London
The museums are free and world-class, which quietly makes it one of the cheaper cities to spend a day in.
London in eight slides
Wikipedia · 3 Sep 2026
Things to do in London
Where to stay in London
London in a day, two days, three
Landmarks in London
Borough Market is a wholesale and retail market hall in Southwark, London, England. It is one of the largest and oldest food markets in London, with a market on the site dating back to at least the 12th century. The present buildings were built in the 1850s, and today the market mainly sells speciality foods to the general public.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 31 Jul 2026
Øyvind Holmstad · CC BY-SA 4.0
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of 9.14 million people in 2025. Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Western Europe, with a population of 15.4 million. London stands on the River Thames in southeast England, at the head of a 50-mile (80 km) tidal estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for nearly 2,000 years.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2 Sep 2026
Ilya Grigorik · CC BY-SA 3.0
Hyde Park is a 350-acre (140-hectare), historic Grade I-listed urban park in Westminster, Greater London. A Royal Park, it is the largest of the parks and green spaces that form a chain from Kensington Palace through Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park, via Hyde Park Corner and Green Park, past Buckingham Palace to St James's Park. Hyde Park is divided by the Serpentine and the Long Water lakes.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 9 Aug 2026
@LondonNPC #NationalParkCity · CC BY 2.0
Tate Modern is an art gallery in London, housing the United Kingdom's national collection of international modern and contemporary art. It forms part of the Tate group together with Tate Britain, Tate Liverpool and Tate St Ives. It is located in the former Bankside Power Station, in the Bankside area of the London Borough of Southwark.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 9 Aug 2026
Acabashi · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Tower of London, officially His Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London, is a historic citadel and castle on the north bank of the River Thames in London, England. It lies within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, which is separated from the eastern edge of the square mile of the City of London by the open space known as Tower Hill.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 29 Aug 2026
[Duncan] from Nottingham, UK · CC BY 2.0
Westminster is the main settlement of the City of Westminster in Central London, England. It extends from the River Thames to Oxford Street and has many famous landmarks, including the Palace of Westminster, Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, Westminster Cathedral, Trafalgar Square and much of the West End cultural centre including the entertainment area of West End theatre.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 17 Aug 2026
Colin · CC BY-SA 4.0
Borough Market is a wholesale and retail market hall in Southwark, London, England. It is one of the largest and oldest food markets in London, with a market on the site dating back to at least the 12th century. The present buildings were built in the 1850s, and today the market mainly sells speciality foods to the general public.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 31 Jul 2026
Øyvind Holmstad · CC BY-SA 4.0
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of 9.14 million people in 2025. Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Western Europe, with a population of 15.4 million. London stands on the River Thames in southeast England, at the head of a 50-mile (80 km) tidal estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for nearly 2,000 years.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2 Sep 2026
Ilya Grigorik · CC BY-SA 3.0
Hyde Park is a 350-acre (140-hectare), historic Grade I-listed urban park in Westminster, Greater London. A Royal Park, it is the largest of the parks and green spaces that form a chain from Kensington Palace through Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park, via Hyde Park Corner and Green Park, past Buckingham Palace to St James's Park. Hyde Park is divided by the Serpentine and the Long Water lakes.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 9 Aug 2026
@LondonNPC #NationalParkCity · CC BY 2.0
Tate Modern is an art gallery in London, housing the United Kingdom's national collection of international modern and contemporary art. It forms part of the Tate group together with Tate Britain, Tate Liverpool and Tate St Ives. It is located in the former Bankside Power Station, in the Bankside area of the London Borough of Southwark.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 9 Aug 2026
Acabashi · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Tower of London, officially His Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London, is a historic citadel and castle on the north bank of the River Thames in London, England. It lies within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, which is separated from the eastern edge of the square mile of the City of London by the open space known as Tower Hill.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 29 Aug 2026
[Duncan] from Nottingham, UK · CC BY 2.0
Westminster is the main settlement of the City of Westminster in Central London, England. It extends from the River Thames to Oxford Street and has many famous landmarks, including the Palace of Westminster, Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, Westminster Cathedral, Trafalgar Square and much of the West End cultural centre including the entertainment area of West End theatre.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 17 Aug 2026
Colin · CC BY-SA 4.0
From the airport
When to go to London: May or Jun or Jul or Sep
Guides about London
Three days in London on the daily fare cap, which is frozen until 2027. Why a Travelcard is the wrong purchase and where the free museums actually are.
Callum Doherty · 3 Sep 2026
London has no centre, so the question is which side of the West End you sleep on. The areas, the Zone 2 arithmetic, and the tax London does not charge.
Callum Doherty · 2 Sep 2026
Eight day trips from London ranked, plus the 2026 fare freeze that flips the usual booking advice and the railcard that pays for itself in one trip.
Callum Doherty · 1 Sep 2026
London with children from about four. Why under-11s travel free, the 50% discount visiting families are never told about, and what to skip.
Priya Nair · 1 Sep 2026