Curated London walks

London walks with audio

The best self-guided London walks

Choose a self-guided London audio walk for your iPhone. Compare routes by neighbourhood, walking time, distance and stops. WanderWalk plays each story when you reach its mapped place.

Routes
35
Access
3-Day Pass, 7-Day Pass or Annual
Estimated total time
5 to 34 minutes
City
London

All walks

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Each walk lists its stops in order, with an estimated total time, walking time and distance. Choose a route that fits the time you have.

  1. WanderWalk+Buildings with secrets

    Twickenham Riverside: The Statues Nobody Wanted

    Twickenham Riverside: The Statues Nobody Wanted is a 14-minute self-guided audio walk through 4 stops around Twickenham and Ham Riverside. Hear each source-backed story near the place it happened.

    Area
    Twickenham and Ham Riverside
    Stops
    4
    Total time
    About 14 min
    Distance
    0.5 miles
  2. WanderWalk+Buildings with secrets

    Albertopolis: The Secrets of Exhibition Road

    Albertopolis: The Secrets of Exhibition Road is a 26-minute self-guided audio walk through 5 stops around South Kensington. Hear each source-backed story near the place it happened.

    Area
    South Kensington
    Stops
    5
    Total time
    About 26 min
    Distance
    1.0 miles
  3. WanderWalk+Dark and untold history

    Cheyne Walk: Chelsea's Riverside Secrets

    Follow a 5-stop audio walk around Cheyne Walk and Chelsea's riverside. Start at the Crosby Hall story stop, then hear Chelsea Old Church, the Carlyles' House and Albert Bridge. Finish at the Chelsea Physic Garden Apothecaries stop.

    Area
    Chelsea Riverside
    Stops
    5
    Total time
    About 23 min
    Distance
    0.9 miles
  4. WanderWalk+Dark and untold history

    Bones, Whips and Wandering Kings of Soho

    Bones, Whips and Wandering Kings of Soho is a 21-minute self-guided audio walk through 5 stops around Soho and Trafalgar Square. Hear each source-backed story near the place it happened.

    Area
    Soho and Trafalgar Square
    Stops
    5
    Total time
    About 21 min
    Distance
    0.8 miles
  5. WanderWalk+Power and money

    Palaces, Spies and a Shot Across St James's

    Palaces, Spies and a Shot Across St James's is a 20-minute self-guided audio walk through 7 stops around St James's. Hear each source-backed story near the place it happened.

    Area
    St James's
    Stops
    7
    Total time
    About 20 min
    Distance
    0.7 miles
  6. WanderWalk+Dark and untold history

    Secret Whitehall: Spies, War Rooms and a King's Head

    Secret Whitehall: Spies, War Rooms and a King's Head is a 21-minute self-guided audio walk through 6 stops around Whitehall and Westminster. Hear each source-backed story near the place it happened.

    Area
    Whitehall and Westminster
    Stops
    6
    Total time
    About 21 min
    Distance
    0.8 miles
  7. WanderWalk+Power and money

    Westminster: Power, Faith and Punishment

    Westminster: Power, Faith and Punishment is a 15-minute self-guided audio walk through 7 stops around Westminster and Millbank. Hear each source-backed story near the place it happened.

    Area
    Westminster and Millbank
    Stops
    7
    Total time
    About 15 min
    Distance
    0.4 miles
  8. WanderWalk+Dark and untold history

    Thief-Takers and Hidden Rooms: Covent Garden and the Temple

    Thief-Takers and Hidden Rooms: Covent Garden and the Temple is a 34-minute self-guided audio walk through 7 stops around Covent Garden, Lincoln's Inn and the Temple. Hear each source-backed story near the place it happened.

    Area
    Covent Garden, Lincoln's Inn and the Temple
    Stops
    7
    Total time
    About 34 min
    Distance
    1.3 miles
  9. WanderWalk+Dark and untold history

    The Bishop's Liberty: Sin, Cells and the Singing Bones of Bankside

    The Bishop's Liberty: Sin, Cells and the Singing Bones of Bankside is a 22-minute self-guided audio walk through 6 stops around Bankside and Borough. Hear each source-backed story near the place it happened.

