didn't end up using it
This book looked like a great idea, and certainly had a number of walks that looked interesting, but after we got to London we didn't end up taking any of them. One drawback is if you wanted to take a walk you'd have to drag the whole book with you. It really needs tear out pages. Part of our problem was the weather - cold and rainy, not a big surprise for London in April - didn't really make walking all that attractive. The other problem was our 13 daughter wasn't all that into any of the walks listed. It would probably we useful for adults and a trip when you can expect nicer weather.
Great Book - Need to Place It on an iPod
London is a wonderful city for people who like to walk. It's flat, central London isn't all that huge, there are gobs of beautiful parks and there are even some public toilets in the parks, benches and drinking fountains. "Walking London" is a fine guide to a series of multi-neighborhood walks and well worth buying. It would be better if it were available in an electronic form that could go on an iPod since carrying a book this size along on a walk detracts from the walk somewhat. Even so, buy the book and copy the pages for walks you intend to take.
Excellent way to see London close-up
This book is wonderful for doing walking tours of London on your own and seeing the neighborhoods close-up rather than just the gloss over the tour companies give. The variety of the walks in this book is excellent in length and variety of things to see. We needed to use another map to get us back on the walking tour in a couple of places but mostly that was because we were staring at the sights rather than following the tour directions properly. The times given for the tours are definitely at a leisurely pace that allows for plenty of time to look at the shops and sites along the way. Showing starting and stopping points at the Tube stops made the walks very easy to get to.
Walking London
So much good information. Can't wait to start walking! So many walks, so little time!
Highlight of my Trip
I wanted to get to know the city in more than the typical touristy way, and this book made it possible. The walks were really the highlight of my four weeks of study in London; I met so many interesting, friendly people and saw so many things that might not have been destinations in and of themselves but were memorable as part of the walks. I was a college student (female) traveling alone when I used this book, and it gave me the confidence to explore many places that I wouldn't otherwise have ventured to, simply because I had some sense of what I could expect when I arrived. One of the most amusing moments was when I bumped into another walking tourist at the Portabello Road market...he also had a copy of the book and was following the Notting Hill tour on the same morning that I was.
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