England: London

Museums & Art Galleries
London is home to some of the finest museums in the world covering a diverse range of topics. The British Museum is one of the most popular as are The Natural History & Science Museums and the Imperial War Museum. To find out more please click on the links below.

The Victoria & ALbert Museum
If you are interested in decorative arts and design this is a "must see" London attraction.

Parks & Gardens, Places Of Natural Beauty
London has an impressive list of parks, gardens and open spaces. Hyde Park, Regent's Park, Richmond Park and St James's Park are amongst the most popular and can provide days of free entertainment but do not overlook some of the small places which are often less busy.

Hyde Park
The largest green space in the Capital and venue for many events

London Visitor Attractions
The total number of London attractions is sufficient to write a number of volumes, encyclopedia style. Of course there are many in the heart of the city which have stood for centuries (such as Buckingham Palace shown right) while some, such as the London Eye (shown to the right) are relatively new. Below is a small list of some of the most popular London attractions to which we will add on a continual basis. Much of the attraction of London is its wonderful history and you will find associated attractions above (museums) and below (historical buildings). The list below focuses upon more general visitor attractions.

London Eye
London's top tourist attraction

London Zoo
The world's first for a number of things - fantastic

Historical Buildings In London
London is an ancient city and as such the list of historical buildings is almost endless however there are a number that are known throughout the world. Below is a short list of the most popular historical buildings in London but over time we hope to add a great many more.

Big Ben
One of London's most well known attractions

Buckingham Palace
The place where you will see the Changing of the Guard

Tower of London
Famously home to the Crown Jewels of England

Westminster Abbey
The place where British Monarchs have their coronations, funerals and weddings

Shopping In London
London is renowned for its amazing, world class, shopping opportunities. While there are a number of places to go shopping across the capital please take a look at the pages listed below to discover more about the more populat places to go shopping in London. The city is home to a great many world famous shops and department stores such as Harrods (shown right) and Selfridges.

London is also known for its amazing markets where you can buy virtually anything you can bring to mind. Camden Market is one of the city's most popular attractions and the place to buy antiques (Bermondsey Antiques market is better), clothing, ethnic products such as rugs, music and much more. Of course there are also plenty of places to grab a bite to eat. Please take a look at the links below to discover more about shopping in London.

Old Spitalfields Market
The place to go shopping if you want unique fashion or jewellery.

Oxford Street
With over 300 shops this is the place in London to go shopping, Europe's busiest shopping area.

London Restaurants
London is home to some of the finest restaurants in the United Kingdom. The fact that the city is one of the most cosmopolitan in Europe ensures that, whatever your tastes, you will find a place to eat which serves your favourite dish. Virtually every continent on the planet is represented well with an amazing choice of cuisines from each.

With such an awesome list of restaurants and places to eat it would be impossible to list them all here. There are a number of web sites which have covered this topic very admirably and to which we could add very little so, rather than add a list we have chosen to point you in the direction of a couple of web sites which should answer your every question.

Comprehensive list of cuisines available in London

The Restaurant Guide To London

At a later date we may include a short list of our favourite places to eat in London but, for now, the above links cover every aspect of the topic.

Road
Travel by road is not really advised unless you are used to extremely busy traffic and know exactly where you are going to park your vehicle. Tourists are best to rely upon the London Underground to get across the city. London has an orbital ring road, the M25, which can also get rather congested. Please be aware that there is a "Congestion Charge" to enter parts of the city (although there are a few exemptions). There are plenty of taxi cabs available (shown to the right) with taxi ranks outside rail stations.

Air
London's main international airport is Heathrow (20m/32km) but there are 4 other airports; Gatwick (30m/48km), London City (Docklands), Luton (30m/48km) and Stansted (35m/56km).