Discover Attractions and Things To Do in London
Visit Buckingham Palace and watch the changing of the guards, take the London Eye and have an aerial view of the City of London, or watch a play at Shakespeare’s Globe. Whether you prefer spending your time outdoors in one of London’s eight royal parks or indoors appreciating its many museums, London is an exciting and multi-cultural city that promises something for everyone.
Getting around the city from Fraser Residence Blackfriars serviced London hotel apartments, is easy and convenient via the bus routes. Alternatively, travel on the famous London tube with its extensive reach or take a river taxi instead.
Victoria and Albert Museum
The world’s largest museum of decorative arts and design houses over 4.5 million objects in its permanent collection.
Kensington Palace
Both a Royal Palace and a working royal residence, the Kensington Palace was also the birthplace and childhood home of Queen Victoria and the home of Princess Diana. Today, Kensington Palace accommodates the offices and private apartments of a number of members of the Royal Family.
Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain
Located in the southwest corner of Hyde Park and dedicated to the late Princess Diana, the fountain is symbolic of the Lady Diana’s spirit and love for children.
Science Museum
The most visited science and technology museum in Europe has more than 15,000 objects on display, including the world famous Apollo 10 command capsule.
Natural History Museum
Famous for its exhibition of dinosaur skeletons and ornate architecture, the museum houses about 70 million life and earth science specimens.
Buckingham Palace
The official London residence of British monarchy since 1837 is the administrative headquarters of the Monarch today.
Westminster Abbey
Featuring a mix of architectural styles, the Gothic monastery church is the traditional place of coronation and burial for English monarchs.
House of Parliament
Listen to committee hearings or take a tour inside one of the world’s most iconic buildings.
Trafalgar Square
A must-see for visitors, the largest square in London is home to Nelson’s Column, iconic stone lions and the famous Fourth Plinth.
London Eye
Enjoy views of up to 40 kilometres on board Europe’s tallest observation wheel.
Covent Garden
A truly distinctive place that features fashion, unique gifts, rare sweets, arts and crafts and handmade jewelry. Here, you will find the latest urban street wear, funky cosmetics and shoes on Neal Street.
National Gallery
The National Gallery displays over 2,000 Western European paintings from the middle ages to the 20th century. Discover inspiring art by Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, Rembrandt, Gainsborough, Turner, Renoir and Van Gogh.
Leicester Square
Sitting in the entertainment heart of London, it is the site of most British film premiers and is surrounded by clubs and bars.
Boujis Nightclub
Be part of the hottest crowds in town in a night of glamorous partying.
Mahiki
Mahiki is a London nightclub in Dover Street, well known for its celebrity clientele and well-loved for its exotic cocktails, happy and fun atmosphere.
Annabel’s Club
One of the most elegant in its class, the club has more history than any other London nightclub and the food remains very popular among Londoners.
Sketch Nightclub
Experience the Mayfair mansion in any of its two bars and two restaurants, and savour great wines in a great ambience.
Raffles Nightclub
Established in 1967, this is one of the most prestigious and best loved private clubs in town.
Kensington Roof Top
London’s only rooftop nightclub, the venue simply shines with glamour when night falls.
Kensington Gardens
Home to the popular Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Playground and the Royal Park, it is a garden planted with formal avenues of magnificent trees and ornamental flower beds.
Hyde Park
Well-known for its Speakers’ Corner, the park is one of London’s eight Royal Parks.
St James’ Park
Watch the world go by in this park surrounded by London’s most famous landmarks, including Buckingham Palace and Westminster.
Regent’s Park
The Park has the largest outdoor sports area in London, with facilities for football, softball, rugby and cricket. Boating is available in the summer.
Green Park
The smallest of London’s eight Royal Parks, this is a popular spot for picnics and sunbathing.
Richmond Park
The largest of London’s eight Royal Parks, the National Nature Reserve is home to 630 red and fallow deer.
Dinner by Heston Blumenthal
This Michelin-starred restaurant is the world’s 5th best restaurant.
Tom’s Kitchen
For those who desire classic European food made form fresh British produce, served in a boutique setting.
Kitchen W8
The Michelin-starred restaurant serves good food and wine well-loved by locals and travellers alike.
Kensington Place
A large, light-filled restaurant at the top of Kensington Church Street offering menu with its focus on fresh fish and seafood.
Maggie Jones
Be it for the cosy, rustic and romantic ambience or the traditional and classic dishes, this place has been a favourite haunt among locals for decades.
