Designed especially for guiding groups, our ICANDO London Challenge is a chance to see some of London’s most famous landmarks and discover more about the city’s amazing history and culture.
Try this interactive walk where you can make your own story about London, while having a great time with your friends. You’ll also earn a special London Challenge badge.
The Challenge is self-guided and you can do it in your own time. You don’t have to stay in ICANDO. Just book and you can pick up your ICANDO Challenge pack at Girlguiding Headquarters.
The circular walk will be around some of the key sights near Girlguiding Headquarters including Buckingham Palace, Green Park, Piccadilly Circus, Leicester Square, Covent Garden, Trafalgar Square, Parliament Square and Westminster Abbey.
We recommend at least 3.5 hours to complete walk which is completely accessible by wheelchair (although some of these areas will be crowded due to being tourist areas). You are not restricted to the timings and can stop off and do other things on route if you need/want to.
All participants will get their own pack for £4.75 consisting of a workbook, a pencil and an exclusive ICANDO London Challenge badge. We can post this to you (for an additional charge) if you order in advance of your trip.
The Risk Assessment for this activity can be found here.
Top tips
There are several good places en route to take a break and sit down.
Green Park: Close to Green Park underground station, there is a small outdoor kiosk where you can buy refreshments. There are toilets inside the underground station.
Piccadilly Circus: Waterstones is located at 203/206 Piccadilly, London, W1J 9HD and has a café on the Lower Ground Floor and toilet facilities. It is open from 9am to 9pm Monday to Saturday and 12 to 6pm on Sundays.
Trafalgar Square: For toilet facilities, head to the National Gallery and spot some art in the process. If you are looking for refreshments as well, there are cafés and sandwich shops around Trafalgar Square.
Victoria Tower Gardens: There are toilets by the Lambeth steps. There is a 20p charge to use the public toilets in the park. They have recently installed a contactless system which accepts credit/debit cards, prepaid cards and mobile wallet payments like Apple Pay and Samsung Pay. Cash is no longer accepted.
There is a small kiosk for refreshments.
St. James’s Park: If you are following the route as shown on the map, you will need to cross the bridge to reach the toilets. There is a 20p charge to use the public toilets in the park. They have recently installed a contactless system which accepts credit/debit cards, prepaid cards and mobile wallet payments like Apple Pay and Samsung Pay. Cash is no longer accepted.
Drinks and snacks are available from a kiosk located closer to Buckingham Palace, by the playground.
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