We are in London for three days, Monday-Thursday, staying in the Westminster Neighborhood, We want to see the most we can, but at a liesurly pace. What do you recommend?
Posted by
Los Angeles
1906 posts
Look at the suggested itineraries available on this website:
https://www.ricksteves.com/europe/england/london-itinerary
Watch a few videos, either from the collection available here on the website, and/or YouTube. Then buy a good guidebook, read through it, and decide which attractions appeal to you. Finally, don't plan too much - allow a fair amount of time to just walk around and take it all in.
Posted by
Land of La
10215 posts
You, meaning Mr Steves?
Doubt Rick ever replies to the help line but other Forum readers like me do so.
Been visiting and staying in London for 50 years.
Are you there now? Going this year? Next ?
Are you walkers? History fanatics? Shoppers?
Enjoy theatre? Foodies?
FYI London can be exhausting and invades you senses. My favorite city on the planet!
Happy to make suggestions for first timers but do share a bit more about your interests.
Posted by
Los Angeles
1057 posts
My favorites are guided tours with London Walks, the Tower of London with a Yeoman Warder tour (included with your ticket), Borough Market, a guided tour of Westminster Abbey and the Wallace Collection for lunch and one hour guided tour of the museum highlights at 2:30pm.
You could group the Tower of London (morning) followed by a walk across a bridge to the Borough Market for lunch.
https://www.hrp.org.uk/tower-of-london/whats-on/yeoman-warder-tours/
Link to verger-guided tours of Westminster Abbey: https://www.westminster-abbey.org/visit-us/guided-tours
Posted by
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
5906 posts
We were there in November and brought relatives with us that had never been and were depending on me to introduce them to a London. I thought it was important to show them the Tower of London and Westminister Abbey including the Queen's Galleries and then branch out from there. The Tower was a full day for us, we got there at 10:30 and started until 4:30. London Walks as mentioned by someone else is also a good idea.
Posted by
Lynnwood, Washington
10312 posts
My strategy for London is always to plan two major sites a day, keeping geographically close sites one after another, and then filling in other places as time and energy allow. So start by looking at the major sites and ranking them in importance for you and your travel party (each person ranks separately and then compare).