Guidebook for Greater London
Sightseeing
It's one of the oldest buildings in London and a really evocative day out. The Crown Jewels are cool too.
1372 locals recommend
Tower of London
It's one of the oldest buildings in London and a really evocative day out. The Crown Jewels are cool too.
The burial place for the kings and queens of England, this is an amazing building dating back almost 1,000 years. It's also the jumping off point for Parliament and Big Ben as well as boat rides along the Thames
668 locals recommend
Westminster Abbey
20 Deans YdThe burial place for the kings and queens of England, this is an amazing building dating back almost 1,000 years. It's also the jumping off point for Parliament and Big Ben as well as boat rides along the Thames
It's a quintessentially Victorian monument to love. It's also right next door to a circus school if you want to learn the trapeze :-)
13 locals recommend
Albert Memorial
It's a quintessentially Victorian monument to love. It's also right next door to a circus school if you want to learn the trapeze :-)
Windsor is incredibly easy to reach from the Mews house. Just hop on a train from Paddington and you're there in 30 minutes. A fantastic day trip taking in iconic Windsor Castle, the Windsor races and a lazy picnic by the Thames
Windsor Castle
Windsor is incredibly easy to reach from the Mews house. Just hop on a train from Paddington and you're there in 30 minutes. A fantastic day trip taking in iconic Windsor Castle, the Windsor races and a lazy picnic by the Thames
Another amazing day trip saving the need to pack up and relocate. Neil went to college in Oxford and it's one of his favourite places. Incredible buildings (don't miss the Queens College Library, Magdalen College Deer Park and it's atmospheric Cloisters and the serene Christchurch Meadows.
Buy lunch in the medieval covered market, rent a punt for a peaceful trip on the River Isis and take in the Botanical Gardens, the oldest in the UK. And all this in one remarkable day before returning to your peaceful London home. If you don't want to picnic on a punt, for good pub lunch try the Perch or the Trout
The Queen's College
High StreetAnother amazing day trip saving the need to pack up and relocate. Neil went to college in Oxford and it's one of his favourite places. Incredible buildings (don't miss the Queens College Library, Magdalen College Deer Park and it's atmospheric Cloisters and the serene Christchurch Meadows.
Buy lunch in the medieval covered market, rent a punt for a peaceful trip on the River Isis and take in the Botanical Gardens, the oldest in the UK. And all this in one remarkable day before returning to your peaceful London home. If you don't want to picnic on a punt, for good pub lunch try the Perch or the Trout
Why pack up and stay out of London when you can base yourself in one place? The famous UNESCO heritage city of Bath is an incredibly easy day trip from the Mews house.
Just hop on a train from Paddington and you're there in 90 minutes. A fantastic day trip taking in iconic Georgian Royal Crescent, Bath Abbey, the remarkable 2000 year old Roman Spa and of course the famous Assembly Rooms. Some great pubs for lunch too!
11 locals recommend
View of the Royal Crescent
Royal CrescentWhy pack up and stay out of London when you can base yourself in one place? The famous UNESCO heritage city of Bath is an incredibly easy day trip from the Mews house.
Just hop on a train from Paddington and you're there in 90 minutes. A fantastic day trip taking in iconic Georgian Royal Crescent, Bath Abbey, the remarkable 2000 year old Roman Spa and of course the famous Assembly Rooms. Some great pubs for lunch too!
Shopping
The original and best Paul Smith store. For iconic British Fashion with a twist
16 locals recommend
Paul Smith Westbourne House
122 Kensington Park RdThe original and best Paul Smith store. For iconic British Fashion with a twist
Nikki Tibbles Wild at Heart
222 Westbourne GroveA great little florist
This is in east London and only open on Sundays but it’s a fun morning excursion by tube, bus or cab. If you love flowers (and we do which is one of the reasons we spend so much time at our house in Amsterdam!) it’s a really chilled thing to do.