    Area
    Bankside and Borough
    Stops
    6
    Total time
    About 22 min
    Distance
    0.9 miles
  10. WanderWalk+Dark and untold history

    Smithfield: 700 Years of Blood

    Smithfield: 700 Years of Blood is a 25-minute self-guided audio walk through 9 stops around Smithfield and Newgate. Hear each source-backed story near the place it happened.

    Area
    Smithfield and Newgate
    Stops
    9
    Total time
    About 25 min
    Distance
    0.8 miles
  11. WanderWalk+Dark and untold history

    Gallows, Hallmarks and Phoenix: The City Around St Paul's

    Gallows, Hallmarks and Phoenix: The City Around St Paul's is a 20-minute self-guided audio walk through 7 stops around St Paul's and Newgate. Hear each source-backed story near the place it happened.

    Area
    St Paul's and Newgate
    Stops
    7
    Total time
    About 20 min
    Distance
    0.7 miles
  12. WanderWalk+Dark and untold history

    Knights, Cells and the Killing Ground: Dark Clerkenwell

    Knights, Cells and the Killing Ground: Dark Clerkenwell is a 23-minute self-guided audio walk through 6 stops around Clerkenwell and Smithfield. Hear each source-backed story near the place it happened.

    Area
    Clerkenwell and Smithfield
    Stops
    6
    Total time
    About 23 min
    Distance
    0.8 miles
  13. WanderWalk+Power and money

    The Square Mile's Money Machine: Walbrook to the Bank

    The Square Mile's Money Machine: Walbrook to the Bank is a 20-minute self-guided audio walk through 6 stops around Bank and Walbrook, City of London. Hear each source-backed story near the place it happened.

    Area
    Bank and Walbrook, City of London
    Stops
    6
    Total time
    About 20 min
    Distance
    0.7 miles
  14. WanderWalk+Dark and untold history

    Bishopsgate's Worst Days: Bombs, Fire and a Tube Crash

    Bishopsgate's Worst Days: Bombs, Fire and a Tube Crash is a 18-minute self-guided audio walk through 6 stops around Bishopsgate and Eastcheap, City of London. Hear each source-backed story near the place it happened.

    Area
    Bishopsgate and Eastcheap, City of London
    Stops
    6
    Total time
    About 18 min
    Distance
    0.6 miles
  15. WanderWalk+Dark and untold history

    Tower Hill: Death Outside the Walls

    Tower Hill: Death Outside the Walls is a 17-minute self-guided audio walk through 4 stops around Tower Hill. Hear each source-backed story near the place it happened.

    Area
    Tower Hill
    Stops
    4
    Total time
    About 17 min
    Distance
    0.6 miles
  16. WanderWalk+Churches, cemeteries and belief

    Lost Churches and Nancy's Steps: The City's Eastern Secrets

    Lost Churches and Nancy's Steps: The City's Eastern Secrets is a 20-minute self-guided audio walk through 5 stops around Eastcheap and Lower Thames Street. Hear each source-backed story near the place it happened.

    Area
    Eastcheap and Lower Thames Street
    Stops
    5
    Total time
    About 20 min
    Distance
    0.7 miles
  17. WanderWalk+Dark and untold history

    The Dead of Stoke Newington: Camouflage, Fire and Murder

    The Dead of Stoke Newington: Camouflage, Fire and Murder is a 12-minute self-guided audio walk through 5 stops around Stoke Newington and Abney Park. Hear each source-backed story near the place it happened.

    Area
    Stoke Newington and Abney Park
    Stops
    5
    Total time
    About 12 min
    Distance
    0.4 miles
  18. WanderWalk+Dark and untold history

    Hanged at Wapping: Pirates and the Hanging Judge

    Hanged at Wapping: Pirates and the Hanging Judge is a 8-minute self-guided audio walk through 3 stops around Wapping and the Rotherhithe Riverside. Hear each source-backed story near the place it happened.

