Walking London (Pre-Lockdown) - Leicester Square to Oxford Circus

[@WatchedWalker]

*See below for filming date, route map, route & sights timestamps, plus gear list 👇👇👇* *SUPPORT WATCHED WALKER ON PATREON* 🥰 www.patreon.com/watchedwalker *TIP WATCHED WALKER A DRINK* ☕️ www.ko-fi.com/watchedwalker *GET WATCHED WALKER MERCH* 👕 teespring.com/stores/watchedwalker *SEE WHAT CAMERA AND OTHER GEAR I USE (Affiliate Links):* *US* 🇺🇸 www.amazon.com/shop/watchedwalker *UK* 🇬🇧 www.amazon.co.uk/shop/watchedwalker *Turn on Closed-Captions (CC) for commentary subtitles 💬* FILMED: Early March 2020 (Weekday Noon, 8°C/46°F) with DJI Osmo Pocket in 4K 24FPS and Binaural Audio LOCATION MAP*: goo.gl/maps/cveRnXpv2rJRzZdq7 ROUTE TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Charing Cross Road 00:28 Cranbourn Street 01:30 Leicester Square 02:30 Swiss Court 03:00 Coventry Street 05:35 Piccadilly Circus 07:52 Regent Street 16:18 Maddox Street 17:37 Regent Street 19:26 Oxford Circus SIGHTS TIMESTAMPS: 00:10 Leicester Square Underground Station - in fare zone 1, served by the Northern and Piccadilly lines 01:49 Giant Panda offering hugs for tips 02:29 Swiss Glockenspiel 02:53 Chinatown Gate 03:22 London Trocadero - former entertainment complex, under redevelopment to become a hotel 04:36 The Horses of Helios water fountain - bronze sculpture of four horses by Rudy Weller 05:03 The Daughters of Helios (or Three Graces) - depicts the three Charites: Aglaea, Euphrosyne, and Thalia 05:52 Piccadilly Lights - advertising display 05:59 Piccadilly Circus Underground Station - in fare zone 1, served by the Bakerloo and Piccadilly lines 06:29 Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain - topped with the iconic winged sculpture, widely believed to be Eros 06:58 The London Pavillion - currently hosting the Body Worlds exhibition 14:37 Hamleys - world-renowned, multi-storey toy store 16:50 Maddox Gallery - known for its impressive facade displays, such as the ‘I think you love me’ one 19:24 Oxford Circus Underground Station - in fare zone 1, served by the Bakerloo, Central and Victoria lines *** Spot the WATCHED WALKER Logo *** In this video I’ve hidden ONE (1) Watched Walker logos - they could be on buildings, vehicles or anything else, so keep an eye out for them! :)

[@krissmgvlogs]

These walking videos are so valuable now. Will things ever go back to how they once were?

[@mbwheeler5641]

kriss mg I think it will, but I can tell you for a while I’m gonna rethink touching anything in public lol.

[@yuniyustikasari3567]

Not *exactly* how it was before, but eventually things will get better. Because that's the nature of this world: always bouncing between good times and bad times. Only in paradise lies eternal happiness (no calamity, no sickness, no fatigue). Be patience with beautiful patience

[@serengeti4023]

@@yuniyustikasari3567 thank you for being hopeful and confident about the future like I am. So many people are at wits end and have no hope....I wish they would come out of the fog.

[@joelle2528]

I'm excited to watch this video!! It gets a bit boring staying home so at least I could use this as an escape:) Thank you and stay safe

[@mohamedel5079]

I suggest to make videos by drone from home I get bored too

[@LivingWalks]

@@mohamedel5079 A drone from the window, now there's an idea!

[@berylperyl5649]

Never stop making these amazing videos!

[@LivingWalks]

I'll second that Beryl.

[@GeekStreetTravels]

Nice springtime walk. Do miss London 😪 . Take care and thanks for sharing this. We'll be back soon 👍

[@WatchedWalker]

Thanks, I already miss going out as before. Take care GST

[@GeekStreetTravels]

@@WatchedWalker thanks. Yes miss it very much!!!

[@mbwheeler5641]

I love the quality of your videos.

[@CityWalks]

👍Beautiful walk. Stay safe and hope you get to start walking again soon. -H

[@WatchedWalker]

Thanks Henry, hope you’re well, stay safe.

[@dianejobe8089]

Yay! I’m out of the house....virtually.

[@biblehistoryscience3530]

By the way, cheers for posting this. It’s just what I needed right now! Keep safe.

[@WatchedWalker]

Thanks, you too!

[@aboubasakiofire884]

Bible History Science+ How is it the good old days when it was only a few weeks back and its only 3 weeks lockdown I think.

[@TheNatasha66]

Oh goody! Some walking through the streets of London while we're in lockdown :)

[@RossRoams]

Fantastic video mate, great work..!! What you planning film wise during the lockdown?

[@WatchedWalker]

Cheers Ross, I’m not sure if I’ll film anything until this is over, will see what happens.

