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London Hotel Booking Guide

So, where should you to stay? You should stay near to where you want to be so here is a little help. There are four main tourist areas in Inner London 

1. Westminster & Buckingham Area

2. Soho, Strand & Bloomsbury

3. Barbican, Broadgate & the Docklands

4. Hammersmith, Kensington & Knightsbridge

1 Westminster & Buckingham Area:

It is easy to walk from Big Ben to St James Park (20-30mins). You can start by visiting Westminster Abbey, the Houses of Parliament or climb Big Ben (A). You could also stroll across the Thames (5min away) and have a ride on London’s giant wheel (called the London Eye) to get a great view of the capital’s sky line (B). While you are there, you could visit the Florence Nightingale Museum (in memory of the famous nurse) (C), which is directly opposite the Houses of Parliament and close to St Thomas’s Hospital. While you are on the south bank of the Thames you could also visit the Museum of Garden History (D) and the Imperial War Museum (E), which are both within walking distance.

There are a number of Museums in and around both Westminster and Buckingham Palace including The Queens gallery (F), the Guards Museum (G), The National Portrait Museum (H), The Royal Academy of Arts (I) & The Cabinet War Rooms (J). Simply check out the map to find them! 

Finally, remember to try and get to St James Park and Buckingham Palace (K) by early afternoon if you want to see the Changing of the Queen’s Guards!

Nearest tube stations Westminster: Westminster Buckingham Palace: Hyde Park Corner Imperial War Museum: Lambeth North

2. Soho, Strand & Bloomsbury 

Piccadilly Circus (A) is a busy junction of five major London streets and is half way between St James’s and Soho. The grand streets and squares of St James's (B), Mayfair (C) and Marylebone (D), to the north of Westminster, have been the playground of the rich since the Restoration, and now contain the city's busiest shopping areas (including Oxford Street further to the North) (E).

To the east of the circus Soho (F) and Covent Garden (G) are within easy walking distance and form the heart of the famous West End entertainment district, containing the largest concentration of theatres, cinemas, clubs, upmarket shops cafés and restaurants – Leicester Square (H) and Tottenham Court Road (I). Soho is remarkably diverse and caters for all sexual orientations and tastes! In Covent Garden (a little to the east of Soho) you will find an outdoor market, many small boutiques, restaurants and London’s China Town is not far. The Royal Opera House is also just around the corner. Other main attractions include The London Transport Museum (J), The Courtauld Gallery (K), Sir John Sloane’s Museum (L) and The Theatre Museum (M).

To the North of Soho lies the University quarter of Bloomsbury, which includes London University’s Senate House, University College London (N) and the London School of Economics (O). Bloomsbury is also the home to the ever-popular British Museum (P) as well as the secluded quadrangles of Holborn’s Inns of Court – London’s legal heartland. Other attractions include Pollock’s Toy Museum (Q) and the Jewish Museum (R). Further to the north you will find the British Library (S) at St Pancras and further to the west of it you can visit the famous Madame Tussauds and the Sherlock Holmes Museum (at Baker Street).

Nearest tube stations St Paul’s Cathedral: St Paul’s Bank of E. Museum: Bank Tower of London: Tower Hill

3. Barbican, Broadgate & the Docklands

Barbican (A) and Broadgate (B) are easily within walking distance and are home to some of London’s more visited and famous tourist attractions. St. Paul’s Cathedral (C) London's is one of Sir Christopher Wren’s classics and provides a fantastic view of London’s skyline if you are unable to tolerate the queues of the London Eye! Slightly to the North you will find the Museum of London (D), which is a stone’s throw away.

On your way to The Tower of London and Tower Bridge (E) why not pop into the Bank of England Museum (F) in the Barbican on Princes Street. The Tower of London is quite big and really has to be visited if you are going to see anything worthwhile. You can also visit the Tower Bridge Pageant too. There is a short promenade beneath the tower with souvenir shops and cafés if you need a break, but if you are fighting fit then you can simply catch a tube to a next destination or get up and down the river by ferry.

Despite creeping tourist trends, the East End (G), to the East of the City of London, is not conventional tourist territory, but to ignore it would mean missing out a crucial contemporary part of London. The contrast between old masterpieces, such as Tower Bridge, and modern state-of-the-art buildings at Docklands and Canary Wharf (H) makes the East End an interesting and balanced place. Canary Wharf tower (I), the country’s tallest building epitomises Britain’s modern economic success.

4. Hammersmith, Kensington & Knightsbridge

This is a beautiful part of London that has everything! Hammersmith (A) is a very popular place to live, mainly because it is slightly cheaper than neighbouring Kensington for the student population – of the prestigious Imperial College London and of many other local higher education institutions – to find suitable accommodation. It is also a popular place for international backpackers, especially those from Australia and New Zealand, which explains why there is an enormous bar/club called the ‘Red Back’ opposite Shepherds Bush Common! (B) However, this area attracts a whole host of different people for different reasons. Firstly, the Kensington Olympia (C), which is on Hammersmith Road (which later turns into Kensington High Street) and Earls Court (D) which is a mile opposite it (accessible via End Road and Old Brompton Road) house some of London’s largest and most famous festivals, concerts and trade events.

Hammersmith Road later turns into Kensington High Street (E), which has a number of pleasant restaurants and a fantastic array of old Victorian hotels hidden away down narrow London streets. Kensington High Street offers a good mile of excellent shopping and is a stone’s throw away from beautiful English parks and gardens, namely Holland Park (F), Hyde Park (G) and Kensington Gardens of course. Kensington Palace (H), once home to Diana Princess of Wales, as well as its surrounding gardens, offers a sanctuary of peace where one can relax and walk for miles by roaming the gardens which extend into Hyde Park. Enjoy a little boating along the Serpentine, visit the bird sanctuary or cross the park to access Bayswater Road which turns into the Notting Hill Festival (I) (in August) and is one of Europe’s major street festivals. Hyde Park Corner can also be interesting, as it is traditionally a place where one has total freedom…

Opposite Hyde Park (near Exhibition Road) you will find the majestic and newly refurbished Royal Albert Hall (J) and the beautiful Royal Albert Memorial. Home to the Proms (including the famous Last Night of the Proms) a long series of classical concerts that are performed throughout the autumn, the Royal Albert Hall would be an excellent venue to attend any live musical performance. Exhibition Road is also a must, since it acts as a gateway to some quite impressive museums in London. The Victoria and Albert Museum (K), which is still has its façade damaged from the bombing during World War II, the Science Museum (L) and the impressive Natural History Museum (M) are all right next to one another.

Kensington High Street and Brompton Road merge to form the heart of Knightsbridge (N), which houses the infamous Harrods department store. Should you walk a little further, you will arrive at Hyde Park Corner where you will see the Wellington Museum (Apsley House – One London) (O) close to the corner and the Wellington Arch on one side of this very busy road junction. Should you cross the junction then you will find Green Park and Buckingham Palace adjacent to it. There you will be able to enjoy the Buckingham Gardens, view Buckingham Palace and visit The Queen’s Gallery.