Commute Walk: Covent Garden to Shoreditch (5km or 3mi)

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Introduction

the Old Kings Head - Scrutton Street

I used to work near Covent Garden and would head out to Shoreditch for a beer after work every now and then. The first times, I walked via Theobalds Road and Clerkenwell Road which are very traffic heavy and boring roads until I found a pleasant and alternative way passing beautiful historic sites and hidden residential courts. This walk might be done as a scenic or a commute walk. Gray’s Inn Gardens however might not be accessible during bank holidays. Things to see along the way are the Freemason's Hall, Lincoln's Inn Fields, Gray's Inn Gardens, Brooke Court, Leather Lane, Farringdon, St John's Lane, Smithfield Market, the Charter House, the Barbican and Bunhill Fields cemetery. The walk takes you via Leonard Street and Scrutton Street where a refreshment can be found at the Griffin or The Old Kings' Head. Enjoy!

Getting There

Start: Covent Garden (Piccadilly Line)

Transport along the way:

Holborn, Chanvery Lane (Central Line)

Farringdon, Barbican, Moorgate (Hammersmith & City and Circle Line)

End: Shoreditch High Street (Overground)

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Lincoln's Inn Fields

Brooke Court - St Alban The Martyr

St John's Lane - Museum of the order of St John

Whitecross Street

Bunhill Fields Burial Ground

Refreshments at the Griffin - Leonard Street