Look up at the sky
Since March 2011, writer and literary blogger Gemma Seltzer has been walking along the Thames and writing about it, making charts and collaborating withother artists and writers.
Events for Slow Walks
London Strolling
If you like slowing down and enjoying the city we live in, a new Ramblers group could be for you – the London Strollers. In true Slow Down tradition the new group organises short strolls (around 5 miles long) across London. (more…)
Walk to Work Week – April 2010
Calling all those who love to walk or want to walk a bit more – Walk to Work Week (26-30 April) is coming up! First of all make sure it’s in your diary, and then start getting your workplace involved. (more…)
Suburban Stories – Golders Green Walks: March 2010
Forget the hustle and bustle of travelling high speed around the Capital. It’s only when you take the time to wander round an area that you start to notice all the places that you usually rush past in a hurry.2009 Festival: Hidden Green North London
Over 100 people casually strolled through the green pathways of north London on Sunday 3 May 09. The six mile walk, organised by Metropolitan Walkers in conjunction with Slow Down London, began at Highgate, meandered through the lush landscapes of Crouch End, Finsbury Park and Stoke Newington on the capital ring, before taking a detour through a leafy area of Canonbury. (more…)
2009 Festival: A slow stroll over Waterloo Bridge
Slow Down London kicked off very slowly on Friday 24 April with about two hundred Londoners calmly strolling over Waterloo Bridge. Watch a video.
The crowd gathered at Embankment Gardens by the Thames at 5pm and were handed t-shirts and placards for the walk. (more…)
2009 Festival: Slow Down London walks programme
Met walkers
The Ramblers and the Metropolitan Walkers (a Ramblers group for Londoners in their 20s & 30s) will be organising a series of ‘slow down’ walks where Londoners of all ages can explore the greener and more tranquil parts of their city. (more…)
The London Loaf: Post Offices
Post Office © Fernando Carmona González
Post Offices are a good place to practise patience. I usually find that I think of the Post Office as somewhere I’ll just pop into quickly on the way somewhere else, so it’s a terrible shock to discover that the queue rivals Alton Towers on a bank holiday. (more…)
2009 Festival: Slow Down London walk – South Bank
Metropolitan Walkers on a London bridge
As part of the series of ‘slow down’ walks during the 2009 Festival, join the Metropolitan Walkers for a 3 mile stroll along the Thames Path, ending at a pub near Borough tube station. We’ll enjoy views of some of London’s most famous landmarks. (more…)
2009 Festival: The Big Slow Walk
Join us for a very sloooooow walk across Waterloo Bridge (on the pavement!) at rush hour on the first day of the festival. Enjoy one of the city’s loveliest river views at a snail’s pace, and show your support for Slow Down London. (more…)
