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Ben Engen: The Lady Chapel is particularly gorgeous. Don't forget to scrutinize the graves, tombs and memorials. You have no idea who you could be walking past.
Castle · St. Katharine's and Wapping · 581 tips and reviews
Ben Engen: The guided tour is free so be sure you do it, the "guides" are great and legitimate bad asses as I learned over the course of the tour. Crown jewels are a general must. Go right at open to avoid lines
Hotel Bar · Holborn and Covent Garden · 69 tips and reviews
Ben Engen: Possibly my favorite place in London. Amazing setting, excellent cocktails and just killer live music every night. Perfect place for some relaxed listening to classic covers of all stripes.
Ben Engen: Cool bar under the National Theater and on the banks of the Thames. A great place when the weather is nice enough to sit outside and a welcome reprieve from the expensive side of London.
63 Bathurst Mews (at Bayswater Rd.), London, Greater London
Stable · City of Westminster · 12 tips and reviews
Ben Engen: Stables with a great staff where you can take lessons or, better for visitors, get a horse for a ride around Hyde Park. Certainly not cheap, though.
Burger Joint · Kensington and Chelsea · 351 tips and reviews
Ben Engen: A small London chain that serves only (you guessed it) burgers and lobsters. I went with the burger which was good, not great. The lobster rolls looked excellent, though.
199-206 High Holborn (Newton St), London, Greater London
Hotel · Holborn and Covent Garden · 85 tips and reviews
Ben Engen: My experience here is limited to sitting and working in their lobby while taking advantage of their free WiFi. It's a great place to work during the day. After 5p it's more rowdy.
100 Shoreditch High St, Shoreditch, Greater London
Hotel · 175 tips and reviews
Ben Engen: A very trendy hotel in Shoreditch that let's folks hang out in the lobby and avail themselves of their free WiFi. It's well set up for working but was too "hipstery" for me.
10-12 Creechurch Ln (at Mitre St), London, Greater London
Coffee Shop · Aldgate · 93 tips and reviews
Ben Engen: Good place to stop in for some very above average coffee but not a great place to linger if you were thinking about getting some work done as power outlets are scarce.
Ben Engen: Your run of the mill beer place. Probably better places around but if you do find yourself here be sure and try a scotch egg with the curry they do.