LONDON
Hampstead Heath Permanent Trail (PT 16) 12km Grade 1+
Organised by Ise Valley Vagabonds - Please contact Carol Jones by email caroljones138@btinternet.com for Ise Valley Vagabonds Permanent Trail information and routes until further notice. The Permanent Trail route descriptions are also available to download from the Ise Valley Vagabonds Permanent Trails Facebook Page
Visit Hampstead Heath, with excellent views over London, pass fine residences of famous citizens and the site of Ruth Ellis's crime, before passing Kenwood House and then through Golders Hill Park with it's deer enclosure and aviary. Toilets and Cafes.
London (Hogarth) Permanent Trail (PT 17) 18km Grade 1
Organised by Ise Valley Vagabonds - Please contact Carol Jones by email caroljones138@btinternet.com for Ise Valley Vagabonds Permanent Trail information and routes until further notice. The Permanent Trail route descriptions are also available to download from the Ise Valley Vagabonds Permanent Trails Facebook Page
One for the tourist. It passes Chelsea Royal Hospital, Vauxhall and Lambeth bridges, Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey, Whitehall, Buckingham Palace, the Serpentine, Albert Memorial, Albert Hall, Natural History and Science Museum. Lots to see.
Westminster & City of London (PT 70) 10km Grade 1
Organised by Capiltal Trails Walking Club
This is a linear walk starting and finishing at tube stations. You pass many famous and historic sites Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace, Trafalgar Square, Fleet Street, St Paul's Cathedral, the Monument, the Tower and Tower Bridge.
**NORTH LONDON WALKING CLUB CLOSING 31st December 2024. ALL TRAILS WILL BE REGISTERED
WITH SECTION UK IPA WALKING GROUP FROM 1st January 2025**
WHEN COMPLETING PERMANENT TRAILS WITH NORTH LONDON WALKING CLUB PLEASE ENSURE THAT Cheques/Postal orders should be made payable to J. Hawkins and NOT to the North London Walking Club. Any query please contact North London Walking Club by email or phone.
Please do not send any entries/IVV books to John Hawkins/North London Walking Club if they will arrive after the last post on 24th December 2024.
PT’s walked during 2024 can be claimed/stamped until 31 January 2025 and this will be administered by Section UK IPA Walking Group. Payment should still be made, by cheque, payable to J Hawkins (NOT to North London Walking Club) enclosing a stamped self-addressed enevelope for their return to you. Please send to: Jackie Miles (BWF), 397 Park Avenue. Bushey Hertfordshire. WD23 2BP.
Contact for any queries Email: walkabout422@gmail.com
There may be a short delay while the walk stamps are transferred over between Christmas and mid-January.
For these PT’s walked from 1st January 2025, please follow the instructions on the route description in relation to payment. New route descriptions will be added by 31st December 2024 and these should be used for all walks from 1st January 2025.
Royal London (PT 94) 12km Grade 1 **see note above**
Organised by North London Walking Club
After strolling through Hyde Park (King Henry VIII's hunting grounds) you emerge into the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, home to the Chelsea Pensioners. Continue to the City of Westminster, passing Buckingham Palace, St James Palace, Admiralty Arch, Trafalgar Square to Temple.
Clerkenwell & City Trail (PT 95) 11km Grade 1 **see note above**
Organised by North London Walking Club
Travel south from the Angel into the medieval suburb of Clerkenwell, passing 12th Century monasteries, and enter the City at Newgate (Old Bailey), then onto London's most prominent landmark and Sir Christopher Wren's masterpiece, St Paul's Cathedral.
South Bank Trail (PT 96) 11km Grade 1 **see note above**
Organised by North London Walking Club
Walk along London's main artery, the River Thames, from Tower Bridge to Vauxhall Bridge, passing Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, Sir Francis Drake's Golden Hind and the Clink Prison Museum. Along the way you will be met with panoramic views.
Maritime Heritage Trail (PT 97) 12km Grade 1+ **see note above**
Organised by North London Walking Club
Journey from the Tower of London through London's re-developed Docklands, to maritime Greenwich, birthplace of Henry VIII, and the 'Centre of Time'. Here you will find the 'Cutty Sark', Inigo Jones' Queen's House and Sir Christopher Wren's RN College.
Richmond Trail (PT 135) 12km Grade 1+ **see note above**
Organised by North London Walking Club
Starting at Richmond, site of Henry VII's Tudor Palace, you follow the River Thames west to Ham House before crossing over and travelling east, passing Marble Hill House, Syon House and the Kew Bridge Steam Museum then back over the river to Kew Gardens.
City Churches Trail (PT 142) 11km Grade 1 **see note above**
Organised by North London Walking Club
The story of London's churches is the story of the City itself. There were 109 churches and the route takes you past forty of the surviving fifty two, dating from the 10th to the 20th Century. Most are the work of Sir Christopher Wren (17th Century).
**2025 RE-REGISTERED PT**
Pilgrim Trail (PT 174) 14km Grade 1
Organised by Section UK IPA Walking Group
From Canada Water, you pass Greenland and Nelson Docks, part of the Surrey Quays, on your way to the starting point of the Mayflower's journey to America. You then travel to the site of the Tabard Inn, starting point of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales.
On The Beat In London PT (PT 999) 12km Grade 1
Organised by Section UK IPA Walking Group
A walk around London and City of London taking in lots of police connections, walking on an old Beat from Bow Street Police Station, New Scotland Yard, Great Scotland Yard, Old Bailey, Buckingham Palace, Covent Garden, Houses of Parliament, Trafalgar Square and River Thames. Easy route and suitable for wheelchairs/pushchairs.