Walks near London
A walk through London’s northernmost suburb gives you a chance to reconnect with outer London’s semi-rural past. Starting with Top Borough Enfield Enfield was once a key section of the English home county that no longer exists: Middlesex, now only a memory and the name of a cricket club, was gobbled up some time ago…
Following in the footsteps of Soviet town planners, teetotal socialists, Quakers, silly old men in skin-tight trousers and – perhaps – even Vladimir Ilyich Lenin to the first garden city in the UK. It may be difficult to believe, but Letchworth Garden City, nowadays a well-heeled country town on the edge of North London’s commuter…
London’s extensive canal network is a haven for nature lovers – and often just a single stairway down from the city’s hustle and bustle One of the best things about London is that you don’t have to leave the city to do some serious walking. The West End is virtually surrounded by the leftovers from…
… including some that you can eat and drink. A walk through the Cathedral town of St Albans, through different layers of British history. Towns and villages near London are engaged in a constant battle for their soul: most have succumbed a long time ago and been gobbled up by the near-by metropolis, suburbanized and converted…
Walks near London A Tudor Hunting Lodge If you go hiking in the Epping Forest on the Eastern outskirts of London, you should not miss Queen Elizabeth’s Hunting Lodge. It’s a bit of a gem, really. Even in central London, there are very few original Tudor houses that have been as well preserved and that can…
Walks near London Power to the People’s Forest We will spend the next couple of weeks in London where we will do some urban walking as well as some “proper” hiking, too, starting today by exploring the biggest public outdoor space in the British capital. Any idea what that might be? Hands up everybody who…