Tower Bridge – Tower of London loop from Liverpool Street
Tower Bridge – Tower of London loop from Liverpool Street
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Tower Bridge – Tower of London loop from Liverpool Street
01:07
18.2km
110m
Cycling
Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: July 1, 2026
Tips
Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted
After 12.9 km for 105 m
Waypoints
Start point
Train Station
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4.03 km
Limehouse Basin Entrance Lock
Highlight • Cycleway
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5.73 km
Cable Street Mural
Highlight • Monument
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6.85 km
Tower Bridge
Highlight • Viewpoint
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7.23 km
Tower of London
Highlight • Historical Site
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7.70 km
St Dunstan-in-the-East Church Garden
Highlight • Religious Site
The Church was again severely damaged in the Blitz of 1941. Wren's tower and steeple survived the bombing. During the re-organisation of the Anglican Church after World war II it was decided not to rebuild St Dunstan’s.
In 1967 the City of London decided to turn the remains into a public garden, which opened in 1970. Maintenance and improvement works took place in spring 2015 which new planting throughout the garden to revitalise this popular space.
You really will feel secluded in this gem of a City Garden. Those with green fingers will appreciate the range of plants wending their way around the ruins, an unusual plant in the lower garden is winter's bark, Drimys winteri. Its leaves are high in Vitamin C and were once eaten to prevent scurvy.
(cityoflondon.gov.uk/things-to-do/green-spaces/city-gardens/visitor-information/Pages/St-Dunstan-in-the-East.aspx)
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8.00 km
View of The Monument to the Great Fire of London
Highlight • Monument
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13.0 km
BT Tower
Highlight • Monument
As well as the communications equipment and office space there were viewing galleries, a souvenir shop and a rotating restaurant on the 34th floor, called The Top of the Tower and operated by Butlins. It made one revolution every 22 minutes.
A bomb, responsibility for which was at first blamed on the Provisional IRA, exploded in the roof of the men's toilets at the Top of the Tower restaurant on 31 October 1971. In fact, the bomb had been placed there by members of the Angry Brigade, an anarchist collective. The restaurant was closed to the public for security reasons in 1980, the year in which Butlins' lease eventually expired. Public access to the building ceased in 1981. The tower is sometimes used for corporate events.
Due to its importance to the national communications network, the location of the tower was designated an official secret.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BT_Tower
1971: Bomb explodes in Post Office tower
news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/october/31/newsid_2464000/2464143.stm
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13.7 km
Tottenham Court Road
Highlight • Settlement
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18.2 km
End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
12.6 km
2.17 km
1.85 km
1.11 km
479 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
16.2 km
1.10 km
856 m
< 100 m
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