LITERARY LONDON - GOLDERS GREEN TO WEST HAMPSTEAD

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Overview

A walk around Hampstead visiting places associated with the great writers (and some other notables) who lived in the area. On good firm surfaces but being Hampstead you can expect some hills.

Lunch: picnic, pub or café at Hampstead Heath Station.

Travel: tube (Northern Line) to Golders Green. Return from West Hampstead tube station (Jubilee Line)

Drop out points: Hampstead Heath Overground and Hampstead Tube stations.

Wednesday, 26 March 2025

Start time:: 10:45 am
Estimated finish time:: 4:00 pm

Difficulty:: Easy
Distance:: 10.5km / 6.5mi
Ascent:: N/A
Type:: linear

Features

Accessible by public transport

Starting point

Grid reference:: TQ 25253 87479
Nearest postcode:: NW11 7RN
what3words:: loss.desire.twice

Start time:: 10:45 am

Golders Green tube station (Northern Line)

Finishing point

Grid reference:: TQ 25574 84650
Nearest postcode:: NW6 3AY
what3words:: crown.daisy.owls

Estimated finish time:: 4:00 pm

West Hampstead tube station (Jubilee Line)

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