Story of London: Walk this Way

Elements of the month long Story of London have been criticised by some commentators, including The Guardian's Dave Hill and blogger Diamond Geezer. Hill wrote on June 2 that "the Story of London is far more about re-packaging the capital's "cultural offer" to visitors than anything else. Good may come of this: much of that "offer" is appealing and the draw of London's history, galleries and theatres, coupled with a favourable exchange rate, is a big reason why the capital is weathering the recession relatively well. But the schedule has a deeply conventional look about it..."

Today is the final day of the Story of London Walking Weekend where residents and visitors alike can enjoy a wide variety of walks through the capital. However, if you cannot make it on any of today's guided walks, do not fear there is a way to enjoy some of London's rich history at a time that suits you.

Walk Talk Tours is an official partner of the Story of London. You can experience some of the best that London has to offer via your iPod, MP3 player, cell phone or BlackBerry with a Walk Talk Tour audio downloadable tour guide, 24/7, 365 days a year. All of our London walks are available in French, German and Spanish.

Perspective: it's not just what we see it's the way that we see it. Great cities elicit different reactions from different people. London, Europe's most populous city, is great; but, it can be easy to feel overawed by the scale of the place and the speed at which its residents and commuters go about their day to day business.

I know that some of our customers have taken a day to complete a particular tour because they have used the flexibility afforded by their self guided audio tour to spend time visiting attractions, places of worship, shops, pubs and restaurants along the route of their tour. All of the London audio guides - bar the longer City & South Bank Circular tour - can be completed in two hours.

Each Walk Talk Tour London walking tour costs just £5.95. Buy two audio guides together and save twenty per cent. That's two tours for less than £10.