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London
Jubilee Walkway
Kings and queens, legal eagles and Dickens’ London are some of the themes on this 14-mile Jubilee Walk linking more than 30 of London’s attractions, and it can be done in a day—just about.
From London Waterloo, leave the station by exit 5 and follow the signs to London Eye/Jubilee Walk, where you pick up the route on the Embankment at point 12 on the map. From here, follow the route east towards the Southbank Centre with its theatres and cinema past the Tate Modern gallery and on to Tower Bridge, the City, returning via the West End, Bloomsbury and the Palace of Westminster.
On the way, you’ll pass the 25-metre-tall Norwegian Christmas tree at Trafalgar Square, the carol singers raising money for charity, and Somerset House, where you can ice skate (Nov-Jan; 0870 166 0423; ticketmaster.co.uk). Follow in the footsteps of Dickens and continue on to Fleet Street and Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese pub for a pie and ale lunch. For a more sophisticated and modern place for a drink and meal, try Albannach bar and restaurant, 66 Trafalgar Square.
This walk, marked by discs in the shape of a crown in the pavement, is easy to break into stages so it’s one that you can keep coming back to.
Nearest station: London Waterloo
Difficulty: 14 miles; easy but long; consider dividing the walk up into sections.
Map: Free map and guide at jubileewalkway.org.uk.
For details of train services to the start/end of these walks, call National Rail Enquiries on 08457 48 49 50. Calls charged at local rates.
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