Discover Greater London
The sights that put London on the map, gathered in one place. Each card gives you the nearest Tube station, whether it is free or ticketed, and a link straight to the official website — so you can plan a day out without second-guessing the details.
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London rewards the walker and the day-tripper alike. Half of the places below cost nothing to enter — the great national museums and galleries have been free since 2001, and the Royal Parks are open from dawn to dusk every day of the year. The other half are ticketed landmarks worth planning around, where booking ahead almost always saves money and time in the queue. Getting between them is easy: almost every sight here sits within a few minutes' walk of a Tube station, and a single day's travel on pay-as-you-go is capped, so you can hop between Westminster, the South Bank, the City and South Kensington on one fare. Opening hours, prices and timed-entry rules change through the year, so we send you to each attraction's own website for the current details rather than repeating figures that quickly go stale. Check ahead, travel off the roundel, and give the big-ticket sights a morning to themselves before the crowds arrive.
Nearly a thousand years of history on the north bank of the Thames — a royal fortress, prison and palace that still guards the Crown Jewels.
Nearest Tube · Tower Hill · Entry · Ticketed
Official website · hrp.org.uk →The monarch's London home and working headquarters. The State Rooms open to visitors each summer, and the Changing of the Guard draws crowds to the forecourt year-round.
Nearest Tube · Green Park or Victoria · Entry · Ticketed
Official website · rct.uk →Two million years of human culture under one roof — the Rosetta Stone, the Parthenon sculptures and the Great Court's glass canopy. Admission is free.
Nearest Tube · Holborn · Entry · Free
Official website · britishmuseum.org →The observation wheel that redrew the South Bank skyline. A slow half-hour rotation lifts you 135 metres for views clear across the capital.
Nearest Tube · Waterloo · Entry · Ticketed
Official website · londoneye.com →The Victorian bascule bridge that opens for tall ships. Cross the high-level glass-floor walkway and see the original steam Engine Rooms below.
Nearest Tube · Tower Hill · Entry · Ticketed
Official website · towerbridge.org.uk →Sir Christopher Wren's domed masterpiece, rebuilt after the Great Fire and standing over the City for more than three centuries. Climb to the Whispering Gallery.
Nearest Tube · St Paul's · Entry · Ticketed
Official website · stpauls.co.uk →The seat of the UK Parliament, its Gothic frontage running along the river and topped by the restored Elizabeth Tower — home to the Great Bell, Big Ben.
Nearest Tube · Westminster · Entry · Ticketed (tours)
Official website · parliament.uk →The coronation church of English and British monarchs since 1066, and a burial place for poets, scientists and statesmen. A working church and a Gothic wonder.
Nearest Tube · Westminster · Entry · Ticketed
Official website · westminster-abbey.org →350 acres of open grass at the heart of the city — the Serpentine lake for swimming and boating, Speakers' Corner, and space simply to breathe. Free and open daily.
Nearest Tube · Hyde Park Corner · Entry · Free
Official website · royalparks.org.uk →Dinosaurs, the blue whale skeleton and 80 million specimens inside Alfred Waterhouse's terracotta cathedral to nature. Admission is free.
Nearest Tube · South Kensington · Entry · Free
Official website · nhm.ac.uk →Britain's national gallery of modern art in a former power station on the river, linked to the City by the Millennium Bridge. Free to enter the main collection.
Nearest Tube · Southwark · Entry · Free
Official website · tate.org.uk →Over 2,300 paintings of the Western tradition — Van Eyck to Van Gogh — overlooking Trafalgar Square. One of the world's great free collections.
Nearest Tube · Charing Cross · Entry · Free
Official website · nationalgallery.org.uk →Getting around
Every sight above is a short walk from the Tube. Plan fares and routes on the official Transport for London tools.
Note: Opening hours, ticket prices and timed-entry rules change through the year. Always confirm the latest details on each attraction's own official website before you travel. government.london is an information portal — it does not sell tickets.
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