Walking routes around London & South East
Donate
Subscribe
Donate
Subscribe

Themed Walks

London | Long Distance | Themed | Surrey & Sussex | Kent | Home Counties 

See full list

If you’d like to give an added sense of purpose to your walking route, then we’d recommend one of our ‘themed’ walks below. Find the best bluebell woods, learn about the history of London’s sewer system, or mix with famous celebrities old and new on a stroll around Hampstead. There are plenty of options to choose from, covering history, culture, trees and flowers – with more to come soon including Slow Horses Filming locations.

And, if there’s a particular subject you’d like us to design a walk around, please do get in touch and let us know.

Select a map pin to see a route

See full list

Some of our themed walks

London walks hampstead

London Loo & Sewer Walk

This is a journey from Roman times to the present day following London’s ongoing issues with sewage.

4.8 miles / 7.7 km

London walks great north wood

The Line Public Art Trail

A fascinating public art project in East London that connects Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and The O2,

5.5 miles / 8.8 km

City of London London walks

Roman London Walk

Take in a many of the remaining Roman remains in the City of London including parts of the old city wall, Roman baths and even a section of what was once a great amphitheatre.

3.7 miles / 6km

Langley Vale Centenary Woods

A fascinating and beautiful walk across the North Downs to Langley Vale Wood designed as a living memorial to those who sacrificed so much in the First World War.

6 miles / 9.7 km

London walks great north wood

The Great North Wood

Walk through sections the Great North Wood, an ancient natural oak woodland which originally stretched from Croydon to Deptford.

7.3 miles / 11.7 km

London walks hampstead

Best bluebell Woods walk

Go in April to early May when the bluebells are in full bloom. Old Simms Copse at the top of the North Downs hosts an annual shimmering display of blue carpeting this lovely woodland.

4.8 miles / 7.7 km

London walks hampstead

Famous faces of hampstead

One of the oldest and most affluent areas in London this walk has local history, film locations & homes of famous residents.

5.5 miles / 8.8 km

Lovelace Bridges & towers

This route is a Lord Lovelace extravaganza!  It covers the nine existing Lovelace bridges built by 1st Earl of Lovelace in 1860s to facilitate the transport of timber across his private estate.

9 .3 miles / 14.9 km