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tourist question re walking in London
"Richard J." wrote in message ...
clio22 wrote: [..] For example, (1) can I walk from Victoria Station to Trafalgar Square, stop/rest/eat, and then walk through Picadilly/St James, Hyde Park Corner to return to VicSta? The transport authority for London (Transport for London or TfL) has a Journey Planner which you can use to plan walking trips. It doesn't seem to like requests for a "via" point in the middle of a walk, so you would have to submit each section as a journey. Go to http://journeyplanner.tfl.gov.uk/use...T2?language=en Enter your start and finish points. You can use station names such as Victoria, or you can select a Place of Interest such as Trafalgar Square or Houses of Parliament. Click on More Options and clear the ticks from all Means of Transport (Rail services etc.). This will force it to offer walking routes only. Change the walking speed from Average to Fast if your walking speed is 20 minutes per mile, and set maximum walking time to, say, 60 minutes. Then click on Submit. You will get an estimated time for the walk. If you click on Show These Route Details, and then click on Start Map and/or End Map, you will get a detailed street map (.pdf file) showing the recommended route. (2) Can I walk from VicSta to and through Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens down to Albert Hall, then back to VicSta as a day's walk, with rest stops? (3) How about from the Strand through the Inns of Court to the British Library? I'm from New York City and am very familiar with Paris, so if it's easier to juxtapose the walks I asked about to similar distances in these two cities, that would also be very helpful. Victoria to the Royal Albert Hall via Hyde Park Corner is about the same distance as from the Arc de Triomphe to the Louvre (straight down the Champs-Elysées and through the Tuileries Gardens). Strand (Aldwych) to the British Library is a similar distance. This Paris comparison proved to be even more useful than I realized. It's just terrific! It gives me a much better grasp now when I look at a London map. Not only didn't I realize that the Journey Planner plotted walks, but I didn't know it gave the times for the same. This is especially helpful also. Merci beaucoup, Richard! |
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