On foot

The Square Mile: Tower to Farringdon

The City of London keeps its oldest stories close to the street plan. This route runs west from the Tower, past the Underground stations and churches of the old walled city, and finishes at Farringdon. Allow extra time on a weekday, when the lanes are busy.

9 stops · about 4.6 km · allow roughly 2 hrs 30 min

  1. 1
    Hauntings
    Anne Boleyn of the Tower of London

    Tower of London

  2. 2
    Hauntings
    The Black Nun of Bank Station

    Bank Underground Station

  3. 3
    Hauntings
    Jimmy Garlick of St James Garlickhythe

    St James Garlickhythe, Garlick Hill

  4. 4
    Curses & omens
    The Gabriel bell of St Andrew by the Wardrobe

    St Andrew by the Wardrobe, Queen Victoria Street

  5. 5
    Hauntings
    Cedric of the Viaduct Tavern

    126 Newgate Street, City of London

  6. 6
    Hauntings
    The Cock Lane Ghost

    Cock Lane, Smithfield

  7. 7
    Hauntings
    Rahere of St Bartholomew the Great

    St Bartholomew the Great, West Smithfield

  8. 8
    Hauntings
    The monk and the Duke of Norfolk at the Charterhouse

    The Charterhouse, Charterhouse Square, Clerkenwell

  9. 9
    Hauntings
    Anne Naylor of Farringdon Station

    Farringdon Underground Station

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