Perfect London Walk [Paperback]

Daniel Curley (Author), Roger Ebert (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing; Original edition (January 1, 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0836279298
• ISBN-13: 978-0836279290
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #880,221 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Roger Ebert is the Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic from the Chicago Sun-Times. His reviews are syndicated to more than 200 newspapers in the United States and Canada. The American Film Institute and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago have awarded him honorary degrees and the Online Film Critics Society named his Web site (rogerebert.com) the best online movie review site

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars taking a promenade with the authors, December 24, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Perfect London Walk (Paperback)

this is not a tourist guide book. it is a lovely little book on the london walking routes with a poetic insight and sentiments.the authors invite us to accompany them through taking a walk around the hemstead heath by sharing their memories with us. while reading it, i soon found myself walking with them, listening to what they knew about legends of london. also, the book contains a city map of london as well as the means of transportation, so that we may get to the hemstead heath without getting lost. if you plan to visit england soon, this book will be your valuable companion.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars taking a promenade with the authors, December 24, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Perfect London Walk (Paperback)

this is not a tourist guide book. it is a lovely little book on the london walking routes with a poetic insight and sentiments.the authors invite us to accompany them through taking a walk around the hemstead heath by sharing their memories with us. while reading it, i soon found myself walking with them, listening to what they knew about legends of london. also, the book contains a city map of london as well as the means of transportation, so that we may get to the hemstead heath without getting lost. if you plan to visit england soon, this book will be your valuable companion.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars a lovely walk in a great city, February 7, 2012

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Carol Chernega "Anglophile" (Pittsburgh, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Perfect London Walk (Paperback)

Unlike some of the other reviewers of this book, I HAVE done this walk - I don't see how you can review the book without having done it.
That said, I will admit it's a bit out of date (when you use a specific tree as a guidepost, you risk the tree being gone at some point in time, and the opening times at Keats House have changed). So, if you especially want to visit Keats House, Highgate Cemetery or Kenwood, do check the opening days and times before you start so you aren't disappointed.

The basic walk is still doable, and there is a map with all of the highlights marked on it. The background information on the people who lived there, loved there, worked there, or died there, is just enough to pique your interest without being dry and overwhelming.
It's a great stroll through Hampstead, an area the average tourist doesn't know about, so if you want to get off the beaten path, this is perfect. Highgate cemetery is also a fascinating place - you might think a cemetery is an odd place to visit, but it's really worthwhile.
Do plan on spending a whole day doing this walk! The author points out the best options to stop for a drink or meal along the way. I lunched at the Spaniards Inn and it was atmospheric and the food good.