London in one day-what to do

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We would be travelling by train into Euston. Arriving by 11am I think. Dc aged 8-16. 1 adult. Where should we go, what should we visit? We aren't interested in art galleries but don't mind museums. We have visited before but not for a long time and the youngest was a baby last time. Happy to leave around 8pm. Thank you!

From Euston I would walk down to King's Cross look at the shops and fountains, get a boat tripto Camden and look around there. From there visit Regents Park. Euston is not far from the British Museum. Islington Upper Street has quirky shops and cafe. What sort of things do your dc enjoy.

Science Museum or Natural History Museum

London Eye
Sealife Centre (near London Eye)
On the Thames there are river cruises and you can visit HMS Belfast

Covent Garden (street entertainers and loads of places to eat)

Trafalgar Square, then through Admiralty Arch and up the Mall to Buckingham Palace, then walk through St James' Park leading to Horseguards Parade, and near 10 Downing Street.

Greenwich - The Cutty Sark, the National Maritime Museum, The Royal Observatory, the Planetarium and the Prime Meridian.

The Docklands Light Railway, try to sit at the front.

Harry Potter Shop at Kings Cross and Platform 9 3/4.

Walk down to the British Museum- check out the Rosetta Stone or Egyptian collection upstairs.
Get on a tube and head to one of the tall gardens (sky garden - you need to pre-book, Fenchurch Street you don't.) Walk past The Monument to the river (or - go up the Monument instead of a garden.). Go over the river. (Check out Tower Bridge lift schedule to see if you can see the bridge going up) Stop for lunch in Borough Market. Now either see a show at The Globe (some kids ones over the summer) or Walk towards the houses of Parliament, cross about the Embankment and head up to Covent Garden. Watch a busker or 2. Catch a show and head home later.

How much walking are you happy to do and do you want to tick off the key landmarks?

We are good walkers and think nothing of 8 miles and would happily do more.

If it is still on, Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition at the Natural History Museum. You can book in advance.

It's five minutes walk from South Kensington tube station.

Go first to the Tower of London, it's the top tourist attraction for good reason! If that's not your thing, just next to it there is a fairly new immersive Guy Fawkes experience which is really brilliant fun and suitable for all ages.

Then if you are happy with a good walk, walk along the river, either side has great sights to see along the way, you can also zig zag over when you get to each bridge. Stop off along the way to go up the Shard or on the London Eye if you want higher views.

Walk down as far as Westminster to see Big Ben, Parliament, Westminster Abbey, then go back up Whitehall, past Downing St, to Trafalgar Square. Carry on walking up to Covent Garden for dinner with street entertainment.

Yes the Tower of London is good, with the Crown Jewels and Queen Victoria's dolls' house, Yeomen of the Guard and the ravens. Only trouble is the entrance price, which is a bit eye-watering.

There's also Westminster Abbey and the Houses of Parliament, the Cenotaph and Churchill's War Rooms.

Leicester Square and Chinatown.

To be honest, there's no way you can do London in a day, no matter how much you like walking!

If you get fed up with walking, then take an open-top bus ride.

Second getting an open top bus tour totake in lots of sights and atmosphere and so DC can get bearings and learn. Then each person choose one thing to explore from what you encounter.Its usually hop on hop off.

Thank you so much. London scares me but the times I've been I have loved it except for the last time which left us all traumatised. That was 7 years ago nearly and it's time to go back. It's 2 hours on the train from here and if I can get cheap train tickets we will visit twice over the summer I hope.

London is a lot bigger than you think it is, and the attractions take time to get from one to the next. It isn't easy to do more than a few things in one day without feeling rushed and totally worn out by it all. Pace yourself and pick and choose what you decide to do.

We are just talking about this again and will maybe stay over. I'd like to see Buckingham Palace, just from the outside, Hyde Park for the fountain and park. Fortnum and Mason's to stock up on some treats. Dd wants to do clothes shops. Ds will be all about the park. I'd do the science museum if I had to choose one museum.

Where would be the best place to stay for those things? We'd be going to. Premier in probably.

I would suggest PI at Euston or King's Cross. Cross the road and Get the 24 bus towards Pimlico which passes trafalgar square, Whitehall, Westminster Abbey then get off just before Victoria Station and walk back to Buckingham Palace. You can then walk thru St James Park to Fortnums, walk along picadilly to Regent Street . If you walk the other way towards Hyde Park Corner you can Cross the roundabout and get the 52 bus to Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens, get off at the Albert hall and take a long walk to the science museum and then shop in Kensington.

I'd second the PI Kings Cross - we stayed there before using the Eurostar and it was an easy and surprisingly quiet stop over.

This is my go to suggestion for people visiting London for the first time (or first time in a while), but I alwasy suggest walking on the South bank! I feel the views are better from there!

When we went for the day we took the kids on the water taxi. They loved it and you see most of the sights from the river. We then walked around a couple of others.