Neighbourhoods
  • Bayswater-wijken-van-londen-1(h:70)(p:location,1650)(c:0) Bayswater & Paddington are packed full of tourist hotels. Paddington station is easily reached from the airport on the Heathrow Express.
  • Bermondsey-wijken-4(h:70)(p:location,3235)(c:0) Bermondsey has undergone a transformation in recent years and is now a hip London neighbourhood with great bars and restaurants, market and lots of design studios and galleries.
  • Bloomsburry-wijken-van-londen-1(h:70)(p:location,1645)(c:0) Bloomsbury is a quieter neighbourhood with character. It boasts a treasure trove of bookshops and the British Museum.
  • Brixton-wijken-1(h:70)(p:location,3234)(c:0) Brixton is a vibrant and colourful neighbourhood and an alternative place to visit away from the usual tourist trail.
  • Camden-wijken-1(h:70)(p:location,1655)(c:0) Camden has an alternative culture and great markets but get's very busy . Combine it with a visit to Regent's Canal and Little Venice or picnic at Primrose Hill which has a charming village feel despite the fact it's in the city.
  • Canary-wharf-wijken-1(h:70)(p:location,1656)(c:0) Canary Wharf is the stylish financial district with towering offices, expensive apartments and a Manhattan skyline.
  • Chelsea-wijken-van-londen-1(h:70)(p:location,1653)(c:0) Chelsea is a trendy district and home to the famous King's Road. Artists and poets helped create it's Boho atmosphere as far back as 1880.
  • Clerkenwell-wijken-1(h:70)(p:location,1646)(c:0) Clerkenwell is a neighbourhood with a history which is enjoying a revival, attracting a creative crowd. Restaurants, bars and clubs are springing up amid the traditional businesses and homes including London's oldest meat market, Smithfields.
  • Covent-garden-wijken-1(h:70)(p:location,1641)(c:0) Covent Garden is a tourist hotspot, with cafes, bars and street performers entertaining the crowds. Seven Dials is a great little shopping spot and The Strand is home to Somerset House and major theatres.
  • Greenwich-village-wijken-1(h:70)(p:location,3232)(c:0) Greewich maybe famous for time (GMT) but there's plenty more to do and see here from the Cutty Sark to the Royal Park.
  • Holborn-wijken-van-londen-1(h:70)(p:location,1644)(c:0) Holborn is busy in the week with law firms and office workers adding to the buzz but at the weekend it's quiet. Pass through and stop for a coffee on your way to the British Museum or Covent Garden.
  • Oxford-street-wijken-1(h:70)(p:location,2784)(c:0) Marylebone is a lovely place to shop and much more relaxed than nearby Oxford Street. It has a market selling clothes and food and a farmer's market. It's also close to tourist attractions such as Madame Tusaauds and Regent's Park, London Zoo.
  • Bond-street-mayfair-wijken-1(h:70)(p:location,2803)(c:0) The name Mayfair is synonymous with money. Saville Row is famous for it's suit tailors and New Bond Street for its expensive brands. Nearby Regent's Street has more affordable shopping but it's busy.
  • Notting-hill-wijken-1(h:70)(p:location,1654)(c:0) Notting Hill was made famous by the International hit film of the same name but there's more to this area than meets the eye, it has a rich history.
  • Soho-wijken-1(h:70)(p:location,1642)(c:0) Soho and Chinatown are often lumped together in the tourist guides but they are completely different. Soho was once the heart of the gay scene in London and is a lively neighbourhood packed with bars and restaurants. Chinatown maybe small but it's authentic with some great little res...
  • Southbank-bankside-wijken-1(h:70)(p:location,1649)(c:0) Southwark is better known as South Bank and Bankside, home to the London Eye and the Tate Modern art gallery to name just a few of its many attractions.
  • Knightsbridge-wijken-1(h:70)(p:location,1652)(c:0) South Kensington and Knightsbridge are the playground of the rich and famous. Stately homes. upmarket shops inlcuding Harrods sit alongside London's great musuems which are free to enter.
  • Old-truman-brewery-terrein-spitalfields-wij(h:70)(p:location,2783)(c:0) Spitalfields Market halls have been given a new lease of life. This area in East London is now one of the hippest with The Old Truman Brewery and Brick Lane creating a real buzz.
  • The-city-gezien-vanaf-de-thames-wijken-1(h:70)(p:location,1647)(c:0) The City of London is the financial heart. It's bustling with stockbrokers, bankers and business people all week but shuts down at the weekend. Visit St Paul's Cathedral and Tower Bridge.
  • Wapping-wijken-1(h:70)(p:location,3233)(c:0) Wapping is a quiet area of refurbished warehouses now expensive apartments and since the 1980s is home to controversial Rupert Murdoch's News International media business. Walk the Thames Path and see where pirates were hanged up until 1830.
  • Westminster-wijken-1(h:70)(p:location,1648)(c:0) Historic Westminster boasts the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben and Buckingham Palace.