On first impression this hostel has the charmless air of an employment agency, but once inside you’ll find clean rooms and atmosphere better than first impressions would lead you to expect. Read more.
An urban myth, which began shortly after WWII, suggests that an ancient Roman battleground is located here and the body of Iceni Warrior Queen Boudica is buried somewhere beneath platform 9 and 10.
If you want to recharge your phone or laptop, there are no electrical outlets around. You can go to another McDonald's which is only a few tens of meters away.
"Central St Martins is based in the re-developed Granary Building. Click to listen to architect Paul Williams talk about how they adapted this building which was once used as a hub for grain storage." Read more.
24 hours for a start. Not bad croissants, not bad at all. And they have java coffee too! But try and avoid the tourist crowds on a Sunday evening - they're huge!
Get a croissant and a coffee on the way to work. Their natural fizzy drinks are pretty darn good!
Truly beautiful on a warm and sunny afternoon, whiling away the hours on benches by the fountain. Also there are free wifi benches!
The British Museum began from the collection of naturalist Sir Hans Sloane which he left to the nation on his death in 1753. Now it houses 7 million objects including more than 100 Egyptian mummies.
Rows of glass cases full of pickled, dissected specimens from sea creatures to mammals greet visitors, including the skeleton of 7-foot-10 Irish giant Charles Byrne. Read more.
If you have some snacks, feed the squrrels, they come close without fear & are adorable ^^
The extraordinary Sir Henry Wellcome (d.1936) founded one of the great multinational pharmaceutical companies, and this museum is based on his amazing collection of medical artefacts.
The collection includes remains of many rare and extinct animals, such as a dodo and the skeleton of the zebra-like quagga, which was hunted out of existence in the 1880s. Read more.
Euston is London’s oldest intercity railway terminus, opening in 1837 with a connection to Birmingham. The grand old Victorian building was replaced with the modern monstrosity in 1968.
If you've got kids by a box here on the way home. You'll be a returning hero when you eventually get home. Mixed box half choc half plain is my plan tonight:)
175-9 Oxford St, now a retail and office development, was in 1912 the site of the world’s first ever motor museum, and included Britain’s first ever petrol-engined car, the 1894 Bremer.
Beyond Retro has some of the best handpicked vintage items in the city. They could be found at the stylish streets of Soho and Bricklane.
The world’s largest toy shop began life in 1760 as Noah’s Ark at 231 High Holborn. The Regent Street branch opened in 1881, and was bombed 5 times during the war.
Always worth stopping by. The in-house Café is one of the calmest places around Oxford Street. Some exhibitions are free of charge and the shop has a large collection of photo books and retro cameras.
Think Topshop/vintage. Upstairs they have designers such as Chloe, Whyred and Vivienne Westwood and downstairs they have their own collection of styles ranging from vintage, rock and prep.
Oxford Street’s biggest department store was opened by the American businessman Gordon J Selfridge in 1909, whose motto was ‘The customer is always right’.
Cafe's, shopping, bars, street theatre - Covent Garden has it all. If you want a picnic on the cheap there's even a Tesco's! ;-D
Yeah, it looks all shiny now, but go back 230 years and you'd be watching graverobbed corpses being dissected by the Hunter brothers. How quickly people forget.
Simply one of the best comic book stores in the world. As well as having loads of other stuff. If u visit london you simply have to come here. I've done a couple of signings here too.
Three screens, a cozy, downstairs bar and a choice Soho location make this a landmark of London's cinema scene. Now playing? Master satirist Chris Morris' Four Lions is the A. List choice. Read more.
Europes first Supreme store is definetly worth a visit. Just the custom artworks by Mark Gonzales is alone worth the top. Check it out.
A goldmine of inspiration - particularly visual stuff. Leave your brief at the office and head down to the basement for a browse...
Take a trip back in time at this old-fashioned candy store. The toffee crumble is an all-time favorite.
Billed as "London's first rock 'n' roll hotel" the Sanctum has an awesome roof-top bar and has close links to bands of the likes of Iron Maiden and Gallows. It’s not cheap. Read more.
Soho is home to Europe’s largest Chinatown, which developed in the 1970s. Earlier generations of London’s Chinese population had centred around the docks of Limehouse.
its the most amazing place in London.. especially considering the fact that it has 4 floors of M&M products
This area was named after Leicester House, the London mansion home of the Earl of Leicester built in 1635. But by 1800 it was a home of popular entertainment and theatres, and has never looked back.
Largest bookstore in Europe! Great place to got lost between the hustle and bustle of Piccadilly.
Opening in 1797, this is the oldest book shop in Britain and once stocked the country house libraries of Britain’s aristocrats. Byron, Wellington, Disraeli and Wilde were all regular customers.
Piccadilly used to be lined with grand private homes like this one, which was once the London home of the Earls of Burlington. The Royal Academy of Arts moved in in1867.
The world’s largest museum of urban history documents the city’s development from Roman settlement to cosmopolitan metropolis. Attractions include the Lord Mayor’s State Coach.
