4 km
City of London
London
R8 - St Paul's Cathedral to Covent Garden - Part 8 - 4km
Crossing the Divide - From inside the Old City Walls to the New Central London.
This exciting route takes you on a discovery tour of all the places that link the City of London to Central London. It contains many of the City of London’s historic institutions and icons, such as St Paul’s Cathedral, the Old Bailey Law Court, Spitalfields Meat Market, St Bartholomew’s Hospital, the Museum of London, High Holborn London Universities, and the Inns of Courts. It is rich in history, architecture, interesting streets, and stories to keep you motivated along the way.
This is Part 8 of the Across London Visual Marathon.
Great for history and iconic sights, cityscapes, markets, museums, law courts, inns of courts, universities, culture, theatres, cathedrals and churches. It also has many eating and drinking spots along the way.
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Route at a glance video
This 4.0 Km section of the Across London Visual Marathon takes you from St Paul's Cathedral, heading north towards the Old Bailey Criminal Court, St Bartholomeus Hospital, Smithfield’s Meat Market, and then past Farringdon and into High Holborn before heading through the Inns of Court, Fleet Street, the Aldwych, and finally Covent Garden via the Kingsway Freemason’s Hall.
The map route
The route is shown on a Strava map, which is ideal for runners with features like distance tracking and pace analysis and who have a Strava account. For walkers, Google Maps is recommended for its comprehensive navigation. Accessible on desktop or mobile, Strava provides detailed insights and directions. However, mobile functionality may vary depending on the browser, with Google Chrome offering the best experience. Click the link to view the route and explore with ease. Please not the maps show you your location relative to the map but do not give you turn by turn directions.
360 Virtual Tour of the Route
Double click on the image and have a look around the key locations along the route