[@geminichick61]

Thank you so much for these videos...the hubby and I were planning to return to London in August but alas, it is not meant to be, at least for now. I’m a “glass half full” kinda girl, so I truly believe with all my heart and soul that I will return to my beloved London soon. This nightmare will be over, and the planet can return to some semblance of normalcy. Most exciting of all, I will be walking these streets again myself. In the meantime, I have these wonderful videos to hold me over until then. Watched Walker...YOU ROCK!!!! Love from Philadelphia, Pa💜💜💜💜💜🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧

[@WatchedWalker]

Thank you! Greetings to Philadelphia, and let's hope we can walk the streets again soon, stay safe 🙏

[@mirellanor1497]

I don't know how many times I have walked this walk and still it looks new. Thanks. I m wondering when life will be back to normal, so I can visit the old country again. Stay safe.

[@ds1868]

All the buildings which are part of the Crown Estate have recently been cleaned and restored to as new condition. This was expensive as the hand carved stone is now almost 200 years old, but I think you'd agree it was worth it!

[@firstal3799]

No let's things decay

[@VictoriaPichel]

Thank you!! Hope you are safe. And got plenty of archive footage to keep us all entertained!

[@WatchedWalker]

Thanks Victoria, I have enough footage from before all of this to keep going for a while at least. Take care and stay safe.

[@kalte271]

i remember good old days in london while watching it.always good vibe in central london.love it

[@shlomosikora515]

Watching with tears in my eye. But with hope that soon its wiil end. Thanks for the video mate. Be safe.

[@engr.faisalmehmood6572]

Yeah

[@iratepirate3896]

I miss the Trocadero. I used to spend a lot of happy hours there as a kid playing in the arcade. :(

[@Jpkjr52]

Chicago on lockdown and enjoying the walk that I have taken myself. John in Chicago.

[@joeeliot6766]

Very happy to see your great channel. Ive done some of the walkings you did, they seems very nostalgic to me.... Im from São Paulo, Brazil and use to visit London A lot, when it was possible, great city. As a rock fan, I could sugest you a walk showing : Hammersmith Odeon, Earls Court, Wembley Arena, O2 Arenna, Brixton Academy. Thanks for the great memories of my trip to your great city. Your "narrated video" is even better than the unnarrated ones. Go on explainning the things you show....GREAT!!!

[@WatchedWalker]

Thanks for your comments Joe, hopefully once things start returning to "normal" I can film some of the places you mentioned.

[@bassomalbarasy2214]

love your videos :)

[@selmoonneamt]

Ohhh how I miss London.Next year I will go there again 4 sure.

[@Seamata]

Oh wow! It’s good to watch people walking down the street rather than empty street. It’s depressing to go outside nowadays 😭 Hello from Jakarta 😍 I make video walking around the city too.

[@VeronicaMowery]

Thank you so much, take care!

[@darling8718]

Hello Watched Walker I was wondering what about you in this lockdown, but is good to see you all around the streets of the city so I hope this nightmare end and everyone of us start to enjoy our lives again, meanwhile take care, lots of love xx ❤️🍀🤗🤗🤗

[@WatchedWalker]

Thank you, take care x

[@Andy1076]

Wow life sure has changed since this pandemic, everyone's enjoying the architecture and street performers are everywhere, though i'd definitely keep my belongings very close to me 😄

[@PixelPunkArtStudio]

loved the video thank u so much for sharing .i cant wait for the next one ... hope your safe and healthy . pls take care :}

[@anonie8770]

It is nice to watch this video I have wanted to go to London for years but I don't have the money or a passport so now I don't think I will ever get to go. Thanks for the videos.

[@dharmeshpanchal4864]

Fantastic amazing tour side thanx so much

[@peterperryman2800]

My old stomping ground (60 years ago) dressing Menswear windows in Regent St., Oxford St.& Shaftsbury Ave. Like the subtitles too! Bit warmer down here in Oz. Cheers & thank you.

[@WatchedWalker]

Thanks Peter, greetings to Oz - take care and stay safe 🙏

[@AsmaAkter-bp4xg]

I love London.

[@Ofuku360Walk]

Valuable video! Thanks!

[@koshikkori7412]

Love from India 😘😘

[@stelsDM]

super....Love London. Take a walk along Fulham Road

[@timkat649]

WATCHING THIS FROM BAYTOWN,TEXAS ISOLATED DUE TO CORONAVIRIS 3_29_2020

[@howispov1937]

Ah nice to see some people I Must say..

[@서울워크]

Thanks! Great video!

[@alexandrevella4128]

Merci pour la promenade.

[@AsmaAkter-bp4xg]

I love this

[@kc-9830]

Thank your video, please stay safe my friend

[@biblehistoryscience3530]

Those buildings reminded me of “then and now” photo sets showing what these places looked like from 1860s-1930s vs now. It’s fascinating to see people wearing clothes that would now be considered quaint costumes walking past the same facades a century or century and a half earlier.

