Mayfair & Bond St, Facinating & Fun (Walk is not Music or Xmas Tour of Mayfair)

Hi all, cost & info below. Please join everyone for a fun, fascinating 3 mile circular walk
around Mayfair and Bond Street! (This walk is not the Mayfair Music Tour; it is a completely different walk from Xmas and Music Walk)

Some of this walk was only operated once, over 4 years ago on a Wednesday, so unlikely most members have ever done the walk before

(After this walk, there is an amazing Xmas Mayfair Christmas Walk from the same station at Green Park. If you link both the walks together, the evening walk is HALF PRICE! There is a break in between the walks to eat or drink locally before the next walk)

Highlights include where Queen Elizabeth II was born down a street in Mayfair, an underground train station that became the original bunker government headquarters for Winston Churchill and staff, a beautiful church in the ' Love Actually' Christmas blockbuster film with Keira Knightley getting married, homes of Audrey Hepburn, Churchill, the World's first drunk driver arrest location, a Russian spy location in a lamppost! (Correct spelling for lamppost, even though it looks weird, ha!)

Jewellers where the engagement ring for Princess Diana was bought, which Kate Middleton now wears which was also connected to the Queen and Queen Victoria
The first one-way street in London, where Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli died, the first playboy club in Europe, Prince Philip's stag do, £15,000 for a haircut, where Boris Becker had sex in a restaurant toilet and location for Notting Hill film

Lost cobbled lanes and alleyways, location of the first telephone call ever made in London, where Misery (Stephen King) and Jungle Book (Kipling) were written
Where the Bucks Fizz drink was invented, a ghost that haunts a shop, famous restaurant for Frank Sinatra, Humphrey Bogart, David Niven, Marlon Brando, Marilyn Monroe, John Wayne, Cary Grant and more, historic pubs & of course the famous shops of New Bond Street!

WHERE TO MEET
(Please allow 15 minutes to arrive before departure time)
Please meet outside the front of Green Park Station on the main road. The meeting area outside the station is directly next to Ritz Restaurant. When you arrive at Green Park underground station please look for Picadilly (South Side) exit.

Walk starts and ends at Green Park Underground Station

COST
£10 cash/card payment by simply turning up on the day.

AFTER SOCIAL DRINKS/MEAL
TBC

Mayfair
Is an affluent area in the West End of London, It is one of the most expensive districts in London and the world.
It became well known for the annual "May Fair" that took place from 1686 to 1764

Its prestigious status has been commemorated by being the most expensive property square on the London Monopoly board!

Notable Residence
Her Majesty The Queen, Winston Churchill, Lord Nelson, Florence Nightingale, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Virginia Woolf, Lord Tennyson.

ABOUT OUR LONDON WALKS
It is a 15-year fascinating journey together to explore the whole of beautiful, enchanting Secret London. The only walking group in the World offering this unique experience!

The individual walks have been created from an original route several miles in length (usually on average about 50 miles) where we have checked every nook and cranny, every hidden alleyway, lane, lost cobbled path, cul de sac, avenue, road or street in that area for you!

It is then shortened, to give back to you a magical walk with all the best bits of 'Lovely London', voted the best City in the World for the 10th year running!

What is given back to you is the most scenic, healthy walk (usually 3-6 miles in length) with some of the walks containing hidden cobbled lanes, lost shops, secret gems, areas lost in time, wonderful views, idyllic Instagram photo shots and all sorts! Now and then some brief local info is mentioned or something of historical importance along the way.

You will have plenty of time to chat and meet new friends whilst walking the amazing lost areas of London! So we welcome you to the colourful highlights of this fascinating City of London with simply wonderful things to see!

TERMS AND CONDITIONS
PLEASE ensure ARRIVAL at least 15 minutes BEFORE the start of the walk, sorry no latecomers are accepted for whatever reason.

Members attend the unique walks from our different meetup groups.

IF LATE, SORRY WE ARE UNABLE TO RECEIVE CALLS OR ANSWER EMAILS AS WELCOMING MEMBERS, LEADING THE WALK, AND CONCENTRATING ON THE SAFETY OF THE GROUP. PLEASE DO NOT BE LATE, YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO CATCH THE GROUP UP, PLEASE ARRIVE EARLY TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT.

Part Tour - Medium pace walk from 'Visit England' Award-Winning Guide and our group featured in the National Press! Please Note: Some events, being a large attended meetup group will be an organised walk only, but members are very welcome to organise their own get-togethers after the event.

You are required to be fit and healthy with appropriate footwear & clothing, responsible for meeting at the correct location, own safety and to not lose the group by viewing the organiser/making the organiser aware as much as possible, or follow/not lose sight of the person(s) from the same walk in front. We advise carrying water and some snacks.

The organiser is also not responsible for any circumstances that may affect the group or personally such as personal accidents, rail information, engineering works, cancellations, rail strikes or delays, heavy traffic, tours affected, weather, walk paths or routes closed, postcodes for car parks or for when we arrive back at the station, or anything else not mentioned!

By joining the event you agree to all the terms and conditions.

No Dogs allowed sorry

We really look forward to welcoming you on the walks/tours for a wonderful, great, fun day!