In this guide to see in London in 5 days It will help you tour the vast majority of the best known and most charming places of the most multicultural city in Europe. In the previous 4 days you will have crossed out almost all the points of the list of the best things to do in London, so on this last day you will take the opportunity to visit the Natural History Museum, Madame Tussauds, the Shakespeare's Globe Theater, Borough Market , or go shopping on Oxford Street and the famous Harrods, to end the day with a sunset cruise on the Thames.
To create this route from London in 5 days We have based on our trip to London in 6 days of this year and the one we did a few years ago and about which we wrote the London guide in 10 days.
Transport
To get to your hotel from any of the 4 main airports in London, you have several means of transport: train, bus, subway, taxi or book the direct transfer to the hotel, the most convenient and fastest option.
You can find more information about the transfer from the airport to London in these articles:
If you are going to make several trips by subway or bus during the day, we recommend the Oyster Card. With this card you will pay a maximum amount per day of 6.50 pounds (valid for zones 1-2) and you can do all the journeys you want, so with only 3 trips per day you already amortize its cost.
Where to sleep
The hotels in London are quite expensive, so it is advisable to choose the hotel a little further from the center, but close enough to a subway stop, to allow you to access the most famous points of the city without wasting much time .
We recommend the two hotels we stayed in and that meet this premise: the Garden Court Hotel located in the beautiful Notting Hill neighborhood and the Victor Hotel near Victoria Station.
For more information you can consult this post about the recommended neighborhoods and hotels where to stay in London.
Tips
If you are going to visit many tourist places, it is important to assess whether it is profitable to book the London Pass, with which in addition to saving money on tickets, you will gain time by skipping the lines. For more information you can consult this post about the London Pass.
Another good option is to book the London Explorer Pass, it allows you to enter 3, 5 or 7 of the main attractions of the city, skipping the lines and saving up to 40%.
If you are a follower or reader of Harry Potter we recommend doing this tour of the scenarios that inspired J.K. Rowling in London and, above all, book the impressive tour of Warner Studios, where most of the scenes of the 8 films of the young wizard were filmed.
For more information about this tour you can consult this guide to visit the Harry Potter studios in London.
Remember that in order not to pay commissions and always have the current change we recommend you use the N26 card to pay and the Bnext and Revolut cards to get money at the ATMs. They are the ones we use, They are free and will save you a lot.
You can find more information in this article about the best cards to travel without commissions.
For more recommendations you can consult this post of tips for traveling to London essential.
First day in London
The London in 5 days Start arriving at the bright Piccadilly Circus, then go down to Trafalgar Square on Regent Street, to continue walking through St. James Park, the most beautiful park in London, from where you will arrive at Buckingham Palace to see at 11:00 the popular change on call.
Westminster Abbey is the next stop of the day, where long lines are usually formed, something you can avoid with the London Pass or skip the line.
Next to the abbey is the Parliament Square in which on one of its sides the famous red telephone booths are concentrated, from where you can not stop taking a picture to immortalize the moment. From there to the end of the Westminster Bridge, you can enjoy magnificent views of Big Ben and the Westminster Parliament.
Telephone booths with Big Ben in the background
In this area you will find St. Stephen's Tavern Y The Red Lion, two typical English taverns to taste their food accompanied by a pint of beer, which at this time of day, sure you feel great.
On the other side of the Thames is one of the best viewpoints in London, the London Ferris Wheel, which you can access by skipping the line by buying this ticket.
The first day of the guide of London in 5 days It will end with a walk at sunset along the banks of the Thames to the Tower Bridge, one of the essential places to visit in London.
A good option to learn more about the history of London is to book this guided tour in Spanish that includes the entrance to the most touristic places or book this free tour of the old London Free !.
(Extended route information in London in 1 day here)
Map of the route through London in one day
Second day in London
The morning of the second day of London in five days Start by subway or walk to Little Venice. From this beautiful area of canals you can board a boat that will take you to the neighborhood of Camden Town, our favorite neighborhood in London, which stands out for its alternative atmosphere and its famous Camden Market, where you can not stop eating in any of its many street food stalls.
Camden Market in London
Near Camden is Primrose Hill, a green area perfect for relaxing and seeing the skyscrapers of the most financial London in the distance. The route continues across Regent's Park, until you reach Warren Mews Alley, one of the most charming corners of London.
The next plan is to visit another of our favorite neighborhoods in London, the SoHo, where to get there you can take the subway to the lively Leicester Square or walk directly and enjoy the lively London streets.
After wandering around Soho, which highlights its areas of Carnaby Street and Chinatown, you can go to taste Indian food in Hankies Cafe or burgers in Honest Burgers, two unique places in the city.
And if you still have strength, we hope that it will be so, at night you can do this night tour with a guide in Spanish for the best illuminated places in the city or go to see some of the most famous musicals in the city.
(Extended route information in London in 2 days here)
Map of the route through London in two days
Third day in London
The third day of what to see London in 5 days Start with a morning walk through Hyde Park, the green lung of London. Taking advantage of it is Saturday you can approach the charming neighborhood of Notting Hill, to see one of the best markets in London, the Portobello Market.
