Start at Baker Street Station
Finish at Marble Arch Street Station
THE EXPERIENCE
A Trip Around West Mayfair From Top to Bottom.
This route travels across Mayfair from Marble Arch, on Oxford Street, to Hyde Park Corner at the end of Piccadilly. Mayfair is famous for its affluent residents, luxury and high-end shopping streets, Georgian and Victorian architecture, great restaurants and bars, art galleries, garden squares and exclusive members-only clubs. On its western edge is central London’s largest Royal Park - Hype Park, on its eastern side the luxury shops of Bond Street and Regent Street, and to its South Green Park and Buckingham Palace.
Great for history, iconic sights, parks and gardens, squares, luxury shops, casinos, hotels, private clubs, parks and gardens, war memorials, and places to eat, drink and be merry.
MUST SEE PLACES
What to See List
1 Marble Arch
2 Animals in War Memorial
3 Mayfair – Mount Street
4 Park Lane and the Dorchester Hotel
5 Berkeley Square
6 Shepherd Market
7 Green Park
8 Buckingham Palace
9 Hyde Park Corner
10 Belgravia
11 Hyde Park – Rose Garden & Serpentine
Areas to Eat, Drink and Be Merry
BEST TIME
Morning - This will be fairly quiet along most of the route but the roads may be busy. The best time is early morning when the lighting is at its best, and few people are around.
Day - This route will get busier during the day, especially around Shepherd Market
Evenings - Generally quieter in most places but fairly busy on Mount Street and Shepherd Market.
ROUTE OVERVIEW
This 2.6 Km route (the final part of the Across London Visual Marathon) takes you from Marble Arch to Hyde Park Corner via Mayfair. It starts outside Marble Arch and heads into Hyde Park for a short distance before turning left across Park Lane past the thought-provoking Animals in War Memorial. It turns right down Park Lane with its luxury hotels before turning off into the heart of Mayfair via Mount Street and its luxury shops and restaurants. It then makes it way down Berkeley Square and along Chester Street before diving into Shepherds Market with its many restaurants and pubs before popping out on Piccadilly. The final section crosses over into Green Park and makes its way towards the centre of Hyde Park Corner, through Wellington Arch and finishing up by the war memorials.
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DESCRIPTIVE PHOTO GALLERY
This gallery provides a descriptive and visual reference to many sights along this route. Use the Google Map above to find their location. Double-click to see the image in full size.
HISTORY & INTERESTING FACTS
Around Park Lane
Central Mayfair
Around Shepherd Market
Around Hyde Park Corner
VIRTUAL TOUR OF THE AREA
Click on the picture below to go on a 360 virtual tour of the shopping areas and look around.
Use the route to explore this location by looking around in 360, taking in the sights and sounds, listening to an audio recording about the area and going on a virtual tour.
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