Discover London’s 200 best Elegant Eye spots for your trip

Queen Mary's Rose Garden

★ 4.8 · 5,856 reviews

Step into Queen Mary's Rose Garden in the heart of Regent's Park. Wander through formal beds packed with thousands of roses in dozens of varieties, circling the lake and fountain, best experienced when the blooms peak in June.

Buckingham Palace

★ 4.5 · 194,516 reviews

Discover Buckingham Palace, the monarch's working London residence. Watch the red-coated Foot Guards and marching band perform the Changing of the Guard, or admire the grand neoclassical facade from St James's Park.

Selfridges

★ 4.5 · 47,380 reviews

Step inside Selfridges, London's iconic Oxford Street department store. Wander its gallery-like floors of fashion, beauty, and home goods, and catch the inventive window displays that make it a visual experience in itself.

Isabella Plantation

★ 4.8 · 3,679 reviews

Explore Isabella Plantation, a hidden woodland garden tucked inside Richmond Park. Wander past streams and ponds as azaleas, rhododendrons, and bluebells burst into color each April and May.

Mayfair

Wander the discreet Georgian grid of Mayfair, London's most exclusive quarter. Stroll past bespoke tailors on Savile Row and luxury shopfronts on Bond Street, then unwind in the leafy calm of Berkeley Square or Shepherd Market's tucked-away pubs.

Daunt Books Marylebone

★ 4.8 · 7,035 reviews

Step into Daunt Books Marylebone, where Edwardian oak galleries rise beneath a long stained-glass skylight. Browse the travel section organized uniquely by country, and pause to take in the church-like, floor-to-ceiling architecture.

Victoria and Albert Museum

★ 4.8 · 68,143 reviews

Step into the V&A, the world's leading museum of art and design. Wander galleries of fashion, jewellery, photography, and sculpture spanning 5,000 years, then explore its ornate Victorian courtyard.

Royal Albert Hall

★ 4.8 · 47,842 reviews

Discover the Royal Albert Hall in South Kensington, an iconic red-brick, glass-domed rotunda dating back to 1871. Admire the striking exterior for free, or catch a concert inside during the BBC Proms to experience its celebrated acoustics and atmosphere firsthand.

Big Ben

★ 4.6 · 99,558 reviews

Discover Big Ben, London's most unmistakable silhouette above the Thames. Snap photos of the Elizabeth Tower's neo-Gothic dials and, if you're there on the hour, catch the Great Bell's famous chimes.

Tower Bridge

★ 4.8 · 184,425 reviews

Discover Tower Bridge from the inside, not just the postcard view. Walk the high-level glass floor 42 metres above the Thames, then descend into the Victorian engine rooms that once powered its raising mechanism.

Palace of Westminster

★ 4.7 · 5,932 reviews

Discover the Palace of Westminster, home to the UK Parliament since medieval times. Stroll along the Thames to admire the Victorian Gothic Revival facade and the Elizabeth Tower, best appreciated at a slow, unhurried pace.

The National Gallery

★ 4.8 · 62,817 reviews

Step into one of the world's great painting collections, right on Trafalgar Square. Wander grand galleries lined with Van Gogh's Sunflowers, Turner's seascapes, and masterworks of Dutch and Italian Renaissance art, all free to explore.

Tate Modern

★ 4.5 · 83,333 reviews

Step inside the former Bankside Power Station, now home to Britain's national collection of modern art. Wander the cavernous Turbine Hall's large-scale installations, browse works by Matisse, Picasso, Rothko, and Warhol, then take in Thames views from the top-floor restaurant.

Columbia Road Flower Market

★ 4.6 · 7,746 reviews

Discover Columbia Road Flower Market, London's Sunday-only burst of color in East London. Wander past vendors piled high with blooms and plants, then browse the independent boutiques and cafés lining the Victorian shopfronts before the stalls pack up.

Notting Hill

Wander the pastel-painted streets of Notting Hill, London's most photogenic neighbourhood. Browse antiques, vinyl, and street food along Portobello Road Market, or time your visit for August's vibrant Caribbean-rooted Carnival.

