Borough Market is an unmissable destination for food lovers, catering to top chefs in search of premium ingredients and grazing epicures hungry for freshly prepared mouthfuls of culinary excellence.
"If you can tune out from a road energised with traffic, the sirens and the motorbikes, and slow your pace to that of the river, this really is a remarkable part of the city..." Read more.
Westminster Abbey was built by Edward the Confessor and completed just before his death in 1065. Since William the Conqueror all the kings & queens of England have been crowned here.
Beautiful, elegantly spare space. Great exhibitions. Bookshop is worth a browse (lots of signed editions when I was last there, if that's your thing!)
Walk up to the expansive rooftop to find deckchairs, wrought-iron furniture and and benches filled with a sun-seeking crowd from the Shoreditch brigade. Read more.
Breakfast-to-go from the Albion’s bakery at the weekend is a must - the giant pastries are second to none – but be warned, there’s only one coffee machine – so prepare to queue. Read more.
Housed in a set of 18th-century almshouses, the Geffrye Museum offers a vivid physical history of the English interior. Read more.
Who would have thought that you can find such a lovely and relaxing place in the middle of Camden, just a few minutes away from Camden Lock and Market? Terrific!
If you can ignore the ting-tinging peloton of commuters that has adopted the Regent’s Canal towpath as an unofficial cycle route, there are few more pleasant spots to sit and savour breakfast. Read more.
With thousands of flowers crammed into one noisy Victorian terraced street, London's Columbia Road Flower Market is a taste of the Old East End. Read more.
This covered market boasts an impressive array of vintage shops, street food, and funky bars and coffee shops. It has been around for more than 350 years and is open seven days per week. Read more.
Yotam Ottolenghi’s flagship café-brasserie in Islington remains as popular as ever. You can’t book a table for breakfast, so people queue. Read more.
You could look inside this place and think it’s been around for a century, but in fact it only opened as a restaurant in 2003. Breakfasts here are a firm favorite among London’s movers and shakers. Read more.
Black daal, biryanis excellent. Well crafted cocktails too. Crazy wait but they bring brandy and chai to the line.
Although the museum takes up all four floors of the house in which Johnson wrote his 'Dictionary', it’s the atmosphere that intrigues here. Read more.
The courtyard here was once surrounded on 3 sides by galleries, 1 of which survives. In medieval London such places became informal theatres, and inspired early theatres like The Globe.
Walk along the river bank including going over the wobbly bridge. Grab a coffee/lunch. Enjoy city view. Pre book & see Shakespeare in recreation of Globe. Pick sunny day (open air) only £5 in yard. Read more.
Most people would dismiss this place as just for tourists. Get over it. The selection of real ales is far better than elementary. And every Holmes fan should take a look upstairs. Read more.
Cross it at night and enjoy a stunning view of St. Paul's Cathedral, Shard and plenty more iconic London's buildings! Thames during night actually looks good!
There's plenty here to fill a whole day, and it's worth joining one of the highly recommended and entertaining free tours led by the Yeoman Warders (or Beefeaters). Read more.
At 1.5 miles long and about a mile wide, Hyde Park is one of the largest of London's Royal Parks. The Joy of Life fountain is a popular spot for splashing around in when the weather heats up. Read more.
Fantastic views of the city and leith from the top. Great little cafe as well for a brew and a homemade biscuit
