Destinations Magazine
Every Sunday we’ll pluck just one walk from the vast London Walks repertoire and put it center stage.
You can check out the full schedule at www.walks.com.
But if you only
take one walking tour this week, why not make it…
THE LURE OF THE UNDERGROUND
11 am on Tuesdays from Baker Street Tube Baker Street
north exit
There's no need to book. A London Walk takes about two
hours and costs £9 or £7 for concs. Kids under 15 accompanied by their
parent[s] go free
This one's got three subtitles. And a footnote. The
four of them sum up the walk perfectly. They are: Down the Tubes. 150 Years of
Engineering & Artistry. Seen from the Inside. We're going places on this
walk so you'll need an Oyster Card or a 2-Zone Travel Card (that's the
footnote). Now a bit more background info.
This tour explores the Tube's extraordinary
"journey", "trajectory", "trip", call it what you
will. Much of the tour is down inside the tube. But not all of it. We explore
several stations, inside and out. You'll see things that you won't have seen
before. Let alone things that you did see before but didn't "see", if
you know what, I mean. I (David) went on this one with Fiona in February. It
was a revelation. I've been taking the Tube for 40 years. She pointed things
that I'd never noticed – never noticed in stations that I've been in well over
10,000 times. Lots and lots of "well, I never" moments, jaw hanging
open moments. The Tube. It's a great London story. An integral part of the
calculus of London life. So that in itself is a great foundation for a walk.
And to it you can add a great guide, Fiona. She's put this together
brilliantly. And delivers it with consummate artistry. This is a very special
couple of hours. Strongly recommended.
The Lure of the Underground walk takes place every
Tuesday at 11 am
Meet Fiona at 11 am just outside Baker StreetTube, the
Baker Street north exit
Baker Street Tube is on the Circle, Bakerloo,
Jubilee, Metropolitan and
Hammersmith & City Lines
A
London Walk costs £9 – £7 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.