Walk South Bank London
The route follows paved paths on the riverside which are usually busy with visitors and those who live and work in london.
Walk south bank london. A walk along the south bank. But most of all we love the ambiance around the city hall where people of all ages enjoy their stroll by the river. South bank is an entertainment and commercial district in central london next to the river thames opposite the city of westminsterit forms a narrow strip of riverside land within the london borough of lambeth where it adjoins albert embankment and the london borough of southwark where it adjoins banksideas such south bank may be regarded as somewhat akin to the riverside part of an. Starting at tower bridge before embarking on the walk along the south bank its worth taking a short journey east under the arch of the bridge into shad thamesshad thames is a narrow street with victorian warehouses on either side with small elevated walkways criss crossing between them.
Our south bank walk from tower bridge to london bridge. Once on the south bank of the thames the first building that catches the eye is the city hall. The lamp posts with marine animals that line the walk are colloquially known as dolphin lamp. Come early as it can get really busy around the london eye but once past this it is wonderful to walk along the banks of the thames.
Continuing our south. The creation of pedestrian access along the south bank of the thames was seen as an integral part of the creation of the jubilee walkway to mark the silver jubilee of queen elizabeth ii in 1977. The path is officially known as the queens walk and is part of a much longer jubilee walkway. We cant help but smile.
It can be breezy in the winter so wrap up warm but the views are lovely and this is a perfect romantic walk in the evening. This is a walk along the south bank of the river thames in the heart of london. Its purely because this walk starts on borough high street that the first stop is a pub. The queens walk is a promenade located on the southern bank of the river thames in london england between lambeth bridge and tower bridge.
The south bank has really come on and as a result can be crazy busy especially around the aquarium and the eye but brace. Understand prepare get in walk. That said if youre starting your london south bank walk first thing in the morning its going to be too early to visit the george inn but you can still pop your head in and get a look at londons last galleried coaching inn. This itinerary is in londonsouth bank.
Following the success of our summer photo walk we decided to share points of interest along south bank so that you can find out more and explore some of the areas more hidden gem. Last updated on march 22 2019. Over the next few months ill be sharing lots of insider advice for the city but to start my london tips i thought id begin with the classics all the top attractions that. London is the city ive called home for the past 13 years and before that i only lived a 30 minute train ride away.
We absolutely love its futuristic almost sci fi design. We take a night time walk down londons south bank starting outside waterloo station and finishing on blackfriars bridge. If you visit dont forget to share your photos on instagram mysouthbank and be in with a chance of getting featured.