Bear Hunting In London

To coincide with ‘Paddington Bear The Movie’ hitting the cinemas in early November, there are 50 Paddington Bear statues in various locations around London that have been designed by various celebrities and artists. They are not randomly placed but in trails that you can follow. The problem I found is that the location of them on the map you can download from the Paddington Bear Trail Web Site is rather liberal compared to the location of them on the ground. The one on Horseguards is actually outside the entrance to the Cabinet War Rooms, the one in Downing Street is in Whitehall, the one at Ripley’s Believe It Or Not! in Picaddilly Circus is actually on the other side of the road to the shop and I never found the one that was supposed to be in Parliament Square. Some of the bears are to auctioned from next week with the proceeds going to the NSPCC.

Special Delivery/Ben Whishaw. Covent Garden Market, Inside the South Hall, West End.

Rainbow/Darcey Bussell. Outside the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden Piazza exit.

Paddington the Explorer/Ripley’s Believe It Or Not!. Piccadilly Circus.

Paddington Lloyd Webbear/Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber. Eastern End of Gerrard Street, Chinatown.

The Bear of London/Boris Johnson. The National Gallery main entrance, Trafalgar Square.

Paddington is GREAT/Stephen Fry. Downing Street, Whitehall.

Paddington Jack/Davina McCall. Clive Steps, Outside Churchill War Rooms,

Wonders of the World/Peru. Outside London Bridge Station Main Entrance

Shakesbear/Michael Sheen. Bankside Pier, Near Shakepeare’s Globe.

Fragile/Ryan McElhinney. Riverside Walk, Near Tate Modern

Brian