The passing of three centuries has done nothing to diminish the magnificence of St Paul's Cathedral, Christopher Wren's masterpiece and London's most famous cathedral. Read more.
We're sure we saw a documentary in which the bridge was destroyed. Someone called Harry Potter was involved somehow. Anyhow, it appears to still be here, helping you get from Tate Modern to St Paul's.
The Bankside Power Station was built as a ‘cathedral of power’ in 1963, but closed in 1981. It reopened as one of Europe’s finest modern art galleries in 2000. The Turbine Hall is 35m high.
London Bridge was once crowded with buildings and prone to fires. It survived the 1666 Great Fire because an earlier fire had destroyed houses at the north end, creating a fire break!
From 1235 until 1835, the monarch’s personal zoo was kept at the Tower, and it included many exotic animals given as presents by other monarchs, including polar bears, leopards and elephants.
The brainchild of Sir Terence Conran, the world’s first modern design museum opened in 1989, devoted to every aspect of design ‘from furniture to graphics, and architecture to industrial design’.
For centuries the riverside district was dominated by industrial plants, but bombings in World War II ruined the area. The Festival of Britain transformed South Bank a cultural hub in 1951
Currently the third tallest Ferris wheel in the world (the tallest when built in 1999, but now behind Singapore and Nanchang), it moves at 0.6mph, and you can see 25 miles from the top.
Big Ben refers to the 13 ton bell in the clock tower of Westminster Palace. Opinion is divided as to whether it was named after the then Commissioner of Works, or a famous prize-fighter of the time.
Don't expect to see Queen Elizabeth here, but make sure you have your photograph snapped with one of the Royal Guards.
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.
The luxury department store began life in 1813 as a linen shop run by Benjamin Harvey from a terraced house. His daughter married Colonel Nichols in 1820, an expert in oriental rugs and silks.
Hyde Park was a favourite venue for duellists in the 18th and 19th century, including the brutal 1712 duel between the Duke of Hamilton and Lord Mohun in which they hacked each other to death.
The V&A is the world’s largest museum of decorative art and design and holds 4.5 million objects. Henry Cole, the museum’s first director, printed the world’s first Christmas card in 1843.
One of the world's great museums. To avoid the queues, use the 'secret' entrance on Exhibition Road.
Located out in Shepherd's Bush, it's not the most central place to shop in London, but has everything you need for a whole day of shopping, eating and entertainment.
The market began life in 1974 as a weekly crafts market, and now has about 100,000 visitors each weekend. The Stables Market is where the horses used to be kept for towing canal barges.
A wonderful place for people watching on a sunny day or as a romantic meeting place at dusk, but look out for the pigeons. A visit to the National Gallery is also highly recommended.
Best shopping centre in the country, and doesn't really get that busy compared to the shops in Central London
This road was used as the route for transporting bricks after the Great Fire of London in 1666, hence the name. It now boasts the greatest concentration of curry houses in Britain.
The Classic Big Dog is bloody amazing. Easily the best hot dog in London, if not England/the UK. If you're looking for a real hot dog in London, this is it.
One of the biggest objects in the maritime museum is Prince Frederick’s lavish state barge, built in 1732 for the son of George II, and used by royalty to travel along the Thames until 1849.
The next best views of London after Primrose Hill - worth a trek to the top by the Royal Observatory for the breathtaking panorama.
Save 10 pounds -- stand on the path up the hill below the meridian and line up the line on wall to your back and look down at the building with the four stacks. Line up with the second stack from the
The home of Greenwich Mean Time, and therefore where each day and year commences. The Observatory’s original function was to improve sea navigation through knowledge of astronomy.
Go now. Oh god, go now. This place is incredible, but is far too small once the commuting crowds know about it.
A super little neighbourhood pub in Bloomsbury with an inspired beer selection, cheese and meat boards, and thoughtful design touches. There’s live music, comedy and a regular quiz. Read more.
The largest dome in the world and the largest single-roofed structure in the world was built amid some controversy for £789 million just in time for the millennium, completed in June 1999.
The Snowdon Aviary at London Zoo was co-designed by the Earl of Snowdon, husband of HRH The Princess Margaret. The swans, officially owned by the Crown, fly freely on the canal next door!
"If you’re after, say, a golden pig’s snout, a butterfly in a presentation case, or, maybe, a stuffed two-headed lamb, then this is the shop for you..." Read more.
WiFi: the "public" one and the password is Stud1oTour
Love the flea market. And don't forget to try the hot dog stand at the corner. Yum yum.
Marie Tussaud, born in Strasbourg in 1761, made her first wax figure of the great French philosopher Voltaire in 1777. She opened a museum in London in 1835.
The most popular part of the museum is its showpiece Aquarium, where a series of tanks and rockpools cover seven distinct aquatic ecosystems. Read more.
For kids aged 3 to 7 this place is great, any older and they'll likely want bigger/better rides. If you're a fan of LEGO (and you're wrong if you're not) then it's a must do attraction. Pack a picnic.
One of the many highlights in London: numerous museums. Culture is for free in the metropolis! The admission to most major museums is for free, it is just asked for a voluntary donation. Read more.
