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Trafalgar Square

Trafalgar Square is a public square in the City of Westminster in Central London. It was established in the early 19th century around the area known as Charing Cross.
Trafalgar Square
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0

Walks that pass here

National Gallery

Walk

Westminster and Whitehall to Trafalgar Square: a half-day power walk

A half-day walk north from the Palace of Westminster and Big Ben through the Abbey, Downing Street and Whitehall to Trafalgar Square and the National Gallery. It suits first-time visitors who want to see where Britain is governed and how that story runs back to the Middle Ages.

~6 h 15 min in total
~2.1 km, ~25 min walking
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