Free walking tours this month

Earlier this year I wrote about Walk London's free winter walks.
Well, they have recently announced that Saturday 30th and Sunday 31st May will be SPRING INTO SUMMER WEEKEND when 41 guided walks across Greater London will be FREE to attend.
Find out more here.

There are also many lovely designated and protected paths in and around London that are always open and well worth investigating. These include The Thames Path, The Capital Ring and The Lea Valley Walk. Find them all on the TfL site here.

These boots are made for walking

One Saturday morning last month I joined one of Walk London's free Winter Wanders Weekend Walks.

The tour I'd chosen was St Paul's - The Secret Corners of the City and Hidden Alleyways and Courtyards. On arriving at the statue of Queen Anne outside St Paul's Cathedral I was amazed to see more than 100 people. I thought, "oh gawd, no" and inwardly cringed. But, phew, there were two Westminster tour guides there so the pack split in half and off we went on two non-clashing routes.
I was pleased to see that more than half the group were Londoners just like me who were there to learn more about our fair city. And we weren't disappointed because June our guide was bubbling over with facts and information, all easily heard at the back through her portable public address system.
I hope there will be similar weekends happening again sometime soon. Meanwhile, get your walking shoes on and go on one of their recommended unguided walks outside the Central zone. See the Walk London site here.