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Explore London with self-guided walking tours that blend real history with storytelling, delivered straight to your phone. SideWalks’ immersive, story-rich trails lead you off the beaten path — solving clues, discovering lost history and seeing the London that only Londoners know.
More than a tour, each trail is a puzzle-filled journey through time. Some tell true stories, others weave fiction through fact — from medieval secrets to spy games, sacred relics to unsolved crimes.
Designed for beauty, quiet and curiosity, these walking games invite you to pause, detour or just soak up the streets. All you need is Telegram. No guide, no booking time, no crowds.
Perfect for explorers, families, date days, history lovers and anyone looking for something different to do in London.
Your phone. Your pace. Your London.
Cost: £10 per person
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Alchemy Trail 🧪
Start: Tower Hill
Duration: 100 mins
Distance: 4km
Step-free: alternative routes where needed.
This self-guided walking tour leads you on a hunt for Dick Whittington’s buried gold, following an alchemical trail of signs, symbols, ruins and incantations across the City of London.
Ripper Trail 🔪
Start: Whitechapel
Duration: 120 mins
Distance: ~5km
Step-free: Yes
Walk the crime scenes of 1888 on this self-guided walking tour. Work through the details — the grim reality and the lurid speculation. For true crime fans ready to face the facts.
Sherlock Trail 🕵️
Start: Baker Street
Duration: 120 mins
Distance: ~5km
Step-free: Yes
Step into the shoes of Holmes and Watson on this self-guided walking tour to solve a mystery through leafy lanes, parks and casebook clues.
Spy Trail 🕶
Start: Trafalgar Square
Duration: 150 minutes
Distance: ~6km
Step-free: alternative routes where needed.
Step into the shadows on this self-guided walking tour to decode secret messages, trace leaks and unmask a mole while pretending to be an ordinary tourist in Westminster.
Grail Trail ✝️
Start: St Paul’s
Duration: 120 minutes
Distance: ~5km
Step-free: Yes
This self-guided walking tour takes you on a sacred quest across the City and West End in search of the Holy Grail — what you find may astonish you.