Itinerary · London, United Kingdom

48 hours in central London, on foot

Royal Westminster, Soho and Covent Garden on day one; the South Bank, Borough Market and the City on day two, ending high above the Square Mile.

Two days, almost all on foot

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Day 1 · 9:30
1Westminster Abbey
Westminster·Abbey church
Westminster Abbey as it opens.
Day 1 · 11:30
2Houses of Parliament
Westminster·Parliament building
Parliament and Big Ben.
Day 1 · 12:15
3St James’s Park
St James’s·Royal Park
Through St James’s Park.
Day 1 · 12:45
4Buckingham Palace
St James’s·Royal palace
Buckingham Palace.
Day 1 · 13:30
5Fortnum & Mason
St James’s·Department store
Lunch and browsing at Fortnum’s.
Day 1 · 15:30
6Liberty London
Soho·Department store
Liberty and Carnaby Street.
Day 1 · 17:00
7Neal’s Yard
Covent Garden·Courtyard
Soho, Seven Dials and Neal’s Yard.
Day 1 · 19:30
8Dishoom Covent Garden
Covent Garden·Bombay café
Dinner at Dishoom.
Day 1 · 22:00
9Ronnie Scott’s
Soho·Jazz club
Late jazz in Soho.
Day 2 · 10:00
10Tate Modern
Southwark·Art gallery
Tate Modern and the Turbine Hall.
Day 2 · 12:00
11Shakespeare’s Globe
Southwark·Theatre
Past the Globe on the Thames Path.
Day 2 · 12:30
12Borough Market
Southwark·Food market
Lunch at Borough Market.
Day 2 · 14:30
13Southwark Cathedral
Southwark·Cathedral
Southwark Cathedral.
Day 2 · 15:30
14Leadenhall Market
City of London·Victorian market
Over London Bridge to Leadenhall Market.
Day 2 · 17:00
15Horizon 22
City of London·Viewing gallery
Sunset from Horizon 22 (book ahead).
Day 2 · 19:30
16Duck & Waffle
City of London·British, open late
Dinner 40 floors up.

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