Lonely Planet London (Travel Guide)

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London
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London
“ All oy u’ ev og t to od i s ceid ed to og
an d t eh hareds t par t i s orev .
”
So og !
TONY WHEELER, COFOUNDER – LONELY PLANET
THIS EDITION WRITTEN AND RESEARCHED BY
Peter Dragicevich, Steve Fallon, Emilie Filou, Damian Harper
Contents
PPllaann Y Yoouurr T Trriipp pa ge 1 4
eW lcomet oL ondon . 4 oIY f L u iek . . 2 6 Eating . 44
Londons’ oT 61 p . 6 MontM yb honth . 2 9 Drinking & Nightlife. 52
Whats’ N ew . 17 W itK h i ds . 3 3 Entertainment. 56
Neet d oK now . 1 8 L iek L a oca l . 3 6 Shopping. 61
FirstT i meL ondon . 2 0 oF er F r e . 3 8 Sports & Activities. 65
GettinA gor und . 2 2 Museums & Gay & Lesbian . 68
oT I ptinerar ies . 4 2 Galleries . 40
Explore London 70
Neighbourhoods Clerek nwellS , hoer ditc h Ger enwic & h
at a Glance. 72 & Spitalfelds . 1 9 6 SoutL hondon . 2 6 8
T heeW stE nd . 6 7 E astL ondon . 2 1 3 R i c h mondeK , w
T heC ity . 1 3 4 Cam den & H & a m ptonC ourt . 2 8 8
T heS outB h ank . 1 5 6 NortL hondon . 2 3 0 Day Trips from
NottinH g i l & l London. 303
eK
HdyenP a r k sington & . 4 1 7 eW stL ondon . 2 5 5 Sleeping . 318
Understand London 335
LondonoT d ay . 3 3 6 L itera r L yondon . 3 6 1 T heM usiS c cene . 3 7 2
H istor y . 3 3 8 T heater D & ance . 3 6 5 F i l M & media . 3 7 5
A c r h itectuer . 3 5 6 A rtasF & h ion . 3 6 8
Survival Guide 379
ranT sport . 3 8 0 D ier ctoZr – A y . 3 8 7 Index . 3 9 5
London Maps 403
(left) Changing of the
Guard p86 A must-see
attraction.
(above) Leadenhall
Market p147 Take a
step back in time.
(right) Big Ben p87
A London icon at the
Houses of Parliament.
Camden &
East London
North London
p213
p230
,
h
p196
Notting Hill
& West London The West
The City
p255 End
p134
p76
The South
Bank
Kensington
p156
& Hyde Park
p174
Greenwich
& South London
p268
Richmond, Kew
& Hampton Court
p288
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Clerkenwell
S oreditch &
Spitalfields
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Welcome to
London
One of the world’s most visited
cities, London has something for
everyone: from history and culture
to fine food and good times.
Time Travel Ethnic Diversity
London is immersed in history, with more This city is very multicultural, with a third
than its share of mind-blowing antiquity. of all Londoners foreign born, represent-
London’s buildings are eye-catching mile- ing 270 different nationalities. What unites
stones in the city’s unique and compelling them and visitors alike is the English
biography, and a great many of them – the language, for this is both our tongue’s
Tower of London, Westminster Abbey, Big birthplace and its epicentre. These cultures
Ben – are instantly familiar landmarks. season the culinary aromas on London’s
There’s more than enough innovation (the streets, the often exotic clothing people
Shard, the London Eye, the planned Garden wear and the music they listen to. London’s
Bridge) to put a crackle in the air, but it diverse cultural dynamism makes it among
never drowns out London’s well-preserved, the world’s most international cities. And
centuries-old narrative. Architectural gran- diversity reaches intrinsically British
deur rises all around you in the West End, institutions too; the British and Victoria &
ancient remains dot the City and charming Albert Museums have collections as varied
pubs punctuate the banks of the Thames. as they are magnificent, while flavours at
Take your pick. centuries-old Borough Market now run the
full gourmet and cosmopolitan spectrum.
Art & Culture
A tireless innovator of art and culture, Lon- A Tale of Two Cities
don is a city of ideas and the imagination. London is as much about wide-open spaces
Londoners have always been fiercely inde- and leafy escapes as it is high-density,
pendent thinkers (and critics), but until not sight-packed exploration. Central London
so long ago people were suspicious of any- is where you will find the major museums,
thing they considered avant-garde. That’s galleries and most iconic sights, but visit
all in the past now, and the city’s creative Hampstead Heath or the new Queen Eliza-
milieu is streaked with left-field attitude, beth Olympic Park to escape the crowds
from theatrical innovation to contemporary and view the city’s greener hues up close. Or
art, pioneering music, writing and design. venture even further out to Kew Gardens,
Food in all its permutations has become Richmond or Hampton Court Palace for
almost an obsession in certain circles. excellent panoramas of riverside London.
Why I Love London
By Steve Fallon, Author
Like most Londoners, I revel in all our familiar landmarks – Big Ben, Tower Bridge, the murky
Thames, the London Eye. I still thank the former government that made some of the greatest
museums and art galleries in the world free to one and all. The choice of restaurants, bars
and clubs is legion, and what’s not to love about a city with more lush parkland than any other
world capital? But the one thing that sets my adopted city apart from any other is its amaz-
ing tolerance. ‘As long as you don’t scare the horses, mate, you’ll be all right here,’ I was told
when I arrived here more than 20 years ago. Guess what? It still hasn’t happened.
For more about our authors, see p448.
Top: Tower Bridge (p145) and the Shard (p164)
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London’s
Top 16
7
British Museum (p81) National Gallery (p89)
With six million visitors trooping This superlative collection of (largely
1 through its doors annually, the Brit- 2 pre-modern) art at the heart of Lon-
ish Museum in Bloomsbury is Britain’s don is one of the largest anywhere, and
most visited attraction. You could spend a roll-call of some of the world’s most
a lifetime in this vast and hallowed collec- outstanding artistic compositions. With
tion of artefacts, art and age-old antiquity, highlights including work from Leonardo
and still make daily discoveries (admission da Vinci, Michelangelo, Gainsborough,
is free, so you could do just that, if so in- Constable, Turner, Monet, Renoir and Van
clined). Otherwise, join everyone else on Gogh, it’s a bravura performance and one
the highlights tours (or eyeOpener tours) not to be missed. The onsite restaurants
for a précis of the museum’s treasures. and cafes are also exceptional, rounding
1T he West End out a terrifc experience and putting the
icing on an already eye-catching cake.
1T he West End
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