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10 Days in London: A Journey Through History and Culture

Gadea Rivera

Gadea Rivera

30 Sep 2023

Join me on a 10-day adventure in London, where we'll explore iconic landmarks, world-class museums, and beautiful parks. Get ready to immerse yourself in the rich history and vibrant culture of this incredible city!

Trip to London

Day 1
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$0

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$ 11

St Giles London - A St Giles Hotel

Depart from your stay 🏨

25 - 30 min

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Directions

St Giles London - A St Giles Hotel
Casual rooms with WiFi access & flat-screen TVs, plus on-site dining and a conference centre.
7:30 AM - 7:30 AM
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Free
8 - 10 min

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Directions

Hyde Park
Huge green space, home to Diana Memorial Fountain, with boating and swimming in the Serpentine lake.
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
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Free
12 - 18 min

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Directions

Royal Albert Hall
One of Britain's great Victorian splendours, most famous for the Proms classical music festival.
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
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Free
Harrods
Distinguished store for luxury goods, fashion, technology & accessories, plus refined eateries.
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
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Free
St Giles London - A St Giles Hotel
Casual rooms with WiFi access & flat-screen TVs, plus on-site dining and a conference centre.
7:30 AM - 7:30 AM
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Free
Day 2
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$0

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$ 11

St Giles London - A St Giles Hotel

Depart from your stay 🏨

22 - 27 min

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Directions

St Giles London - A St Giles Hotel
Casual rooms with WiFi access & flat-screen TVs, plus on-site dining and a conference centre.
7:30 AM - 7:30 AM
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Free
9 - 11 min

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Directions

Natural History Museum
Landmark museum of animals and natural phenomena, with hands-on exhibits and animatronic dinosaurs.
8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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Free
Kensington Gardens
Expansive park containing Kensington Palace & the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Playground.
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
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Free
St Giles London - A St Giles Hotel
Casual rooms with WiFi access & flat-screen TVs, plus on-site dining and a conference centre.
7:30 AM - 7:30 AM
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Free
Day 3
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$32

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$ 11

St Giles London - A St Giles Hotel

Depart from your stay 🏨

20 - 24 min

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Directions

St Giles London - A St Giles Hotel
Casual rooms with WiFi access & flat-screen TVs, plus on-site dining and a conference centre.
7:30 AM - 7:30 AM
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Free
45 - 54 min

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Directions

Victoria and Albert Museum
Blockbuster exhibitions and permanent decorative arts collection, with design shop and ornate cafe.
8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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Free
Hampton Court Palace
Famous seat of Henry VIII and his many wives, this palace received elegant Stuart-era modernisation.
11:30 AM - 3:30 PM
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$31
St Giles London - A St Giles Hotel
Casual rooms with WiFi access & flat-screen TVs, plus on-site dining and a conference centre.
7:30 AM - 7:30 AM
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Free
Day 4
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$0

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$ 15

St Giles London - A St Giles Hotel

Depart from your stay 🏨

13 - 16 min

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Directions

St Giles London - A St Giles Hotel
Casual rooms with WiFi access & flat-screen TVs, plus on-site dining and a conference centre.
7:30 AM - 7:30 AM
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Free
8 - 10 min

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Directions

Palace of Westminster
Neo-Gothic masterpiece & seat of the UK government. Guided tours on Saturdays & in the summer.
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
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Free
12 - 15 min

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Buckingham Palace
Visitors can tour the palace's opulent private and state rooms or watch the changing of the guard.
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
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Free
Kensington Palace
Royal palace and gardens, with exhibits on former residents like Queen Victoria and Princess Diana.
12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
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Free
St Giles London - A St Giles Hotel
Casual rooms with WiFi access & flat-screen TVs, plus on-site dining and a conference centre.
7:30 AM - 7:30 AM
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Free
Day 5
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$0

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$ 11

St Giles London - A St Giles Hotel

Depart from your stay 🏨

10 - 15 min

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Directions

St Giles London - A St Giles Hotel
Casual rooms with WiFi access & flat-screen TVs, plus on-site dining and a conference centre.
7:30 AM - 7:30 AM
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Free
14 - 17 min

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Directions

Royal Opera House
Performances by Royal Opera and Royal Ballet companies in stately Covent Garden theatre.
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
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Free
11 - 14 min

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Camden Market
Eclectic market with youthful vibe and stalls/shops selling fashion and accessories, music and more.
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
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Free
The Regent's Park
Modern, glass-clad cafe and sports administrative centre, with pitches and changing rooms.
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
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Free
St Giles London - A St Giles Hotel
Casual rooms with WiFi access & flat-screen TVs, plus on-site dining and a conference centre.
7:30 AM - 7:30 AM
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Free
Day 6
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$25

