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What to see in London on foot

50 sights worth the detour, all walkable, all offline.

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London is a city made for walking. This self-guided guide maps 50 of its sights worth the detour — historic sites, museums and galleries and public art — the places locals point to and the tour buses skip, close enough to string into a single day on foot. Download the London pack in Voyage GO before you go and the whole route works offline: no roaming, no dead battery from a live map. Every monument, viewpoint and park you pass quietly fills your travel passport.

Historic Sites33

  1. 1Royal Tank Regiment MemorialThe Royal Tank Regiment Memorial is a sculpture by Vivien Mallock in Whitehall Court, London.
  2. 2The Gurkha SoldierThe Memorial to the Brigade of Gurkhas on Horse Guards Avenue, Whitehall, London, was unveiled by Queen Elizabeth II on 3 December 1997.
  3. 3Anglo-Belgian War MemorialThe Anglo-Belgian Memorial, also known as the Belgian Gratitude Memorial, Belgian Refugees Memorial, or the Belgian Monument to the British Nation, is a war memorial on Victoria Embankment in London, opposite Cleopatra's Needle.
  4. 4Royal Air Force MemorialThe Royal Air Force Memorial is a military memorial on the Victoria Embankment in central London, dedicated to the memory of the casualties of the Royal Air Force in World War I and, by extension, all subsequent conflicts.
  5. 5Battle of Britain MemorialThe Battle of Britain Monument in London is a sculpture on the Victoria Embankment, overlooking the River Thames, which commemorates the individuals who took part in the Battle of Britain during the Second World War.
  6. 6Douglas HaigThe Earl Haig Memorial is a bronze equestrian statue of the British Western Front commander Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig on Whitehall in central London.
  7. 7Alan Brooke, 1st Viscount AlanbrookeThe statue of Field Marshal Alan Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke, by Ivor Roberts-Jones, was unveiled in Whitehall, London, in 1993.
  8. 8MontyThe statue of Bernard Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein is located outside the Ministry of Defence Main Building in Whitehall, London, United Kingdom.
  9. 9New Zealand War MemorialThe New Zealand War Memorial in London is a memorial to the war dead of New Zealand in the First and Second World Wars, unveiled in 2006.
  10. 10Little BenLittle Ben is a cast iron miniature clock tower, situated at the intersection of Vauxhall Bridge Road and Victoria Street, in the City of Westminster, close to the approach to Victoria station.
  11. 11Seven DialsSeven Dials is a road junction and neighbourhood in the St Giles district of the London Borough of Camden, within the greater Covent Garden area in the West End of London.
  12. 12Monument to the 2002 Bali bombingsThe Bali Bombings Memorial is a permanent memorial in London to victims of the 2002 bombings in Bali, Indonesia.
  13. 13Captain James CookA bronze statue of Captain James Cook by Thomas Brock is located near Admiralty Arch on the south side of The Mall in London, United Kingdom.
  14. 14Royal MarinesThe Royal Marines Memorial, also known as the Graspan Royal Marines Memorial, is an outdoor bronze sculpture by Adrian Jones, installed on the north side of The Mall in London, United Kingdom.
  15. 15George IIIThe equestrian statue of George III is a Grade II listed statue that stands on the junction between Pall Mall and Cockspur Street in London.
  16. 16Winston ChurchillThe statue of Winston Churchill in Parliament Square, London, is a bronze sculpture of the former British prime minister Winston Churchill, created by Ivor Roberts-Jones.
  17. 17Jan SmutsA life-size bronze statue of Jan Smuts by the British artist Jacob Epstein stands on the north side of Parliament Square in London, United Kingdom, between a statue of Lord Palmerston and a statue of David Lloyd George.
  18. 18Earl of DerbyA sculpture of the statesman and three-time Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, is located in Parliament Square, London, England.
  19. 19Nelson MandelaNelson Mandela is a bronze sculpture by Ian Walters in Parliament Square, London, of former President of South Africa and anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela.
  20. 20David Lloyd GeorgeAn outdoor bronze sculpture of former British prime minister David Lloyd George by Glynn Williams stands in Parliament Square in London, United Kingdom.
  21. 21Sir Robert PeelThe statue of Robert Peel in Parliament Square, London, is a bronze sculpture of Sir Robert Peel, a former prime minister of the United Kingdom.
  22. 22Lord PalmerstonThe statue of Lord Palmerston is an outdoor bronze sculpture depicting Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, located at Parliament Square in London, United Kingdom.
  23. 23George CanningThe statue of George Canning in Parliament Square, Westminster, London, is an 1832 work by Sir Richard Westmacott.
  24. 24Special Operations Executive
  25. 25Buxton Memorial FountainThe Buxton Memorial Fountain is a memorial and drinking fountain in London, the United Kingdom, that commemorates the emancipation of slaves in the British Empire in 1834, and in particular, the role of British parliamentarians in the abolition campaign.
  26. 26Emmeline and Christabel Pankhurst MemorialThe Emmeline and Christabel Pankhurst Memorial is a memorial in London to Emmeline Pankhurst and her daughter Christabel, two of the foremost British suffragettes.
  27. 27Abraham Lincoln
  28. 28John Everett MillaisStatue of John Everett Millais is a bronze statue of the British artist John Everett Millais.
  29. 29National Submarine War MemorialThe National Submariners' War Memorial is a war memorial on the Victoria Embankment in London, England, between Waterloo Bridge and Blackfriars Bridge.
  30. 30King George VI
  31. 31Queen Elizabeth (The Queen Mother)
  32. 32Samuel JohnsonThe statue of Samuel Johnson is a Grade II listed statue on the Strand in the Churchyard of St Clement Danes church in London.
  33. 3315-inch Mk1 Naval Guns

