Every Monday 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…
SOHO UNZIPPED
7 pm on Sundays from Leicester Square Tube (meet just outside exit 1, by Wyndham's Theatre) Okay, it's not as risque as it sounds. Though there's certainly some very tasty historical naughtiness: Casanova cruised these parts, for example. And, yes, it is London's, er, hoary old red light district. What's really to the point is that colourful and cosmopolitan Soho is London's hottest - and coolest - social melting pot. It's a place of bewitching contrasts. Homely village and red-light district; workplace and playground; Chinatown and Theatreland; a paradise for gourmands and the haunt of artists, con-artists, artistes and artisans. Today it's a by-word for style; in the 60s it was the cradle of British pop music; a century ago it was the worst slum in town; earlier still, the hub of aristocratic life. There's no place like it. Anything else? Yes, this is a pub walk and food is available. Now for a scene setter, why not hear from a Soho guide himself. Here's Richard III on Soho. He sounds good. And it sounds interesting, fun, stimulating, convivial, tasty, and, well, if truth be told, a little bit saucy!
The Old Soho Pub Walk takes place every Sunday evening at 7 pm. Meet just outside Leicester Square Tube.
Guided by Richard III or Peter G
UNTIL THE END OF THE PARALYMPICS THE LONDON WALKS SCHEDULE WILL RUN WITH A NUMBER OF CHANGES TO THE REGULAR PROGRAMME. CLICK HERE FOR OUR SPECIAL OLYMPICS LONDON WALKS CALENDAR.
