Jubilee Walkway
A 12-mile walk in Greater London visiting many famous parks and tourist attractions of the City of London, incorporating routes associated with the accession of Queen Elizabeth II. With map, statistics, and GPX route file.
Statistics and Files
Grid Ref: TQ 298 807
Distance: 12 miles (20 km)
Time: 4–6 hours
Duration: 1 day
Ordnance Survey Explorer Maps (1:25,000):
161 London South
173 London North
Summary
The Jubilee Walkway is an official walking route in London originally opened as the Silver Jubilee Walkway to commemorate Queen Elizabeth II’s accession. It was opened by the Queen herself on June 9, 1977, during her Silver Jubilee celebrations. Designed to connect many of London’s major tourist attractions, it is now one of seven strategic walking routes within the Mayor of London’s network. The Jubilee Walkway Trust was established in 1978 to oversee the trail in collaboration with local authorities. In 2002, during the Queen’s Golden Jubilee, the renamed Jubilee Walkway reopened following refurbishment, and a new spur walk called the Camden Loop was added in 2003 to take walkers into north-west London.
Highlights include: National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, Admiralty Arch, The Mall, Buckingham Palace, St James’s Park, Westminster Abbey, Houses of Parliament, Thames Path National Trail, Sea Life London Aquarium, London Eye, South Bank Centre, Tate Modern, Millennium Bridge, Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, Southwark Cathedral, HMS Belfast, Tower Bridge, St Katharine Docks, Tower of London, Bank of England, Guildhall Art Gallery, Barbican Centre, Museum of London, St Paul’s Cathedral, Fleet Street, British Library, British Museum, Sir John Soane’s Museum, Royal Opera House, London Transport Museum, and the National Portrait Gallery. Sites at Westminster and the Tower of London are designated UNESCO World Heritage Sites.