Part 13 - Baker Street to Marble Arch - (3 km) - Across London Visual Marathon

Start at Baker Street Station

Finish at Marble Arch Street Station

THE EXPERIENCE

A London Village Just North of Oxford Street

This pleasant route from Baker Street to Marble Arch shows you two different sides of London. The journey down Marylebone High Street with its village feel offers a calm contrast to the roaring traffic to its north and the frenetic shopping along Oxford Street to its south. Marylebone offers an agreeable mix of shops and places to eat and drink, as well as Victorian architecture, museums, and places of culture. Wigmore Street also offers a lovely contrast to Oxford Street with its wide, quiet historic streets and impressive buildings. The final part takes you along the western side of Oxford Street with its famous departmental stores and heads towards Marble Arch and Hyde Park.

Great for history, iconic sights, squares, shops, hotels, museums, private clubs, parks and gardens, churches and plenty of places to eat, drink and be merry.

Across London Visual Marathon - Oxford Street by John Lewis

MUST SEE PLACES

What to See List

Areas to Eat, Drink and Be Merry

BEST TIME

Morning —This will be busy along Marylebone High Street and Oxford Street. The best time is early morning when the lighting is at its best and few people are around.

Day - This route will get busier during the day

Evenings - Generally quieter in most places but fairly busy on Marylebone High Street and Oxford Street.

ROUTE OVERVIEW

This 3 km route takes you from Baker Street Station and heads east along Marylebone Road past Madame Tussauds before turning down Marylebone High Street with its many shops, cafes, and village feel. The route detours into Manchester Square, past the Wallace Collection and then travels east along the wide thoroughfare of Wigmore Street and Cavendish Square before turning south to emerge onto Oxford Street close to Bond Street Station. The final part continues down Oxford Street, dodging the crowds whilst passing Selfridges, Marks and Spencer and Primark before finishing by Marble Arch and close to the sight of the historic Tyburn Gallows.

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My Google Map Link

Strava Link

DESCRIPTIVE PHOTO GALLERY

This gallery provides a descriptive and visual reference to many sights along this route. Use the Google Map above to find their location. Double-click to see the image in full size.

HISTORY & INTERESTING FACTS

Marylebone High Street and the Wallace Collection

Around Wigmore Street

Around Oxford Street

This video gives you a short introduction to how the Central London shopping area grew during the Tudors (1560) and the Victorians (1860)

7:26 mins

VIRTUAL TOUR OF THE AREA

Click on the picture below to go on a 360 virtual tour of the shopping areas and look around.

Use the route to explore this location by looking around in 360, taking in the sights and sounds, listening to an audio recording about the area and going on a virtual tour.