Frommer's Memorable Walks in London

by Richard Jones

11 Great Walking Tours Through the City's Most Colorful Neighborhoods Follow Frommer's for an up-close and personal look at London--from the ancient streets of the City to Chelsea's hippest hangouts. We'll show you London as you've never seen it before Among the highlights:
London's most atmospheric pubs, including the notorious 17th-century "Bucket of Blood" and the Polar Bear Pub, where the Rolling Stones rehearsed
The homes and hangouts of London's most famous--and infamous--literary figures: Dickens, Keats, Wilde, Carlyle, the Bloomsbury group, Marx, and more
Sir Christopher Wren's most magnificent structures, including St. Paul's Cathedral
Trendy Soho, where you'll find Swinging London's beatnik, red-light, and rock 'n' roll heritage
The shops of aristocratic St. James's, where you can buy anything from tea to topcoats
With easy-to-use directions and maps--and the best places to take a break along the way It's a Whole New World with Frommer's.

Genres: Travel, Reference

176 pages, Paperback

First published August 20, 2003

About the author

Richard Jones is the author of 18 books, two of which (Uncovering Jack the Ripper’s London and Jack the Ripper: The Casebook) are about the 1888 Whitechapel Murders, and several others (Walking Dickensian London and History and Mystery London of which cover other aspects of East End history.

Reviews

[Erin]

excellent! used this 9 years ago to walk around london and learn history. Now I'm headed back and can't wait to try the walks I never got to do!