Paternoster Square · Historic gateway / City boundary / Wren
Hidden
Must see
Core
RoutesOptional stops
Old City
Start: St Paul’s / Paternoster Square → End: Smithfield Market
- Distance
- 2.28km
- Walking
- 27min
- Visits
- 98min
- Est. total
- 125min
Progress
0/14Stops in order
Panyer Alley / St Paul’s · Street carving / tavern history / misleading inscription
HiddenWorth itCore
Newgate Street · Ruined church / garden / Blitz archaeology
HiddenMust seeCore
Postman’s Park · Memorial / social history / Victorian philanthropy
HiddenMust seeCore
Holborn Viaduct / Newgate · Church / execution history / ritual
HiddenMust seeCore
Holborn Viaduct / Snow Hill · Public health / Victorian street infrastructure
HiddenWorth itCore
Holborn Viaduct / Farringdon Street · Urban engineering / two-level city / Victorian architecture
HiddenMust seeCore
Old Bailey · Courthouse / sculpture / legal London
HiddenMust seeCore
Pye Corner / Giltspur Street · Great Fire memorial / street sculpture
HiddenMust seeCore
West Smithfield · Execution history / Scottish history / memorial
HiddenWorth itCore
St Bartholomew’s Hospital · Hospital chapel / medieval foundation / hidden church
HiddenWorth itCore
West Smithfield · Gatehouse / medieval priory / Tudor survival
HiddenMust seeCore
Smithfield / Cloth Fair · Medieval church / Norman architecture / priory
HiddenMust seeCore
Smithfield · Market / urban transformation / museum / living history
Hidden and essentialMust seeCore
Optional stops Optional
Not part of the audited order, but you can add them to your itinerary and they'll slot into the most logical point of the walk.
Smithfield · Second-audit addition
Hidden and essentialOptional
St Martin’s Le Grand · Street furniture / police communications
HiddenOptionalOptional
Newgate Street / Holborn Viaduct · Victorian pub / urban myth / prison history
HiddenOptionalOptionalRELOCATED — City of London · Architecture centre / relocated
HiddenOptional
St Paul’s · Cathedral hidden interior / Wren / library / architecture
HiddenOptionalSt Bartholomew’s Hospital · Medical museum / pathology / human remains
HiddenOptional
Ely Place · Medieval Catholic church / relic / hidden courtyard
HiddenOptional
Ely Court · Historic pub / hidden alley / folklore
HiddenOptional
A few minutes from your route
Nearby essential landmarks. Add any you want and Step&Stop will place them where they add the least detour.
Old Bailey / Newgate · Second-audit addition
Hidden and essentialNear the route
Must see
Worth it
The base stop order is curated, and walking directions are calculated from your location. Optional stops you add may change the journey.
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