CoCo Momo
Whether it is for breakfast, lunch or dinner, the café bar is set to tantalise your taste buds at reasonable prices.
Selfridges
One of the world’s finest department stores, Selfridges dominates the west end of Oxford Street, catering to the needs of every shopper, especially the label-conscious shopper.
Harrods
An upmarket department store that is well-loved for its food hall.
Harvey Nichols
For designer fashion, beauty buys, food and wine.
Liberty
For luxury goods, famous gifting, homeware brands and art fabrics.
Fortnum & Mason
A unique and beautiful department store well-known for high quality goods, fine foods, hampers, teas and wine.
Kensington Church Street
The place to scout for art pieces, antiques and tiny crafts.
Bond Street
The place to scout for art pieces, antiques and tiny crafts.
Along Sloan Street
The place to scout for art pieces, antiques and tiny crafts.
Portobello and Bermondsey
This is the perfect place for antiques, special pieces and surprise finds.
Earls Court Exhibition Centre and Concert Hall
London’s premier event venue has played host to a series of the world’s notable events and concerts, including the 1948 and 2012 Olympic Games.
Royal Albert Hall
One of the world’s most famous stages, the Royal Albert Hall is opened by Queen Victoria in 1871, and has since hosted over 360 events, which include classical music, jazz, world music, circus, rock, pop, opera, dance, comedy and tennis. It is best known for holding The Proms concerts every summer since 1941.
Royal Opera House
The Royal Opera House offers an ideal place to watch and experience about world-class opera, music, ballet and dance.
National Theatre
A prominent theatre company that presents new plays, classic drama and Shakespeare productions.
The South Bank Centre
Europe’s largest centre for the arts offers 21 acres of creative space along River Thames.
Hammersmith Apollo
Many noteworthy performances and live concert productions have taken place at this entertainment venue.
London Theatreland
The London West End shows, musicals, plays, comedies, dances and concerts are all happening here.
SEA Life London Aquarium
Home to one of Europe’s largest collections of global marine life, you can stroll under a Tropical Ocean along a stunning glass tunnel walkway.
Stanford Bridge
This football stadium is the home ground of Chelsea Football Club.
Emirates Stadium
The third-largest football stadium in England is the home of Arsenal Football Club.
Wembley Stadium
The world-class stadium has been home to the England football teams since it was opened in 2007.
Twickenham
Home to the England rugby team, the stadium seats an impressive 82,000 spectators.
Hyde Park
Well known for its Speakers’ Corner, Hyde Park is one of London's best-loved parks with more than 4,000 trees, a lake, a meadow and rose gardens. Also located within is The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain.
Boat and Pedalo Hire
Have fun boating on the Serpentine in Hyde Park during summer or take a ride on UK’s first Solarshuttle that is powered by the sun.
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Houses of Parliament and Big Ben (Part of the Palace of Westminster, a UNESCO World Heritage Site)
A neo-Gothic masterpiece and seat of the UK government, the Big Ben is an iconic landmark of London and UK in general. It is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the city.
Westminster Abbey (Part of the Palace of Westminster, a UNESCO World Heritage Site)
The Abbey is a famous English Gothic monastery church where coronations of kings and queens took place since 1066. A number of royal weddings also took place here, including that of Prince William and Catherine Middleton.
St. Paul’s Cathedral
This is Church of England Cathedral, one of the most recognisable sights of London which was the venue for royal weddings as well as funeral services of several famous people, such as Sir Winston Churchill and Lord Nelson.
Clarence House
Clarence House, which stands beside St James' Palace, was built between 1825 and 1827 for Prince William Henry, Duke of Clarence and once serves as the London home of Queen Elizabeth. Today, Clarence House is the official London residence of The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall.
Maritime Greenwich
Maritime Greenwich was added to the list of World Heritage Sites in 1997 for the concentration and quality of buildings of historic and architectural interest in the area. The buildings are in clusters along the riverfront, in Greenwich Park, and in the Georgian and Victorian town centres.
Hampton Court
A Royal Palace created in the Tudor period during the reign of King Henry VIII, the Hampton Court is the finest piece of Tudor architecture in Britain.
Banqueting House
The Banqueting House, Whitehall, London, is the grandest and the only remaining component of the Palace of Whitehall. This magnificent building is particularly noted for its Rubens ceiling.
