🌅 At sunset
Sunset on Primrose HillThe whole London skyline from the hill by Regent's Park.
✦ Your self-guided tour
London
Discover the city at your own pace, with your route and your trip essentials in one place.
5 stops · about 2 h 26 · audio guide12 languages
Highlights
5 stops · about 2 h 26 · audio guide
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London: your route
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5 stops · about 2 h 26 · audio guideTransport on the route: about £11.80
Included: the full route, audio guide in 12 languages and the travel tools. Not included: museum and monument tickets, transport tickets.
💡 Good to know in London
Practical tips before you step out.
Luggage
Leave luggage at the airport left-luggage desk or a partner storage point on the route (marked ★). Carry only essentials and your passport.
Internet
The UK is outside EU roaming: check your plan or use an eSIM. Free Wi‑Fi at the airport and many cafés.
Payments
Almost everything is cashless. Use the same contactless card on every journey to get the daily cap.
Tipping
Many restaurants add 12.5% service; check the bill.
Water
Tap water is safe; ask for "tap water", it's free.
Safety
Traffic drives on the left: look right when crossing. Pickpockets at Westminster and in the West End.
Sockets
Type G sockets, 230 V: you need an adapter.
Toilets
Toilets in stations, shopping centres and museums; in a café, buy a drink first.
ⓘ Practical information compiled from official and public sources in October 2026. Not yet checked on the ground in this city — if something has changed, use “Report a problem”.
Safety in London
Emergency numbers, common scams and how to get help. Free for everyone.
Emergency999
Hospital and pharmacy search around the city centre — share your location for results near you.
Look for: Pharmacy / Chemist
Common scams and risks
Traffic on the left
Look right first when crossing. "LOOK RIGHT" is painted at many crossings.
Phone snatching
Thieves on bikes or scooters grab phones from your hand. Step back from the kerb when using maps.
Pickpockets
Crowded trams, metros and queues are their workplace. Bag in front and zipped; phone never in a back pocket.
Shell game
Street games with cups and a ball are rigged; the "winners" are accomplices. Never play, and watch your bag while you look.
Taxis
Use official taxi ranks or apps with a fixed fare. Turn down rides offered inside the airport arrivals hall.
👜 Watch your wallet in
Oxford Street · Westminster Bridge · Leicester Square · Covent Garden · Camden · Piccadilly line
🌙 At night, take extra care in
Leicester Square · Soho
Keep a photo of your passport on your phone, carry just one card and some cash, and stick to busy, well-lit streets.
ⓘ Practical information compiled from official and public sources in October 2026. Not yet checked on the ground in this city — if something has changed, use “Report a problem”.
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🆕 Today in London
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Experiences in London
Moments, fun and events, picked for you.
Your interests
🕐 Flexible — check opening times
Lunch at Borough MarketLondon's most famous food market, by London Bridge.
📅 At the weekend
Columbia Road on SundayEast London's flower market, Sunday mornings only.
🌙 At night
A West End musicalLast-minute tickets at the TKTS booth in Leicester Square.
🕐 Flexible — check opening times
Sky Garden (free)A 35th-floor garden over the City. Book online in advance.
🕐 Flexible — check opening times
Pedalos on the SerpentinePedal boats on Hyde Park's lake and the Princess Diana playground.
🏛️ History & culture of London
How the city came to be, in a few minutes of reading.
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of 9.14 million people in 2025. Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Western Europe, with a population of 15.4 million. London stands on the River Thames in southeast England, at the head of a 50-mile (80 km) tidal estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for nearly 2,000 years. Its ancient core and financial centre, the City of London, was founded by the Romans as Londinium and has retained its medieval boundaries. The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has been the site of the national government and parliament for centuries. London grew rapidly in the 19th century, becoming the world's largest city at the time.
Read the full history
The history of London, the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, extends to over 2500 years. In that time, it has become one of the world's most impactful financial and cultural centres. It has withstood plague, devastating fire, civil war, aerial bombardment, terrorist attacks, and riots.
The City of London is the historic core of the Greater London metropolis, and is today its primary financial district, though it represents only a small part of the wider metropolis.
💬 What travellers say about London
Tips, experiences and questions from people who've been there.