Piccadilly's grandest stretch in one go: a Wren church, Fortnum & Mason, the 1819 Burlington Arcade, the Royal Academy and the Ritz, ending at Apsley House on Hyde Park Corner.
Photo: St James's Church Piccadilly
Distance
1.3 km
Time
About 20–30 minutes without stops
Difficulty
Easy – level pavements
Start
St James's Church, 197 Piccadilly
Past
Wren's St James's Church (Grade I), serving its parish since 1684, Fortnum & Mason (Nos. 181–184), Burlington House and the Royal Academy (Grade II*), Burlington Arcade (1819, Samuel Ware, Grade II), Albany (1776, William Chambers and Henry Holland, Grade I), The Ritz (No. 150, 1906, Mewès and Davis, Grade II*), Apsley House, No. 149 Piccadilly, at Hyde Park Corner (Grade I)
Season
All year.
With children
Short and flat with plenty to look at; The Green Park runs alongside the western half if children need space.
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