The Monument
Standing at 202 feet high, the Monument is the tallest isolated stone column in the world. It offers panoramic views of City of London.
Natural History Museum
A landmark museum of animals and natural phenomena, with hands-on exhibits and animatronic dinosaurs.
Fulham Palace
This was once a manor house that became known as Fulham Palace because bishops were considered to be the ‘princes of the church’. Today, it is a sought-after venue for weddings, parties and corporate events.
Ministry of Sound
A popular clubbing venue with four bars and dance floors was recently ranked seventh in the 2013 DJ Magazine top 100 clubs poll and has won the IDMA ‘World’s Best Sound System’ award for four consecutive years.
Kensington Roof Gardens
A nightclub with 0.6 hectares of three gardens themed differently: Spanish gardens, the Tudor gardens and the Woodlands gardens. The club proper is housed indoors and is open all year round.
Café de Paris
Featuring disco and a restaurant in an elegant building, here you will find great entertainment with regular cabaret shows.
Borough Market
Borough Market is London’s most renowned food market - a source of exceptional British and international produce.
Fabric
One of the world’s top clubs, Fabric is an exciting dance venue that showcases anything from hip hop, breakbeat, dubstep, drum and bass to electro and techno.
333 Mother Bar
A 3-floor club with a low-lit bar, where DJs play a mix of dance floor classics.
Passing Cloud
A club with an international appeal, good for parties that run into the early hours in the morning. The music is predominantly world-oriented, with African influence and appeal to crowds across all cultures.
Cargo
This is Shoreditch’s premier entertainment venue that is perfect for parties.
The venue is housed under railway arches, showcasing an incredibly diverse range of music to a warm and friendly crowd. The club also offers tasty global street food canteen.
KOKO
Seating up to 1,500, KOKO is host to both live music and club events. The building has undergone a massive refurbishment program which restored its original theatrical style, with six bars, a stage and a dance floor.
Egg
A club venue with the best music from the world’s greatest DJ and has three different themed rooms, combining a variety of spaces indoors and outdoors that are open 24-hours.
St. James’s Park
The Park is surrounded by three Royal palaces spanning 23 hectares (58 acres) with a lake that is home to the park's famous pelicans.
Victoria Park
The Victoria Park is a large park, 86-hectare open space with canals, ponds, a pavilion, tennis courts and a sports ground.
Greenwich Park
The oldest of the Royal Parks offers spectacular views over the river Thames, a perfect place to take a break between visiting Greenwich's other attractions.
Hampstead Heath
Hampstead Heath is just four miles from central London, with spectacular views of London from the top of the Parliament Hill. A perfect spot for kite-flying, strolls and picnics.
Battersea Park
A park that is popular with joggers and families alike with the many play areas, Battersea Children's Zoo and a grand 1-km riverside promenade.
Lee Valley Park
Stretching 26 miles (42 km) along the River Lee, from East India Docks, past the Olympic Park and up to Ware in Hertfordshire, this huge park offers green spaces, nature reserves and ample options for sports. Guided tours are conducted on the first Sunday of every month.
Clapham Common
One of London's largest open spaces with three ponds, tennis courts, grass pitches and a bandstand.
Hawksmoor Spitafields
Well known for its prime cuts of matured beef and other British classics served in stripped-back, bare-brick surrounds. Hawksmoor favourites also include plum pudding belly ribs and the smooth potted smoked mackerel.
Social Eating House
Known as ‘The Blind Pig’, this is an upscale Modern British restaurant that features an ‘electric interior with a vintage twist of antique mirrored ceilings, reclaimed wooden chairs and a copper topped bar.
Golden Union Fish
A traditional-style, licensed fish and chip restaurant located in the heart of Soho, the restaurant has a distinct post-war ‘50s décor.
Gun (Pub food)
A riverside pub set at the end of a pretty, cobbled street near Billingsgate Market. The pub comprises a dining area with a terrace affording expansive views of the Thames. It is one of the best places to go for fresh fish and Portuguese classics, such as cataplana and estapada.
Laughing Gravy
A highly relaxing restaurant and bar in a former foundry building, christened after Laurel and Hardy’s dog (also a colloquialism for whisky). The menu tantalizes with a combination of locally sourced food (cider-marinated lamb rump, pan-fried red mullet) and splendid roasts on Sunday.
Pimlico Fresh
A wholesome choice for a healthy breakfast or lunch, serving homemade dishes from pies, soups, to lasagna and even warming bowls of porridge laced with honey and maple syrup.
