City Breaks
Overflowing with culture, markets and gardens
West End
Max out your credit card on Bond Street, see a show in Theatre Land, peer up at Nelson on his column in Trafalgar Square and see the treasures inside the National Gallery or the British Museum. Visit Covent Garden for street entertainment and Soho for delicious Italian coffee and French pastries.
South Bank
Stroll along the river past Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, Tate Modern, HMS Belfast and the Royal Festival Hall. Watch the skateboarders practising underneath the Hayward Gallery or take a trip on the London Eye. Visit the fish at the London Aquarium and appreciate Britain’s most contemporary artists at the Saatchi Gallery.
Kensington and Belgravia
Visit some of London’s grandest attractions such as the Royal Albert Hall, the Victoria and Albert Museum and Science Museum, the shopping Mecca of Knightsbridge and beautiful Kew Gardens further south.
North London
Delve into Islington and Camden Town, both famous for their lively social scenes as well as excellent shopping. Explore eclectic Camden Market or the designer boutiques of Islington's Upper Street.
East London
This diverse area offers everything from Bengali cuisine and vintage clothes on Brick Lane, to bargain goods at Petticoat Lane Market, trendy bars and clubs in Shoreditch and modern architecture at Canary Wharf.
South London
Travel south of the river to find vibrant Brixton with its excellent food market, Clapham, bursting with restaurants and bars, and historic Greenwich with its famous Observatory and Maritime Museum.
Fast fact
The Romans established Londinium as a permanent military camp in 43 AD and it became the primary city in 60 AD.