We cannot deny that there is infinity of things to see and do in London, the most cosmopolitan city in Europe and where it is impossible to get bored, whether you are going for a weekend or a month. We have made a list of 100 essential things in the city, making a selection among the ones we liked most on our trip to London in 10 days and London in 6 days.
1. Stroll through Covent Garden, an area full of shops, street performers, markets and terraces to enjoy the good atmosphere.
2. Visit The Shard, the tallest skyscraper in the European Union and one of the best viewpoints in London.
3. Eat one of the best Fish and Chips from London in Baileys Fish and Chips.
4. Enter Madame Tussauds to see a real wax museum. Here they do nail the reproductions of celebrities to the point that you want to ask them for an autograph.
5. Take a picture at the world's most famous crosswalk, Abbey Road, simulating the Beatles picture.
6. Climb the London Eye and enjoy one of the best views of London with Big Ben, the Palace of Westminster and the River Thames at your feet. You can book your tickets here to skip the long lines and save time.
London Eye
7. Tour Harrods, the most famous and luxurious shopping center in London.
8. Make the increasingly famous Harry Potter tour at Warner Studios with many scenes from the original movies and objects.
For more information about this tour you can consult this guide to visit the Harry Potter studios in London, based on our experience.
9. Cross the Millennium Bridge, one of the most emblematic of the city and one of the essential tips for traveling to London.
10. Walk around the Brick Lane market in London on a Sunday morning, full of food stalls and original shops.
11. Try to see the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace among thousands of tourists. A good option to learn more about the city's history is to book this free tour of London with a guide in Spanish. Free!
12. Take some pints on the terrace on the Thames of The Mayflower Pub, one of the best things to see and do in London.
13. Visit the Natural History Museum and be amazed with the life-size dinosaur reproductions. One of the essential places to visit in London and one of the best museums in London.
14. Curiosar in Shakespeare's Globe Theater to see how they were the theater in which Shakespeare performed some of his most famous works.
15. Visit Westminster Abbey, place of coronations and burials of English monarchs and illustrious personalities.
Westminster Abbey
16. Take a night tour of the Chinatown neighborhood and try some of their specialties.
17. Enjoy the views of the Palace of Westminster from the other side of the River Thames.
18. If we do not master English or do not want to miss anything, take a full day tour of London or a 2-hour tour of the most essential places with a guide in Spanish.
19. Stroll at sunset along the bank of the River Thames.
20. Disconnect from London walking through Hyde Park, the lung of the city.
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21. Take advantage of a sunny day to have a picnic on Primrose Hill.
22. Visit St. Paul's Cathedral, the most important church for Londoners and one of the largest in the world.
23. Savor Indian food in one of London's many Indian restaurants, such as The Rajdoot.
24. Get lost in Camden Market, our favorite market and one of the best things to see and do in London.
Camden Market
25. Watch a concert at the Royal Albert Hall or pay a visit if you don't like any of those who do those days.
26. Go through the Tourist Office to pick up the London Pass, especially if we plan to visit many things. Another good option is to book the London Explorer Pass, it allows you to enter 3, 5 or 7 of the main attractions of the city, skipping the lines and saving up to 40%. It is a card that offers great flexibility by choosing the tickets we want from the 20 available attractions, until the last moment.
For more information you can consult this post about the London Pass and this one about the London Explorer Pass.
27. Go shopping on Oxford Street, one of the streets you have to see in London.
28. Remember that in order not to pay commissions and always have the current change we recommend you use the N26 card to pay and the Bnext and Revolut cards to get money at the ATMs. They are the ones we use, They are free and will save you a lot.
You can find more information in this article about the best cards to travel without commissions.
29. Eat at a booth in the Borough Market in London, where you can find the best products in the country, or buy food for a picnic in a park.
30. Find Little Venice and forget for a moment that you are in London.
31. Have dinner at a typical English pub like The Red Lion, always accompanied by a good pint.
32. Finding a hotel with the three B "Good, Nice and Cheap" is almost impossible in London, we were at the Victor Hotel near Victoria Station and we have no complaints.
For more information you can consult this post about the recommended neighborhoods and hotels where to stay in London.
33. If you are a tea lover you cannot stop entering Twinings Tea Shop And Museum to buy or try some of the best teas in the world.
34. If you have one day, take an excursion to Oxford and Stratford, Shakespeare's birthplace and one of the best excursions in London.
35. Complete this list of the best works to see in the British Museum, impressive the Egyptian Greek area with the Parthenon marbles and the Egyptian area with the mummies and the Rosetta Stone. You can book this guided tour in Spanish or this free tour to not miss anything.
British museum
36. Stop in front of the fence of Downing Street, at number 10 lies the prime minister.
37. Enter the Lillywhites stores of Picadilly Circus, full of all kinds of clothing and sports equipment at incredible prices.
38. Find Neal's Yard near Covent Garden, a small and colorful square with a bohemian atmosphere.
If you prefer to forget about preparations or have little time, you can book the best tours and excursions in Spanish in London here
If you prefer to forget about preparations or have little time, you can book the best tours and excursions in Spanish in London here39. Walk to St. Katharine Docks, a quiet pier with sailboats, pubs, restaurants with a pleasant atmosphere.