Locanda Locatelli
A Michelin-starred Italian business restaurant that is ideal for business entertainments.
Bocca di Lupo
The restaurant specialises in ‘the obscure and the delicious highlights of food and wine from all across Italy's twenty regions’. The ingredients are either homemade or carefully sourced from around Italy.
Shoryu Ramen
Specialising in tonkotsu ramen, where broths made of pork bones are simmered over long hours. The bowls are filled with noodles of your choice and served with selection of unusual toppings, like wasabi stalks and spicy-pickled mustard leaves.
Ippudo
Well-known for its tonkotsu with pork loin slices and crunchy kikurage (“cloud-ear” mushroom) served over thin handmade noodles (in a dish called Shiromaru Hakata Classic). Vegans should definitely try the seaweed and mushroom-broth version topped with fried tofu.
Dumpling’s Legend
These scrumptious Shanghainese dumplings are sometimes called ‘soup dumplings’ which are steamed parcels containing both filling and ‘broth’.
Joy King Lau
A great place for Dim Sum with excellent value. The décor, menu and service is the epitome of old meets new.
New World
This restaurant is adorned with red lanterns hanging high up in the huge red and gold dining rooms spread over several floors. It is one of the few places in town which offers a traditional dim-sum trolley experience.
Medlar
A high-end, modern French restaurant with global influences, served in an understated dining room.
Green Man & French Horn
This bar-cum-restaurant is a long, narrow room with wooden furniture, bare brick walls, monochrome floor tiles and a long bar illuminated by factory lamps. The food is influenced by seasonal market produce, recipes and specialities of The Loire River, from the hills in the Ardèche to the oyster beds on the coast of Saint Nazaire.
Club Gascon
A Michelin-starred restaurant of haute cuisine, the restaurant specialises in the ‘imaginative’ cuisine from the South West of France. The place is furnished with heavy wooden screens, a serene and urbane room of grey and gold with marble panels.
France Racine
Here you will find Authentic French cooking with plenty of garlic-infused dishes in a wonderfully ‘Parisian’ atmosphere.
Churchill Arms
A large and welcoming Victorian pub, filled with bric-a-brac and Churchill memorabilia. The pub serves affordable Thai food served in the conservatory.
The Orangery
A delightful café, located in a pretty conservatory that overlooks the Kensington Gardens, serving tea, coffee and lunch.
Rodizio Preto
A perfect choice for meat lovers, the restaurant serves good quality barbecued meats and other traditional Brazilian dishes at reasonable prices.
Carnaby Street
This is a pedestrianised shopping street located near Oxford Street and Regent Street. It is home to numerous fashion and lifestyle retailers, including a large number of independent fashion boutiques.
Silver Vaults
A world renowned place for both locals and tourists, lanes of shops are housed in incredibly ‘secure subterranean vaults’ prized with the largest collection of silver in the world under one roof. From cutlery sets to picture frames and jewelry, you are bound to find all types of silverware here.
Westfield London
The largest urban shopping centre in Europe where you'll find high street favourites including Debenhams, Next, Marks & Spencer and House of Fraser. There are also more than 275 luxury, premium and high-street retailers showcasing over 700 brands as well as a cinema, gym and several dining establishments.
King’s Road
The King’s Road excites with an eclectic mix of trendy boutiques, unique labels, designer shops and high-street staples, alongside a vast array of cafes and eateries.
Savile Row
Known worldwide as the home of bespoke British tailoring, Savile Row is the place to go for a handmade suit crafted the old-fashioned way. On the corner of this "golden mile" of tailoring is the Abercrombie & Fitch flagship store.
Notting Hill
The Notting Hill is a venue famous for its vast array of small, unique shops selling unusual and vintage clothing, rare antiques, quirky gifts, books and organic food. The Portobello Road Market is nearby – a mile-long (1.6km) street with a vibrant array of different stalls set out daily.
Portobello Market
Here at the Portobello Market, shops and stalls open daily. There is an antiques market that opens on Saturdays, a flea market on Portobello Green on Sunday mornings as well as an organic foods market on Thursdays.
Spitalfields Market
One of London’s best markets since the early 17th century. it now houses fashion, jewelry, food and music stalls which are best to visit on a Sunday.
Canary Wharf
Here in Canada Square, it is a shoppers’ paradise with a huge shopping centre that opens seven days a week. Sleek and modern, it boasts more than 200 shops, with major high-street chains as well as a good selection of designer stores.
