St Paul's to the Temple
A cathedral, a Fleet Street or two, and the four courtyards behind the pub. Walked and written by the editor. https://walkwalk.org/london/walks/st-pauls-to-temple

1. St Paul's north steps
Free to stand on. The cathedral is vastly better from the outside on a cool morning than from the crypt in the afternoon.

2. Paternoster Square
Next to the cathedral, reliably quiet on weekends, surprisingly well-designed. Read the Roman numeral column; sit on the bench.

3. Fleet Street
Walk it west. Most of the newspapers are gone but the Art Deco Daily Telegraph building and the Gothic Royal Courts of Justice remain.

4. Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese
A pub rebuilt in 1667. Duck through the narrow entrance off Fleet Street and descend into the vaulted cellar bar. Beer at noon is acceptable.

5. Middle Temple Lane
Turn south off Fleet Street. You're suddenly in a Georgian courtyard. Walk slowly; the lawyers in gowns are not a re-enactment.

6. Middle Temple Hall & Fountain Court
Fountain Court is the postage-stamp garden Charles Lamb wrote about. The hall's closed to the public; the exterior is the point.

St Paul's to the Temple