Taking a walk is good for the health, but taking one with a purpose is also good for the brain. So if you are a resident with some free time or are a visitor to England's great capital, then this video is the perfect way to discover a whole different side to London that you perhaps don't know about.
Tom Turner, the garden historian behind the excellent and informative Gardenvisit.com offers The London Gardens Walk (or Cycle Ride). A tour through
4,000 years of garden design history over 20.3 miles (32.7 km) of fascinating London. Here is the video, and if you are planning to take the walk the website page also has a useful Google map marking the route.
Tom has also produced a Kindle guide to the walk / cycle that is available from Amazon UK and Amazon US.
Tom Turner, Principal Lecturer in Garden History at the University of Greenwich’s School of Architecture, Design & Construction and the driving force behind gardenvisit.com has has created a 20 mile walking tour of London’s secret gardens to celebrate the inaugural Chelsea Fringe, the off-shoot of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.The walk, which can also be followed by bike, stops at 40 points through London, following a loop covering over 3,500 years of history, from Henry VIII’s hunting grounds to Roman gardens and a modern city farm. Visit London Gardens Walk for the route and for more information. There is also an e-book available for Kindle - and today it will be free to download.
The Chelsea Fringe Festival runs until 10 June.
