Two Walks, One Walk From Waterloo to St Thomas Hospital And A Walk Around Westminster

Google maps says both maps together are 2.8miles and takes 58mins. It will definitely take longer.

Walk 1

Waterloo to St Thomas’s Hospital

Google maps says this walk is 1.2 miles and takes 25mins. It will definitely take longer.

Start stop1

Dave Squires, much loved street sweeper mosaic memorial

Stop 2

Leake St

Also known as the Graffiti art tunnel. Amazing place, but remember Graffiti art changes so what I saw may not be there. Still definitely worth a look

Stop 3

Motor Cyclist Statue. Something a little different there are also benches to sit down.

Stop 4

Jubilee Gardens.

Lovely Park with a few bits to see and a park for the kids to play in, also has places to sit and views of the Thames.

Stop 5

London Eye

You need to book in advance if you want to go one the eye and it costs money.

You will also find The London Dungeon, Shrek's Adventure London, Sea Life Centre London Aquarium and River Boat Cruise along with food and drink places though they will be expensive this is definitely a tourist area.

Stop 6

South Bank Lion

Also known as the sad lion because he has no boy bits!!!

Stop 7

The National Covid Memorial Wall

From here google maps gets a bit confused!!

I am sure you will be able to work out where you need to go next.

Stop 8

The Mary Seacole Memorial Statue

Stop 9

The Fountain

There are plenty of places to sit here.

Stop 10

St Thomas' Hospital nursery rhyme tiles

Please remember that this is a hospital, I waited over 2/3 years, due to covid to visit these absolutely stunning Royal Doulton tiles.

Enter the hospital via the main entrance and turn right and follow the corridor round, past the coffee shops etc, there are toilets in the hospital and water refilling stations.

Keep following the corridor and look to your left, eventually you will find the first set of tiles.

The tiles are in sequence order so keep looking left all the way down the corridor and when you get to the end turn around and look at the other wall all the way back again!!.

There is also a beautiful garden with picnic benches and a view over the Thames to Big Ben and the houses of parliament.

Once you have seen all the nursery rhyme tiles on the left is some big glass doors that will lead you outside to a lovely seating area/garden/back of the hospital.

Google map link here https://goo.gl/maps/W82SM9bEbY8Ptx2n8

Walk 2

A walk Around Westminster

Google maps says this walk is 1.6 miles and takes 33mins. It will definitely take longer.

Start stop 1

Big Ben

Stop 2

The Burghers of Calais

Along the way you will also see a Statue of Oliver Cromwell, and Statue of Richard I, outside of the houses of parliament.

Another of my favourite statues also in the park is the Buxton Memorial Fountain and Emmeline Pankhurst memorial, there are benches to sit down on.

Stop 3

Westminster Abbey

On the way back, cross the road and you will find Jewel Tower, you can go in but you need to book and pay.

Westminster Abbey, whow what a place, you can see more about my day at the abbey here. Again you need to book and pay.

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Stop 4

Parliament Square Garden

This square is full of statues dedicated to people of note, including Churchill, Millicent Garrett Fawcett, Nelson Mandela and Mahatma Gandhi to name a few.

There are places to sit and trees for shade.

Stop 5

Boudiccan Rebellion

Just an absolutely stunning statue

Stop 6

The Battle of Britain Monument

Another stunning and poignant memorial.

Stop 8

Royal Air Force Memorial

A beautiful golden eagle on the top

Stop 9

Victoria Embankment Gardens

There are a lot of war memorials in the garden, and they are stunning.

Stop 10

The end of the walk takes you past all sorts of things from the Montgomery Statue, The Household Cavalry Museum again tickets must be booked in advance and paid for. The Women of World War II and The Cenotaph as well as past 10 downing street and ending at a red telephone box!!!

Google map link here https://goo.gl/maps/6p4kGYCwqvhYV9zG7

And here ends our journey together there will be more.