London Walks

Question of the week: London Walk's Winter Wanders 2010 are coming up this weekend, so do you have a favourite walking route around London?

"The easy answer would be 'all of it', because I think walking is the best way of exploring London, whether you're in the City or out in the suburbs. More specifically than that? The Thames Path, which is a well-signed and maintained route, following the river along most of it's route from the Cotswold's down to the sea. I walk a small part of it most evenings, on my way home, but it's also great for a longer exploration.

One stretch I've used with friends as a structure for a day's roaming-with-camera is from central London down the south bank to Greenwich. The path breaks off from the river a few times, but it goes through a real cross-section of London - the historical and the modern, from luxury apartments to council flats, past the glittering glass towers of Canary wharf and derelict shipping docks and warehouses.

Probably best tackled in daylight, and in company, though, and it's worth sticking your A-Z in your pocket, both as a back-up to the path's signing, and to help you find the nearest public transport when you decide you've walked far enough for one day."
- Miss Alice

* Photo by me