Secret London - The beautiful secret wonders of Bayswater and Hyde Park!
About the event
Hi all, cost & info below, Please note folks this walks leaves at 12pm not the usual time, Please join everyone for a stunning 3 mile or 4.5 mile beautiful, fascinating walk!
(After this walk, there is an amazing Lantern Walk from nearby High Street Kensington. If you link both the walks together, the other walk is HALF PRICE! There is a break in between the walks to briefly eat or drink locally before the next walk and the other walk is not far on the underground train)
See the houses that are there, but are not there! Where Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts got married in the ‘Notting Hill’ film, the only mews left in London where there are horse stables still used, where Peter Pan was written, you will see the site of Britain's first department store, amazing churches if open, where you would think you are in Russia or Jerusalem, rarely seen parts of Hyde Park to see glimpses of the Victorian Pet Cemetery that closed in 1903
The fascinating Elfin oak (pictured), the home of British comedy and where Dr.Who’s daleks were created, inventor Marconi’s home (SOS message for the Titanic ship), fabulous walk through part of Hyde Park and the giant round pond, Peter Pan statue and an amazing secret gem! Toilets on the opposite side of the road from the station, 20p to use..
WHERE TO MEET walk starts and ends at Lancaster Gate Station (Central Line), please meet outside the front of the station
3 mile walk ends 100 meters from nearby Queensway Station, you would have to make your own way to the station, from where the cut-off point is mentioned. Elfin oak, the fabulous walk through part of Hyde Park and Peter Pan statue are not on this section of the walk
£10 cash/card payment by simply turning up on the day
The streets and garden squares are lined with Victorian stucco terraces, Queensway and Westbourne Grove are its busiest high streets, both having many international ethnic-cuisine.
The land now called Bayswater belonged to the Abbey of Westminster when the Domesday Book was compiled; the most considerable tenant under the abbot was Bainiardus, Norman associate of the Conqueror who gave his name to Baynard's Castle.
Always remarkable for its springs of excellent water, once supplied water to Baynard, his household, or his cattle; that the memory of his name was preserved in the neighbourhood for six centuries; and that his watering-place now takes the abbreviated name Bayswater. Notable residents include Damon Albarn, Tony Blair, Winston Churchill Ade Edmondson, Alexander Fleming, Keira Knightley, Marconi the pioneer of wireless communication, Rik Mayall, Stella McCartney Dermot O'Leary, Jennifer Saunders
ABOUT OUR LONDON WALKS It is a 15-year fascinating journey together to explore the whole of beautiful, enchanting Secret London. The only walking group in the World offering this unique experience!
The individual walks have been created from an original route several miles in length (usually on average about 50 miles) where we have checked every nook and cranny, every hidden alleyway, lane, lost cobbled path, cul de sac, avenue, road or street in that area for you!
It is then shortened, to give back to you a magical walk with all the best bits of 'Lovely London', voted the best City in the World for the 10th year running!
What is given back to you is the most scenic, healthy walk (usually 3-6 miles in length) with some of the walks containing hidden cobbled lanes, lost shops, secret gems, areas lost in time, wonderful views, idyllic Instagram photo shots and all sorts! Now and then some brief local info is mentioned or something of historical importance along the way.
You will have plenty of time to chat and meet new friends whilst walking the amazing lost areas of London!
So we welcome you to the colourful highlights of this fascinating City of London with simply wonderful things to see!
TERMS AND CONDITIONS PLEASE ensure ARRIVAL at least 15 minutes BEFORE the start of the walk, sorry no latecomers are accepted for…
