Listen up..this is (a one week itinerary in) London, baby

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Mar 10
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Updated: Apr 28

Ello, from across the pond!

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London is without a doubt one of my favorite cities. The combination of friendly accents, iconic landmarks, luxurious shopping (hello, Harrods) and greasy pub fish&chips wins me over every time.

There is so much to see, do, and consume that it can be a bit overwhelming for first-time visitors. So let me make it easy and help you out! If you're planning on crossing the pond anytime soon, put those pinky's out, cause here's the tea on how you should spend a week in London.

Saturday, Day 1

Arrive early afternoon
Take an uber to the hotel, check in, and drop off your bags
- Stay at Westminster London, A Curio Collection by Hilton Hotel (I have also previously stayed at The Windermere Hotel, which I also highly recommend)
Walk to Westminster Abbey (12 min walk)
- Beautiful church where William and Kate were married, also where people like Charles Darwin, Issac Newton, and Shakespeare were buried
- Open on Sat 9am-3pm
- Get tickets here

See Big Ben (5 min walk)
See the London Eye from Westminster bridge (5-10 min walk)
- If you want to actually go on it to get a view of London from above, you can get tickets here

Leake Street Arches (6 min walk)
- Hidden gem, underground tunnel with street art

Shop my outfit here

Grab a drink at the nearby Vaulty Towers (4 min walk)
- A very unique hipster bar worth checking out, I’ll leave it at that haha
Eat an early dinner at Grafton Arms (25 min walk)
Back to hotel (12 min walk)

Sunday, Day 2

Eat breakfast at the hotel
Take a full day tour to Warner Bros the making of Harry Potter
- Okay, so I'm not even a huge Harry Potter fan and this was amazing. The butterbeer is to die for and the sets are incredible

Head to dinner at Morpeth Arms for a Sunday Roast
- England's not really known for their food, but let me tell you... the Sunday roast lives up to the hype *drools

Monday, Day 3

Eat breakfast at the hotel
St James Park (7 min walk)
Buckingham Palace (10 min walk)
- changing of the guards starts about 10:45am

Take the tube to Knightsbridge to visit Harrods
- A luxurious department store with everything you can imagine from designer clothes, to cars and kids toys.
- Open 10am-9pm

Shop in Knightsbridge
Take the tube to Green Park and walk to The Wolseley or The Ritz for afternoon tea (2min walk)
- The Ritz afternoon tea is served at 11:30 am, 1:30pm, 3:30pm, 5:30 pm, reservation required
- The Wolseley afternoon tea is served 2:30pm-6:30pm, reservation required

Walk to Piccadilly Circus/ Leicester Sq (12min walk)
- Explore the “Time Square” of London
Walk to Chinatown (3 min walk)
- Try a Hefaure fluffy pancake and a Bunsik Korean hot dog

Soho (5 min walk)
- Relax and have a cocktail outside on one of the patios in Covent Gardens or go to Blame Gloria Cocktail Bar for a fun, lively bar that plays the hit songs to get you dancing
Trafalgar Square (6min walk)

National Gallery (1 min walk)
- Free of charge, open 10am-6pm

Eat dinner at a pub and head back to the hotel

Tuesday, Day 4

Eat breakfast at the hotel
Get an early start and take the tube from Pimlico to Notting Hill (about 20 min on the tube)
- Explore the colorful streets of Notting Hill
- Visit the Notting Hill Bookshop (especially if you’re a fan of the movie “Notting Hill”)
- Visit Portobello Market (open 8am-7pm)

Take the tube to Piccadilly Circus (about 30 min ride), then walk to Duke of York Column (6 min walk) for a “London Rock Legends Tour including Abbey Road” tour at 1:30pm (about 3 hr tour)
Relax and eat dinner in a pub of choice
Take a nice long stroll back to the hotel (30 min walk) stopping off at anything that seems interesting, or take the tube back to the hotel

Wednesday, Day 5

Take the tube to Saint Paul’s Cathedral

Walk to Saint Dunstan in the East Church (19 min walk)
- hidden gem
Tower of London (7 min walk)
- Where the crown jewels are held, hubba hubba
- Open 9am-5:30pm
- Tickets can be found here

See and walk to Tower Bridge (6 min walk), walk across Tower bridge to Borough market (18 min)
- Eat lunch here
- Open 10am-5pm

The View from the Shard (4 min walk)
- Western Europe’s tallest building. Get (imo) the best view of London from above on the 72nd floor
- Open 2pm-10pm
- Tickets can be found here

Head back to hotel to freshen up for the night
Two options
- Either eat at a pub close to the hotel like ‘White Swan’ (8 min walk), then walk to Pimlico underground station (3 min walk). Take the tube to Piccadilly Circus stop. Walk to Her Majesty’s Theatre in the West End for a 7:30pm show of ‘Phantom of the Opera’ (4 min walk)
- Or take the tube at Pimlico (10 min walk) to Piccadilly Circus stop. Find a pub closer to the theater, then walk to Her Majesty’s Theatre in the West End for a 7:30pm show of ‘Phantom of the Opera’