I'll be in London next month for about 1 week. What should I put on my "not to be missed" list and WHY?

Question

I have been there before, and lived in the UK for a year once, so I have covered the basic touristy stuff, but I haven't spent much time there recently, so want to know what the best places to go, eat, see, do, etc. are. If you have something to recommend, please tell me why you think it is not to be missed.

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. Fortnum and Mason of Picadilly, known as the Queen's grocers s a fantastic store as is Harrods of Knightsbridge. Leadenhall Market is lovely also and its been in one of the Harry Potter movies.

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

There are lots of public parks and green areas in London. I'd recommend lunch al fresco if it's fine.
Have fun.

Answer 2

I'd agree with the above but also suggest Greenwich as a nice historic area to visit, best at weekends because they have a good craft market.

Also a trip on the river is pretty interesting.

Enjoy your trip

Answer 3

Cant really add much more then whats been said, but, i would suggest you geta guide book prob the loanly planet one and look in there.

Id say have a tube up to Camden and look round the market on a Sunday. And goto afew of the Musuems.

sorry cant add much more then whats been added already

Answer 4

covent garden (cute shops, coffee places)
oxford street (great shopping - but expensive)
picadilly circus (some fun bars)
london eye (it's a must do)
camden market (if you are into alternative, peircing, smoking pot type things...bring a lock to put on your wallet there!!)

and absolutely eat at Wagamamas....thai/asian food...amazing and cheap too!

Answer 5

oxford dtreet
regent street
bond street
harrods
covent gardens
london eye
canary wharf
ice skating rink
regent park
leicester square and picaddily circus
have fun and enjoy

Answer 6

If you want to see changes head over to Docklands to shop and eat - it's constantly evolving!