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Experience London like a local with the most opinionated, entertaining guidebook on themarket. Rough Guides' expert authors have trampled through royal parks,navigated cobbled alleyways and propped up many-a-bar while researching thisguide, writing it all up with our trademark blend of humour and practicaladvice. Whetheryou plan to browse the best of London's independent shops, roam the risingquarters of Peckham and Hackney or witness relics of London's grisly history, The Rough Guide to London has itcovered. What's more, the sleeping, eating, shopping, drinking, and nightlifelistings have been tailored to suit every budget, from luxury to shoestring.With stunning photography, easy-to-use maps and chapter highlights, plus somefast-fix itineraries, The Rough Guide toLondon will help you navigate your way around this this sprawling andwonderfully diverse metropolis.
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Table of contents
- Contents 3
- INTRODUCTION 4
- What to see 6
- When to go 8
- Things not to miss 10
- Itineraries 16
- BASICS 18
- Getting there 19
- Arrival 20
- City transport 22
- Festivals 25
- Travel essentials 29
- THE CITY 34
- 1 Whitehall and Westminster 34
- 2 St James’s 65
- 3 Mayfair and Piccadilly 76
- 4 Marylebone 87
- 5 Soho and Fitzrovia 95
- 6 Covent Garden and the Strand 106
- 7 Bloomsbury and King’s Cross 118
- 8 Holborn and the Inns of Court 138
- 9 Clerkenwell 144
- 10 The City 150
- 11 Tower of London and around 176
- 12 East London 184
- 13 Docklands 206
- 14 The South Bank 215
- 15 Southwark 224
- 16 Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens 239
- 17 South Kensington, Knightsbridgeand Chelsea 249
- 18 High Street Kensington, Bayswaterand Notting Hill 272
- 19 North London 281
- 20 South London and Greenwich 306
- 21 West London 327
- LISTINGS 354
- 22 Accommodation 354
- 23 Eating 366
- 24 Drinking 386
- 25 Nightlife 399
- 26 LGBT+ London 405
- 27 Classical music, opera and dance 412
- 28 Theatre, comedy and cinema 417
- 29 Shopping 423
- 30 Activities and sports 435
- 31 Kids’ London 440
- CONTEXTS 444
- History 445
- Books 462
- Glossaries 467
- SMALL PRINT & INDEX 469
- CITY PLAN 485
