Visit
Transport for London's Walking Journey Planner to find the quickest routes
or use the links on the right for interactive maps and podcasts covering Islington,
the City, Upper Chelsea & Belgravia, and Bloomsbury.
We also provide local area maps in the guidebook that comes with your ticket.
We hope that, in conjunction with an A-Z, this will make it easier for you to walk between
some of the gardens.
The maps are provided by the Legible London Programme.
Legible London is a city-wide wayfinding system developed and promoted by
Transport for London
and now being rolled out across the capital.
Legible London is a means to improve pedestrian wayfinding across London
through consistent information provision in the form of signs and hand held maps.
It’s the world’s largest pedestrian wayfinding project
and so far there are approximately 900 Legible London signs in place.
Guided Walks
This year we are delighted to offer a number of guided walks,
led by experienced and friendly City of London and Blue Badge Guides.
It's a great way to visit some of the popular gardens
as well as take in some of the more secret ones.
Saturday 8 June
Bloomsbury
There will be three guided walks starting from the gates of Bedford Square
at 10.30am, 12.30pm and 2.30pm and
finishing at the British Medical Association in time for their tours at 12 noon,
2pm and 4pm respectively.
No booking required.
City of London
90-minute guided walks, taking in the pleasures of the City gardens
and important sites, are planned for both the morning and afternoon.
Booking essential: please email us »
Sunday 9 June
Bloomsbury
There will be three two-hour guided walks starting from the gates of Bedford Square
at 10.30am, 12.30pm and 2.30pm and
finishing in or near Bedford Square.
No booking required.
The Temple
We are delighted to be able to offer the ever-popular one-hour
Middle and Inner Temple Walks, taking place on Sunday morning and afternoon.
Booking essential: please email us »
The Edible City - New for 2013!
The City of London has always had interesting gardens.
Both the Romans and medieval gardeners grew a variety of plants that added interest
to an otherwise limited diet, and in many ways this tradition continues.
However, plants are no longer grown in the City for their nutritional value
but for their horticultural delight.
Amongst them there are many that can be eaten – in a salad or infused in a tea or to flavour a dish.
So, come and walk with us and ‘munch a petal’ and get inspiration for your own menu.
Walks take place on Saturday and Sunday, starting at 11am, and will be approximately one hour long.
Booking essential: please email us »
Self-guided Walks
The Kensington Walks
These self-guided walks connect most of the squares and gardens in SW5, SW7 and
W8 opening for the 2013 Open Garden Squares Weekend. At the
same time, they pass through many of the Royal Borough's quiet and attractive
back streets.
