London neighborhood: North of Hyde Park—Middle Class London
Paddington, Bayswater, Notting Hill are middle class residential London, with lots of good, cheap B&Bs
Paddington, Bayswater, Notting Hill are middle class residential London, with lots of good, cheap B&Bs
The 17th century royal palace where Queen Victoria grew up and Prince William and Kate live
The world's oldest scientific zoo (as opposed to some royal menagerie) is home to more than 750 species
A 395-acre park with an Open Air Theatre, zoo, sports pitches, and flower gardens
Pair of Hyde Park pavilions devoted to contemporary art, architecture, and design
Madame Tussaud's is more than just a wax museum—but less than the must-see sight it is made out to be
A lovely venue for Shakespeare and musicals in the heart of Regent's Park
A postcard-worthy Victorian B&B in Notting Hill between Hyde Park and Portobello Road
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
A cheap hotel on a quiet square near Paddington Station
A moderate hotel in Bayswater, a bit north of Hyde Park
An elegant 18C pavilion where Queen Anne once entertained
Everyone marvels at the sometimes ludicrously long escalators at some Tube stations. Most visitors experience those at Holborn (49m/161 feet), Knightsbirdge (40m/131 feet), or Westminster (32m/105 feet).
The longest is actually at Angel station, on the Northern line just east of Kings Cross, where the moving staircase stretches a whopping 60m (197 feet).
In close second place at 59m (194 feet) is Hampstead, also on the Northern line. Hampstead was built in 1907 and at 58.5m (192 feet) below street level is the deepest station in the system. If its escalators and 180-foot lift (elevator) are out of service, there is an emergency spiral staircase... of 320 steps.
(For the record: The shortest escalator runs just 4.1m./13 feet at Stratford station.)