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Top places to visit in London
6 places worth your time in London, with what each is actually like and when to go.
Last updated 2026-08-08
1. British Museum
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Eight million objects, free to enter, with the Rosetta Stone and the contested Parthenon marbles.
- Where: Bloomsbury
- Map: Open in Maps
- Tip: Free entry, but donations are requested and timed tickets are advised at peak periods.
2. Tower of London
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Nine hundred years of fortress, palace and prison, holding the Crown Jewels and the Yeoman Warders who explain it best.
- Map: Open in Maps
- Tip: The Yeoman Warder tours are included and are much better than reading the boards.
3. Westminster and the Houses of Parliament
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Big Ben's tower, Westminster Abbey next door, and the Palace of Westminster itself, which UK residents can tour free via an MP.
4. Borough Market
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A produce and prepared-food market under railway arches with roots back to the twelfth century.
- Where: Southwark
- Map: Open in Maps
- Best time: Weekday mid-morning; Saturday is shoulder-to-shoulder
5. Tate Modern
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A converted power station on Bankside holding the national collection of international modern art, free apart from special exhibitions.
- Map: Open in Maps
- Tip: The Blavatnik viewing level gives a free panorama across the river.
6. Hampstead Heath
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320 hectares of genuinely wild parkland with swimming ponds and the best skyline view in the city from Parliament Hill.
- Map: Open in Maps
- Best time: Early morning for the swimming ponds
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