Mum and Dad gave us a book of London walks as a going away gift, no doubt with a view to steering us towards some of the less hedonistic past-times our new place of residence has to offer! The book, imaginatevely titled "Walking London", contains thirty walks in and around London. Obviously.We had nothing planned last weekend so we decided to embark on an expedition - the price of this activity, ie £0, perfectly fitting our current financial situation, reeling as we are from the initial rent and deposit for our new flat!
We picked the Chelsea walk, which was about 3 hours and just a short hop from us. The walk started and finished at Sloane Square tube station. See below for a map of the area. We set off down the King's Road, then we cut through the Duke of York's Barracks and sports fields through the Royal Hospital Chelsea, home of the famous pensioners. We even saw one of them, resplendent in his red outfit, knocking about the place. Slowly, of course..
We emerged by the river on Chelsea Embankment and had some views of Battersea Power Station. The weather was scorching but the embankment was purely residential, a sneaky ice-cream would have been ideal. The walk continued along, ducking in and out of side-streets where vaguely famous people once lived - the 'highlight' being Lloyd George's old place. Nice place it was too!
The walk turned away from the river and back towards the King's Road. This gave us the chance to stop for a bite to eat - having cautiously checked the prices first.. We were a bit self-conscious in our walking gear too - we'll come back again when our economic plight has eased somewhat and we're attired appropriately for a chance encounter with minor royalty or celebrity chefs..
Here are some photos from Sarah:
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