Using Walk London's 'Spring into Summer', the First Ladies Walking Club enjoyed a free guided walking tour at St. Paul's and the hidden gems of the City. We had a fantastic guide called Ian Swankie who guided us through the back streets of the city to discover wonderful gardens and structures that usually you would walk by. The highlights were:
1) Paternoster Square with the Temple Bar and the noon mark sundial on the London Stock Exchange;
2) Christchurch Greyfriars garden on the grounds of the blitzed church;
3) Postman's Park with the Memorial to Heroic Self-Sacrifice;
4) The views from the elevated walks at the Museum of London;
5) The crooked spire at St Lawrence Jewry Church;
6) Guidhall;
7) The views of St. Paul's Cathedral from the 6th floor of One New Change;
8) The six angels of St. Paul's Cathedral.
We finished the walk with a fine pub lunch at Ye Old Watling before travelling home. Following our walk, we would love to explore more parts of the City of London especially the Sherlock Holmes exhibition which will be at the Museum of London from October and tour around the Guildhall and the Guildhall art gallery.
