London-best neighborhood for walking/itinerary

Please take the time to buy and read the RS guidebook. (And no I don't work for him.)

Will help u create an intinerary that meets your family's interests. Chock full of pertinent information for first timers. Great primer for all things London.

Personally I like the vibrant Bayswater neighborhood.

With London's stellar public transport you can easily get to key sites.

As far as walking I find it a very walkable city. Use Google Satellite view and you will see how close or far iconic sites are to one another.

Enjoy your trip.

Paddington - Edgware Rd
... between Regents Park and Hyde Park.

Bayswater and South Kensington are both great areas. There are several good hotels on Bayswater Road that's right across the street from Kensington Gardens/Hyde Park, which your boys would enjoy.

Have a look at the Princess Diana memorial playground....your boys might appreciate the opportunity to run around, climb, and have fun. It's free and v near Bayswater (Queensway tube station.)

The playground mentioned above is located in Keningston Gardens.

Thanks everyone, this is very helpful! Best, Suzanne

Late May is a great time to be in London! We spent three weeks last May in an apartment near the south endof Tower Bridge. This was a perfect location for walking---and our grandchildren loved it. We could walk the traffic-free Thames Path on the south bank, with views across to The Tower of London, then St. Paul's, and eventually Big Ben and the Parliament buildings. Our route passed the HMS Belfast, (a warship your kids may enjoy visiting), a replica of the Golden Hinde (another possible visit,mwithna Prrate Experience formkids), Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, and lots of shops and restaurants, and the London Eye.

Cross Tower Bridge to reach the Tower of London, and catch the No. 15 bus from there to Aldwych to be in the heart of London---Covent Garden, the Transport Museum, a few blocks from the British Museum or Trafalgar Square. Or cross the Millennium bridge by the Tate Modern to reach St. Paul's. The Hungerford Bridge will take you to Whitehall for the Horse Guards, St. James Park, and Buckingham Palace.

Hi Lola thank you for the tip on where to stay. Would you mind telling me the name of the place?

Best,
Suzanne

Suzanne, several apartments can be found in the area Lola mentioned, by searching AirBnB and VRBO rentals online.

You may wish to also search the areas mentioned by other posters on this thread--all good areas mentioned here.

Second Emma's suggestion, south bank of the Thames, for value and ability to walk to sites. We stayed near Blackfriars bridge and had good walking possibilities. Many if not most recommended London neighborhoods are more about proximity to shopping and nightlife than proximity to sites and you'll spend much time on the tube, caveat emptor.