Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #11 in London, United Kingdom

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Number of sights 22 sights
Distance 11.2 km
Ascend 185 m
Descend 190 m

Experience London in United Kingdom in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in LondonIndividual Sights in London

Sight 1: Sir Hugh Myddleton Memorial

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The Statue of Hugh Myddelton in Islington Green, London, England, commemorates Hugh Myddelton (1560–1631) near the site of the original terminus of the New River in whose construction he had played a major role.

Wikipedia: Statue of Hugh Myddelton, Islington Green (EN)

53 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 2: Islington Green War Memorial

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The Islington Green War Memorial is a war memorial located at Islington Green in the London Borough of Islington.

Wikipedia: Islington Green War Memorial (EN)

19 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 3: Islington Green

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Islington Green is a small triangle of open land at the convergence of Upper Street and Essex Road in the London Borough of Islington. It roughly marks the northern boundary between the modern district of Angel and Islington proper.

Wikipedia: Islington Green (EN)

396 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 4: Saint Mary's Church

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Saint Mary's Church

The Church of St Mary the Virgin is the historic parish church of Islington, in the Church of England Diocese of London. The present parish is a compact area centered on Upper Street between Angel and Highbury Corner, bounded to the west by Liverpool Road, and to the east by Essex Road/Canonbury Road. The church is a Grade II listed building.

Wikipedia: St Mary's Church, Islington (EN)

54 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 5: Little Angel Theatre

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Little Angel Theatre is a puppet theatre for children and their families based in the London Borough of Islington.

Wikipedia: Little Angel Theatre (EN)

474 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 6: Carlton Cinema

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The former Carlton Cinema is an Art deco Grade II* listed building, located at 161–169 Essex Road, Islington, London. It was completed in 1930 as a cine-variety theatre with a capacity of 2,226 seats.

Wikipedia: Carlton Cinema, Essex Road (EN), Heritage Website

606 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 7: Almeida Theatre

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Almeida Theatre Photo: Andreas Praefcke / CC BY 3.0

The Almeida Theatre, opened in 1980, is a 325-seat producing house with an international reputation, which takes its name from the street on which it is located, off Upper Street, in the London Borough of Islington. The theatre produces a diverse range of drama. Successful plays are often transferred to West End theatres.

Wikipedia: Almeida Theatre (EN)

260 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 8: King's Head

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King's Head Photo: Andreas Praefcke / CC BY 3.0

The King's Head Theatre, founded in 1970 by Dan Crawford, is an off-West End venue in London. It is the oldest operating pub theatre in the UK. In 2021, Mark Ravenhill became Artistic Director and the theatre focusses on producing LGBTQ+ work, work that is joyful, irreverent, colourful and queer.

Wikipedia: King's Head Theatre (EN)

744 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 9: Lonsdale Square Garden

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Lonsdale Square is a garden square in the Barnsbury district of Islington, North London. It is bounded by unusual Tudor Gothic Revival terraced houses, with picturesque gables and Elizabethan-style windows, and is probably unique among squares. All the houses are listed buildings. The central public garden contains flower beds and mature trees.

Wikipedia: Lonsdale Square (EN)

575 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 10: Young Actors Theatre

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1093 meters / 13 minutes

Sight 11: London Canal Museum

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London Canal Museum in the King's Cross area of London, England, is a regional museum devoted to the history of London's canals.

Wikipedia: London Canal Museum (EN), Website, Websitemobile

1073 meters / 13 minutes

Sight 12: St Pancras Renaissance London Hotel

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The St. Pancras Renaissance London Hotel forms the frontispiece of St Pancras railway station in St Pancras, London. The station is one of the main rail termini in London and the final stop for international trains departing to Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam and other destinations in mainland Europe. It re-opened in 2011, and occupies much of the former Midland Grand Hotel designed by George Gilbert Scott which opened in 1873 and closed in 1935. The hotel is managed by Marriott International.

