Why go
Walk straight up Long Acre to arrive at Covent Garden station. Walk straight over at the junction and continue onto Long Acre. Walk west along Piccadilly following the edge of Green Park. Here are some more specific instructions for some of the stations that tourists use: Leicester Square station - Covent Garden station: Come out of the station with the Hippodrome casino behind you.
What to look for
- At the other end of the bridge keep walking straight and away from the River Thames.
The full story
A reminder on the streets of London to "Look Right" when you cross the road London is a surprisingly compact city, making it a walker's delight. In many instances, walking is the quickest method of transport between two points. Because Britain drives on the left hand side of the road, for most foreign visitors it can be all too easy to forget that traffic will come at you from the opposite direction than you are used to when crossing a street - for this reason remember to look right when you cross the road. If you are using a pedestrian crossing, don't think it's safe to risk it, even if you can't see any traffic coming: always wait for the green man to appear, and then cross quickly and carefully.