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$ 8

St Giles London - A St Giles Hotel

Depart from your stay 🏨

7 - 10 min

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Directions

St Giles London - A St Giles Hotel
Casual rooms with WiFi access & flat-screen TVs, plus on-site dining and a conference centre.
7:30 AM - 7:30 AM
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Free
10 - 12 min

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Directions

The British Museum
Huge showcase for global antiquities, including Egyptian mummies and ancient Greek sculptures.
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Free
St. Paul's Cathedral
17th-century cathedral featuring a 365ft-high dome, recitals & a churchyard, plus a crypt.
12:30 PM - 3:30 PM
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$25
St Giles London - A St Giles Hotel
Casual rooms with WiFi access & flat-screen TVs, plus on-site dining and a conference centre.
7:30 AM - 7:30 AM
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Free
Day 7
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$0

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$ 8

St Giles London - A St Giles Hotel

Depart from your stay 🏨

13 - 16 min

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Directions

St Giles London - A St Giles Hotel
Casual rooms with WiFi access & flat-screen TVs, plus on-site dining and a conference centre.
7:30 AM - 7:30 AM
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Free
15 - 18 min

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Directions

Barbican Centre
Cultural venue with concert hall, theatres, cinema, galleries and home of London Symphony Orchestra.
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
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Free
6 - 9 min

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London Transport Museum
World's leading museum of urban transport with galleries of vintage London trams, trains & buses.
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
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Free
National Portrait Gallery
Paintings and photographs of aristocratic and famous figures throughout British history.
12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
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Free
St Giles London - A St Giles Hotel
Casual rooms with WiFi access & flat-screen TVs, plus on-site dining and a conference centre.
7:30 AM - 7:30 AM
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Free
Day 8
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$0

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$ 4

St Giles London - A St Giles Hotel

Depart from your stay 🏨

12 - 17 min

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Directions

St Giles London - A St Giles Hotel
Casual rooms with WiFi access & flat-screen TVs, plus on-site dining and a conference centre.
7:30 AM - 7:30 AM
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Free
2 - 3 min

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Directions

The National Gallery
Trafalgar Square art museum whose masterworks trace the development of Western European painting.
8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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Free
11 - 16 min

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Trafalgar Square
Nelson's Column rises above this iconic square's LED-lit fountains, artworks and lion statues.
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
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Free
4 - 5 min

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Big Ben
16-storey Gothic clocktower and national symbol at the Eastern end of the Houses of Parliament.
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
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Free
Westminster Bridge
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
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Free
St Giles London - A St Giles Hotel
Casual rooms with WiFi access & flat-screen TVs, plus on-site dining and a conference centre.
7:30 AM - 7:30 AM
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Free
Day 9
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$0

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$ 18

St Giles London - A St Giles Hotel

Depart from your stay 🏨

17 - 21 min

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Directions

St Giles London - A St Giles Hotel
Casual rooms with WiFi access & flat-screen TVs, plus on-site dining and a conference centre.
7:30 AM - 7:30 AM
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Free
27 - 33 min

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Directions

Borough Market
Huge market under the railway lines, for British-reared meat and artisanal baked and dairy goods.
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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Free
8 - 11 min

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Greenwich Park
Large park with expansive views, home to the Royal Observatory, Maritime Museum & Meridian Line.
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
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Free
25 - 30 min

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Directions

Queen's House
16th century mansion now used to display items from the National Maritime Museum's collection.
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
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Free
9 - 11 min

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Tower Bridge
Panoramic views from high-level walkways and behind-the-scenes access to original lifting machinery.
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
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Free
Millennium Bridge
Elegant steel suspension footbridge crossing the Thames from the Tate Modern to St Paul's Cathedral.
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
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Free
St Giles London - A St Giles Hotel
Casual rooms with WiFi access & flat-screen TVs, plus on-site dining and a conference centre.
7:30 AM - 7:30 AM
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Free
Day 10
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$69

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$ 11

St Giles London - A St Giles Hotel

Depart from your stay 🏨

15 - 18 min

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Directions

St Giles London - A St Giles Hotel
Casual rooms with WiFi access & flat-screen TVs, plus on-site dining and a conference centre.
7:30 AM - 7:30 AM
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Free
11 - 16 min

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Directions

Sky Garden
Known as the walkie talkie due to its unique shape, this skyscraper features a top-floor restaurant.
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
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Free
14 - 21 min

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Directions

Tower of London
Centuries of bloody history around a medieval castle, home to Crown Jewels and iconic Beefeaters.
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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$38
13 - 16 min

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London Bridge
Concrete pedestrian and traffic bridge that gave a major railway station its name.
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
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Free
Westminster Abbey
Protestant abbey hosting daily services and every English and British coronation since 1066.
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
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$31
St Giles London - A St Giles Hotel
Casual rooms with WiFi access & flat-screen TVs, plus on-site dining and a conference centre.
7:30 AM - 7:30 AM
•
Free

Budget breakdown: $228 In total

Activities & Food:$125
Transport:$103