Early morning commuters on a bridge with a slow shutter speed… wharf warehouses… skyscrapers… markets… Picadilly Circus at night… street performers… tube trains… marching bands… traffic… city and river scapes… London offers endless possiblities in all seasons.
The first half of this page offers PDFs of 6 photowalks, each with a distinct theme and area. Lower down is a selection of individual locations to choose from.
Photowalks
Browse our 6 custom photowalks, each with suggested landmarks and things to look out for – with links to a custom Google map so you can zoom in and out and find your bearings.
| City of London photowalk The Gherkin – 22 Bishopsgate – Lloyd’s Building – Leadenhall Market- rooftop Garden at 120 – Minster Court – St Dunstan in the East – Tower Millennium Pier – Tower of London – Tower Bridge – Shad Thames – The Scoop area PDF with route map and guide | Canary Wharf Underground station – Billingsgate Fish Market – Whale sculpture – Jubilee Park – Canary Wharf sign & grassy couple – Middle Dock – Adams Plaza Bridge – Crossrail Roof Garden – West India Quay DLR station PDF with route map and guide |
| Rooftops 8 Bishopsgate – 22 Bishopsgate – Skygarden – Post Building – Garden at 120 – Barbican Conservatory PDF with route map and guide | St Pancras to Camden Market The Standard Hotel (lift) – St Pancras exterior – St Pancras interior – Granary Square – Coal Drops Yard – St Pancras Lock – Gasholder Park – Regents Canal Towpath – Camden Market PDF coming soon |
| Legal Quarter Lincoln’s Inn Fields – Royal Courts of Justice – Middle Temple Lane – Temple Church – Temple gadens – out onto Victoria Embankment next to HMS Wellington PDF with route map and guide | Waterloo to St Pauls Westminster Bridge – Leake St Arches – London Eye – South Bank – Undercroft Skate Space – Southbank Centre – Oxo Tower – Millennium Bridge – St Paul’s Cathedral – Paternoster Square – Christchurch Greyfriars Church Garden PDF coming soon |
A mix of individual locations
Check when things are open, what’s free/what’s not, and whether to book in advance.
- Leake Street Arches (the Banksy Tunnel – graffiti)
- Brick Lane with Spitalfields Market and Columbia Road Flower Market
- City of London – commuters, buildings etc
- South Bank – London Eye, street performers, brutalist architecture, views over the ‘north bank’!
- Granary Square and Coal Drops Yard, walking along Regents’ Canal to Camden Lock and Camden Market
- The colourful facades of houses in Notting Hill, plus Portobello Road Market
- Little Venice (canals and waterways, quirky waterside cafes and cosy pubs), Regents Park and London Zoo
- Inner Temple – the home of barristers’ chambers and quiet gardens
- St Paul’s Cathedral – take the lift to the top in the adjacent shopping mall (One New Change), OR take your shot up nearby narrow Watling Street.
- St Dunstan in the East, near Monument, is a bombed-out church which is now a lovely garden.
- Buckingham Palace, the changing of the guard, and St James’ Park
- Golden Lane and the Barbican Estate
- Knightsbridge with Harrods, Ennnismore Gardens Mews, the V&A, and Hyde Park
- Horizon 22, London’s highest free viewing platform, offering 300-degree views of London
- Covent Garden and Neal’s Yard
- Sky Garden, London’s highest public garden (free tickets available in advance)
- Lovat Lane – a narrow cobbled street wit unusual architecture, opening onto great views of The Shard (360-degree views for 40 miles)
- Shad Thames (old warehouses linked by iron bridges spanning the street) and Tower Bridge
- Canary Warf area – take the river boat for amazing architecture, Jubilee Park, the underground station, Adams Plaza Bridge, and Crossrail Place Roof Garden. Plus, apply for a free photography pass for Billingsgate fish market before it closes in 2028!