Kensington Palace, Albert Memorial, Albert Hall, South Kensington Museums, Knightsbridge, Harrods, Hyde Park Corner, Marble Arch, Mayfair, Piccadilly, Trafalgar Square, Buckingham Palace, Westminster, Whitehall, Strand, Covent Garden, Aldwych, Fleet Street, St. Paul’s Cathedral, Bank of England, Monument, London Bridge, Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, Tower Bridge, Tower of London.

N.B. This is a suggested driving tour with photostops and lunch breaks. It is possible to fit in 2 visits on such a day from a choice of Kensington Palace (where Princess Diana last lived), Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace (Aug/Sep only), Westminster Abbey, Houses of Parliament (by prior arrangement only), Tower of London, Madame Tussaud’s, London Dungeon. National Gallery, National Portrait Gallery, Courtauld Gallery, Tate Gallery, British Museum, Natural History Museum.

For the frequent visitor

Selections can be taken from these suggestions to make up a day’s programme to suit individual tastes and interests, not least shopping and the London markets.

Discovering London Villages. Hampstead & Kenwood House. Chelsea & the Royal Hospital, Chelsea Physic Garden, Thomas Carlyle’s House. Unknown City, Churches & alleyways, Dr. Johnson’s House, St. Bartholomew’s Hospital & Church, Legal London. East of the City, Spitalfields, Bunhill Fields & Wesley’s House. Kensington, Leighton House, Linley Sambourne House. Chiswick Mall & Chiswick House. Docklands.

Less well known museums and galleries: Wallace Collection, Sir John Soane’s House, The British Library, Army Museum, Imperial War Museum, Courtauld Collection, Jewish Museum, Sir Thomas Coram Museum, Geffrye Museum.

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