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Robin May · October 27th 03, 09:23 PM posted to uk.transport.london

(clio22) wrote the following in:
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Hi,

I'll be visiting London for the first time and, as such, can't
gauge what's walkable. This will determine whether I need to pick
up 7-day Travel Cards or just work with day offpeaks. I'm a decent
walker, but not ready for primetime marathon walking.

You could probably do the walks you've mentioned fairly easily. If you
had an off day though and didn't feel like walking that much it could
get to be fairly tiring, and if it rained you'd probably wish you could
just get on a bus or train. I'd recommend buying a weekly zone 1
travelcard because it won't be all that pricy and it means that if you
don't feel like walking you have a quicker and lazier alternative. If
you don't want to catch the train (understandable because the tube
means you end up with a mental map of London as a group of seemingly
unconnected islands centred around tube stations) you could use your
ticket on buses as well. Alternatively you could buy one day bus passes
from the bus ticket machines at stations in central London.

On a related note, the Docklands Light Railway is worth a ride on even
if you don't actually need to go anywhere on it. You can sit at the
front of the train and look out (the trains are controlled
automatically without a driver) and it's almost all above ground. You
get some very good views and it's generally quite fun. I know lots of
people who have enjoyed riding on it despite having no particular
interest in trains or public transport.

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