Self Guided London First Night or Day Walk

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This walk starts at Big Ben and  ends at Trafalgar Sq and Piccadilly Circus.  About 3/4 mile.

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Walk to the middle of  Westminster Bridge.  Get close up view of Big Ben and House of Parliament.  Down stream see London Eye Ferris Wheel.

Walk to Parliament Square where you will pass a statue of Boadicea - a  Cettic queen defeated by Romans AD60.

Wave hello to Churchill in Parliament Sq.  To his right is Westminster Abby. 

Walk North up Parliament St which turns into Whitehall towards Trafalgar Sq,  Pass War Monument  

Continue on Whitehall till you reach the guarded little 10 Downing St

As you near Trafalgar Sq look for Horse Guards behind gated fence and the 17th century Banqueting House across the street.

You are at Trafalgar Sq when you meet the column topped by Lord Nelson.  Here you will find  the National Gallery and St. Martin-in-the Fields Church.

To get to Piccadilly Circus, St walk up Cockspur St to Haymarket,  then take a short left on Coventry Street to this most Colorful square.


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