[@ds1868]

The buildings are restored but they follow the same layout and design as the architect John Nash who built them after 1815. So the effect is Regency not Victorian, as they were built on the order of the Prince Regent.

[@anonie8770]

Was this before the quarantine period?

[@WatchedWalker]

Yes, early March.

[@dronetheworld4k67]

Is this really just 24 FPS video ? if so then i must say you can hardly distinguish it from a normal 30 FPS One, I usually shoot 30 FPS and sometimes 60 FPS with my different cameras, despite 60 FPS being really really smooth its not always necessary and can be really tough to edit ! thanks for sharing this amazing video :)

[@WatchedWalker]

Sam, yes there’s not a huge difference between 24 and 30 fps, though as you say 60 fps is much smoother. There’s always trade offs, and my computer thanks me for fewer files when filming in 24 fps.

[@Arnel_A67]

I wonder how the street looks like during lockdown.

[@gloriastroedecke2717]

Thank you so much.

[@kamalpreetsingh1686]

Technology made this possible that while living in a village of India , i can watch live street life of London..... Thanks for making these videos.....

[@Sh-cr2cc]

Very goooood walk 💛💙💚💜💛💙💚👣👌👌👌👀💋💋💋❤thank you 😇

[@rohanbanerjee4958]

London is best city

[@rehabmohd4291]

god plus london🙏🏼🇬🇧 hope be there soon

[@kenastrov3515]

Thank you

[@rosdi4471]

Wow 🌍👍

[@rizadaniela476]

I❤LONDON! 😚Super! 👏💪🌎😷Mulțumesc! 👍

[@ncnc111]

Please do one in South Kensington, thanks.

[@WatchedWalker]

I've done some videos in the South Kensington area.

[@LAXMEPROD]

White go pro is best

[@forza223bowe5]

Once this lockdown is over, people will really appreciate the freedom

[@popneo2007]

Why London would be able to host the Olympic Games? from Tokyo.

[@jyunyakubota4985]

Yea London is danger than Tokyo

[@mohamedel5079]

U can use drone 🛩️n make videos inside ur home I think it will be interesting

[@WatchedWalker]

Fly a drone inside my home? (I don’t have a drone btw)

[@hotenhitonokoe2848]

I think that ignoring signals is dangerous. Pedestrians should also follow the traffic rules.

[@perambiancer3819]

And here's what those places looked like last week after companies started telling employees to work from home! (still pre-lockdown) kzbin.info/www/bejne/b36VYWhnqq6df68

[@aloiscamenzind6298]

My London changed sinc 1968...

[@royalbloodedledgend]

Watching this video imagining everything is normal

[@ryanpoggioli8602]

Regent Street is the Fifth Avenue of London it seems.

[@ds1868]

Not really. New York simply doesn't have anything remotely like London.

[@ryanpoggioli8602]

ds 1868 As in Regent Street having a high concentration of high-end department and luxury stores, obviously not in terms of architecture or vibe.

[@whynot4706]

I hope one day to visite california

[@sunilrayzala4746]

can you visit countryside ? it will be new experience .

[@WatchedWalker]

Perhaps in the future!

[@anthonylondon3366]

Dont see much social distancing going on here even though London is a viral epicentre. Hope the local hospitals can cope.

[@ds1868]

This was recorded in early March. Read the description.

[@AlanVByrnes]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@bro.samuelwesley6114]

All Prayer for me my dear brother s and sister s

[@justinkannan]

Italy also same like this initially they didn't take Corona seriously instead they hugged Chinese people now look at them.....

[@anhlequang1113]

"STAY AT HOME" PLEASE !!!

[@AnkitKumar-vl8lp]

No lock down 🙄🙄🙄🙄??

[@WatchedWalker]

As the title says, this was before the lockdown.

[@ladyliberty417]

Bustling! Will we get to use that word again? I hope so😉 So much here to see, a great city, no??🥰 Thank you so much for those of us missing it all!!😢

[@niveditasen9792]

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[@harshilvaghani9650]

But,plz mr walker, stay home

[@WatchedWalker]

This was early March, I'm home now!

[@ihtishambadar1953]

Show us Shops.Marts inner areas. Thanks..not just show us Roads..

[@WatchedWalker]

Ihtisham, have you watched my store tours playlist yet? I've been inside a few shops - kzbin.info/aero/PLplsp2_xJka93-Wie-yYib7nhAHZ97fWR

[@tracybower7645]

No one is wearing face masks nor gloves.wake up people

[@ilikeboxing946]

This was before the lockdown and you don't have to where mask nor gloves

[@scathson]

Sadly, the entire video was recorded in the shade - a perfectly nice sunny side of the street was right over "there" - sigh

[@ds1868]

@scathson Very little scope for sunny views at Street level as this is early March and the sun is still low in the sky at this latitude. London is 51 degrees north of the equator, which is further north than Ottowa in Canada. If you can't appreciate the work involved in producing these videos and also using common sense then don't watch.