With this London travel guide step by step We want to help you organize and prepare your trip, in the easiest and fastest way, so that you can also enjoy the city to the fullest.
Known to many for being one of the most visited cities in the world, besides being the political and economic capital of the United Kingdom, London is a cosmopolitan city, which rarely sleeps, in which diversity is the order of the day.
We assure you that making a trip to London is always a great success. Whatever the time and whatever the duration.
So if it was your choice, get ready to enjoy one of the most amazing cities in the world!
After having traveled several times, the first one for 10 days, several years ago and repeating the trip to London in 6 days a couple of years ago, we have now decided to return to the city, but to enjoy it little by little for a month .
On this occasion we will stay in the charming Notting Hill, our favorite area of London, from where we will discover the city to update and expand the information on this London travel guide step by step.
When to travel
Although as it happens in many European cities, we could say that any time is good to make a getaway to londonThere are certain important nuances that you should keep in mind if you want to enjoy the city to the fullest.
- High season: Between the months of June and mid-September, these are the months in which they travel more tourist to London, prices are higher, but also the weather is usually better, including warmer days and with less rainfall .
Another time that is included in the high season is the Christmas period, at which time the city is adorned with lights and trees to live these days in the most magical way. - Mid season: Spring and autumn are times when rains and gray skies are usually more present, although there are also fewer tourists and prices tend to be more adjusted. If you don't mind getting to know the city with certain risk of rainfall, without a doubt, travel to London At this time it is a success.
- Low season: The months covered by winter are the most hard for visit london. With low temperatures, habitual rainfall and even snow, January and February would be the least recommended months to make a trip to london.
When to travel
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Accommodation in London
Where to sleep in London? Undoubtedly, this is one of the questions you ask us the most and also, it is more difficult to answer. With hundreds of options, on many occasions the price of accommodation is one of the variables that weigh the most when choosing the accommodation in London.
In our case, having traveled several times, we have experience in different areas and in the end, we believe that your choice should depend greatly on your tastes and needs.
Accommodation in Oxford Street and surroundings. Soho
This is probably the most demanded area for travelers to stay in London, but also one of the most expensive. Known for being practically the center of the city, here you will be close to most tourist attractions and you will also have a wide gastronomic and leisure offer.
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Accommodation in Westminster. Victoria Station Surroundings
In our experience, this area is one of the best areas of London to stay, due to its good communication with public transport and for being quite close to many tourist points of the city.
Find your accommodation in Westminster Borough here
Accommodation in Chelsea
Although it is one of the most demanded areas to stay on a trip to London, for us it is not the most appropriate, since in our opinion it has a quite marked atmosphere of residential area.
Despite that, as we told you, it is one of the most sought after by travelers and therefore, it is also one of the most expensive.
Find your accommodation here in Chelsea
Accommodation in Paddington and Bayswater
These two areas are less contemplated by travelers who arrive in the city looking for more central areas and due to their good communication with the subway, especially by Paddington station, in addition to being a short walk from many of the tourist attractions, It has become for us one of the best hotel areas in London.
Find your accommodation in Paddington here
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Book here the Garden Court hotel in Bayswater, with a great location and excellent value for money.
Accommodation in Notting Hill
Known for being one of the most coveted areas of London as well as photographed, Notting Hill is the ideal place for many travelers looking for a charming London accommodation, good location and an environment with atmosphere.
It also has perfect subway stations to connect with anywhere in the city.
Find your accommodation in Notting Hill here
In our case, on the last trip to London, in which we will be practically a month in the city, we have rented an apartment with AirBnb, in this area of the city, very close to the subway, to a street of Hyde Park and surrounded by Recommended restaurants
Get 35 euros discount on AirBnb here
Accommodation in the City of London
Although it is a highly demanded area for business trips, for us this is not an option too successful especially if you are going to make a short trip to London a few days, since it is the furthest from the most tourist areas.
Here the accommodations are usually cheaper, but the time you will need to reach the center may not compensate you.
Search here for your accommodation in the City
Accommodation in Bloomsbury
Despite being one of the most central areas of the city, we have never stayed here. Regardless of this, from what we have read and been able to see, it is one of the best accommodation options in London, especially if you are traveling a few days.
It is also two steps away from the most tourist and most central attractions, so we believe it is a safe bet.
Find your accommodation in Bloomsbury here
Notting hill
For more information you can consult this post about the recommended neighborhoods and hotels where to stay in London.
Transport in London
We know that another of the issues that you worry about most in a trip to london, is for transport in the city. Before talking in more depth about this subject, we can tell you that it is much easier than it may seem at first glance and that with a few simple guidelines and recommendations, you will be able to move perfectly around the city, like a Londoner.
- How to use the subway in London
- How to get from Gatwick Airport to London
- How to get from Luton Airport to London
- How to get from Heathrow Airport to London
- How to get from Stansted Airport to London
- Book your transfers in London here
London travel guide
One of the most important things to know and above all, enjoy doing a getaway to london, is to know some basic data of the city in addition to the places that you can not miss.
