Product Description

This second volume of "London Walks" explores more of the capital with some of London's finest writers. Resident novelists, artists, comedians and historians observe the city around them, tapping into its history, revealing its beauty and exposing its secrets. In all, there are 25 walks around the capital, taking in everything from hospitals, churches, temples, mosques and synagogues to courts, places of execution and cemeteries. Whether you find yourself chasing mushrooms among the deer in Richmond Park, memorising a Coleridgian digression in a rural lane on Hampstead Heath, or eyeing up a Masonic vestment in a shop off Drury Lane, you should expect the unexpected. The highlights include: Claire Tomalin's journey to Greenwich with Samuel Pepys, dropping in on John Evelyn en route; Arthur Smith's eulogy to Balham; Frances Morgan's tour of the village community of Stoke Newington; Robert Elms's fond memories of Holborn in the 1970s; and David Aaronovitch on a discovery of the canals, rivers and creeks of east London.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #38979 in Books
• Published on: 2005-10-06
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 320 pages

Review
"Tired of the Tube? Buses driving you barmy? Time Out Guides have the solution - walk!" --Daily Express

From the Publisher
25 original London walks from some of London's finest writers has been revised and updated

Customer Reviews

Time Out London Walks Volume 2
An excellent guide to exploring parts of London that are off the traditional tourist route. Not a criticism of the book but prospective readers should beware that the David Aaronovitch walk number 17 "Sewage and Celebrity" has been curtailed by the development of London's Olympic Park for the 2012 Games. The route is OK up until the Three Mills Pumping Station. During the development of the Olympic Park, this route will not apparently be accessible between the Greenway and Carpenters Road.