Sightseeing
Recently renovated and reopened - new WW1 galleries are well worth a visit.
461 locals recommend
Imperial War Museums
Lambeth RoadRecently renovated and reopened - new WW1 galleries are well worth a visit.
To go to the very top of The Shard costs up to £25. But if you queue from 3pm daily, you can enjoy a drink in one of the bars on the 31st floor for free - and the view is just as good!
828 locals recommend
The Shard
32 London Bridge StTo go to the very top of The Shard costs up to £25. But if you queue from 3pm daily, you can enjoy a drink in one of the bars on the 31st floor for free - and the view is just as good!
Pay for a tour of Parliament or watch a debate for free: http://www.parliament.uk/visiting/visiting-and-tours/
305 locals recommend
Palace of Westminster
Pay for a tour of Parliament or watch a debate for free: http://www.parliament.uk/visiting/visiting-and-tours/
http://www.royalcollection.org.uk/visit/the-state-rooms-buckingham-palace
1912 locals recommend
Buckingham Palace
http://www.royalcollection.org.uk/visit/the-state-rooms-buckingham-palace
10 Downing Street
10 Downing StPeer through the gates and see where the Prime Minister lives!
Nelsons Column, National Gallery, National Portrait Gallery.
634 locals recommend
Trafalgar Square (Stop B) station
Nelsons Column, National Gallery, National Portrait Gallery.
Not as cheap to visit as it used to be but breathtaking architecture and the graves of Elizabeth I, Charles Dickens and others.
668 locals recommend
Westminster Abbey
20 Deans YdNot as cheap to visit as it used to be but breathtaking architecture and the graves of Elizabeth I, Charles Dickens and others.
London Transport Museum
The Piazzahttp://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/
Take London's newest bridge across the river to St Paul's Cathedral.
129 locals recommend
Millennium Bridge
Take London's newest bridge across the river to St Paul's Cathedral.
Small museum across the road from the more well known British Museum. Dedicated to the world of cartoons!
18 locals recommend
The Cartoon Museum
63 Wells StSmall museum across the road from the more well known British Museum. Dedicated to the world of cartoons!
The only surviving house of Charles Dickens in London. Now a museum recreating the house as it was when the author lived here. Exhibits letters, furniture and personal items.
93 locals recommend
Charles Dickens Museum
48-49 Doughty StThe only surviving house of Charles Dickens in London. Now a museum recreating the house as it was when the author lived here. Exhibits letters, furniture and personal items.
Arts & Culture
Critically acclaimed plays + the Pitt Bar is open until 2am most nights.
192 locals recommend
The Old Vic
103 The CutCritically acclaimed plays + the Pitt Bar is open until 2am most nights.
Young Vic
66 The CutHouses critically acclaimed plays + theatre bar.
National Theatre
Upper Groundhttp://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/whats-on
The National Gallery
Trafalgar Squarehttp://www.npg.org.uk/
Outdoor Elizabethan theatre in the summer; indoor Jacobean theatre in the winter. If you don't mind standing you can get tickets for £10. Tours and exhibition all year round.
449 locals recommend
Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
21 New Globe WalkOutdoor Elizabethan theatre in the summer; indoor Jacobean theatre in the winter. If you don't mind standing you can get tickets for £10. Tours and exhibition all year round.
If you love modern art then this is a must; if you don't, you may be left confused!
2008 locals recommend
Tate Modern
BanksideIf you love modern art then this is a must; if you don't, you may be left confused!
Drinks & Nightlife
Champagne Bar
87-135 Brompton RdHidden gem - amazing wines and cheese. Oldest wine bar in London!
The Chandos
56 Brockley RiseCheap drinks and pub food.
Cheap cocktails, diner style food and pub quiz on Tuesdays.
20 locals recommend
Grand Union Kennington
111 Kennington RdCheap cocktails, diner style food and pub quiz on Tuesdays.
The Albert Arms
1 Gladstone StVery local!
Everything Else
Take a stroll down Lower Marsh for the Market, Café's, bars and vintage clothing.
NOTE: Market and most shops are closed on Sundays.
19 locals recommend
Lower Marsh Market
Lower MarshTake a stroll down Lower Marsh for the Market, Café's, bars and vintage clothing.
NOTE: Market and most shops are closed on Sundays.
Whether browsing produce or buying a snack from one of the many stalls, the sights and smells of Borough Market are not to be missed.
1617 locals recommend
Borough Market
Borough High StreetWhether browsing produce or buying a snack from one of the many stalls, the sights and smells of Borough Market are not to be missed.
Quirky, boutique shops, market stalls, café's, bars and street entertainers.
955 locals recommend
Covent Garden
41 James StQuirky, boutique shops, market stalls, café's, bars and street entertainers.
Food Scene
Authentic Anatolian Turkish Cuisine - amazing food, friendly staff and unlimited bread!
37 locals recommend
Tas The Cut
33 The CutAuthentic Anatolian Turkish Cuisine - amazing food, friendly staff and unlimited bread!
Relaxed environment, tasty food and bring your own drink!
http://www.wearewaterloo.co.uk/listings/marie%E2%80%99s-caf%C3%A9
44 locals recommend
Marios Cafe
90 Lower MarshRelaxed environment, tasty food and bring your own drink!
http://www.wearewaterloo.co.uk/listings/marie%E2%80%99s-caf%C3%A9
Authentic Italian food.
http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Review-g186338-d680374-Reviews-La_Dolce_Vita-London_England.html
6 locals recommend
La Dolce Vita
4-5 London RdAuthentic Italian food.
http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Review-g186338-d680374-Reviews-La_Dolce_Vita-London_England.html