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.
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