when i vist London wat are some places i HAVE to see?

Question

also, are there a lot of concerts in London?

Answer 1

There's lots to see.and visit. Here's a brief list of the main attractions.

Palaces - Buckingham Palace, Kensington Palace, Hampton Court Palace. All of these are open to visitors.

Museums and Galleries - Natural History Museum, Science Museum, National Gallery, National Portrait Gallery, The Tate and Tate Modern, British Museum, Imperial War Museum.

Famous Buildings and Monuments etc - The Houses of Parliament and Big Ben, Whitehall and Downing Street, Clarence House, St James Palace, Tower of London, Trafalgar Square, Marble Arch, Monument, Tower Bridge, London Eye.

Churches - Westminster Abbey, St Paul's Cathedral, St Clement Dane, Temple Church, Saint Martin in the field.

There's such a lot to see I can't possibly list them all here. I'd recommend an Eyewitness Travel Guide as they're very comprehensive and include attractions, opening times, photos and maps.

Try the website for The Original London Walks as they do loads of guided tours around the city, They're very cheap and you can take Jack the Ripper, Harry Potter, The Da Vinci Code, Charles Dickens, Museum and Ghost walks. They are very good indeed and you get to see the places lots of tourists don't eve know about.

Travel by tube or bus, It's cheaper than by taxi and very convenient. You can get travel cards from your nearest tube station.

The main shopping streets are Oxford and Regent Street. You can try New Bond Street for Designer labels. Camden for alternative clothing. There's a big mall in Brent Cross also.

As for food, there are places to eat everywhere. China Town in Soho is good and Brick Lane for Indian Food in particular.

For theatre and concert tickets try www.lastminute.com

Have fun.

Answer 2

If you want touristy places, you should see The Tower of London and The British Museum. If you like Turner and portraits, then the Tate Museum is interesting (personally, I think it contains crap).

If you like theater, there is no place like London (I used to live in NYC -- but saw more playes in London). West End plays are pretty much the same as Brodway plays -- but they also have great stuff at the National Theater and the Royal Shakespeare Theater.

If you like rich flavored beer, go to a pub (but not alone) and order bitter.

The UK is not known for its food -- but the Indian food is great. You can often find decent food in wine bars, too.

If you love shopping, then you have to visit Harrod's.

Answer 3

First take a Tour on one of the Double Decker Busses, they will drive to all the major sights and after that you can make up your mind what to see again...close up.
A MUST to see:
Windsor Castle, Buckingham Palace and the changing of the Guards...call for the hr.
Westminster Abbey and of course, Big Ben !
The Tower of London and the Tower Bridge,
Victoria Station, Trafelgar Square.
If time permits, Stonehenge, Cotswolds, Oxford, Dover

Answer 4

The one must see in London is the London Eye, primarily because going on it means you can "see" virtually all the other tourist attractions in London ;o)

London has a shed-load of concerts particulary in the summer. To find out who's playing check out

http://www.timeout.com/london/

Answer 5

the musems are great and free
camden market is great over the weekend for looking walking eating shopping.
also when you get there buy a magazine called time out which tells you all thats happening that week in london and reviews of resturants etc also has loads of info in it ie telephone numbers etc