LondonThe High Speed rail train from Canterbury West will deliver you in air conditioned comfort to London St Pancreas Station in 57 minutes. The Victoria, Northern, Circle, Hammersmith and City, Piccadilly and Metropolitan underground lines are all easily accessible from Kings Cross St Pancreas as is the Thames Link for fast access to the City, Farringdon and Blackfriars
Stratford international is a stop before St Pancreas and bring you to the London Olympic Stadium site. With access to the Docklands Light Railway (DLR), Central and Jubilee Underground lines Near St Pancreas Station
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Central London
Oxford Street/ Bond Street
Browse – Shops like Selfridges, Marks and Spencer, Top Shop or Hyde Park
Drinks – Selfridges or The Punch Bowl (Guy Ritchie’s Pub) in Mayfair https://www.punchbowllondon.com
Quick lunch – Liberty or Ping Pong
https://www.pingpongdimsum.com
http://www.libertylondon.com
Culture – William Morris Museum
Other – Speakers Corner, Hyde Park on a Sunday
Trafalgar Square
Browse - My other favorite is the National Portrait Gallery which has a late opening Thursday and Friday and a restaurant with amazing views or just drinks and bar snacks http://www.npg.org.uk/visit/shop-eat-drink/restaurant.php
Drinks - National Gallery bar or Gordon’s wine bar http://www.gordonswinebar.com
Quick lunch – National Gallery restaurant
Culture – National Gallery and National Portrait Gallery
Evening Meal - China Town
Other – China Town or Shaftsbury avenue show
Browse – Shops like Selfridges, Marks and Spencer, Top Shop or Hyde Park
Drinks – Selfridges or The Punch Bowl (Guy Ritchie’s Pub) in Mayfair https://www.punchbowllondon.com
Quick lunch – Liberty or Ping Pong
https://www.pingpongdimsum.com
http://www.libertylondon.com
Culture – William Morris Museum
Other – Speakers Corner, Hyde Park on a Sunday
Trafalgar Square
Browse - My other favorite is the National Portrait Gallery which has a late opening Thursday and Friday and a restaurant with amazing views or just drinks and bar snacks http://www.npg.org.uk/visit/shop-eat-drink/restaurant.php
Drinks - National Gallery bar or Gordon’s wine bar http://www.gordonswinebar.com
Quick lunch – National Gallery restaurant
Culture – National Gallery and National Portrait Gallery
Evening Meal - China Town
Other – China Town or Shaftsbury avenue show
Riverside
Southbank
Browse – http://www.southbanklondon.com/index
Drinks – Oxo bar https://www.punchbowllondon.com
Quick lunch – Oxo Brasserie
Culture – Southbank Theatre
Evening Meal - Ping Pong
Other – London Eye
Browse – http://www.southbanklondon.com/index
Drinks – Oxo bar https://www.punchbowllondon.com
Quick lunch – Oxo Brasserie
Culture – Southbank Theatre
Evening Meal - Ping Pong
Other – London Eye
North London
Hampstead Heath
Camden
Camden
East London
Hackeney
West London
Sloane Square
Browse -British department store Peter Jones, Jigsaw amd much more shopping at the top of the Kings Road and Duke of York Square
Drinks - The Botanist at Sloane Square
http://sloanesquare.thebotanistlondon.com/menus/
Quick lunch – Peter Jones Café or Al Dar Lebanese
https://www.johnlewis.com/our-shops/peter-jones
Culture – Saatchi Gallery - http://www.saatchigallery.com
Evening meal –Benihanna http://www.benihana.co.uk
Nottinghill
Browse – NottingHill Market on a Sunday
Drinks – Electric Ballroom
Quick lunch – Westbourne Grove cafes
Culture – Electric cinema
Evening Meal - BBB Nottinghill http://www.beachblanket.co.uk/nottinghill/
Pimlico
Browse – Regency terraces, Eaton Square
Drinks - The Marquis of Westminster
Quick lunch - The Warwick
Culture - Tate Modern http://www.tate.org.uk
Evening Meal https://www.themarquisofwestminster.com
South Kensington
Browse – Amanda Wakley and Fulham Road Shops
Drinks – http://www.theresident.co.uk/food-drink-london/10-cocktail-bars-kensington-chelsea/
Quick lunch – Carluccio’s or French, this is the French quarter
Culture – Natural History, Victoria and Albert or Science Museum
Other - Boujis Night club
Knightsbridge
Browse – Harvey Nichols or the ghastly Harrods!