Covent Garden

Explore Covent Garden's Victorian market hall, now a lively piazza ringed by cafes and shops. Watch jugglers, opera singers, and escapologists perform on the cobbles, then wander into Neal's Yard and Seven Dials for independent finds.

White Cliffs of Dover and Canterbury Day Trip

★ 4.6 · 3,106 reviews

Escape London for the day on a journey to England's dramatic southeast coast. Walk along the chalk-white cliffs of Dover with views toward France, then wander Canterbury's medieval streets and its UNESCO-listed cathedral.

BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, London

★ 4.8 · 6,620 reviews

Step into the intricately carved marble and limestone halls of Neasden's BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir. Wander among the hand-carved stonework, soak in the peaceful atmosphere during darshan, and admire one of the most elaborate Hindu temples outside India.

Westminster Abbey

★ 4.6 · 52,111 reviews

Step inside Westminster Abbey, coronation site for every English monarch since 1066. Wander the fan-vaulted Lady Chapel and Poets' Corner, tracing the graves of Newton, Darwin, and centuries of royals along the way.

Natural History Museum

★ 4.6 · 37,688 reviews

Step into the Natural History Museum's cathedral-like halls in South Kensington. Wander beneath Hope the blue whale skeleton, explore dinosaur galleries and mineral collections, and take in the ornate terracotta architecture around you.

Harrods

★ 4.4 · 127,561 reviews

Step inside Harrods, London's grandest department store behind its illuminated Knightsbridge facade. Wander the tiled Edwardian food halls and multiple floors of luxury fashion, soaking up the spectacle even if you don't buy a thing.

Leadenhall Market

★ 4.4 · 23,548 reviews

Step into Leadenhall Market's ornate ironwork and painted glass ceilings, tucked into the heart of the City. Wander past the cobbled entrance famous for its Harry Potter cameo while browsing shops and restaurants near Monument and the Gherkin.

The Wallace Collection

★ 4.8 · 10,838 reviews

Step into Hertford House, a Marylebone townhouse hiding one of London's best-kept museum secrets. Wander free of charge past Fragonard, Rembrandt, and Velazquez paintings alongside a remarkable arms and armour collection, all in about an hour.

St. Paul's Cathedral

★ 4.7 · 57,158 reviews

Discover St. Paul's Cathedral, Christopher Wren's baroque masterpiece that survived the Blitz to define London's skyline. Climb to the Whispering Gallery for its acoustic trick, then higher still for sweeping City views, before visiting the crypt to see Wren's, Nelson's, and Wellington's tombs.

St Katharine Docks

★ 4.7 · 7,119 reviews

Explore St Katharine Docks, a former Victorian dock turned picturesque marina just steps from Tower Bridge. Stroll the cobbled quaysides past yachts and houseboats, and stop at converted warehouse pubs like the Dickens Inn.

The Courtauld Gallery

★ 4.7 · 3,123 reviews

Step into The Courtauld Gallery, tucked inside Somerset House. See masterworks by Manet, Van Gogh, Cezanne, and Gauguin up close, including Manet's A Bar at the Folies-Bergere, in a collection compact enough to explore in about an hour.

The View from The Shard

★ 4.6 · 8,174 reviews

Discover The View from The Shard, perched on floors 68 to 72 of Western Europe's tallest building. Take in floor-to-ceiling windows and an open-air deck stretching over the Thames and City skyline, with clear days revealing views well beyond London.

Leighton House

★ 4.6 · 1,912 reviews

Step into Leighton House, the Holland Park studio-home of Victorian painter Frederic Leighton. Wander through the gilded, tile-covered Arab Hall and explore an interior unlike anything else in London during a rich 50-minute visit.

Liberty London

★ 4.5 · 25,040 reviews

Step into Liberty London, a neo-Tudor department store built from the timbers of old Navy ships. Wander its creaking staircases and galleried floors past fireplaces, woodwork, and the famous Liberty-print fabrics across five explorable levels.

Chelsea

Wander Chelsea, the riverside district that shaped Swinging London style. Stroll King's Road's boutiques and cafes, admire white stucco townhouses around Sloane Square, and unwind along the leafy Chelsea Embankment.