Jubilee Walk : Central London Circular walk

Urban walk through Central London - passes many famous tourist sites

History

This is a list of previous times this walk has been done by the club (since Jan 2010). For more recent events (since April 2015), full details are shown.

Date Option Post # Weather
Wed, 20-Mar-24 a Evening Walk - The Glass Heart - a walk to an exhibition: London Bridge to Temple Place 9 dry and springy
Thu, 28-May-15 Extra Midweek Walk: The Sky Gardens and Jubilee Walk 2 Sunny
[Based on a suggestion made by John P, aka Mr Google Maps]
Length: 5.7 km
Ascent/Descent: negligible
Net Walking Time: 1 hour and a bit

Meet: London Bridge Station (street level, near the tube exit onto Duke Street Hill where it forks off Tooley Street, by the now pedestrianised Joiner Street, underneath the blue plaque), at 18.30 hours.

Walk part of the route linked below (maybe slightly adapted on the day to route through some of the green spaces en route), with the aim of arriving in good time at Two Temple Place for a visit of this exhibition (the free exhibition is only on to 21 April and only open late on Wednesdays):

Eat/Drink: Plenty of options on and off Fleet Street and the Aldwych.
For a route map, and gpx/kml files click here. T=swc.122.a
  • 20-Mar-24

    Well done John P! All I can say, for unearthing this as an evening walk opportunity.

    8 regulars and occasionals assembled at LBG and set off eastbound along the river to Tower Bridge and then across it, gingerly waving around the ubiquitous selfie-takers. A consensus emerged to break from the posted line of the route and just follow the river westbound, for ease of navigation as much as to avoid car traffic. The river bridges were illuminated as per usual these days, revellers were frequenting the riverside pubs, joggers were aplenty, the moon was up and the air warm-ish.

    We reached Two Temple Place after 65 minutes of walking where we bumped into walker 9 and had a fine old time inside. It's an exhibition worthy of anyone's time, neatly juxtaposing very old and very new glass-based artworks in the interesting-in-itself surroundings of this historic building, accompanied by info panels on the history of glass-making in Britain. The art was diverse enough that everyone should have found a favourite artist or two (Monster Chedwynd and Ryan Gander in my case). All the while, upstairs in the Great Hall, a soprano was going through a repertoire of classic and modern songs. And there was booze to buy. All in, a fab time was had.

    On then to a pub, with the two nearest being closed to the public for corporate events. We ended up at The Devereux. dry and springy

SWC.122 Jubilee Walk - Central London Circular

Meet at the SkyGardens (on top of the walkie-talkie building) for coffee at 10:45, followed by the Jubilee Walk. Views (and prices in the restaurant) are stunning. Entry free, but ID required, and book ASAP. Arrive earlier, and take photos. Tube: Monument If its full, meet up as 12:00 at the Tower of London Wetherspoons. http://www.20fenchurchstreet.co.uk/sky-garden.html
  • Anonymous
    27-May-15

    Late May time slots for this building have long been booked up.

  • 28-May-15

    2 people, Sunny , View from the 35th floor glass conservatory / terrace was amazing, better even than from the Shard. And it was free! Very highly recommended. We ended up walking along the Thames path (south side) to Greenwich instead of the suggested walk.