Every Sunday we’ll pluck just one walk from the vast London Walks repertoire and put it centre stage.
But if you only
take one walking tour this week, why not make it…
OLD MAYFAIR
"The champagne & caviar of London
Walks"
10.30 am on Mondays from Green Park Tube Meet
on the corner, just outside the north exit
There's no need to book. A London Walk
takes about two hours and costs £10 or £8 for concs. Kids under 15 accompanied
by their parent[s] go free
Ahhhhh! This Mayfair walk. It's a marriage
made in heaven: "the best address in London" and a bon vivant of a
guide – a boulevardier and a place where Old Masters and old money, Rolls
Royces and glamour, titles and butlers are par for the course. It's hob-nobbing
with knobs on it – because Mayfair's been home to Admiral Nelson (and his
mistress Lady Emma Hamilton), Clive of India, Disraeli, Handel, Florence Nightingale,
Peter Sellers, Jimi Hendrix, Dodi Fayed, and the Earl Mountbatten, to name but
a few. And the go figure factor? Try this for size. The parallelogram of purses
boasts London's best village within a village: Shepherd Market, a charming
little nest of alleys that hasn't lost a jot of its 18th-century scale and
village atmosphere, let alone its raffishness. Now, who's for a wee photo
essay? Guided by Peter or Richard III.
The Old Mayfair Walk takes place every
Monday at 10.30 am and every Thursday at 11 am
Meet Peter or Richard III on the corner
just outside the north exit of Green Park Tube.
Guided by Peter or Richard III
A London Walk costs £10 – £8 concession. To join a London Walk, simply meet your guide at the designated tube station at the appointed time. Details of all London Walks can be found at www.walks.com.