Wikipedia: St Pancras Renaissance London Hotel (EN), Website, Heritage Website

366 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 13: London King's Cross Railway Station

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London King's Cross Railway Station

King's Cross railway station, also known as London King's Cross, is a passenger railway terminus in the London Borough of Camden, on the edge of Central London. It is in the London station group, one of the busiest stations in the United Kingdom and the southern terminus of the East Coast Main Line to Yorkshire and the Humber, North East England and Scotland. Adjacent to King's Cross station is St Pancras International, the London terminus for Eurostar services to continental Europe. Beneath both main line stations is King's Cross St Pancras tube station on the London Underground; combined, they form one of the country's largest and busiest transport hubs.

Wikipedia: London King's Cross railway station (EN), Heritage Website

15 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 14: Platform Nine and Three Quarters

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J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter universe contains numerous settings for the events in her fantasy novels. These locations are categorised as a dwelling, school, shopping district, or government-affiliated locale.

Wikipedia: Platform Nine and Three Quarters (EN)

554 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 15: Kings Place

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Kings Place Panhard / CC BY 2.5

Kings Place is a building in London’s Kings Cross area, providing music and visual arts venues combined with seven floors of office space. It has housed the editorial offices of The Guardian newspaper since December 2008 and is the former headquarters of Network Rail and CGI.

Wikipedia: Kings Place (EN), Website

366 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 16: Queer Britain

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Queer Britain is a museum of British LGBTQ history and culture located in Kings Cross, London. It is the first dedicated LGBTQ museum in the UK. The museum consists of three connected galleries plus a shop and occupies the ground floor of 2 Granary Square, a building owned by the Art Fund, with office and studio space on lower ground. Admission is free.

Wikipedia: Queer Britain (EN), Website, Website

489 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 17: St Pancras Lock

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St Pancras Lock is a lock on the Regent's Canal, in the London Borough of Camden, England. The St Pancras Basin is nearby.

Wikipedia: St Pancras Lock (EN)

566 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 18: St Pancras Old Church

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St Pancras Old Church is a Church of England parish church on Pancras Road, Somers Town, in the London Borough of Camden. Somers Town is an area of the ancient parish and later Metropolitan Borough of St Pancras.

Wikipedia: St Pancras Old Church (EN), Website, Heritage Website

820 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 19: St Pancras International Station

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St Pancras railway station, officially known since 2007 as London St Pancras International, is a major central London railway terminus on Euston Road in the London Borough of Camden. It is the terminus for Eurostar services from Belgium, France and the Netherlands to London. It provides East Midlands Railway services to Leicester, Corby, Derby, Sheffield and Nottingham on the Midland Main Line, Southeastern high-speed trains to Kent via Ebbsfleet International and Ashford International, and Thameslink cross-London services to Bedford, Cambridge, Peterborough, Brighton, Horsham and Gatwick Airport. It stands between the British Library, the Regent's Canal and London King's Cross railway station, with which it shares a London Underground station, King's Cross St Pancras.

Wikipedia: St Pancras railway station (EN), Heritage Website

384 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 20: British Library

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British Library

The British Library is a research library in London that is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the largest libraries in the world. It is estimated to contain between 170 and 200 million items from many countries. As a legal deposit library, the British Library receives copies of all books produced in the United Kingdom and Ireland, including a significant proportion of overseas titles distributed in the UK. The Library is a non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

Wikipedia: British Library (EN), Website, Heritage Website

669 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 21: Saint Pancras Church

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Saint Pancras Church Original uploader was Sue Wallace at en.wikipedia / CC BY-SA 2.0

St Pancras Church is a Greek Revival church in St Pancras, London, built in 1819–22 to the designs of William and Henry William Inwood. The church is one of the most important 19th-century churches in England and is a Grade I listed building.

Wikipedia: St Pancras New Church (EN), Website, Heritage Website

1633 meters / 20 minutes

Sight 22: St. George's Cathedral

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St. George's Cathedral

St George's Cathedral is an Antiochian Orthodox church in Albany Street, St Pancras, in the London Borough of Camden. Built to the designs of James Pennethorne, it was consecrated as an Anglican place of worship called Christ Church in 1837. It became an Orthodox cathedral in 1989.

Wikipedia: St George's Cathedral, London (EN), Heritage Website

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