1660 locals recommend
Columbia Road Flower Market
Columbia RoadThis is in east London and only open on Sundays but it’s a fun morning excursion by tube, bus or cab. If you love flowers (and we do which is one of the reasons we spend so much time at our house in Amsterdam!) it’s a really chilled thing to do.
Parks & Nature
Just a few minutes walk away and a haven of peace and quiet in the heart of London. It's beautiful at any time of year but especially lovely in Spring when the cherries are in bloom and the bulbs are in flower.
We have picnic things at the house and it's lovely to pack an evening picnic and walk to the park to enjoy it. If you like watching planes, sometimes the flight-path for Heathrow runs right over the park. We used to watch the Concorde on final approach in the evening. Still the most beautiful plane ever built IMHO
It has some hidden spots too; the Peter Pan Statue and the Diana Fountain
3079 locals recommend
Hyde Park
Just a few minutes walk away and a haven of peace and quiet in the heart of London. It's beautiful at any time of year but especially lovely in Spring when the cherries are in bloom and the bulbs are in flower.
We have picnic things at the house and it's lovely to pack an evening picnic and walk to the park to enjoy it. If you like watching planes, sometimes the flight-path for Heathrow runs right over the park. We used to watch the Concorde on final approach in the evening. Still the most beautiful plane ever built IMHO
It has some hidden spots too; the Peter Pan Statue and the Diana Fountain
You can hire a boat and take to the water along with what can feel like everyone else in London. It's crowded but fun
38 locals recommend
The Serpentine
You can hire a boat and take to the water along with what can feel like everyone else in London. It's crowded but fun
Not well known but very peaceful and a great place to sit and take a breather. It's close to Lambeth Palace, the official London residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury in England.
91 locals recommend
Chelsea Physic Garden
66 Royal Hospital RdNot well known but very peaceful and a great place to sit and take a breather. It's close to Lambeth Palace, the official London residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury in England.
Arts & Culture
It is an easy ten minute stroll from the house. Every summer there is a new pavilion built and it houses some iconic shows. It's also a great place for a cup of tea and a snack if you're walking through the park to the museums at South Kensington
240 locals recommend
Serpentine Galleries
It is an easy ten minute stroll from the house. Every summer there is a new pavilion built and it houses some iconic shows. It's also a great place for a cup of tea and a snack if you're walking through the park to the museums at South Kensington
Hampstead Heath
Awesome views across London and some great pubs too.
Entertainment & Activities
One of the oldest skating and bowling destinations in London
43 locals recommend
QUEENS skate dine bowl
17 QueenswayOne of the oldest skating and bowling destinations in London
Getting Around
Trains to Heathrow, the west of England (Oxford is an easy day trip) and great tube connections too
325 locals recommend
Paddington Station
Praed StreetTrains to Heathrow, the west of England (Oxford is an easy day trip) and great tube connections too
Drinks & Nightlife
The bar at the Connaught Hotel makes the best Martini in London (apart from the ones I make myself of course!)
13 locals recommend
The Connaught Hotel
16 Carlos PlThe bar at the Connaught Hotel makes the best Martini in London (apart from the ones I make myself of course!)
Excellent beer (try the London Pride). Located at the edge of Hyde Park Garden Mews and a short walk from the house
74 locals recommend
The Victoria
10A Strathearn PlExcellent beer (try the London Pride). Located at the edge of Hyde Park Garden Mews and a short walk from the house
The Churchill, named after the eponymous politician is famous for its window boxes and hanging baskets as well as its beer.
It serves a cracking pint of London Pride Bitter and is choc-full of Winston Churchill-related memorabilia. It's a gentle 20 minute walk.
It also has a conservatory out-back which was one of London's very first Thai restaurants. It's still there, still one of the best and very affordable too.
Churchill Arms
The Churchill, named after the eponymous politician is famous for its window boxes and hanging baskets as well as its beer.
It serves a cracking pint of London Pride Bitter and is choc-full of Winston Churchill-related memorabilia. It's a gentle 20 minute walk.
It also has a conservatory out-back which was one of London's very first Thai restaurants. It's still there, still one of the best and very affordable too.