The Regent’s Park and Primrose Hill
The largest central London park, The Regent’s Park is best frequented in the summer months when the ample green spaces are filled with people relaxing in the sun or playing…
St James’s Park, Westminster
Small but perfectly proportioned St James’s Park is our editor’s favourite central London park. Situated between Westminster and Buckingham Palace, and running alongside the Mall, it is the first part…
Royal Albert Hall, Kensington
With its distinctive Italianate architectural design, the Royal Albert Hall is both one of the landmark buildings in London, and venue for many concerts and other cultural events, as well…
Kensington Gardens London
Kensington Gardens is a continuation of Hyde Park, just across the Serpentine bridge. Indeed the two royal parks used to be one until 1728 when they were separated so as…
Hyde Park London
The largest of the four Royal Parks that form the Green Lung from St James’s Park to Kensington Gardens, Hyde Park is a popular venue for major festivals, such as Winter…
Holland Park, Kensington and Chelsea
One of the more diminutive of the many London parks, the 54-acre Holland Park stands on the grounds of a 17th century mansion in west London. Initially called Cope Castle…
Hampstead Heath, North London
Situated in the London Borough of Camden, Hampstead Heath is a sprawling area of ancient heath, ideal for walking. It is first mentioned in 986 when Ethelred the Unready referred…
Greenwich Park, Greenwich
The 180-acre Royal Park is part of Greenwich World Heritage Site and possesses one of the finest views across London from near the Royal Observatory Greenwich. It is this building…
Green Park, Westminster London
Green Park is the smallest of the Royal Parks in London. Measuring only 47 acres it forms a triangle stretching from Buckingham Palace to Piccadilly and Hyde Park. It is…
Epping Forest, Epping Essex
Epping Forest is a personal favourite of our editor who used to live just across the road from it, and used to go on runs through its all-enveloping mud in…
Bushy Park, Hampton Middlesex
Situated just to the north of the magnificent Hampton Court, Bushy Park is the second largest – and perhaps least known – of London’s eight Royal Parks. The thousand acres…
Westminster Abbey, Westminster
Located across Parliament Square from the Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey is where the UK’s kings and queens have their coronation and are buried. A Benedictine abbey was first built…
ZSL London Zoo, Regent’s Park
Opened in 1828 for fellows of the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) the London Zoo is the oldest scientific zoo in the world. Now called the ZSL London Zoo, and…
Tower Bridge, London
Along with Big Ben, Double Decker buses and the red telephone box, Tower Bridge is one of the most iconic images of London. It is the only bridge across London…
Tower of London
Nowhere in London is more steeped in history and pageantry than the Tower of London. The Princes in the Tower, Anne Boleyn and Lady Jane Grey all met their fate…
The Shard London Bridge
The tallest building in London, and the tallest in western and central Europe, The Shard towers just over a thousand feet (309.6 metres) above the London skyline. Inaugurated in July…
The Gherkin, City of London
Arguably one of the great things about the capital is the ever-changing and slightly irreverent London skyline. Along with The Shard, The Cheesegrater and The Scalpel, The Gherkin is probably…
St Paul’s Cathedral, City of London
It is hard to imagine as you stand at the top of The Shard or from within your London Eye pod, but for many years the dome of St Paul’s…
Madame Tussauds London Marylebone
Madame Tussauds is one of the most popular and well-established tourist attractions in London. It contains waxworks of famous people past and present from William Shakespeare to Londoner David Beckham…
The London Eye Southbank
Towering over County Hall the London Eye is one of the most famous landmark structures in the capital. It is also the most visited paid attraction in the UK, drawing…
The London Dungeon, Southbank
Since its inception in 1974, the London Dungeon has been one of the capital’s major tourist attractions. The original London Dungeon was situated in Tooley Street close to London Bridge…
Houses of Parliament, Westminster
The Houses of Parliament, or more correctly The Palace of Westminster, has been the seat for the English parliament since the 13th century. It now holds both the House of…
Chinatown London
Although not as famous as the one in San Francisco, Chinatown London has a distinct flavour that continues to draw in the tourists. Where is Chinatown London? Pedestrianised Gerrard Street…
Buckingham Palace, Westminster
Buckingham Palace is the Queen’s official residence in London. Originally it was built as a townhouse for the Duke of Buckingham in 1703, before being acquired by George III in…