Boxpark
Based in the heart of East London, Boxpark Shoreditch is the world’s first pop-up mall and the home of the pop-up store, with more than sixty carefully chosen fashion brands and food and drink retailers.
Barbican Centre
The Barbican in London is Europe's largest arts centre, comprising a concert hall, theatres, cinemas, art galleries, shops and a conservatory. It is also a base for the London Symphony Orchestra.
British Museum
Founded in 1753, the British Museum’s remarkable collection spans over two million years of human history. Here, you will find world-famous objects such as the Rosetta Stone, Parthenon sculptures and Egyptian mummies.
National Portrait Gallery
The National Portrait Gallery houses the world’s largest collection of personalities and faces, from the late Middle Ages to the present day. Artists featured range from Holbein to Hockney, and the collection includes works across all media, from painting and sculpture to photography and video.
Royal Academy of Arts
The Royal Academy of Arts, founded in 1768, is the oldest fine arts institution in Britain. Situated in the heart of London's West End on Piccadilly, it is a place where art is made, exhibited and debated. It is universally renowned for hosting some of the capital's finest temporary and touring exhibitions.
Tate Britain
London's Tate Britain holds the largest collection of British art in the world from 1500 to the present day. It is the oldest gallery in England, having opened in 1897 and houses a substantial collection of the works of J. M. W. Turner.
Tate Modern
A national museum of modern and contemporary art - Picasso, Rothko, Dali and Matisse, that is open to all for free.
Victoria & Albert Museum
The world's greatest museum of art and design represents more than 3,000 years of human creativity. Some of the highlights include the Medieval Renaissance galleries, which are home to some of the greatest surviving treasures from the period, the jewelry gallery and the British Galleries.
Aatchi Gallery
The gallery has been a major influence in the British art scene since its opening and serves as a career springboard to budding artists. In 2010, it became the Museum of Contemporary Art for London which since is open to the public.
Hayward Gallery
It is the only gallery in the world created in the Brutalist style of architecture – a striking concrete form that Londoners either love or hate. It hosts three to four temporary modern or contemporary exhibitions each year.
Guildhall Art Gallery and Roman Amphitheatre
The gallery was established in 1886 as "a Collection of Art Treasures worthy of the capital city", with works dating from 1670 to the present, including 17th-century portraits, Pre-Raphaelite masterpieces and a fascinating range of paintings documenting London's dramatic history.
Glimpses of the former Roman amphitheatre can be witnessed here where thousands gathered to watch wild animal fights and gladiatorial combats, 2000 years ago.
Courtauld Gallery
The Courtauld Gallery is one of the finest art museums in the world and best known for its outstanding Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings and drawings. Displayed in the elegant Somerset House, world-famous artists from Monet and Botticelli to Van Gogh can be seen alongside a changing programme of temporary exhibitions.
Dulwich Picture Gallery
Founded in 1811, the England's first purpose-built art gallery houses one of the world's most important collections of European Old Master paintings. Dating from 1600s to the 1700s, the collection includes works by Rembrandt, Van Dyck, Poussin and Canaletto.
Queen’s Gallery
The Queen's Gallery was constructed 40 years ago at the Buckingham Palace, out of the bomb-damaged ruins of a chapel. It exhibits works of art from the Royal Collection on a rotating basis, with about 450 works on display at any one time.
The Wallace Collection
Located in an historic London townhouse, the Wallace Collection was once the grand home of Sir Richard and Lady Wallace. The museum houses a world-famous range of fine and decorative arts from the 15th to the 19th centuries with large holdings of French 18th-century pieces. Works by Titian, Canaletto, Rembrandt and Velàquez can also be found here.
Shakespeare’s Globe
The Globe Theatre was a theatre in London associated with William Shakespeare. The original building was once destroyed, and the present one was opened in 1997.
Lord’s Cricket Ground
This is the official ‘Home of Cricket’. Opened in June 1814, it is the most famous cricket grounds in the world.
Wimbledon
Home to the world’s oldest tennis tournament which was first held in 1887, the Wimbledon is one of the four annual Grand Slam tennis tournaments held around the world.
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
A sporting complex built for the 2012 Summer Olympics and the 2012 Summer Paralympics, the park contains the athletes' Olympic Village and several of the sporting venues, including the Olympic Stadium and London Aquatics Centre.
