Walk Through George Orwell's London

Discover the streets, neighbourhoods and places connected with one of Britain's most influential writers.

Explore the Walk

Literary Walks Through London

Follow the traces of George Orwell through London and explore the city that shaped his observations, essays and fiction. These walking routes combine literary history with London's streets, architecture and social history.

Historic London street

Orwell's London

Explore neighbourhoods associated with Orwell's life and discover stories about the London he knew.

London buildings

Writers & Ideas

Learn about Orwell's journalism, novels, politics and relationship with twentieth-century London.

London street

Historic Streets

Walk through London's historic districts while discovering the social world reflected in Orwell's writing.

London

George Orwell and London

Eric Arthur Blair, better known as George Orwell, spent important periods of his life in London.

The city's streets, poverty, politics, cafés and everyday life became part of the world he observed and later described in his essays and books.

“To see what is in front of one's nose needs a constant struggle.”