A week in London, United Kingdom

Seven days in London, each a walk through best-known places that lie close together, the best known first: day one starts at British Museum. 32 stops in all.

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Day 1

  1. British MuseumMuseum · On the map
  2. Royal Opera HouseTheatre or opera house · 0.5 mi on from British Museum · On the map
  3. National GalleryMuseum · 0.4 mi on from Royal Opera House · On the map
  4. Trafalgar SquareSquare · 0.1 mi on from National Gallery · On the map
  5. St James's PalacePalace · 0.5 mi on from Trafalgar Square · On the map
  6. Westminster BridgeBridge · 0.7 mi on from St James's Palace · On the map

6 stops, 3 mi on foot along the streets: about 1 h 1 min of walking.

Day 2

  1. Buckingham PalaceMuseum · On the map
  2. Westminster CathedralCathedral · 0.4 mi on from Buckingham Palace · On the map
  3. Westminster AbbeyCathedral · 0.6 mi on from Westminster Cathedral · On the map
  4. Big BenTower · 0.1 mi on from Westminster Abbey · On the map
  5. London EyeLandmark · 0.2 mi on from Big Ben · On the map
  6. National Portrait GalleryMuseum · 0.6 mi on from London Eye · On the map

6 stops, 3.1 mi on foot along the streets: about 1 h 4 min of walking.

Day 3

  1. Tower of LondonMuseum · On the map
  2. Tower BridgeBridge · 0.2 mi on from Tower of London · On the map
  3. The ShardSkyscraper · 0.5 mi on from Tower Bridge · On the map
  4. London BridgeBridge · 0.2 mi on from The Shard · On the map
  5. Tate ModernMuseum · 0.5 mi on from London Bridge · On the map
  6. St Paul's CathedralCathedral · 0.4 mi on from Tate Modern · On the map

6 stops, 2.9 mi on foot along the streets: about 57 min of walking.

Day 4

  1. Madame TussaudsMuseum · On the map
  2. Regent's ParkPark · 0.7 mi on from Madame Tussauds · On the map
  3. London ZooZoo or aquarium · 0.2 mi on from Regent's Park · On the map

3 stops, 1.7 mi on foot along the streets: about 35 min of walking.

Day 5

  1. Hyde ParkPark · On the map
  2. Victoria and Albert MuseumMuseum · 0.9 mi on from Hyde Park · On the map
  3. Natural History MuseumMuseum · 0.2 mi on from Victoria and Albert Museum · On the map
  4. Science MuseumMuseum · 0.1 mi on from Natural History Museum · On the map
  5. Royal Albert HallTheatre or opera house · 0.2 mi on from Science Museum · On the map
  6. Kensington PalaceMuseum · 0.6 mi on from Royal Albert Hall · On the map

6 stops, 3 mi on foot along the streets: about 1 h 3 min of walking.

Day 6

  1. Royal ObservatoryMuseum · On the map
  2. Cutty SarkMuseum · 0.5 mi on from Royal Observatory · On the map

2 stops, 0.6 mi on foot along the streets: about 12 min of walking.

Day 7

  1. 30 St Mary AxeSkyscraper · On the map
  2. Globe TheatreTheatre or opera house · 0.8 mi on from 30 St Mary Axe · On the map
  3. Millennium BridgeBridge · 0.3 mi on from Globe Theatre · On the map

3 stops, 1.7 mi on foot along the streets: about 34 min of walking.

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Photo credits

Pictures from Wikimedia Commons, through each place’s Wikidata entry.

Good to know

  • Each day starts at the best-known place not yet seen and adds the best known within a short walk of it, then puts them in the shortest order. The places come from Wikidata (CC0), ranked by how many Wikipedias have an article about them.
  • The map draws each day’s walk along the streets, routed by Valhalla on OpenStreetMap; the distances beside the stops are straight lines.
  • Opening hours, tickets and closures are not checked: each place’s Wikipedia article has them.

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