Top 4 Heritage Trails in Greater London, England.
A Right Royal Route Around London
Explore Royal London through it`s green spaces and Royal Palaces. Starts at St. James`s Park underground station and finishes at Lancaster Gate underground station. 7 km of history and greenery. Many of the venues are open to the public during daylight hours, so plan to allow plenty of time to explore your favourites.
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Bards and Bawds in Southwark, London
This trail is best during daylight hours but could be done after sunset when a torch would be helpful. Southwark has played an important part in London`s history since the Roman period, the High Street, once the Roman Watling Street and main route from London to Canterbury and Dover used by the Pilgrim Father’s. For many years it was outside of the City boundaries, lawless and full of the worst sort of criminals, mostly owned by the Bishops of Winchester all the London playhouses were here together with brothels, bear baiting and similar social pastimes. On this trail we visit lesser known streets and learn more about the gruesome past,
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City of London west
This walk is best done during daylight hours and any day of the week but at weekends the streets are much quieter. In this walk we discover the hidden streets and courtyards to the west of St Paul’s Cathedral including the site of the first playhouse indoors, Roman remains and a moving tribute to unknown heroes plus much more.
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Clapham Ghostsigns Walk
https://ghostsigns.co.uk/tours/ Join ghost signs expert Sam Roberts for the Clapham Ghostsigns Walk. You’ll take a stroll (in real life, or virtually) through Clapham, South West London, and learn about its fading painted signs. With both audio and text options, you’ll hear their stories told, and those of the businesses they represent, including: – The connections between the former garage on Landor Road and the nearby Bedford pub; – How the whitewashing of an old painted sign resulted in a question to the Mayor at the London Assembly; – How two-part gold leaf shopfronts are created; – And the lost London postcode that shares a building with an old sign for a former chemist’s shop. The walk lasts about an hour on foot, or 40 minutes if done in ‘armchair’ mode using the google streetview links. Each stop is located on google maps, with directions given to aid navigation between them. The signs are transcribed and their stories (audio and text) enriched with a wealth of archival and other contextual images. For those that want more at the end there are some bonus stops with four of London’s best ghost signs included.
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