How many days in London?

One day covers the essentials that lie close together.

Greenwich Meridian · Royal Observatory Greenwich

A second day lets you go beyond the very centre.

British Museum · Buckingham Palace · Westminster Abbey · Palace of Westminster · Elizabeth Tower · Big Ben

Three days are comfortable — enough for museums and places further out.

Madame Tussauds · Hyde Park · Harrods · Natural History Museum · Royal Albert Hall

An account lets you save the plan, change it and tick things off as you go.

We measured walking times to the main sights from different parts of the city. From the area below you reach them in 13 min on average, 31 min at the furthest, and 6 of them are within walking distance.

• Palace of Westminster (123 m)
• Westminster Abbey (130 m)
• Big Ben (193 m)

For comparison: from the worst-placed area it is 44 min on average to the same places.

Open: Sa-Th 10:00-17:00; Fr 10:00-20:30

Open: Mo-Su 10:00-17:30

Big Ben

Open: Mo-Sa 09:30-16:00

Open: Mo-Su 11:00-18:00

Open: Mo-Th 09:30-20:00; Sa 09:30-17:00; Su 11:00-17:00; Fr 09:30-18:00

Open: Mo-Sa 08:30-16:00

Open: Sa-Th 10:00-18:00; Fr 10:00-21:00

Open: Mo-Fr 09:30-17:30; Sa-Su 09:00-18:00

Greenwich meridian

Open: Sa-Th 10:00-17:45; Fr 10:00-22:00; Dec 24-26 off

Royal Observatory

Open: Mo-Su 10:00-18:00; Dec 24-26 off

Open: Su-Th 10:00-18:00; Fr-Sa 10:00-21:00

Open: 10:00-17:30

Open: Mo-Su 09:00-16:00

St James's Palace

Open: Mo-Su 10:00-18:00

Open: Mo-Sa 10:00-21:00; Su 11:30-18:00

Open: Su-Th 10:30-18:00; Fr-Sa 10:30-21:00