WALKING ROUTE 1 WALKING ROUTE 3 GET WALKING Cheapside Loop walk West Cheapside Green walk (15 minutes, 1 km) AROUND CHEAPSIDE (30/40 minutes, 2 km or 15 minutes (one way) 1 km) Starting at Paternoster Square you’ll head on a journey of discovery Cheapside has something to offer for everyone, whether you are a This circular walking route takes you on a tour of Cheapside and gives taking in the West of Cheapside and all the greenery it has to offer. fi rst time visitor, resident or work you the opportunity to take in some of London’s most iconic heritage Walk through St Paul’s gardens with its interesting variety of tree in the area, the best way to get sites as well as Cheapside’s gardens. species. Once in Festival Gardens make sure you admire the view of around the area and discover more The loop avoids walking on the generally more polluted main roads and the Cathedral behind you. When you cross New Change Road walk is to walk. instead takes you on the quieter, cleaner and more pleasant back lanes through the intimate eastern part of Festival Gardens for a real escape This walking map has been of Cheapside. from the City. created by Cheapside Business Although the offi cial starting point is outside New Change, the route is Bow Churchyard offers some seating and a rest under the Plane trees Alliance to encourage all that visit circular and designed so that it can be started from any point and used as whilst you admire the architecture. On the corner of Cheapside Road the area to enjoy Cheapside by a way to travel across the Cheapside area – whether you have a meeting and Wood Street you’ll fi nd the oldest tree in the square mile, at over walking more and in turn reducing to get to or are touring the sites of the City. 250 years old, reaching out between the buildings. Opposite the junction local air pollution, promoting between Goldsmith Street and Wood street you can enjoy some younger active travel and encouraging the The Royal Exchange – Paternoster Square planting with nice seating next to rustling bamboo. exploration of Cheapside’s rich or visa versa , via south route: cultural heritage. 15 minutes, 1 km. As you walk through Priests Court admire the secret courtyard and planting of Saddlers Hall to your left. You will be fi nishing the walk back at Paternoster Square. CHEAPSIDE in WALKING This map has been produced HOLD A WALKING MEETING HOW YOU CAN USE by Living Streets, the UK WALKING ROUTE 2 charity for everyday walking. East Cheapside Heritage walk (20 minutes, 1.5 km) Who said you had to sit down around a table for a meeting? In reality, THIS MAP We want to create a walking the most creative moments take place outside them. You’ll get a Starting behind The Royal Exchange, founded in the 16th Century as There are three suggested walking nation where people of all change of scenery, boost your energy, get some fresh air and burn a generations enjoy the benefi ts the centre of commerce for the City of London. You will wind your way routes designed for use as a few calories too. that this simple act brings, on around Bank junction and Mansion House avoiding the main roads. stand-alone walk or they can be streets fi t for walking. Try getting out for a walking meeting and feel energised and inspired. used if you want to get from one www.livingstreets.org.uk St Stephen Wallbrook Church was designed by Wren and the interior is part of Cheapside to the other described by some as one of his most beautiful. The church was also • Keep it to no more than four people. using quick, interesting and less Useful links the site of the establishment of the Samaritans charity in the 1950s. • Avoid busy roads that might make it polluted routes. The walking Cheapside BID Once you have crossed Queen Victoria Street enjoy Pancras Churchyard routes take you off the roads that www.incheapside.com diffi cult to hear. and its carved seats, located on the site of an 11th Century church. experience higher levels of air City of London Walks • Assign someone to take actions and pollution from traffi c and use www.cityofl ondon.gov.uk/ When winding your way through the Bow Lane circulate them after the meeting. quiet-ways that take in Cheapside’s things-to-do/visit-the-city/walks area admire its intimate shopping lane and the iconic and interesting sites. Download the CityAir app for 11th Century St Mary Le Bow Church, location of low pollution routes - cityairapp.com the famous ‘Bow Bells’. Crossing Cheapside Road, CHOOSE TO WALK AND GET OFF A STOP EARLY Walking regularly doesn’t just once the site of the most important market in make people feel healthier, it has Transport for London www.tfl .gov.uk/modes/walking/ London, you are heading north towards Guildhall All of us should aim to do some kind of physical activity on a daily basis. also been proven to reduce stress Yard. If you have time take in the awe-inspiring Ideally, this activity should add up to at least 150 minutes of moderate levels and make us feel happier. Living Streets (The Pedestrians’ Association) is a Registered Charity No. 1108448 (England and Wales) size of the open space which is also the site of an exercise (a brisk walk) each week, in and SCO39808 (Scotland). ancient Roman amphitheatre with the boundary sessions of at least ten minutes. All you need to get started is a pair Company Limited by Guarantee (England and Wales), marked across the yard and the remains free to of comfy shoes and this map. Company Registration No. 5368409. You might not be able to walk the whole Registered offi ce: 4th Floor, Universal House, see at the Guildhall Art Gallery. 88-94 Wentworth Street, London E1 7SA. way to or from work. But you can get off On your return you’ll pass behind the Bank of England and at the bus, train or tube a stop or two early Design, cartography and print 03.17 The Royal Exchange admire the statues that commemorate both and walk the last mile to the offi ce. by Pindar Creative www.pindarcreative.co.uk the founders of Reuters and the Peabody Trust. 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