London in 1 day
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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.
All attractions
Ranked by how many language versions of the Wikipedia article exist.
British Museum
106Open: Sa-Th 10:00-17:00; Fr 10:00-20:30
Buckingham Palace
93Open: Mo-Su 10:00-17:30
Elizabeth Tower
87Big Ben
Big Ben
87Westminster Abbey
86Open: Mo-Sa 09:30-16:00
Tower of London
86Palace of Westminster
83London Eye
77Open: Mo-Su 11:00-18:00
British Library
76Open: Mo-Th 09:30-20:00; Sa 09:30-17:00; Su 11:00-17:00; Fr 09:30-18:00
Bank of England
73St Paul's Cathedral
72Open: Mo-Sa 08:30-16:00
Trafalgar Square
72National Gallery
70Open: Sa-Th 10:00-18:00; Fr 10:00-21:00
Madame Tussauds
67Open: Mo-Fr 09:30-17:30; Sa-Su 09:00-18:00
10 Downing Street
64Hyde Park
61Greenwich Meridian
61Greenwich meridian
Victoria and Albert Museum
60Open: Sa-Th 10:00-17:45; Fr 10:00-22:00; Dec 24-26 off
Royal Observatory Greenwich
60Royal Observatory
Open: Mo-Su 10:00-18:00; Dec 24-26 off
The Shard
59Tate Modern
59Open: Su-Th 10:00-18:00; Fr-Sa 10:00-21:00
Royal Opera House
55Natural History Museum
54Open: 10:00-17:30
Kensington Palace
53Open: Mo-Su 09:00-16:00
Piccadilly Circus
53Saint James's Palace
50St James's Palace
Royal Albert Hall
50Science Museum
46Open: Mo-Su 10:00-18:00
Harrods
46Open: Mo-Sa 10:00-21:00; Su 11:30-18:00
National Portrait Gallery
46Open: Su-Th 10:30-18:00; Fr-Sa 10:30-21:00