r/LondonTravel

We’re staying in Chelsea for a week with our two kids (4 and 2) and trying to keep the itinerary relaxed. We have been as adults and I lived in London for a year but with kids is a new experience completely.

Would love feedback on pacing, anything that doesn’t make geographic sense or anything you’d swap for something else. We are really not pushing it on activities but I am overthinking it and feeling like maybe we’re not doing enough? One thing to note, we live in a big city so the kids have been to so many museums (we’ve been to multiple huge natural history museums), I didn’t want to overload our itinerary with them unless they were truly different, but willing to add for anything that’s really worth it!!

Saturday: arrival day

• Settle in, groceries, explore Chelsea (playgrounds etc)
• Ride a bus/ tube for novelty
• Duke of York Square Food Market
• Naps/rest
• Early dinner (probably pizza)

Sunday: Covent Garden

• London Transport Museum
• Covent Garden, Neal’s Yard
• Walk through Piccadilly, maybe go to Hamleys
• Home to rest
• Sunday roast at Cadogan Arms
• Ice cream

Monday: Hyde Park

• Serpentine Lido in the morning
• Hyde Park exploring
• Pit stop at Harrods (mainly for toys / coffee / food)
• Home for lunch/rest
• Evening: either Battersea Park concert or Primrose Hill to see friends

Tuesday: Westminster

• Easy morning in Chelsea
• St James’s/private 2-hour Westminster walking tour (kid friendly, they’ll be in the stroller and we can stop as much as we need to)
• Lunch somewhere (suggestions?)
• Home/rest
• Dinner in Chelsea (likely Blue Bird)

Wednesday: South Bank

• London Eye area
• Walk South Bank toward Tate Modern
• Millennium Bridge
• Home to rest
• Afternoon tea at The Dorchester
• Easy dinner at home

Thursday: Richmond

• Richmond Palace area
• River walk
• Pub lunch/playground
• Otherwise unstructured

Friday: Depart

Hi! we are a late 20s couple staying in London for two days in September, and we decided we want to stay at a Premier Inn. We've narrowed down the area to closer to the City of London/East End.

We aren't super interested in doing the super touristy stuff and would rather have a nice neighbourhood vibe with coffee shops and independant stores, and location next to a tube stop is important.

Here is the list of Premier Inn's we have right now (but we are open to any others that are near that area:

• Angel Islington
• London City (Old Street)
• hub Spitalfields
• hub Shoreditch
• Aldgate
• Blackfriars
• Bankside
• London Tower

Does anyone have any preference on these Premier Inns?

Hi folks I’ll be in London Aug 27-31st. For those that live there what’s typically the weather? I see now there’s a chance of rain basically every hour of each day lol but I presume it’s very on and off. My friends are going to all points east (I am not I’ll be walking around city for history and landmarks). Thank you for tips and info!

I am going to London next month and got some recommendations for high tea which include The Ritz, Fortnum and Mason, The Corinthia and Sanderson. Any recommendations? Thanks!

Hey guys! I wanted to do a guided tour of Westminster Abbey on my first day in London.

Ima solo traveler on a budget, really interested in History and Architecture, so I’d love to get some recommendations of people I could book with to see the abbey in detail.

I reached out to some official guides and they were not offering open group tours, so if you did a tour and have a rec, please share it!

Hi!

My husband and I will be visiting London in early September, and we would love to try a Sunday Roast! On that particular day, we plan on visiting around Camden, and going down to King's Cross and the British Library at some point in the day.

Do you have any recommendation for a good sunday roast in that area?

Thank you so much!

I am going to be in london from December 12-December 16th this year. I wanted to go to the boston manor concert that weekend but the tickets are sold out and I can't find any tickets resale. I was kind of thinking of structuring my tip around this, so now I need to find something else to do. I have been to london once before in the summer, and did a lot of the touristy stuff then, so I am looking for more cool events or stuff to do that's not just buckingham palace or oxford circus.

My interests include social dancing, live music (any genre, but specifically jazz and rock), getting dressed up (whether that be fancy or a fun costume), themed bars, burlesque shows or things similer.

Visiting London next week for a couple of days with a 17 year old who loves history and art (particular interest in Medieval history, but she enjoys anything old and interesting).

We’ve got 2-3 hours spare one of the days. Staying near Trafalgar Square. Any suggestions of interesting historical places to visit that are not too far and/or an easy tube ride away? Ideally not a major tourist attraction/anything with large queues.

Thanks!

the trip isn't even here yet and i'm already looking at my london itinerary wondering who i think i am.

my partner and i are visiting london for the first time and will be there for a week from november 7 and its my birthday to november 14, we're staying near heathrow at the beginning, then moving closer to hyde park and kensington palace, so i'm trying to group things by area instead of wasting half the trip on the tube.

we've got most of the obvious things to do in london on the list: tower of london, tower bridge, big ben, buckingham palace, london eye, british museum, national gallery, natural history museum, borough market, sky garden, soho, chinatown, brick lane, camden, and shoreditch.

food is also a huge part of the trip for us. definitely planning on an english breakfast, sunday roast, fish and chips, borough market snacks, and whatever other london food people think is worth going out of the way for.

if you had one week in london, what would make your must-do list? any london attractions that are overrated enough to skip?

mostly looking for practical london travel tips and ways to make this itinerary less insane.

