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Frommer s London Day by Day gives you the perfect pocket guide book to experience and enjoy this culturally and historically rich city in the simplest, smartest and most time-efficient way, letting you decide where to go and what to see according to your timeframe.
With extensive insider knowledge and advice and honest reviews, this guide helps you to avoid time wasting and tourist traps; getting straight to the best of the UK capital with dozens of local and thematic tours alongside hundreds of photos and bulleted maps leading the way from sight to sight.
Pinpointing where to stay, eat and shop in each location, as well as where to find the city s best sights and hidden gems from Shakespeare s Globe Theatre to Hampton Court Palace s famous hedge maze, discovering London s East End, boat trips on the River Thames or the Tate Modern art museum, this full-colour Day by Day guide covers everything you might want to see and more in this vibrant British city.
Frommer s London Day by Day includes:
Special-Interest Tours pointing the way to unique experiences London has on offer, with specialised tours to see the Tudor masterpiece Hampton Court Palace, a tour of the East End, London s must-see Royal highlights as well as a section on London for Kids.
Full-day Tours giving mapped steps to the best sights to explore around the city, with different day-length tours to suit all travellers timeframes
Invaluable up-to-date and need-to-know information is also provided in the "Savvy Traveller" chapter with useful contacts and websites for smarter travelling
Dozens of full-colour maps inside, including fold-out London Underground map on the inside front cover as well as a detachable tear-resistant map in a waterproof resealing wallet at the back
About Day by Day Guides
Day by Day guides are short and punchy guides that quickly show you how to get the most of your stay. Using the special-interest tours in the books, you are able to quickly get a good idea of the geography of area and work out what you want to see. Day by Day guides show you how to explore in an interesting way, giving some really original choices for what to see and do. There s a kind of science to organising your time on a trip, to avoid a lot of needless backtracking or overbooking and Day by Days provide this information in an accessible way. Each guide is full colour throughout and includes a free fold out map in a plastic case.
List of contents
16 Favorite Moments 1
1 The Best Full-Day Tours 7
The Best in One Day 8
The Best in Two Days 14
The Best in Three Days 20
2 The Best Special-Interest Tours 25
The British Museum 26
Victoria & Albert Museum 30
Royal London 34
Literary London 38
Kids London 42
Hampton Court Palace 46
3 The Best Neighborhood Walks 51
Chelsea 52
Mayfair 58
Hampstead 62
The City & East End 66
Whitehall 70
4 The Best Shopping 73
Shopping Best Bets 74
London Shopping A to Z 78
5 The Great Outdoors 87
Hyde Park 88
Regent s Park 92
6 The Best Dining 95
Dining Best Bets 96
London Restaurants A to Z 102
7 The Best Nightlife 111
Nightlife Best Bets 112
London Nightlife A to Z 119
London Pub Crawl 126
8 The Best Arts & Entertainment 129
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets 130
London A&E A to Z 134
West End Theatres 138
9 The Best Hotels 139
Hotel Best Bets 140
London Hotels A to Z 148
The Savvy Traveler 155
Before You Go 156
Getting There 159
Getting Around 160
Fast Facts 162
A Brief History 169
London s Architecture 171
Useful London Terms & Language 174
Index 176
