The London of the postcards — Big Ben, the Eye, the river walk, and half the big sights on foot. Busy and not cheap, but you step out of the door into it.
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£240–420
typical per night in United Kingdom
You pay for the postcode
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One of the pricier addresses in London.
Where it sits
The circle is Westminster & the South Bank and roughly a 10-minute walk around it.
How far is everything?
London Heathrow (LHR)~42 min drive23.1 km
From the middle of this area to the city's headline sights — pick your own on the city page and these become your list.
- Covent Garden15 min walk1.3 km
- Tate Modern23 min walk1.9 km
- The British Museum25 min walk2.1 km
- St Paul's Cathedral28 min walk2.3 km
- Borough Market29 min walk2.4 km
- Tower Bridge10 min taxi3.4 km
- The Tower of London10 min taxi3.5 km
- The Natural History Museum11 min taxi3.6 km
On your doorstep
What you’re living next to if you stay here.
- 2.Westminster Abbey & Big Ben — The abbey where every coronation since 1066 has happened, with the poets and kings buried under your feet — and Big Ben and Parliament right outside. The abbey needs a ticket; the view is free.
- 4.Buckingham Palace & the Changing of the Guard — The Queen's — now King's — front door, with the bearskin-hatted guard changing to a brass band. Check the days it runs and get there early for a spot on the railings.
- 6.The London Eye — A slow half-hour turn on the giant wheel for the whole city laid out along the river. Touristy and not cheap — book a timed slot at dusk and it earns it.
- 8.The National Gallery & Trafalgar Square — Van Gogh's Sunflowers, Turner, and eight centuries of painting — free — above the lions and fountains of Trafalgar Square. An hour inside, then a coffee on the steps.
When are you staying?
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