London Walks Highly Recommended

By Don Nadeau, on November 11, 2008, in Travel

Would like to give a hearty recommendation of the London Walks tour company. London Walks offers two-hour walking tours of London and daylong trips from London in order to walk at locales throughout much of England. The extraordinarily high caliber of the guides and careful itinerary planning make these walks very special. Fodor, Lonely Planet, and others consider London Walks the best. There are an amazing array of choices for the first time visitor, as well as a fascinating variety of walks that will appeal to those for have lived in London all of their lives. You’ll find the basics like the Tower of London and Old Westminster walks, as well as a nice selection of truly off beat selections. For example, how about “Blood Curdling London,” an evening jaunt on Saturdays? As the description says, “O.K., you’ve done Jack Ripper [walks] – now let’s get serious . . ..” Also highly recommended are the day trips. With these, you receive a group train fare or you can use your Britrail pass to access walking locations with your guide, such as Oxford, Cambridge, Bath, the Cotswolds, Warwick and Leeds castles, Brighton, and Stratford-Upon-Avon. You’ll save significant money over coach tours, and have the chance to visit wonderful places such as Winston Churchill’s Chartwell and Sissinghurst Castle Garden not offered by Gray Line-type tours. On these longer trips, you’ll never walk for more than two hours at a time. There are always frequent stops. You won’t need exceptional fitness. All you will need are comfortable shoes and appropriate clothing for the weather. No walks are cancelled because of rain. (After all, this is England.) Please see the website for more details.