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United Kingdom

Five days in London

Long enough to leave the centre. Five days in London with one day that is not about London at all.

  • 4 nights
  • Couple
  • Balanced pace
  • Mid-range budget
Plan your own London trip

Every place here was checked on 2026-10-20 or later, and each one says where it came from.

The plan, day by day

5 days

Day 1

Arrival day

8 of 24 hours planned

  1. 09:30

    You arrive

  2. 13:0014:00

    Lower Marsh Market

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    street in Waterloo, London, UK

    Opening hours: Mon–Fri 10:00–15:00 · Sat–Sun closed

  3. 14:3017:00

    Royal Opera House

    Picked because you chose culture & museums and local experiences + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    opera house and major performing arts venue in Covent Garden, central London (3rd theatre on the site, opened 1858)

    Covent Garden · Bow Street, WC2E 9DD London

  4. 17:00

    2h open

    17:00 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 19:0020:30

    The Cross Keys

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    building in Chelsea, London, United Kingdom

    Lawrence Street 1

  6. 20:3023:00

    Royal National Theatre

    Picked because you chose culture & museums and local experiences + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    theatre company in London, Great Britain

    Belvedere Rd

Day 2

12 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Baban's Naan

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 45m
    • Meal

    Blackstock Road 51A, N4 2JW London

    Opening hours: Mon–Sun 10:00–20:00

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Royal Hospital Chelsea

    Picked because you chose culture & museums and local experiences + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    retirement home and nursing home for British soldiers, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, England, UK

    Royal Hospital Road, SW3 4SR London

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    M. Manze

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    Tower Bridge Road 87, SE1 4TW London

    Opening hours: Mon–Thu 10:30–17:45 · Fri 10:00–18:45 · Sat 10:00–19:45 · Sun 11:00–14:45

  6. 14:3017:00

    Eltham Palace

    Picked because you chose culture & museums and local experiences + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    historic house museum

    Court Yard, SE9 5QE London

  7. 17:00

    2h open

    17:00 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  8. 19:0020:30

    Benares

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    indian restaurant in London, United Kingdom

    Berkeley Square 12a, London

  9. 20:3023:00

    Royal Albert Hall

    Picked because you chose culture & museums and local experiences + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    concert hall in South Kensington, London, England, United Kingdom

    Kensington Gore 4, SW7 2AP London

Day 3

15 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Pembroke Lodge

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 45m
    • Meal

    mansion in Richmond Park, London, England, UK

    Richmond Park, TW10 5HX

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Horniman Museum and Gardens

    Picked because you chose culture & museums and local experiences + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum in Forest Hill, London, England, United Kingdom

    London Road 100, SE23 3PQ London

    Opening hours: Mon–Sun 10:00–17:30

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    Bar Italia

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    Late-night Italian café in the Soho district of London

    Frith Street 22, W1D 4RP London

    Opening hours: Mon–Sun 00:00–24:00

  6. 14:3017:00

    British Library

    Picked because you chose culture & museums and local experiences + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    national library of the United Kingdom

    Euston Road 96, London

    Opening hours: Mon–Thu 09:30–20:00 · Fri 09:30–18:00 · Sat 09:30–17:00 · Sun 11:00–17:00

  7. 17:0019:30

    HMS Belfast

    Picked because you chose culture & museums and local experiences + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    1938 Edinburgh-class light cruiser

    The Queen's Walk, SE1 2JH London

  8. 19:3021:00

    Chez Bruce

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    restaurant located at 2 Bellevue Road in Wandsworth, London, England

    Bellevue Road 2, SW17 7EG London

  9. 21:0023:30

    Hammersmith Apollo

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    music and entertainment venue in Hammersmith, London, England, UK

    Queen Caroline Street 45, W6 9QH London

Day 4

12 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Cafe del Marsh

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 45m
    • Meal

    Lower Marsh 44, SE1 7RG London

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Charles Dickens Museum

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    author's house museum in London, United Kingdom

    Doughty Street 48-49, WC1N 2LX London

    Opening hours: Mon–Tue closed · Wed–Sun 10:00–16:00

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    The Pepper Tree

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    Clapham Common South Side 19, SW4 7AB London

  6. 14:3017:00

    Sherlock Holmes Museum

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum in London, England

    Baker Street 221B, NW1 6XE London

    Opening hours: Mon–Sun 09:30–18:00

  7. 17:00

    2h open

    17:00 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  8. 19:0020:30

    Tiger Tiger

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    British nightclub chain

    Haymarket 29, SW1Y 4SP London

  9. 20:3023:00

    Banqueting House

    Picked because you chose culture & museums and local experiences + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    former palace consisting of banquet halls, later Whitehall Chapel in London

    Whitehall SW1A 2ER

    Opening hours: Mon 10:00–13:00 · Tue–Thu 10:00–17:00 · Fri 10:00–16:00 · Sat–Sun 10:00–17:00

Day 5

Departure day

5 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Jolene Colebrooke Row

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 45m
    • Meal

    Colebrooke Row, N1 8AA London

    Opening hours: Mon–Sun 08:00–15:00

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Dulwich Picture Gallery

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    art gallery in Dulwich, South London, United Kingdom

    Gallery Road 14, SE21 7AD London

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    Quaglino's

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 1h
    • Meal

    Restaurant

    Bury Street 16, London

  6. 14:30

    You leave

Sources

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