Museums & Galleries3

  1. 34Sotheby's Auction House
  2. 35The Fine Art SocietyThe Fine Art Society is a gallery based in both London and in Edinburgh's New Town.
  3. 36Topolski CenturyBar Topolski is a bar and cafe in the Hungerford Bridge arches on the South Bank in London, England.

Public Art14

  1. 37Spencer ComptonThe statue of the Duke of Devonshire is a Grade II-listed outdoor bronze sculpture of Spencer Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire, the leader of three British political parties between 1875 and 1903, and is located at the entrance to Horse Guards Avenue, Whitehall, London, England.
  2. 38Square the Block
  3. 39London PrideLondon Pride is a sculpture by the British artist Frank Dobson located on Queen's Walk on London's South Bank.
  4. 40The Burghers Of Calais
  5. 41Earl Mountbatten of BurmaA bronze statue of Admiral of the Fleet Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma is located on Mountbatten Green, off Horse Guards Road, Whitehall, London, England.
  6. 42The Horses of HeliosThe Horses of Helios, also known as The Four Bronze Horses of Helios, is a bronze sculpture of four horses by Rudy Weller.
  7. 43Richard the LionheartRichard Coeur de Lion is a Grade II listed equestrian statue of the 12th-century English monarch Richard I, also known as Richard the Lionheart, who reigned from 1189 to 1199.
  8. 44Oliver CromwellA statue of Oliver Cromwell stands outside the House of Commons of the United Kingdom in Westminster, London.
  9. 45George VThe statue of George V in Old Palace Yard, Westminster, London, is a sculpture of George V, King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India.
  10. 46Knife Edge Two PieceKnife Edge Two Piece 1962–65 is an abstract bronze sculpture by Henry Moore.
  11. 47William Pitt the YoungerThe statue of William Pitt the Younger is a Grade II listed statue at the southern end of Hanover Square.
  12. 48Arthur HarrisThe statue of Arthur Harris is one of three statues outside the front of St Clement Danes church on the Strand in London.
  13. 49Franklin Delano RooseveltA statue of Franklin D.
  14. 50the Seafarers Memorial

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