{"id":649147,"date":"2026-06-20T15:31:30","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T15:31:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/649147\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T15:31:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T15:31:30","slug":"a-free-trail-of-uniquely-designed-lion-and-lioness-sculptures-has-popped-up-in-central-london-in-support-of-the-england-football-teams-with-17-artist-designed-big-cat-sculptures-waiting-to-b","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/649147\/","title":{"rendered":"A free trail of uniquely-designed lion and lioness sculptures has popped up in Central London in support of the England football teams \u2013 with 17 artist-designed big cat sculptures waiting to be found"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Pride-In-the-Quarter-Ben-Stevens-PinPep-16-1024x706.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\" alt=\"three people taking a selfie with a sculpture of a lion with a unique design\" width=\"1024\" height=\"706\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCredit: Ben Stevens, PinPep<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a data-force-follow=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/secretldn.com\/author\/sam-barker\/\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/profile-pic-150x150.jpeg\"  class=\"avatar avatar-40 photo\" height=\"40\" width=\"40\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tStaff Writer\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\u00a0\u00b7\u00a0<br \/>\n\t\t\t18 June, 2026<\/p>\n<p>A lot is happening <a href=\"https:\/\/secretldn.com\/things-to-do-in-london-june-2026\/\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_self\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/secretldn.com\/things-to-do-in-london-june-2026\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_0\" data-category=\"click_internal\">this month<\/a>: England is battling through the group stages of the <a href=\"https:\/\/secretldn.com\/best-places-to-watch-world-cup-matches-london\/\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_self\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/secretldn.com\/best-places-to-watch-world-cup-matches-london\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_1\" data-category=\"click_internal\">FIFA World Cup<\/a>, Pride Month is filling the city with love, and now, a <a href=\"https:\/\/secretldn.com\/free-things-to-do-london\/\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_self\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/secretldn.com\/free-things-to-do-london\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_2\" data-category=\"click_internal\">free-to-visit<\/a> trail of lions and lionesses has cropped up in the city to combine the two into a special attraction. \u2018Pride in the Quarter\u2019 is a free public art trail celebrating community, culture and creativity, coinciding with the summer of international football.<\/p>\n<p>The trail in question features\u00a017 uniquely designed sculptures\u00a0of lions and lionesses \u2013 altogether making up an impressively-sized (and spread out) pride of animals. They\u2019ve been hidden around Westminster for us lucky Londoners to discover, without having to pay a penny. And there\u2019s still time to go pay them a visit!<\/p>\n<p>Pride in the Quarter trail of lions<\/p>\n<p>The trail takes lion-seekers on a <a href=\"https:\/\/secretldn.com\/sightseeing-london-map-walking-route\/\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_self\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/secretldn.com\/sightseeing-london-map-walking-route\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_3\" data-category=\"click_internal\">self-guided tour around some of London\u2019s most iconic monuments<\/a>. As you search for all 17 of the uniquely designed sculptures, you\u2019ll wander past and through the likes of Trafalgar Square, St James\u2019s Park, Victoria Tower Gardens, Buckingham Palace, the Houses of Parliament, and more. You\u2019ll even find a special sculpture joining the four iconic brass lions at Trafalgar Square.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"724\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"someone kneeling in front of and inspecting a sculpture of a lioness with a unique design, with one foot atop a football\" class=\"wp-image-408189\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Pride-in-the-Quarter_10-Broadway-Ben-Stevens-PinPep-1024x724.jpg\"\/>Credit: Ben Stevens, PinPep<\/p>\n<p>The trail extends just under 2 kilometres in length. For those attempting to find all of the lions and lionesses, it should take between 1 and 1.5 hours to complete. That all depends on how many breaks you take, how many photos you snap, and how distracted you might get along the way!<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t wait too long before striking out to find the sculptures! They won\u2019t be around forever\u2026 The sculptures are currently in place and will be visible until August 10. <\/p>\n<p>Following their display around London, the sculptures will be auctioned to\u00a0raise funds in support of <a href=\"https:\/\/donate.passage.org.uk\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/donate.passage.org.uk\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_4\" data-category=\"click_non_sales\">The Passage<\/a> \u2013 a charity that supports those experiencing homelessness.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"a sculpture of a lion with a unique design, with one foot atop a football\" class=\"wp-image-408190\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Pride-in-the-Quarter_Cardinal-Place_5-Ben-Stevens-PinPep-1024x683.jpg\"\/>Credit: Ben Stevens, PinPep<\/p>\n<p>\ud83e\udd81 Find out more about the Pride in the Quarter trail <a href=\"https:\/\/london-hq.co.uk\/events\/pride-in-the-quarter-trail\/\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/london-hq.co.uk\/events\/pride-in-the-quarter-trail\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_5\" data-tracked=\"1\" data-category=\"click_sales\" data-cp_smn_source=\"secretldn\" data-cp_smn_content=\"free-trail-of-lions-and-lionesses-sculptures-pride-in-the-quarter\" data-cp_smn_term=\"text_cta_5\">here<\/a>.<br \/>\ud83d\udd0d You can find the sculptures in and around Westminster until August 10.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Credit: Ben Stevens, PinPep \u00a0\u2013\u00a0 Staff Writer \u00a0\u00b7\u00a0 18 June, 2026 A lot is happening this month: England&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":649148,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[6225,6485,6486,1120,96,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-649147","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-design","tag-entertainment","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/649147","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=649147"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/649147\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/649148"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=649147"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=649147"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=649147"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}