This is the only way you can make the most of your time, something essential if you also travel a few days.
After our 4 trips to the city, the last of a month, staying in Notting Hill, we leave you different posts, in which we talk about places you can not miss, essential recommendations ... etc. that we hope, will help you organize your getaway to london in the best way.
Portobello Market in London
London Routes
We cannot deny that any trip to london It has an infinite number of alternatives and much more if it is not the first time you travel to the city that rarely sleeps.
That said, we also know that the majority of travelers arrive in London with limited time, something that causes that if you are not clear about the places you want to visit or the route to do it, you can lose a lot of time in the organization or worse, stay with the feeling that you have not viewed London.
With this in mind, we believe it is your first getaway to London, it is important to have at least 2-3 full days to get to know the city or at least its most tourist places.
Once you have clear what is the available time, the next important point in the organization of the trip, is to create a route that allows you to make the most of and optimize the time, to know everything possible, without forgetting the leisure time, which They are also essential on a trip.
With all these valuations, we want to leave you several London routes optimized according to the number of days you have, with which you can visit the city making the most of the time.
London Routes
Tips for London
If there is something important in a trip to london, like any other destination, is to know some tips and recommendations to make the trip much more complete and interesting.
It is for this reason that after having been several times in the city and having read a lot about London, we want to leave you a post in which we compile many of the basic aspects of the city, which we know, will be perfect for you to make the most of the time and above all, enjoy your stay to the fullest.
Little Venice, one of the places you can't miss on a trip to London
Best tours in London
Within the routes that we have mentioned before, we include the view of the most important tourist attractions in London. All of them can be visited for free, but there are many, such as the ones shown below, which would be interesting to do with a guide in Spanish, so you don't miss any details and get to know the city to the fullest.
We leave you a selection of those that we believe are the most interesting in addition to the best valued by travelers:
Best excursions in London
Best excursions from London
In addition to the optimized routes to make a trip to london, in case you have extra days or want to get out of the city a bit, we recommend you take into account the amount of tours and excursions in London available, many of them perfect as a complement to the visits you can make for free to the city.
We leave you a selection of those that are for us the most suitable and the perfect complement to your trip to London:
Stonehenge tour from London
Tickets for London tourist attractions
On many occasions, bring planning and reservations to London tourist places, can be synonymous with saving time and money, especially if you get them cheaper and you can skip the lines.
It is for this reason that we leave you the option of being able to book them in advance and so you only have to worry about enjoying.
St Paul's Cathedral from the Millennium Bridge
Oxford tour from London
If there is an excursion that is usually done from London, that is undoubtedly that of Oxford, to know the city in which one of the most prestigious universities in the world is located.
Harry Potter tour in London
And if there is a tour par excellence in London, especially for fans of Joanne Rowling's books, known worldwide as J.K. Rowling, and the Harry Potter films, is the tour in which the Harry Potter studios are visited in London, where the eight films of the saga were created.
Located on the outskirts of the city, taking this tour will take you at least one morning, although we recommend you book a full day, since after having been we assure you that it is one of the most unforgettable experiences you can take from your trip to london.
Harry Potter tour in London
London Pass Card
The London Pass Card is a tourist card with which you can enter more than 80 London attractions, including Westminster Abbey, the Tower of London, The View from The Shard, St. Paul's Cathedral or even a cruise by the Thames, among many others.
- London Pass: how it works, what it includes and prices.
London Explorer Pass
This is another of the most used cards to move around London, by travelers from all over the world. With it you can choose between visiting 3, 5 or 7 of the main attractions of the city, saving up to 40%.
Tower bridge
Where to eat in London. Recommended restaurants
Without a doubt, gastronomy is something very important in travel and could not be less in London. With this in mind and after the many queries on recommendations that you have made to us throughout all our trips to the city, we have decided to publish a post in which to highlight some of the most recommended restaurants in the city, which we are sure, They will make you fall in love even more with this amazing city.
Borough Market in London
Travel insurance for London
If you are going to make this trip, it is important to have the best travel insurance, especially if you take into account that there are certain situations in which the European Health Card is not enough, since situations such as repatriation or return are not included to your home after treatment or a relative's trip to accompany you.
We always travel insured with Mondo, with whom we carry a totally adequate insurance to the needs that we will have on the trip.
We leave you an article in which we tell you all the details, what are the reasons why when traveling to Europe, it is also important to have the best travel insurance.
Remember, just for being a reader of Street Travelers, you have a 5% discount with Mondo, to hire the best travel insurance, in addition to 15% if you take out family or group insurance.
Do you want to organize this trip to London for free?
Get it here:
The best offers of Flights to London here
The best hotels at the best prices in London here
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
Book your London Pass with all the advantages here
How to get from London to Stonehenge
Rent your car in United Kingdom at the best price here
Book your travel insurance with a 5% discount here
The best offers of Flights to London here
The best hotels at the best prices in London here
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
Book your London Pass with all the advantages here
How to get from London to Stonehenge
Rent your car in United Kingdom at the best price here
Book your travel insurance with a 5% discount here