40. Make the route of Jack the Ripper stopping at the places of some of his murders.
41. Go around Carnaby Street, full of shops, pubs, boutiques with charm.
42. Eat in TortelliniCup. Fresh pasta at a very good price.
43. Enjoy the atmosphere of Leicester Square.
44. Raise your hand to catch one of London's elegant taxis.
45. Book a ticket online to visit inside the British Parliament.
46. Stroll through St James's Park, the oldest of the city's royal parks and our favorite London park.
St James's Park
47. Have one of the best coffees in the world in Monmouth Coffee.
48. Find a bargain at the Portobello Market in Notting Hill, one of the most famous in the city and one of the best things to do in London for free.
49. Take a walk through the Notting Hill neighborhood, famous for the film starring Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant.
A good option to know the history and not miss anything about the neighborhood is to book this free tour of Notting Hill Free! With guide in Spanish.
50. Visit (only during the summer) Buckingham Palace, the official residence of the Queen in London.
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51. Sit in Trafalgar Square, one of the liveliest squares in London.
52. If we do not have much time or do not want to walk much, take the London tourist bus that stops at the main attractions of the city.
53. Take advantage of our visit to the Natural History Museum to approach the Museum of Science, one of the most complete in the world.
54. Go on a Sunday morning to Speakers' Corner in a corner of Hyde Park, to hear speeches on different topics with all kinds of strange speakers.
55. Take pictures day and night of Big Ben, the most famous clock in London and the world.
Big ben
56. Find a piece of India with the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, an impressive marble temple that leaves you speechless.
57. Enter the destroyer ship HMS Belfast that participated in World War II. You can book early admission here.
58. Go out to do some running at Regent's Park, one of the best things to see and do in London.
59. Have half a day to make this excursion to the megalithic monument of Stonehenge.
For more information you can consult this post on how to go from London to Stonehenge.
60. If we plan to stay in London for a while, it is worthwhile to sign up for an English course to learn the language or improve it.
61. Enter one of the many souvenir shops and buy the typical miniature double-decker bus.
62. Visit the Tate Modern, the most visited modern art museum in the world.
63. Get lost in Kensington Gardens and find the Princess Diana of Wales Memorial. One of the best things to see in London.
63. Sit under the Statue of Eros and enjoy the atmosphere of Piccadilly Circus.
Statue of Eros in Piccadilly Circus
64. Find St. Dunstan in the East, the ruins of a church trip turned into a pretty garden in the middle of London.
65. Stroll through the beautiful neighborhood of Chelsea.
66. Enter Fortnum & Mason and enjoy a good cup of tea with some butter cookies.
67. Live the atmosphere of a Premier League football game at Wembley Stadium, one of the best things to see and do in London.
68. Enter the futuristic Cyberdog store in Candem, amazing! One of the things you have to do in London.
69. See a play in the outdoor theater at Regent's Park, one of London's hidden gems.
70. Take a train or just walk around the beautiful St. Pancras Station, one of the things to see in London.
71. Have a cocktail at Callooh Callay, one of the best cocktail bars in the world.
72. Cross the "Temple Bar", the only original entrance to the City of London that is still standing.
73. Take a walk around Hay's Galleria, full of bars and clothing stores.
74. Take a picture at 30 St Mary Ax, popularly known as "Gherkin", in the financial heart of London.
75. Cross the Tower Bridge, the most famous bridge and one of the icons of London.
Tower bridge
76. Feel in a horror movie touring Highgate Cemetery.
77. Get lost among the millions of books in the British Library.
78. Take a night tour of London to finish with a pint in one of its most classic pubs.
79. Watch a cricket match at Lord's Cricket Ground.
80. See works by Rembrandt, Tiziano, Velázquez, Van Gogh and Miguel Angel in the National Gallery.
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81. Enter Ripley's, Believe it or not, a museum full of foreign objects from around the world.
82. Tour the halls of Kensington Palace, one of the best things to see and do in London.
83. Climb the more than 600 steps to reach the dome of the San Pablo's cathedral And enjoy the views.
84. Take a Thames cruise at sunset and see London from another perspective.
Thames Cruise
85. Go up to the attic of the Church of Santo Tomás to see the Museum of the Old Operating Room and discover or be horrified of how the medical profession was centuries ago.
86. Remember the great fire of London watching The Monument.
87. Book this excursion to visit Windsor Castle, the queen's residence.
88. Enter Hamleys Stores, one of the best toy stores in the world.
89. Disconnect from London at Hampstead Heath, with beautiful views of the city.
90. See some of the great musicals in London.
91. Eat one of the best burgers in town in Honest Burgers Soho, one of the best places to eat in London.
92. Enter the Liberty store, the paradise of gift items.
93. Follow this guide to visit the Tower of London and see the crown jewels. You can book the ticket here and save yourself the wait in line.
Tower of London
94. Take a tour of the Leadenhall Market in the financial district, a beautiful gallery where scenes of Harry Potter were filmed. A good option is to book this tour through the scenarios that inspired J.K. London Rowling
95. Stroll through the Mayfair neighborhood, the most expensive and elegant neighborhood in London.
96. Relax in Green Park, near Buckingham Palace and one of the Royal Parks of London.
97. Enter the Imperial War Museum, one of the best museums about the war in the world.
98. Visit Wimbledon, the cathedral of tennis.
99. Tour the Old Spitalfields Market, another of the markets you must visit in London, different from the famous Portobello or Candem.
100. Be punctual if you have a reservation or an appointment, British punctuality is not a myth. A good way to say goodbye to the city is with a sunset from the Sky Garden, a spectacular viewpoint with stunning views of London.
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- Full London tour with tickets
- Route of Jack the Ripper
- Guided tour of the essential London
- Harry Potter tour at Warner Studios
- Excursion to Stonehenge
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