Guidebook for London
Parks & Nature
Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens is right on the door step with views of Vauxhall City Farm.
39 locals recommend
Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens
Vauxhall WalkVauxhall Pleasure Gardens is right on the door step with views of Vauxhall City Farm.
Vauxhall City Farm
165 Tyers StGreen space with a lake with daily pelican feeding, a grass-roofed cafe and ceremonial displays
268 locals recommend
St. James's Park Station
Green space with a lake with daily pelican feeding, a grass-roofed cafe and ceremonial displays
Sightseeing
London Eye
Buckingham Palace
16-storey Gothic clocktower and national symbol at the Eastern end of the Houses of Parliament.
1337 locals recommend
Big Ben
16-storey Gothic clocktower and national symbol at the Eastern end of the Houses of Parliament.
Protestant abbey hosting daily services and every English and British coronation since 1066
668 locals recommend
Westminster Abbey
20 Deans YdProtestant abbey hosting daily services and every English and British coronation since 1066
Getting Around
Vauxhall station
Arts & Culture
Imperial War Museums
Lambeth RoadSecret underground headquarters where Prime Minister Winston Churchill lived and worked during WWII.
125 locals recommend
Churchill War Rooms
King Charles StreetSecret underground headquarters where Prime Minister Winston Churchill lived and worked during WWII.
Theatres, concert halls and a cutting edge art gallery presenting over 1200 events each year.
436 locals recommend
Southbank Centre
Theatres, concert halls and a cutting edge art gallery presenting over 1200 events each year.
Former Victorian music hall, now spearheading new productions of plays and musicals.
Playhouse Theatre
Northumberland AvenueFormer Victorian music hall, now spearheading new productions of plays and musicals.
Opulent 19th-century theatre with 6-columned portico, hosting drama with established stars.
11 locals recommend
Haymarket Theatre Royal
18 Suffolk StOpulent 19th-century theatre with 6-columned portico, hosting drama with established stars.
A theatre with an art deco interior that stages comedies and long-running musicals.
6 locals recommend
Adelphi Theatre
StrandA theatre with an art deco interior that stages comedies and long-running musicals.
Imposing gallery with historic and contemporary British art, notable for its JMW Turner collection.
656 locals recommend
Tate Britain
MillbankImposing gallery with historic and contemporary British art, notable for its JMW Turner collection.
Trafalgar Square art museum whose masterworks trace the development of Western European painting.
796 locals recommend
The National Gallery
Trafalgar SquareTrafalgar Square art museum whose masterworks trace the development of Western European painting.
National Portrait Gallery
Saint Martin's PlaceHuge showcase for global antiquities, including Egyptian mummies and ancient Greek sculptures.
Free Entry
1546 locals recommend
British Museum
Great Russell StreetHuge showcase for global antiquities, including Egyptian mummies and ancient Greek sculptures.
Free Entry
Entertainment & Activities
Costumed actors and themed fairground rides depicting macabre stories from London's past.
234 locals recommend
The London Dungeon
Westminster Bridge RoadCostumed actors and themed fairground rides depicting macabre stories from London's past.
Family-friendly exhibits with a variety of sea creatures (most offer play areas & group packages).
356 locals recommend
SEA LIFE Centre London Aquarium
Westminster Bridge RoadFamily-friendly exhibits with a variety of sea creatures (most offer play areas & group packages).
Food Scene
Southbank Centre Food Markets
Belvedere RoadFor a traditional cafe serving great food and fast efficient service. A fabulous breakfast.
11 locals recommend
Kennington Lane Cafe
383 Kennington LnFor a traditional cafe serving great food and fast efficient service. A fabulous breakfast.
Dirty Burger Vauxhall
6 S Lambeth RdNot the cheapest but the bacon cheeseburger is to die for..
Shopping
Covent Garden
41 James St