This is an easy to follow, safe and direct route taking the quieter streets between Dalston and Liverpool Street. Less people, less cars, less pollution, it’s so much nicer than taking the busier main road. Easy to reach refreshments and some pockets of green along the way make for a good walk....

Dan Barron

On exiting the station it is a little difficult to orientate yourself and find the node at the correct exit. But from there it is a quick, easy and very pleasant walk through interesting quiet back streets to the Monument which you can see over the rooftops before you arrive. I used the subway (with steps) to cross a busy junction near Monument, but it can be crossed at road level....

Strider

Slipping between main streets via cemeteries, squares and gardens, this is a five star London Slow Way! Fully accessible and packed with interest....

David Sanderson

Plenty of interesting buildings, cemeteries and small green spaces, and the bonus was passing John Bunyan's grave....

Hugh Hudson

This route is packed with interest and from a refreshment angle is very well supplied. Full marks!...

David Sanderson

The navigation is simple, mostly on pavements apart from one section on good surfaced paths through a park, so I won't bother with step by step instructions or a lengthy review....

Hugh Hudson

I walked from Bethnal Green to Liverpool Street....

Strider

Easy to navigate and direct an efficient route along busy main roads....

Strider

It follows quiet roads almost entirely, and most - if not all of it - is a cycleway, so there are more people on bikes in the roads than people driving....

mtormey

This course is pretty direct, following Goswell Road and Whitecross Street (passing The Barbican Estate) towards Liverpool Street. We did not have access to Turnpike House, sadly. But we were able to connect to Lever Street instead to stay on course....

Simon Fitzmaurice

A really enjoyable walk starting across the City of London, going down historic Cable Street and following the Thames Path (where it can) to Canary Wharf. Safe, varied, direct and avoids the busiest roads for the most part. Numerous stops and shops throughout....

David Sanderson

Safe and direct with lots of potential stops. No steps or stiles. Very very easy to follow...

David Sanderson

Sadly the Thames Path is very sporadic with diversions in place at Canary Wharf as a bridge is out, and Limehouse where there is a sink hole....

Slow Ways Darren

This route is OK, it weaves on and off the Thames path due to various sections being temporarily closed off. There are stairs on the route. It probably isn't the most direct route between the two places but this means there are extra stretches along the river....

Dan Barron

I'd generally agree with the other reviewers that it's a pretty standard London Slow Ways route, but I might be a bit more enthusiastic - I really enjoyed watching the city change gradually. It really did happen bit by bit, and that was really fun to observe. I was really pleasantly surprised by this route, and would definitely recommend it....

mtormey

There’s a few places you might want to explore along the way including Spitalfields Market and and the Spitalfields City Farm....

LondonIn360

Absolutely lovely little stroll down some quiet streets....

LondonIn360

I followed the line as drawn and climbed the stairs just before the Museum of London roundabout to get on the walkway above the road but had no problem following and enjoying the route otherwise....

mtormey

It goes past many fascinating parts of old London; the remains of London Wall, the Barbican, St Alban's Church, Brooke's Market, Smithfields, Salter's Garden and Finsbury Circus along with the new developments in the city....

Slow Ways Darren

Nice to see King Square Gardens and might as well detour through Fortune Street Park too, while you're there. Got to love London's pocket gardens - have a little sit if there's time....

Hannah

Easy to navigate, past the old Moleman house on the corner of Mortimer Road (Google it!), across the canal, past where the all-drinks-are-99p bar used to be in Old Street, and all of a sudden you're in through the bankers' back door of Liverpool St Station. Memory lane!...

Hannah

That said, I was nervous about this route, as it follows major roads the whole way!...

mtormey

There are plenty of other surprises - walking through the middle of Smithfield Market; the old Farringdon station entrance opposite the new Elizabeth line entrance; the market at Leather Lane; and Lincoln's Inn Fields for some green space....

Jane Taylor

A lovely tour of central London's intimate streets....

mtormey

Good route, direct, follows fairly quiet, attractive back roads, and ignores the obvious direct route up the A10. Routes via de Beauvoir town, Hoxton, and Shoreditch. Plenty of refreshments on the way....

Jane Taylor

Direct and easy to follow along quieter city streets, this route won't take more than 15 minutes unless you get wildly distracted (which is easy)....

Jane Taylor

This is basically the same route as MonCan1 but with an extra stretch from Liverpool Street to Monument and passing through south Wapping rather than on the northside. It is worth checking out the reviews of that route for more opinions. As it stands the route to Monument is down very busy streets....

porcovolente

This is certainly nicer than what I would usually have done (gone down City Road to Old Street). The area near Liverpool Street is still a massive building site, and it was noisy, even on a Saturday morning....

Derick Rethans

It was a little hard to navigate with GPS due to the tall buildings so I didn't *quite* manage to do the exact route. It's paved all the way, although there is quite a lot of construction going on, which makes it sometimes hard to find dropped kerbs....

Derick Rethans

It was not a problem, but when I walked this late at night Kings Square Gardens was closed....

danravenellison

It's not as direct as walking down busy Kingsland Road and Shoreditch High Street, but it's much quieter and less polluted....

danravenellison

I walked this route from Bethnal Green to Liverpool Street....

mtormey

Still, it was too indirect for my liking, and it felt more like a meander than the most direct route between Holborn and Liverpool Street....

mtormey

This close to central London, there tend to be two kinds of walk - the tourist-friendly one with major landmarks, and the backwater. This is definitely the backwater type, as it's mostly on smaller roads - though ironically does take in a short section of the A1. I enjoyed the architectural contrast between the glass office buildings at Liverpool Street and the 1960s residential flats dotted over the central section....

Martin McGovern

I agree with the previous reviewer - an interesting and meandering route along quieter streets. Building work at Smithfield is still going on (Sept 2021). Plenty of facilities and history either directly on the route or nearby....

Martin McGovern

The other way (crossing King William Street and Cannon Street) lacks a dropped kerb at King William Street - though of course the current building work may change that....

Martin McGovern

Beautiful, quiet route that avoids the major roads with a variety of interesting things along the way. If it rains, lots of cover available. Keep an eye a out for St Luke’s Community Centre....

Stephen Clement

Direct but relatively quiet route, as it follows along one of the core cycle routes in London (CS1) so limited through traffic on these roads...

Acartner

I walked this route from Liverpool Street to Bethnal Green. It is short and straightforward - I was able to memorise the route and walk it without any map (tho' I am familiar with the area). Despite its brevity it manages to include a covered market, a Hawksmoor church, the famous Brick Lane curry houses, plenty of graffiti, an urban farm and some parkland....

porcovolente

Not the most scenic part of London, but there are a few interesting landmarks like a huge former church in a pleasant square and an eco energy plant....

sl638e

This is an interesting and meandering route that keeps mainly to quiet back streets and passes close to three tube stations on route - Farringdon, Barbican and Moorgate, so useful for connecting to those....

porcovolente