Spanish Traces in London: audio walks

The relationship between Spain and London appears in places you might not seek out for that reason. These routes gather the historical connections identified in the catalogue and place them within wider walks. The theme follows particular links without treating every coincidence as a connection or separating those episodes from their London context.

In “Westminster”: Gondomar, Philip and Fawkes connect Westminster's places of power with episodes in the history shared with Spain.

In “Bankside and Southwark”: You start at London Bridge, where the gate on this bank displayed more than thirty heads, and where Wyatt's rebels waited in vain to stop Mary marrying Philip of Spain; the bridge that came afterwards was sold and rebuilt in the Arizona desert.

In “Whitehall and Trafalgar Square”: Then the original Scotland Yard, the statue of the king that outlived his republic, hidden by a brazier, the cross of Eleanor of Castile and the regicides executed where it stood.

Choose from 3 independent walks in London. Open the one that interests you to see its map, stops and approximate duration before deciding. You don't need to do them all or follow this selection's order; each walk has its own starting and finishing points.