    Area
    Wapping and the Rotherhithe Riverside
    Stops
    3
    Total time
    About 8 min
    Distance
    0.3 miles
  19. WanderWalk+Dark and untold history

    Stairway to Heaven: Bethnal Green's Wartime Crush

    Stairway to Heaven: Bethnal Green's Wartime Crush is a 5-minute self-guided audio walk through 4 stops around Bethnal Green. Hear each source-backed story near the place it happened.

    Area
    Bethnal Green
    Stops
    4
    Total time
    About 5 min
    Distance
    0.1 miles
  20. WanderWalk+Dark and untold history

    Limehouse: London's Lost Chinatown

    Limehouse: London's Lost Chinatown is a 14-minute self-guided audio walk through 4 stops around Limehouse and West India Quay. Hear each source-backed story near the place it happened.

    Area
    Limehouse and West India Quay
    Stops
    4
    Total time
    About 14 min
    Distance
    0.5 miles
  21. WanderWalk+Dark and untold history

    Waterloo's Hidden Lives: Funeral Trains and a Vanished Council

    Waterloo's Hidden Lives: Funeral Trains and a Vanished Council is a 24-minute self-guided audio walk through 5 stops around Lambeth Riverside. Hear each source-backed story near the place it happened.

    Area
    Lambeth Riverside
    Stops
    5
    Total time
    About 24 min
    Distance
    1.0 miles
  22. WanderWalk+Buildings with secrets

    Hidden in Plain Sight: Cells, Spies and Secret Gardens

    Hidden in Plain Sight: Cells, Spies and Secret Gardens is a 27-minute self-guided audio walk through 5 stops around Millbank and Vauxhall. Hear each source-backed story near the place it happened.

    Area
    Millbank and Vauxhall
    Stops
    5
    Total time
    About 27 min
    Distance
    1.1 miles
  23. WanderWalk+Buildings with secrets

    Secret Holborn: Behind the Alleys, Beneath the Street

    Secret Holborn: Behind the Alleys, Beneath the Street is a 15-minute self-guided audio walk through 5 stops around Holborn and Hatton Garden. Hear each source-backed story near the place it happened.

    Area
    Holborn and Hatton Garden
    Stops
    5
    Total time
    About 15 min
    Distance
    0.5 miles
  24. WanderWalk+Dark and untold history

    The Dead Under the Walbrook

    The Dead Under the Walbrook is a 12-minute self-guided audio walk through 5 stops around Walbrook and Cannon Street. Hear each source-backed story near the place it happened.

    Area
    Walbrook and Cannon Street
    Stops
    5
    Total time
    About 12 min
    Distance
    0.4 miles
  25. WanderWalk+Dark and untold history

    Buried Under Shoreditch: Bones, Walls and Slum Rubble

    Buried Under Shoreditch: Bones, Walls and Slum Rubble is a 25-minute self-guided audio walk through 5 stops around Shoreditch and Spitalfields. Hear each source-backed story near the place it happened.

    Area
    Shoreditch and Spitalfields
    Stops
    5
    Total time
    About 25 min
    Distance
    1.0 miles
  26. WanderWalk+Dark and untold history

    The Bombed City's Ghost Churches

    The Bombed City's Ghost Churches is a 16-minute self-guided audio walk through 5 stops around Cripplegate and Aldersgate. Hear each source-backed story near the place it happened.

    Area
    Cripplegate and Aldersgate
    Stops
    5
    Total time
    About 16 min
    Distance
    0.5 miles
  27. WanderWalk+Buildings with secrets

    The Fitzrovia You Walk Past

    The Fitzrovia You Walk Past is a 25-minute self-guided audio walk through 7 stops around Fitzrovia. Hear each source-backed story near the place it happened.

