London 5-Day Itinerary

Builds on the 3-day plan by adding a day for Camden and the British Museum, and a day for historic Greenwich and the Prime Meridian.

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London 5-Day Itinerary

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Builds on the 3-day plan by adding a day for Camden and the British Museum, and a day for historic Greenwich and the Prime Meridian.

Day 1

09:00

Big Ben (Elizabeth Tower) (30 min)

Exterior viewing; the inside climb needs advance booking months ahead if you want it.

🚶 10-minute walk

10:00

Buckingham Palace (60 min)

Check the Changing of the Guard schedule before visiting if you want to see it.

🚶 15-minute walk through St James's Park

12:00

Westminster Abbey (90 min)

🚶 10-minute walk

14:00

The Wolseley (75 min)

Lunch/rest stop at an elegant cafe-brasserie.

🚶 Taxi/Tube, 10 minutes

16:00

Hyde Park (90 min)

A quiet evening walk in central London's largest park.

🚶 Taxi/Tube, 15 minutes

19:00

Maroush I (Edgware Road) (90 min)

Lebanese dinner on the nearby Edgware Road.

Day 2

09:00

Tower of London (150 min)

Book ahead and start early; one of London's busiest sites.

🚶 5-minute walk

12:00

Tower Bridge (60 min)

Can be crossed on foot for free, or pay for the inside glass walkway.

🚶 Taxi/Tube, 15 minutes

14:00

St Paul's Cathedral (90 min)

Closed on Sundays for tourist visits.

🚶 Taxi/Tube, 15 minutes

16:30

Tayyabs (Whitechapel) (75 min)

Afternoon break/early dinner.

🚶 10-minute walk

18:00

Spitalfields Market (60 min)

🚶 5-minute walk

19:15

Beigel Bake (Brick Lane) (20 min)

A cheap late-evening snack or dessert.

Day 3

09:00

Monmouth Coffee (Borough Market) (30 min)

Morning coffee before the market gets busy.

🚶 3-minute walk

09:45

Borough Market (90 min)

🚶 10-minute walk

12:00

Shakespeare's Globe (90 min)

If there's a play on in season, advance booking is worth it.

🚶 10-minute walk

15:00

The Shard (75 min)

Best to go before sunset to see the lighting change.

🚶 15-minute walk

19:00

Le Pont de la Tour (120 min)

An upscale French dinner with a direct view of Tower Bridge.

Day 4

09:30

British Museum (150 min)

Free admission; arriving early reduces crowds.

🚶 5-minute walk

12:30

Tas Restaurant Bloomsbury (75 min)

Turkish lunch right next to the museum.

🚶 Taxi/Tube, 15 minutes

15:00

Roti King (Euston) (60 min)

An afternoon break with a Malaysian dish, different from the rest of the trip's food.

🚶 Taxi/Tube, 20 minutes

17:00

Camden Market (120 min)

🚶 10-minute walk

19:15

Marine Ices (Camden) (45 min)

Ice cream/light dinner to close out the Camden day.

Day 5

09:30

Cutty Sark (75 min)

🚶 10-minute walk

11:00

Royal Observatory Greenwich (90 min)

Stand with one foot in each hemisphere at the Prime Meridian.

🚶 10-minute walk

13:00

Pavilion Tea House (Greenwich Park) (45 min)

A tea break in the middle of Greenwich Park.

🚶 10-minute walk

14:15

Greenwich Market (75 min)

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