Drinks – Harvey Nichols
Quick lunch - Leon
Culture – Royal Albert Hall
Evening Meal - Buddha Bar
Browse -British department store Peter Jones, Jigsaw amd much more shopping at the top of the Kings Road and Duke of York Square
Drinks - The Botanist at Sloane Square
http://sloanesquare.thebotanistlondon.com/menus/
Quick lunch – Peter Jones Café or Al Dar Lebanese
https://www.johnlewis.com/our-shops/peter-jones
Culture – Saatchi Gallery - http://www.saatchigallery.com
Evening meal –Benihanna http://www.benihana.co.uk
Nottinghill
Browse – NottingHill Market on a Sunday
Drinks – Electric Ballroom
Quick lunch – Westbourne Grove cafes
Culture – Electric cinema
Evening Meal - BBB Nottinghill http://www.beachblanket.co.uk/nottinghill/
Pimlico
Browse – Regency terraces, Eaton Square
Drinks - The Marquis of Westminster
Quick lunch - The Warwick
Culture - Tate Modern http://www.tate.org.uk
Evening Meal https://www.themarquisofwestminster.com
South Kensington
Browse – Amanda Wakley and Fulham Road Shops
Drinks – http://www.theresident.co.uk/food-drink-london/10-cocktail-bars-kensington-chelsea/
Quick lunch – Carluccio’s or French, this is the French quarter
Culture – Natural History, Victoria and Albert or Science Museum
Other - Boujis Night club
Knightsbridge
Browse – Harvey Nichols or the ghastly Harrods!
Drinks – Harvey Nichols
Quick lunch - Leon
Culture – Royal Albert Hall
Evening Meal - Buddha Bar
South London
Battersea Park
Museums
Natural History Museum http://www.nhm.ac.uk
Victoria and Albert Museum https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk
Tate Modern http://www.tate.org.uk
Saatchi Gallery - http://www.saatchigallery.com
National Portrait Gallery http://www.npg.org.uk/visit/shop-eat-drink/restaurant.php
Science Museum https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk
Tate Modern http://www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-modern
National Gallery https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/
Imperial War museum http://www.iwm.org.uk
William Morris Gallery http://www.wmgallery.org.uk
Victoria and Albert Museum https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk
Tate Modern http://www.tate.org.uk
Saatchi Gallery - http://www.saatchigallery.com
National Portrait Gallery http://www.npg.org.uk/visit/shop-eat-drink/restaurant.php
Science Museum https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk
Tate Modern http://www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-modern
National Gallery https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/
Imperial War museum http://www.iwm.org.uk
William Morris Gallery http://www.wmgallery.org.uk
Quirky Spots
606 club – Music and Jazz Venue
http://www.606club.co.uk
Curzon Cinema Chelsea
https://www.curzoncinemas.com/chelsea/info
Brompton Cemetery
https://www.royalparks.org.uk/parks/brompton-cemetery
Sounds weird but it has amazing light in there. Lots of parents choose names from there who deliver babies at Chelsea and Westminster hospital! If you ever watched the film Sliding Doors it was filmed at Chelsea and Westminster
The Electric cinema – Nottinghill
https://www.electriccinema.co.uk
Bayswater Road on a Sunday has some interesting art on the Park side
http://www.606club.co.uk
Curzon Cinema Chelsea
https://www.curzoncinemas.com/chelsea/info
Brompton Cemetery
https://www.royalparks.org.uk/parks/brompton-cemetery
Sounds weird but it has amazing light in there. Lots of parents choose names from there who deliver babies at Chelsea and Westminster hospital! If you ever watched the film Sliding Doors it was filmed at Chelsea and Westminster
The Electric cinema – Nottinghill
https://www.electriccinema.co.uk
Bayswater Road on a Sunday has some interesting art on the Park side
London Events
Yearly London events
Chelsea Flower show
https://www.rhs.org.uk/shows-events/rhs-chelsea-flower-show
Queens Club tennis
https://www.queensclub.co.uk
Wimbledon
http://www.wimbledon.com/index.html
Imperial Design Centre
http://dcch.co.uk/Focus17-Programme
Olympia London
https://olympia.london/whatson
Chelsea Flower show
https://www.rhs.org.uk/shows-events/rhs-chelsea-flower-show
Queens Club tennis
https://www.queensclub.co.uk
Wimbledon
http://www.wimbledon.com/index.html
Imperial Design Centre
http://dcch.co.uk/Focus17-Programme
Olympia London
https://olympia.london/whatson
Beauty
Use the treatwell app for more options https://www.treatwell.co.uk
Sports
- Twickenham Rugby http://www.englandrugby.com/twickenham/
- Harlequins Rugby http://www.quins.co.uk/your-club/stadium/
Parks
- Hyde Park https://www.royalparks.org.uk/parks/hyde-park
- Kensington Gardens. Hyde Park.
- Green Park - https://www.royalparks.org.uk/parks/green-park
- Regents Park - https://www.royalparks.org.uk/parks/the-regents-park