Reids List
Sights in London
★★☆The Cabinet War Rooms and Churchill Museum in the underground bunker from which Britain waged World War II
★☆☆A collection of the English language's greatest books and manuscripts, from Beowulf to Beatles lyrics by way of the Magna Carta, Shakespeare, James Joyce, and more
★★☆Spend a day in Greenwich, a Thameside village on London's eastern outskirts by which the world sets it clocks, with a rich maritime history, stellar little museums, and the Prime Meridian
★★☆Set your watch by the actual Greenwich Mean Time clock, straddle the Prime Meridian line that divides the eastern and western hemispheres, and tour the fascinating little museum about it all
★★☆Fantastic modern art museum in a massive former power plant, with blockbuster exhibitions and a fab gift shop and bookstore
★★☆The history of London Town from prehistoric times to the 21C, told in artifacts, scale models, archaeological finds, photographs, and paintings
★☆☆London's iconic exclamation point, the clock tower housing Big Ben, sprouts from the honey-hued complex of be-spired 1840 buildings where British Parliament meets (and you can attend sessions)
★☆☆A vast park in North London, with lovely views, wooded rambles, swimming ponds, cozy pubs, and Old Master art in a genteel manor house
★☆☆Fantastic, small, bit-of-everything museum—ancient Roman and Egyptian sculptures; paintings by Turner, Reynolds, and Hogarth; architectural remnants and Cantonese furniture—all crammed into the formerly private home of an eclectic collector
Experiences in London
★★★Raising your pinkies at a proper British afternoon tea in London (preferably with scones)
★★★The play's the thing... to do at Shakespeare's Globe, a faithful recreation of a genuine Elizabethan theater in the round.
★★☆
★★☆Quite possible the greatest museum gift store on the planet—perfect for souvenir and holiday shopping
Lodgings in London
★★★Of all London's boutique inns, this Chelsea hotel succeeds the best at leaving behind the aura of impersonal hotel to create instead a cozy private home feel—with discreet hotel comforts—in a building from the 1800s
★★★Luxury apartments 100 meters from St. Paul's Cathedral
★★★This Old World, clubby Mayfair hotel with a residential ambiance is consistently lauded for its service, food, and ambiance
★★☆The Leonard links four 18C Marlyebone townhouses for a British atmosphere with an Imperial touch
★★☆A cozy, moderate hotel in the Little Venice area of Maida Vale
★★☆This classy Mayfair hotel has been popular with writers since 1937 and hosts one of London's most traditional afternoon teas
★★☆The Pelham is an oasis of tranquility in a busy road hub in South Kensington, mere steps from a Tube stop and blocks from the shopping of Brompton Road
★☆☆
★☆☆A cozy and friendly moderate Covent Garden hotel on a pedestrian street
★☆☆Basic, bland motel with a great location—and attached to one of London's most historic pubs where Shakespeare once drank
Dining in London
★★★A great Indian restaurant with a wonderfully funky decor in the Mayfair district of London
★★☆
★★☆Favorite Southwark pub filled with cozy snugs and literary associations just a block from Shakespeare's Globe
★★☆A 17th century pub and National Trust Landmark, set on the ground floor of an old coaching inn
★★☆A 16th century pub on Hampstead Heath that inspired Keats, Dickens, and Stoker
★★☆Breakfast at London's Fox & Anchor pub comes with a pint of Guinness and the company of the slaughterhouse workers
★☆☆A fabulous, inexpensive lunch spot atop tombstones in the crypt of St. Martin-in-the-Fields church on Trafalgar Square
★☆☆
★☆☆A rambling, 150-year-old Greenwich pub with decent grub, Dickens associations, and a small terrace overlooking the Thames
★☆☆
Topics in London
Lodgings in England
Hostels, B&B's, apartments, farm stays, castles, university dorms, campgrounds...there are so many of these budget options I needed to create a whole separate section on this website just to fit them all in
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Sights in London
The Cabinet War Rooms and Churchill Museum in the underground bunker from which Britain waged World War II
A collection of the English language's greatest books and manuscripts, from Beowulf to Beatles lyrics by way of the Magna Carta, Shakespeare, James Joyce, and more
Spend a day in Greenwich, a Thameside village on London's eastern outskirts by which the world sets it clocks, with a rich maritime history, stellar little museums, and the Prime Meridian
Set your watch by the actual Greenwich Mean Time clock, straddle the Prime Meridian line that divides the eastern and western hemispheres, and tour the fascinating little museum about it all
Fantastic modern art museum in a massive former power plant, with blockbuster exhibitions and a fab gift shop and bookstore
The history of London Town from prehistoric times to the 21C, told in artifacts, scale models, archaeological finds, photographs, and paintings
London's iconic exclamation point, the clock tower housing Big Ben, sprouts from the honey-hued complex of be-spired 1840 buildings where British Parliament meets (and you can attend sessions)
A vast park in North London, with lovely views, wooded rambles, swimming ponds, cozy pubs, and Old Master art in a genteel manor house
Fantastic, small, bit-of-everything museum—ancient Roman and Egyptian sculptures; paintings by Turner, Reynolds, and Hogarth; architectural remnants and Cantonese furniture—all crammed into the formerly private home of an eclectic collector
Experiences in London
Raising your pinkies at a proper British afternoon tea in London (preferably with scones)
The play's the thing... to do at Shakespeare's Globe, a faithful recreation of a genuine Elizabethan theater in the round.
Quite possible the greatest museum gift store on the planet—perfect for souvenir and holiday shopping
Lodgings in London
Of all London's boutique inns, this Chelsea hotel succeeds the best at leaving behind the aura of impersonal hotel to create instead a cozy private home feel—with discreet hotel comforts—in a building from the 1800s
Luxury apartments 100 meters from St. Paul's Cathedral
This Old World, clubby Mayfair hotel with a residential ambiance is consistently lauded for its service, food, and ambiance
The Leonard links four 18C Marlyebone townhouses for a British atmosphere with an Imperial touch
A cozy, moderate hotel in the Little Venice area of Maida Vale
This classy Mayfair hotel has been popular with writers since 1937 and hosts one of London's most traditional afternoon teas
The Pelham is an oasis of tranquility in a busy road hub in South Kensington, mere steps from a Tube stop and blocks from the shopping of Brompton Road
A cozy and friendly moderate Covent Garden hotel on a pedestrian street
Basic, bland motel with a great location—and attached to one of London's most historic pubs where Shakespeare once drank
Dining in London
A great Indian restaurant with a wonderfully funky decor in the Mayfair district of London
Favorite Southwark pub filled with cozy snugs and literary associations just a block from Shakespeare's Globe
A 17th century pub and National Trust Landmark, set on the ground floor of an old coaching inn
A 16th century pub on Hampstead Heath that inspired Keats, Dickens, and Stoker
Breakfast at London's Fox & Anchor pub comes with a pint of Guinness and the company of the slaughterhouse workers
A fabulous, inexpensive lunch spot atop tombstones in the crypt of St. Martin-in-the-Fields church on Trafalgar Square
A rambling, 150-year-old Greenwich pub with decent grub, Dickens associations, and a small terrace overlooking the Thames
Topics in London
Lodgings in England
Hostels, B&B's, apartments, farm stays, castles, university dorms, campgrounds...there are so many of these budget options I needed to create a whole separate section on this website just to fit them all in