TRAVEL
City Guide: Walking London
Get your steps in
London local or tourist, walking is the best way to see a city. We’ve mapped out your route around the vibrant neighbours surrounding our three Earl of East stores with a city walk fuelled by coffee stops plus lot’s to eat, drink and do.
Start: Quadrant Arcade, Soho
Closest tube station: Piccadilly Circus
Grab a coffee or a matcha to fuel up at Earl of East Quadrant Arcade Walking to Kings Cross (approx 2.4km):
- Head northeast on Soho Square toward Soho Street.
- Turn right onto Oxford Street.
- Beat the morning Oxford Street crowds and continue straight to Tottenham Court Road
- Continue straight onto Tottenham Court Road.
- Highlights: the British Museum.
- Turn right onto Euston Road.
- Highlights: Wellcome Collection and University College London.
Step count: Approximately 3,400 steps in
Arriving at St Pancras International: Time for some food
Arriving at St Pancras International: Time for some food
Grab some much needed food at Coal Drops Yard - we love Caravan for brunch, Barrafina for tapas and the Thursday-Sunday market with our favourites cookies by Midnight Pantry.
Visit Earl of East Coal Drops Yard
TAKE THESE WITH YOU
Walking to Shoreditch (approx 4.8km):
- From Kings Cross, head east on Euston Road.
- Continue onto Pentonville Road.
- Highlights: Georgian architecture and modern developments.
- Turn right onto City Road.
- Highlights: Angel area and vibrant markets.
- Turn left onto Old Street.
- Highlights: Entering Shoreditch, famous for street art, restaurants and drinks spots.
Step count: Approximately 10,000 steps
Arriving at Shoreditch: Pause the walking, start shopping!
Arriving at Shoreditch: Pause the walking, start shopping!
Browse the shops of Redchurch Street and stop by Earl of East to commit to all the things you were thinking about at the start of your walk. Grab a matcha at Blank Street or a drink at The Owl and The Pussycat and finish with a seasonal dining menu at Rochelle Canteen.
Shoreditch → Spitalfields
Walking to Spitalfields (approx 10–15 minutes / 0.8km):
- Head south on Redchurch Street toward Shoreditch High Street
- Continue onto Commercial Street
- Cut across Brushfield Street into Spitalfields Market
- Arriving at Spitalfields:
- Explore Old Spitalfields Marketa
- Coffee stop nearby (Jenki Matcha is a nice existing reference in your content)
- Visit your Spitalfields store
A final stretch into Spitalfields adds just over 1,000 steps, taking the full walk to around 11,000.! A full day on foot, from Soho to the East End.
