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The Jubilee Walkway Section 2

The Eastern Loop: A 5.5km circular walk along the Thames taking in the sights of the Tate Modern, Tower
Bridge, and the Tower of London.

Distance 5.5 kilometers / 3.4 miles

Duration 2 hours

Public loos Refreshments Great views Child friendly Water feature Public transport

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Step 1: Welcome to the Jubilee Walkway Section Step 6: You are walking along the south bank
2! This Eastern Loop is a circular walk which Thames Path National Trail for this first stretch.
starts and ends at the Tate Modern, passing
through the heart of the City. Look out for the
Jubilee Walkway discs o the pavement as you Did you know?
go. The Thames Path National Trail stretches 184
miles (294 kilometres) from its source in
Gloucestershire to the Thames Barrier. You
Step 2: The nearest tube to the Tate Modern is can walk all of the sections in-app on Go
Blackfriars. Or you can start on the north bank of Jauntly too!
Millennium Bridge to access Mansion House or
St Paul’s stations.
Step 7: Head past The Anchor pub and then
follow the path as it bends right. Then head left
Step 3: From outside the Tate Modern, head through the tunnel under Cannon Street railway
east to follow the River Thames downstream bridge.
towards The Shard. The river should be on your
left.
Step 8: You will emerge on Clink Street, and
pass one of England’s oldest & most notorious
Step 4: Pass Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre. It’s prisons which dates to 1144.
a reconstruction of the original theatre which was
built in 1599.

Step 5: Continue along Bankside and head

through the tunnel under Southwark Bridge.

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Step 9: Here you will also pass the ruins of Step 12: Staying parallel to the Thames, go
Winchester Palace, with its magnificent rose under London Bridge and merge into Tooley
window. Street. Continue towards Hay’s Galleria.

Did you know? Step 13: After approximately 80 metres, turn left
Winchester Palace was one of the largest and into St Olaf Stairs towards the Thames. Turn
most important buildings in medieval London right when you’re back riverside.
before it was destroyed by fire. It was once
home to the powerful Bishop of Winchester.
Step 14: On your right you’ll pass by Hay’s
Galleria, a shopping and restaurant complex.
Step 10: At the replica of the Golden Hinde, look
out for an information panel on the river frontage.
Follow the path right on to Cathedral Street. Step 15: You won’t have failed to notice HMS
Belfast on your left which served throughout the
Second World War. Continue along the path.
Step 11: Turn left in front of Southwark
Cathedral, & follow the cobbled Montague Close Did you know?
round to the right.
HMS Belfast served throughout the Second
Did you know? World War, playing a leading part in the
destruction of the battle cruiser Scharnhorst,
St Mary Overy's Church became Southwark and also the Normandy Landings. In service
Cathedral in 1905, but it has been a place of with the Royal Navy until 1965, she was
Christian worship for over 1,000 years. This saved for the nation in 1971 as a unique
part of the river has a real Dickensian feel to reminder of Britain's naval heritage. Look for
it, with narrow twisty streets and cobbles. In information panels near the entrance to HMS
the novel, Oliver Twist, it was here that Bill Belfast.
Sikes murdered Nancy.

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Step 16: There are great views of Tower Bridge Step 20: Once on the north bank, turn right to
and The Tower of London from along The drop down the steps and get back to the
Queen’s Walk. riverside.

Step 17: You will pass the glass dome of City Step 21: At the Thames, turn left and pass the
Hall, the Greater London Authority’s HQ on Girl with a Dolphin Fountain. You should be
Potter’s Field. walking with the river on your right now.

Step 18: Keep walking towards Tower Bridge. Step 22: Head past the giant sundial.
Pass underneath it and then go up the steps to
cross the river on the right-hand side of the road.
Step 23: Cross over the narrow footbridge
beyond the giant sundial, and turn left to enter St
Step 19: Enjoy walking across this iconic London Katherine Docks.
landmark. Can you see the line where the two
halves meet in the middle?

Did you know?

Tower Bridge was officially opened on 30
June 1894, and has since become one of the
most recognisable bridges in the world. As
well as an important crossing of the Thames,
it is used by over 50,000 people (motorists
and pedestrians) every day.

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Step 24: Cross St Katherine’s Way and turn right Step 29: At the end of the boardwalk turn right,
into the cobbled plaza where you’ll find a red then head left to go under the subway into Tower
phone box and The Dickens Inn. Gardens.

Step 25: Walk in front of the Dickens Inn. The Step 30: With the Tower of London on your left,
docks are mostly made up of apartments and the follow the path through Tower Gardens, forking
water courses used as a marina now. right up the slope to Tower Hill.

Step 26: Next, cross the narrow Telford Bridge

and turn left, following the row of shops and
cafes on the other side.

Did you know?

The Telford footbridge, dated 1829, survives
from Thomas Telford's day, and is still used
today. With its visionary design, the bridge
retracts into the dock walls to allow boats
through.

Step 27: About half way along, look out for a

Jubilee Walkway plaque and turn right through
the passageway. There are public loos here on
the left.

Step 28: Turn left to follow the boardwalk.

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Step 31: The historic castle has been a fortress, Step 36: The Monument is visible down Fish
royal palace, a prison and even a zoo. It houses Street Hill, just before you reach Monument tube
the Crown Jewels which are guarded by station.
Beefeaters.
Did you know?
Step 32: Cross the large pedestrian area and The Monument commemorates the 1666
continue on Tower Hill. You are now entering the Great Fire of London with a 61-foot tall Doric
City of London and will pass a dragon. column, topped with a gilded urn of fire. It was
designed by Sir Christopher Wren and Robert
Hooke and you can pay to enter and climb to
Step 33: On your left is All-Hallows-by-the-Tower the top.
Church.

Step 37: At Monument station, cross King

Step 34: Cross Byward Street at the lights William Street, then cross Cannon Street and
behind the church and continue into Great Tower walk up King William Street towards the Bank of
Street. England.

Step 35: Follow Great Tower Street on the

left-hand side for 500 meters, as it merges into
Eastcheap.

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Step 38: At Bank, the walk continues left, but Step 42: Turn left down Peter’s Hill towards the
before you go it is worth crossing for a closer river and the Tate Modern’s iconic chimney.
look at the Royal Exchange.

Step 43: Cross the Millennium Bridge to return to

Did you know? the Tate Modern. You’ve now completed this
In front of you is the majestic Royal Exchange; section of the Jubilee Walkway!
it was originally built in 1566 by Sir Thomas
Gresham, but the present building dates from
1844. At the tip of this triangular island is the Step 44: The nearest tube to the Tate Modern is
statue of the Duke of Wellington, the Iron Blackfriars. Or you can head back over the
Duke on a horse, and to the left, in bridge to access Mansion House or St Paul’s
Threadneedle Street, is The Bank of England, stations on the north bank.
the central bank of the United Kingdom.

Step 39: Walk in front of Mansion House, HQ of

the Lord Mayor, and cross Walbrook to get to the
City of London Magistrates’ Court.

Step 40: Across the road is a dark pink and white

striped building, Number 1 Poultry. Walk down
Queen Victoria Street, passing Mansion House
station.

Step 41: You’ll catch a glimpse of St Paul’s

Cathedral to the right. Cross Cannon Street and
continue along Queen Victoria Street.

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