In this area, the Italian restaurant Portobello Garden Café, it is our recommendation to eat on Portobello Road.
Portobello Market
After lunch you will go by subway to the British Museum, where you can follow this list of the best works to see in the British Museum, while entering the world's most fascinating history. Although museums in London are free, in this case, a good option is to book the guided tour in Spanish to understand their most important works and not have to queue.
The route continues through the colorful corner Neal's Yard and then continue on to Covent Garden, one of the most popular neighborhoods in London, where its covered market stands out. Inside the market you can dine the famous hamburgers of Shake shack or in the recommended restaurants The Oystermen to eat seafood or Flat Iron Covent Garden to eat meat, all three located in the Covent Garden neighborhood.
(Extended route information in London in 3 days here)
Map of the route through London in 3 days
Fourth day in London
The route of the fourth day of London in 5 days It starts in the Shoreditch neighborhood, where the Brick Lane market is held every Sunday, one of the most fashionable markets in the city.
The visit to the Tower of London and the London Bridge, two of the most iconic places in London, are the next stops on this route, places that we are sure you will never forget.
The entrance to the Tower of London is included in the London Pass or you can book the ticket without queues and inside the fortress you will see several buildings among which stands out the one that keeps the Crown Jewels.
Tower of London
After taking thousands of photos of the Tower Bridge you will approach St. Dunstan in the East, a haven of peace among the ruins of an old church. At this point of the route you can take the opportunity to buy food to take away and have a small picnic on the garden benches or eat at the Burger & Lobster, a curious mixture of lobster and hamburgers, which will surely be another unforgettable moment of the trip.
Passing through the Monument to the Great Fire of London you will arrive at St. Paul's Cathedral, the most important church in the city, in which its huge dome stands out. Note that it closes very soon, so it may be advisable to buy the ticket without queues.
After this visit you will cross the Thames through the Millennium Bridge, a modern bridge designed by Norman Foster, to climb the incredible viewpoint of the Tate Modern, the museum of modern art in London.
To end the day of the 5 day tour of London We recommend walking through the beautiful Leadenhall Market, a beautiful covered Victorian market, where there are several places to dine, although we recommend dining or having a drink in the nearby Sky Garden or reaching The Shard, two of London's best viewpoints.
(Extended route information in London in 4 days here)
Map of the route through London in 4 days
What to see in London in 5 days
The last day of the London guide in 5 days You will take advantage of the city's extensive and efficient metro network to visit several interesting places that are further away from the more central area.
The first stop will be at St. John's Wood station, to see the world's most famous crosswalk, Abbey Road. The Beatles used this zebra crossing for the cover of one of their best known albums and not a few tourists try to copy the photo, even sometimes jeopardizing their integrity or damaging traffic.
In this street there are also the studios where the famous album was recorded Abbey Road, which was the title of the group's last joint album.
Abbey Road
With the photo you get, you will take the subway again to get to the Natural History Museum, another of the best museums in London, in which the reproductions of dinosaurs, fossils and a huge blue whale skeleton stand out. Another important museum that is very close is the Victoria and Albert Museum, the largest museum of design and art in the world, which you can also visit if you have time.
Of course, if you do not have it, we recommend you visit only the Natural History.
Museum of Natural History
The route continues up Brompton Road until reaching the emblematic and luxurious Harrods shopping center. The prices of its stores are prohibitive, although it is worth entering to see the interior decoration and look for some souvenirs in the souvenir shop on the ground floor, where prices are much more affordable.
Upon leaving you will take the subway again to reach Borough Market, the best food market in London, full of shops to buy quality fresh produce and food stalls from around the world.
Borough Market in London in 5 days
As advice we will tell you that to know the station and the subway line that you must take at any moment to reach each point of interest, we always use Google Maps, where you only have to put the origin and destination, select public transport and you will see how The application shows you the complete subway route.
After lunch you can take a last walk along the bank of the Thames, stopping at places like the beautiful Hay's Galleria gallery or the Shakespeare's Globe Theater, a replica of the theater in which Shakespeare represented his best-known works. Another charming corner near the river for a good pint of beer is the Gabriel's Wharf pier.
Gabriel's Warf
The farewell of this London in 5 days You can do it by taking a sunset cruise on the Thames and see the city from another perspective.
An alternative plan for shopping enthusiasts is to spend the afternoon on Oxford Street, the most commercial street in London and also visit Madame Tussauds, our favorite wax museum in the world, in which the figures are almost identical to their real characters .
Madame Tussauds
If you have more days you can take an excursion to Stonehenge, the university town of Oxford and Stratford, Windsor Castle or which includes Leeds Castle, Canterbury and the Dover Cliffs, all of them among the best excursions in London .
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London guide in one day
The best offers of Flights to London here
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Get € 35 for your reservation with AirBnb here
Book the best tours and excursions in / from London in Spanish here
Book your Airport⇆Londres transfer here
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