United Kingdom
London and Edinburgh are two of the most walked cities in Europe. One is a vast collection of villages along the Thames; the other is a medieval spine running down a volcanic ridge.
Cities in United Kingdom
London
A city of villages, royal parks and riverside walks
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Edinburgh
A castle on a volcanic rock, and a city of closes and stairs below it
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York
Medieval walls and a great Gothic minster
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Oxford
The city of dreaming spires
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Manchester
The world's first industrial city
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Liverpool
The Beatles, docks and two cathedrals
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Cambridge
Colleges along the river
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Belfast
Titanic, murals and a revived city centre
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Bath
Roman baths and Georgian crescents
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Glasgow
Victorian grandeur and murals
Discover the cityFree walks and guided tours in United Kingdom
London
- Free self-guided walk: 6.2 km, 11 stops
- Food tours in London
- History walks in London
Edinburgh
York
Oxford
- Free self-guided walk: 1.4 km, 6 stops
Manchester
Liverpool
Cambridge
- Free self-guided walk: 1.5 km, 5 stops
- Night and ghost tours in Cambridge
Belfast
- Free self-guided walk: 3.2 km, 5 stops
- Food tours in Belfast
- History walks in Belfast
Bath
- Free self-guided walk: 1.7 km, 6 stops
- History walks in Bath
Glasgow
- Free self-guided walk: 2.4 km, 5 stops
- Food tours in Glasgow
- History walks in Glasgow
Walking in United Kingdom
Britain has a long habit of walking for pleasure, and its two most visited cities make the most of it. Guided walks are a mainstay in both, from Jack the Ripper tours in London to ghost walks through Edinburgh's underground vaults.
London is enormous, but its centre is a string of distinct neighbourhoods linked by parks and the river. Edinburgh is small enough to cross on foot in an hour, though its hills and steps make every walk a workout. The two are about four and a half hours apart by train.
Why United Kingdom is here
Seventh in the world in UN Tourism's 2024 figures. Added in October 2026 because London and Edinburgh ranked among the most-reviewed walking-tour destinations on Viator.
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France
Boulevards, riverbanks and old towns built for strolling
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Spain
Plazas, old quarters and evenings that belong to pedestrians
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United States
Four cities that break the rule that America is for driving
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Italy
Old towns built long before the car, and still best seen on foot
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Portugal
Tiled façades, steep lanes and river views at every turn
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Japan
Safe, orderly streets where every neighbourhood feels different
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Morocco
Medina lanes, souks and courtyards hidden behind plain walls
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Czech Republic
A capital that escaped the bombs of the twentieth century
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Netherlands
Flat, canal-lined and built at human scale
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Greece
Ancient monuments in the middle of a modern city
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Ireland
A capital of Georgian squares, old pubs and literary history
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Poland
A royal city that kept its medieval heart
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Vietnam
Street food, scooters and some of Asia's liveliest pavements
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Germany
Twentieth-century history on one hand, beer gardens on the other
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Indonesia
Rice terraces, temples and village lanes in the hills of Bali
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India
Mughal monuments, bazaars and an imperial capital
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Croatia
A walled city of marble streets on the Adriatic
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Peru
An Inca capital at 3,400 metres
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Thailand
Temples, canals and street food in a city that never pauses
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Mexico
An Aztec capital beneath a colonial one beneath a megacity
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Belgium
Guildhalls, comics and chocolate in Europe's capital
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Argentina
Tango, grand avenues and late-night dinners
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Turkey
Two continents, one great city
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Denmark
Canals, palaces and bicycles
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South Korea
Palaces and hanok alleys in a high-tech capital
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Austria
An imperial capital of music and coffee houses
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Hungary
Two cities joined by the Danube
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China
Imperial palaces, hutongs and riverside skylines
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United Arab Emirates
Old souks and creekside lanes beside the skyscrapers
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Colombia
Colonial streets, street art and mountain cities
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Singapore
A city-state of hawker food and historic quarters
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Brazil
Beaches, forest trails and the birthplace of samba
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Romania
Belle Époque boulevards and communist-era history
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Egypt
Medieval mosques, bazaars and the pyramids
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Sweden
An island capital of old lanes and waterfronts
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Georgia
Old town lanes, sulphur baths and wine
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Switzerland
Lakeside old towns and chocolate shops
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Iceland
A small capital on the edge of the Arctic
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Canada
French-speaking old towns and big-city neighbourhoods
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Cambodia
The gateway to Angkor
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Nepal
Temples and courtyards below the Himalaya
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Ecuador
A colonial capital high in the Andes
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Albania
A colourful capital remaking itself
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Australia
Harbour cities and laneway cafés
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New Zealand
A harbour city on volcanic hills
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South Africa
A city under Table Mountain
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Chile
A capital beneath the Andes
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Armenia
A pink-stone capital with a view of Ararat
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Slovenia
A green capital on a gentle river
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Finland
A seaside capital of design and islands
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Norway
Fjord cities and waterfront capitals
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Bulgaria
Domes, ruins and mountain views
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Malaysia
Towers, temples and street food
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Guatemala
A colonial town ringed by volcanoes
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Panama
A canal city with an old quarter
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Azerbaijan
A walled old city on the Caspian
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Estonia
A medieval old town on the Baltic
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Latvia
Art Nouveau and a Hanseatic old town
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Serbia
A fortress where two rivers meet
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Slovakia
A castle capital on the Danube
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Lithuania
A Baroque old town in the Baltics
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
Where East meets West
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Montenegro
A walled town in a mountain bay
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Taiwan
Night markets, temples and tea
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Laos
Temples and saffron robes on the Mekong
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Sri Lanka
A colonial fort and a bustling bazaar
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- World Tourism rankings (UN Tourism data, 2024), Wikipedia (accessed 2026-10-26)
- Tourism in the United Kingdom, Wikipedia (accessed 2026-10-26)