london loop

Discover a lost palace of Henry VIII and follow a Thames tributary from source to river.

An attractive Easter walk from Uxbridge to Moor Park along the London LOOP.

First in a new series on walking around the capital, supported by Walk London.

The next stage of our epic trek around the capital.

When we started out on this here caper to circumnavigate the capital, someone warned us ‘Good luck – the London Loop is not as scenic as this all the way round.’ Now on our sixth leg, those words finally rang true. For anyone planning on …

It’s been far too many weeks since part 4. Blame the Met line. The Metroland express has been out of action in its northern reaches at weekends for much of the summer. But thanks to the Charity Shield at Wembley last week, the Mercurial Purple …

Moor Park must rank as one of the more obscure Tube stations, out in a place called ‘Hertfordshire’ on the Zone 6/7 border. Our Oyster Card had a nose bleed. Exiting to the North of this sleepy stop, we plunged into a scrap of menacing …

We hit the north-west, shuttling out on the Thameslink beyond Wembley into that mysterious part of town known as Elstree and Borehamwood. This feels like alien territory, like a village; not London in any way, yet we’re still in Zone 6. Elstree is impressive. On …

You soon learn, when attempting to walk the 140-mile circuit of London, that you are at the whim and mercy of the train lines. Part 2 of our journey round the outer fringes of the capital was always going to be a continuation from last …

The London Loop is a 140-mile walking path that encircles London. Described as the ‘walker’s M25′, it cuts through historic greenbelt, ancient villages and modern suburbs, all within 30 minutes reach of Zone 1. We twice-blessed Londoners can live in one of the world’s cultural …