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Discover St Paul's’s 6 best spots for your trip in London

From the classic St. Paul's Cathedral and St Paul's Cathedral Entry Ticket, to lesser-known spots worth adding to your trip.

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🏛️LandmarkTicketFrom $36

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.

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Reasons to go

Designed by Sir Christopher Wren and completed in 1710 to replace the medieval cathedral lost in the Great Fire of London
The Whispering Gallery lets visitors test its acoustic trick before climbing further to the Stone and Golden Galleries
The crypt holds the tombs of Wren himself, along with Lord Nelson and the Duke of Wellington

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Typical visit

1h30

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Best time

early morning, morning, lunchtime or afternoon

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Walking intensity

Moderate walking

🏛️LandmarkTicketFrom $36

St Paul's Cathedral Entry Ticket

★ 4.7 · 11,047 reviews

Discover St Paul's Cathedral, Christopher Wren's Baroque masterpiece and a symbol of London's resilience. Climb to the Whispering Gallery and outdoor viewing platforms for panoramic city views, then descend to the crypt to see Nelson's and Wellington's tombs.

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Reasons to go

Christopher Wren's dome, completed in 1710, remained London's tallest structure for over 250 years
The dome survived the Blitz largely intact and became a symbol of wartime resilience
The Whispering Gallery carries a whisper spoken against its wall clearly to the opposite side

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Typical visit

1h30

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Best time

early morning, morning, lunchtime or afternoon

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Walking intensity

Moderate walking

☕Coffeebreak$ · Budget-friendly

Rosslyn Coffee Queen Victoria Street

★ 4.8 · 1,283 reviews

Stop by Rosslyn Coffee on Queen Victoria Street for a quick City pick-me-up. Enjoy consistently excellent coffee and a genuinely warm welcome from the baristas, then grab one of the limited outdoor seats.

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Reasons to go

Named one of the best coffee shops in Europe
Holds a 4.8 rating from over 1,200 reviews
Offers pour-over coffee and sells its own filter beans

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Typical visit

20 min

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Best time

early morning, morning, lunchtime or afternoon

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Walking intensity

Easy pace

🌳NatureFree

Postman's Park

★ 4.6 · 1,293 reviews

Step into Postman's Park, a quiet garden tucked beside St Paul's Cathedral. Wander past the Watts Memorial's ceramic tiles and read the short, moving inscriptions honoring ordinary Victorians who died saving others.

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Reasons to go

The Memorial to Heroic Self-Sacrifice was created by artist George Frederic Watts in 1900
The memorial's hand-painted ceramic tiles record dozens of ordinary Victorians and Edwardians who died saving others
The park's name comes from its popularity with workers from the nearby former General Post Office headquarters

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Typical visit

15 min

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Best time

early morning, morning, lunchtime, afternoon or early evening

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Walking intensity

Easy pace

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Temple Bar London

★ 4.5 · 110 reviews

Step through Wren's stone gateway, a 17th-century relic that once guarded the City of London's edge. Look up at the carved dragon crowning the arch and picture monarchs pausing here for the Lord Mayor's permission, just steps from St Paul's.

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Reasons to go

Designed by Christopher Wren and built between 1670 and 1672 as the ceremonial gateway into the City of London on Fleet Street.
Dismantled in 1878, it spent over a century as a private estate feature before being re-erected near St Paul's Cathedral in 2004.
The arch is topped by the City of London's dragon symbol and features statues of James I, Anne of Denmark, Charles I, and Charles II.

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Typical visit

10 min

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Best time

morning or afternoon

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Walking intensity

Easy pace

🏛️LandmarkGuided TourFrom $47

Historic Pubs of Central London Walking Tour

★ 4.9 · 1,215 reviews

Discover the historic pubs hidden in the alleyways around St Paul's and Fleet Street. Follow your guide through centuries-old taverns for modest pours and stories of the Great Fire, the Blitz, and London's old newspaper trade.

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Reasons to go

The route follows Fleet Street's old newspaper district, stopping at taverns tied to journalists and writers
Several pubs on the route survived both the Great Fire of London and the Blitz
The tour is paced around small pours at multiple stops rather than heavy drinking

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Typical visit

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Best time

early evening or evening

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Walking intensity

Moderate walking