Lonely PlanetAug 3
15 things to know before traveling to London
Get ready for a visit to London with essential tips on what to bring, taking the Tube, planning your itinerary and local manners.
best area to stay for tourist spots
21 things in this story
- West EndNeighborhoodbest area to stay for tourist spots
- Tower BridgeSightIt crosses the River Thames close to the Tower of London and is…
- FitzroviaSuburbnorth of Oxford Street
- SohoSuburbwhere all the excitement is
- BermondseySuburbTo the west of Bermondsey lies Southwark, to the east Rotherhithe and Deptford, to the south Walworth and Peckham, and…
- SpitalfieldsQuarterIt is in East London and situated in the East End.
- ShoreditchSuburbShoreditch lies just north-east of the border with the City of London and is…
- IslingtonSuburbIt is a mainly residential district of Inner London, extending from Islington's High Street to Highbury Fields and…
- MaryleboneSuburbIt is in Central London and part of the West End.
- PaddingtonSuburbA medieval parish then a metropolitan borough of the County of London, it was integrated with Westminster and Greater…
- Notting HillSuburbNotting Hill is known for being a cosmopolitan and multicultural neighbourhood, hosting the annual Notting Hill…
- The UndergroundPublic artworkcan be stifling in summer
- Trafalgar SquareSightfills with rainbow flags for Pride
- PrideFestivalearly July, Trafalgar Square and Soho
- Notting Hill CarnivalFestivalend of August, around Westbourne Park
- Victoria ParkParkThe borough's oldest and largest park, which has around nine million visits per year.
- LimeRestaurantpopular bike-sharing scheme
- ClerkenwellSuburb
- Hyde ParkPark
- South BankQuarter
- KensingtonSuburb
