
Tate to Tate
Waterloo, London
- 3hr 15m / 5km
- 132
A stroll through Waterloo, London

Step 1: We start by Westminster tube but it’s not all about parliament and Big Ben, we’ve some friends to visit who have lasted longer than any PM.

Step 2: There are 6 old Indian bean trees beneath Big Ben. These unusual North American trees have fabulously contorted trunks in old age.

Step 3: The Woodland Trust says “In summer the trees have white flowers with large leaves and hanging bean-like pods….
Step 4: … They are at least 150 years old with a probable planting date of 1857.”

Step 5: Head clockwise around Parliament Square, first heading past St Margaret’s Church towards Westminster Abbey.

Step 6: It is the mother church of the Catholic Church in England and Wales and opened in 1903. Turn left down Broad Sanctuary.

Waterloo, London
A stroll through Waterloo, London

City of Westminster, London
A women’s history tour of Westminster, London

Circular walk from NSY
A wellbeing walk

Greater London
Walk from the Thames on a circular route that heads past Downing Street, Buckingham palace and through Hyde Park and St James’s Park.

Greater London
Discover sights along the Thames Path

St. James's Park
Hop through our pollinator and lakeside habitats in one of London's best-loved parks.