Walking and Cycling in Greater London - Long Distance / Waymarked Trails and Tracks

Green Chain Walk walk set in South East London (in 11 sections)- the site also has details of 12 circular walks

Lea Valley Walk 18 miles - follows the Lee Navigation towpath from Waltham Abbey to the Thames at Limehouse Basin

The Thames Path 184 miles - a walking route following the river from its source in the Cotswolds to the Thames Barrier in London - see also PDF Download

Vanguard Way 66 miles - between Croydon and Newhaven (from the outskirts of Greater London and taking in the counties of Surrey, Kent and Sussex

www.walklondon.org.uk The Walk London website has a number of walking routes and details

Rambleon by Ramblerman – for walking festivals and walk / cycle tacks and trails

For more information on wheelchair / buggy accessible walks in London see www.accessiblecountryside.org.uk/southeast/london

Cycle Hire in London

Santander Cycles - London's self-service, bike-sharing scheme - Simply hire a bike, ride it where you like, then return it to any docking station

London Bicycle Tour/Hire Company - Mountain Bikes, Hybrids, Traditionals, Ladies, Touring Bikes, City Sports, Kids bikes

On Your Bike - The Vaults,Montague close, London Bridge, London

Greenwich Cycle Hire Old Woolwich Rd, London SE10

London Bicycle Tour Company Upper Ground, Lambeth SE1

City Bike Service St Katharine's & Wapping E1

Tally Ho! Cycle Tours Carlisle Ln, Lambeth SE1

Cloud 9 Cycles Store St, Bloomsbury

London Green Cycles Albany St, London NW1

London Recumbents Carriage Drive North, London SW11

Love Smoothie Bike 49 Green Lanes, Mildmay Ward, London N16