    Area
    Fitzrovia
    Stops
    7
    Total time
    About 25 min
    Distance
    1.0 miles
  28. WanderWalk+Transport, docks and industry

    The City's Working Guts: Embankment's Hidden Machinery

    The City's Working Guts: Embankment's Hidden Machinery is a 14-minute self-guided audio walk through 5 stops around Strand and Victoria Embankment. Hear each source-backed story near the place it happened.

    Area
    Strand and Victoria Embankment
    Stops
    5
    Total time
    About 14 min
    Distance
    0.5 miles
  29. WanderWalk+Buildings with secrets

    The Strand You Walk Straight Past

    The Strand You Walk Straight Past is a 22-minute self-guided audio walk through 7 stops around Aldwych and Temple. Hear each source-backed story near the place it happened.

    Area
    Aldwych and Temple
    Stops
    7
    Total time
    About 22 min
    Distance
    0.8 miles
  30. WanderWalk+Buildings with secrets

    The Salvaged City: Borough's Repurposed Remnants

    The Salvaged City: Borough's Repurposed Remnants is a 16-minute self-guided audio walk through 5 stops around Borough. Hear each source-backed story near the place it happened.

    Area
    Borough
    Stops
    5
    Total time
    About 16 min
    Distance
    0.6 miles
  31. WanderWalk+Churches, cemeteries and belief

    Unconsecrated Ground: London's Dissenters

    Unconsecrated Ground: London's Dissenters is a 14-minute self-guided audio walk through 5 stops around Bunhill Fields and City Road. Hear each source-backed story near the place it happened.

    Area
    Bunhill Fields and City Road
    Stops
    5
    Total time
    About 14 min
    Distance
    0.5 miles
  32. WanderWalk+Buildings with secrets

    Look Closer: The City's Overlooked Corners

    Look Closer: The City's Overlooked Corners is a 20-minute self-guided audio walk through 7 stops around Eastcheap and Cornhill. Hear each source-backed story near the place it happened.

    Area
    Eastcheap and Cornhill
    Stops
    7
    Total time
    About 20 min
    Distance
    0.7 miles
  33. WanderWalk+Dark and untold history

    The Weight They Carried: Hyde Park Corner's Unsung

    The Weight They Carried: Hyde Park Corner's Unsung is a 9-minute self-guided audio walk through 4 stops around Hyde Park Corner and West Piccadilly. Hear each source-backed story near the place it happened.

    Area
    Hyde Park Corner and West Piccadilly
    Stops
    4
    Total time
    About 9 min
    Distance
    0.3 miles
  34. WanderWalk+Buildings with secrets

    Behind the Green Doors: Outfitting Old St James's

    Behind the Green Doors: Outfitting Old St James's is a 21-minute self-guided audio walk through 6 stops around St James's. Hear each source-backed story near the place it happened.

    Area
    St James's
    Stops
    6
    Total time
    About 21 min
    Distance
    0.8 miles
  35. WanderWalk+Transport, docks and industry

    The Oxo Reach: A Working River's Last Yards

    The Oxo Reach: A Working River's Last Yards is a 9-minute self-guided audio walk through 4 stops around South Bank. Hear each source-backed story near the place it happened.

    Area
    South Bank
    Stops
    4
    Total time
    About 9 min
    Distance
    0.3 miles

Choose a London neighbourhood

Start with the places you want to explore. These neighbourhood pages show the available walks and their stops.

  • For Parliament and Whitehall, compare the 2 Westminster audio walks.
  • For St Martin-in-the-Fields, St Anne's churchyard and Soho Square, see the Soho walk.
  • For St Olave Hart Street, Tower Hill Memorial and Dead Man's Hole, see the Tower Hill walk.
  • For Newgate, the cathedral and St Mary-le-Bow crypt, see the St Paul's walk.
  • For a 4-stop walk from Gabriel's Wharf to Blackfriars Bridge, see South Bank audio walks.
  • For Guy's Hospital, the George Inn and the London Bridge coping stone benches, see the Borough walk.
  • To compare Shoreditch, Limehouse, Bethnal Green, Wapping and Tower Hill, use the East End audio walk guide.