City of London
City towers at lunchtime
By Andy
2.3 km · 1 hr 15 min · Liverpool Street (Elizabeth, Central, Overground) to Bank (Central, Northern, DLR) · Step-free · Last walked 18 Sept 2026
Broadgate Circle
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Rammed on weekday lunchtimes, empty at weekends. It is a private estate, so security may ask about tripods. Toilets in the Broadgate restaurants.
Liverpool Street concourse
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Free station toilets. Network Rail asks for no tripods on the concourse. Busy all day, rammed at rush hour.
Bishopsgate
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Horizon 22, the free viewing gallery at the top of 22 Bishopsgate, needs booking ahead. The pavement at the base is busy at lunchtime and empty at weekends.
St Helen's churchyard
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Lloyd's building
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Deserted at weekends, when you can have the street to yourself. Leadenhall Market cafés are a minute away.
Leadenhall Market
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Covered, so somewhere to go in the rain. Pubs fill the arcade from 5pm on Thursday and Friday; most shops shut at weekends. Shoeshine stands near the Gracechurch Street entrance on weekdays.
Bank junction
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