Jubilee Walkway

Jubilee Loops

Since the original Silver Jubilee Walkway was drawn up, it has been augmented by three additional "loops". Today we walked each one.

Distance: 1.65 miles
Ascent: 26 metres
Duration: 31 minutes

Jubilee Loop

The least interesting of the three loops, the Jubilee Loop is nothing more than a circuit of St James's Park. There were still new things to see though, for example the statue of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother now joining that of her husband, King George VI on The Mall.

Distance: 4.3 miles
Ascent: 74 metres
Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes

Camden Loop

The Camden Loop is the longest of the three, and in many ways the most interesting. This was an hour and a half meandering through a London we didn't know at all yet still within the Circle Line. The walk began at King's College on Chancery Lane where a plaque commemorates the completion of the original Silver Jubilee Walkway.

Distance: 2.17 miles
Ascent: 44 metres
Duration: 28 minutes

City Loop

Finally we completed the City Loop. About half of this walk was on the raised walkways around the Barbican, while the remainder was at ground level between St Paul's and The Bank.

The theme shared by all three walks was surprise. On each we turned a corner to catch sight of a new gem that we'd not noticed before. Like the main Walkway, these are three walks to savour at leisure.