Welcome to Green City Walks, showcasing the
beauty and history of the City of London.
The guided walks featured in these pages are
designed to give workers and visitors to
London a deeper appreciation of this great
City.
Simply read about the walks, decide which most interests you,
and then meet your guide at the appointed time and place.
There is no need to book ahead.
Each walk costs £5 per person with proceeds to 'Cancer
Research UK' and 'Oxfam'.
All walks feature beautiful architecture, gardens and water
features, many of which are unknown to most visitors to
London.
Latest News: Special full day walk announced for Saturday 4th
July 2009. The 'Regent's Canal Experience' covers the entire
length of the Regent's Canal from Limehouse to Little Venice!
This walk includes a cruise for the Camden Lock to Little
Venice stretch as a grand finale to the tour. Please click on
'About the Walks' above, to read more.
New Evening Walk announced: please see 'A Wapping Sunset'
(Click on 'Wapping' page above)
We are pleased to announce our 4th 'Green City Highlights'
walk which will take place on Saturday 1st August 2009. This
walk combines highlights from 3 of our regular weekly walks,
and will include:
Secrets of Tower Hill, St. Katherine's Dock, the Hermitage
river garden, Wapping Pier Head, the Great Western Dock
(within the London Docks of 1805), Roman ruins under the
church of All Hallows by the Tower, and the magnificent
garden within the church of St. Dunstan's in the East.
This walk starts at 1.30pm on Saturday 1st August at the giant
sundial above Tower Hill tube station. As usual, there is no
need to book, and the walk costs £5 with proceeds going to
Oxfam and Cancer Research UK.
Our full weekly programme for 2009 is now running as follows:
Every Tuesday: 'Through the Time Tunnel'
Starts at 1.30pm at the giant sundial above
Tower Hill tube station.
'A Wapping Sunset'
Starts at 6pm at the giant sundial above
Tower Hill tube station.
Every Wednesday: 'Hidden Gardens of the City'
Starts at 1.30pm at Moorgate tube station,
meet next to 'Boots the Chemist'.
Every Thursday: 'Jewels of the East'
Starts at 1.30pm at Mile End tube station by
the exit at street level.
Every Friday: 'Brave New World, the Docklands Explorer'
Starts at 1.30pm at the giant sundial above
Tower Hill tube station.
Please see corresponding walks pages to see full descriptions
of the walks. (Click on buttons above)
Are you a business operating in the City of London?
Would you like to sponsor our walks, and receive publicity and
promotion through our website and walking events?
If so, please contact us for details. Proceeds from monies
received for these walks go to 'Oxfam' and 'Cancer Research
UK', so by sponsoring us you will be assisting these charities
too.
We would like to express our thanks to the Fishmongers'
Company, and to Pret a Manger for their kind donations.
Green City Walks