've taken aren't even given anymore.

I've also done a couple of their "Day's out" walks.

I can honestly say that in all the walks I've taken, I've never experienced a bad guide and always felt I got my money's worth.

After Jack the Ripper, I would guess their "Along the Thames Pub Walk" to be the most popular. It was the original pub walk. But now they have so many pub walks to choose from, you may have to do more than one!!!

About 8 years ago, our family did the Beatles walk with Richard P. It was a lot of fun. Many years before that my husband and I did a Dickens walk and loved it.

Hi Erin,

I've also taken many of the London Walks (some of them more than once) in the last 20 years. I particularly like the ones that take you in a neighborhood that you might not visit otherwise. In particular, I've enjoyed the Hampstead Village walks (both daytime and pub), the Chelsea Pub Walk, the Old Kensington walks, the Notting Hill Walk, and the Somewhere Else London Walk.

We did a Shakespeare/Dickens walk last June as well as a ghost walk. My wife did a pub walk, too. The ghost walk was okay for my daughter, but we all liked the Shakespeare/Dickens walk the best I think.

Three years earlier, I did the Jack the Ripper walk and enjoyed it.

I almost think you can't go wrong with any of the walks. First, if you don't like it, you aren't out much money, you did get to see some parts of the city, and it didn't take more than an hour or two of your time (assuming you don't take one of the out-of-town walks). The next time we go, I plan to try to take as many walks as I can.

These walks are really great if you like feeling that you are walking through a bit of history.

One note: There appear to be several companies putting on walks these days. The Jack the Ripper walk I went on was led by a Beefeater from the Tower Guard. The London Walks were from the London Walks company (walks.com).

Also, I believe I read here in an earlier post that you could download an .mp3 file with several walks around London that you could do yourself with an iPod or some other player (see londonwalks.libsyn.com/).

You can also do self guided ones with small books that have self guided walks. There is a souvenir shop near the Tower of London (where some walks start) and they sell some books there. Rpper, Pub, Dickens, etc. They are less than 3 GBP each and would be cheaper if you have a group that wants to go!

I have a personal friend Sandra in London that does 3 hour "Market" walks daily. She is a London based author/journalist. She also does Hitchcock and a few others as well.

http://sandrashevey.tripod.com/market.walks/

This wasn't anything I did with a tour group, but you can have a very pleasant stroll through the London's central park system. Kensington Gardens, Hyde Park, Green Park and St. James Park are all either connected or sit adjacent to each other. This is, in my opinion, the most beautiful urban park system in Europe.

Wow! So many great suggestions.

Based on schedule and what we've seen before, we're thinking of taking the Marleybone Village Pub Walk and the Notting Hill/ Market walk.

Anyone take the St. Pauls walk? Is it better than just doing Rick's tour from the London book?

I enjoyed the St. Paul's walk, although it did feel a bit rushed. Some of our group went up into the dome, some didn't. It's not that much more than just entry, so I considered it well worth it.

First, let me say that London walks are a treat and a great way to see the city. Last June we made two walks. I wish we had made more.

Regarding the walks, the Jack the Ripper walk was good, but not great. The Inns of Court walk was very good and is highly recommended.