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What I'd Do If I Had Only One Day in London
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items If I only had 24 hours to spend in London, here are the places I'd go see in a heartbeat, where I'd eat (cheap eats, tight budget lol), the areas and streets I'd tread and where I'd go shopping for some souvenirs.
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Places to See/Landmarks
Famous Streets and Areas
Shops/Food
Hotels/Hostels
Places to See/Landmarks
Cool museums, a rooftop garden, art and architecture - landmarks and hidden gems in one day in the city.
Wonderful free library, very beautiful, in a science/anatomy museum - one of the best free spots in the city
Wellcome Collection
I particularly love the Egyptian, Assyrian, Greek and Roman parts - the Egyptian part of the museum is breathtaking, and it's a free museum close to Tottenham Court Road
British Museum
At the end of Oxford Street, free, and super accessible - visit the Outernet close by when you're done to have a free immersive experience - mindblowing
Roof Garden at the Post Building
A place I go back to whenever I miss Italy; really beautiful with sculptures and vases all around, and the Peter Pan statue close by
Italian Gardens, Bayswater
Interesting free museum for whoever likes drawing, portraits, and classical art too
National Portrait Gallery
They keep adding statues now and then, there's about a dozen including Mary Poppins, the Paddington Bear, Mr Bean and Charlie Chaplin
Leicester Square Sculpture Trail
Famous Streets and Areas
Some of the most famous streets and areas when you only have a few hours to spend in the city - you won't be able to do them all in a day but they're what you should see first.
Famous area of Central London with shops, museums and hidden streets
Covent Garden
Arguably the most colorful mews street in London
Conduit Mews, Paddington
Lots of shops there from Office for shoes (often sales going on), TK Maxx for great deals, Superdrug near Marble Arch and Boots for British makeup
Oxford Street, Central London
Some of the most famous high-street brands are there; Arket, Free People, the Apple Store, Hollister…
Regent Street
Love Carnaby Street for its colorful shopfronts mainly - MotherMash is one of the best pie and mash spots you'll find in London
Carnaby
Love this little village in London - Marylebone Lane is the most famous street there, and I'd recommend the FishWorks restaurant - delicious
Marylebone
Great area for charity shops, snacks, the Portobello Market, mews streets and even street art
Notting Hill
Shops/Food
Some unique shops and areas for shopping as well as restaurants/snack spots I love in London.
Shops in former stables; Cyberdog is a must-see shop, rave music all day long, Skinny Dip, Sknfed are some of my favorite shops - ofc there's lots of vintage, and Criminal Damage makes sicks clothes unisex but mostly male
Camden Market
One of the most picturesque bookshops in London, in the very posh yet village-like area of Marylebone
Daunt Books Marylebone
Market full of vintage bits like old cameras, old clothes, souvenir shops, but all amazing bakeries like Maison Puget located alongside the market
Portobello Road Market
My ultra-favorite store in London; I always find some new Sand + Fog or DW Home candles there that I hadn't yet tried, and great selection of handbags and nail polishes too
TK Maxx, Oxford Street
Love the puffy cakes with peanut, coconut and cream - super affordable, and close to Leicester Square
Chinatown Bakery
Halal fried chicken - close to Leicester Square and Soho, a little bit expensive for fried chicken atp but well worth the money
Good Friend Chicken, Chinatown
One of the best and most authentic Neapolitan pizza spots in London - a few minutes on foot from Trafalgar Square
50 Kalò
Hotels/Hostels
Some places to stay for just one night in London - or more! Was safe when I went, clean and vibrant.
A Marriott hotel in a Victorian building
St. Pancras London, Autograph Collection
Amazing, budget and right next to London Bridge and Borough Market
The Inn Hostel, London Bridge
One of the first hostels I ever went to in London located in Hendon Central, a bit off center but affordable pretty much at all times of the year
Official London Backpackers Youth Hostel in Central London
Precision; there's male staff, but one of the best hostels I've been to in London, plus it's located in Bethnal Green five mins from the station, cooking space and secret little roof terrasse
Hostelle - A female only hostel in London