London Guidebook

Directory of museums and upcoming cultural events

Photo of footbridges over Shad Thames

Bermondsey

Warehouse Conversions

Photo of a residential street

Bloomsbury

Garden Squares

Photo of a tree on The Kings Road, with a curved reflective glass building in the foreground.

Chelsea

The King's Road

View of the Royal Exchange

City of London

The Square Mile

Photo of a grassy square, with a block of flats behind it.

Clerkenwell

Knights & Post Offices

Photo of Covent Garden Market

Covent Garden

18th Century Market

Photo of a hanging basket with purple flowers

Dulwich

Southern Suburb

Photo of Waterloo Bridge from the north bank of the Thames.

Embankment

Thames' North Bank

Photo of Greenwich, with the cutty sark in view.

Greenwich

Maritime History

Photo of the Royal Courts of Justice in London

Holborn

Legal Centre

Close-up of a brightly coloured, traditional drawing of two figures.

Kensington

The Wealthy West

Photo of lambeth bridge with a lamp in the foreground

Lambeth

Proper South London

Photo of a Ferrari parked at the front of a Palladian building.

Marylebone

Mansion Blocks

Photo of a Cartier shopfront with a red K6 telephone box in the foreground.

Mayfair

Luxury, Fashion

Photo of a terrace of large Georgian houses

Notting Hill

Portobello Road

Photo of a boat on the Thames taken from the South Bank

South Bank

Riverside Culture

Photo of The Natural History Museum in South Kensington, with a French flag in the foreground

South Kensington

Famous Museums

Photo of a red tour bus crossing Pall Mall, a wide street.

St James's

Members' Clubs

Photo of Westminster Bridge and The Houses of Parliament.

Westminster

Parks & Parliament

About the site

👋 Hello, I’m Tom. I work four day weeks (I encourage you to hate me for that) and so spend my days off wandering around London visiting museums, taking bad photos and buying coffees.

All the descriptions of areas and attractions are written by me. The event summaries are AI generated as alas there are just too many. If only I could work three day weeks…