Hey everyone, I’ve been touristing in London for the past few days and loving it! Such a great beautiful city! We have everything scheduled but totally forgot about checking any place for lunch on chinatown, any place you guys recommend?

Hi!

So tomorrow I’ll be back in London after 12 years of having been there the first time and I’m so excited!

I’m looking for to see again the main attractions but honestly I think I’ll skip the main museums altogether cause I have already seen them.

What are some cool places turists don’t usually go to but that are worth it in your opinion?

Thank you so much!!

UPDATE: thank you guys for giving me so many suggestions, I’ll take my time to look into them, really appreciate it!!

My friend sent me a four-day itinerary of what she wants to do in London. Is it possible to condense it into a three-day trip? Any suggestions on what to change or include? She wanted to include Kew Gardens but am not sure which day is the most suitable

22/09, London - Central - Westminster → St James’s Park → National Gallery → Covent Garden → Chinatown

23/09, London - Kensington - Natural History Museum → V&A → Hyde Park → Design Museum

24/09, West London - Portobello Road → Notting Hill → Wallace Collection → Camden

25/09, London - East London - Tower of London → Tower Bridge → Borough Market → St Paul’s → Barbican → Sky Garden

hi everyone! next october I’ll be travelling to london and I’m planning a day trip to Oxford. I’ve already organized everything, except the transportation. I’ve checked the train fares and they seem pretty expensive. Are there any other options? Thanks.

I have a feeling this is a long shot.

I have some friends visiting London, and they really want to watch "El Assico Iowa vs Iowa State" in London. Kickoff is on 13 September at 12:30am. I am trying to track down a spot to watch the game, but I am thinking there aren't any.

Since the midnight kickoff, most pub hours won't cut it. I know places like Passyunk Avenue or the Sport London chain (Goldwood, Redwood, Westwood) do CFB, but I'm unsure whether anyone holds a late licence for a game this late.

Are 24-hour spots like Hippodrome or Empire Casino in Leicester Square reliable for putting on specific U.S. sports feeds late at night?

Appreciate any leads!

Hi all!

I'll be in London for 3 days in January.

I visited London as a teenager with my parents, but now that I'm a bit older (31), I'd like to experience a more underground side of the city.

I'll be staying in Shoreditch. Any suggestions on what to do or see? I'm looking for the alternative scene, music (rock/punk/metal/hardcore), street life, and generally weird/crazy stuff to see.

Nice to have: I'm also queer, so I'd love some suggestions for LGBTQI+ places with a punk/alternative vibe.

Thanks!

Hey all! We’re traveling to London and Paris at the end of September/early October with our daughters (2.5 and 1.5). We’ll be staying in Chelsea and plan to do a LOT of walking and use the Tube/metro.
I’m debating bringing our UPPAbaby Vista V2 as a tandem vs. a side-by-side double or two lightweight travel strollers. My husband is happy to carry the stroller up/down stairs, but I’m worried about the bulkiness in crowded areas and on public transportation.
For those who have traveled to London/Paris with two little ones—or live there—what stroller setup worked best for you?
Thanks!

Hi Reddit,

My husband and I, early 30s, are visiting London for the first time. We are considering staying in either Nottinghill, Kensington or Covenant Garden. Everyone is telling us to stay in Covenant Garden for the location but as someone from NYC, I don’t really want to stay near the “Times Square” tourist zone. I am an early riser and typically go explore/get coffee before my husband even wakes up so I would like to be walkable to a few things without feeling like I am back in NYC.

I have been using a few sites to see how the tube lines work but I have heard the circle line could be unreliable.

While I think we would enjoy Kensington or Nottinghill more and are comfortable with taking the tube, is it troublesome to get to the major tourist sites from here?

Hi,

We're a family of four going to take some Christmas vacation in London, late November.

Normally we went to London this time of the year, but just me and my wife.

This time we're going to take our children with 11 and 7 with us.

This time we're going to land at Gatwick. Normally we landed at Heathrow.

Can you please tell me the best way to get from Gatwick to Vitoria, using public transport?

And during the 5 days that we're going to be in London, how tube tickets works for children?

We're going to visit Harry potter studios too...

Thanks for your help!

Kind regards!

My husband and I are going to London for our 20th wedding anniversary. He is mostly doing it for me since it's always been my dream to visit (I'm a huge museum/history person and he is not). I already have in mind the museums/tours/attractions that I absolutely do not want to miss but I want to take into account his interests too and not have the entire trip revolve around me. He wants to go around to different pubs and eat at a Gordon Ramsay restaurant (he's a big fan) and we're also planning to see a West End show. But I'm a bit at a loss as to what we can plan that he would really enjoy. He's into cars, loves going out on the water on his jetski, loves good food and wine, and would rather actively be doing something than just listening to a tour guide or looking at stuff. Any suggestions?