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United Kingdom

London for the first time

The three days that make sense when you have never been. The famous things, in an order that works, with room around them.

  • 3 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

4 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

    HMS Belfast

    Picked because you chose culture & museums and history + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    1938 Edinburgh-class light cruiser

    The Queen's Walk, SE1 2JH London

  4. 17:00

    2h open

    17:00 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 19:0020:30

    M. Manze

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • 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. 20:3023:00

    The Theatre Royal

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    West End theatre building in Covent Garden, London, England, UK

    Catherine Street 57, WC2B 5JF London

Day 2

15 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Baban's Naan

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 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

    Cutty Sark

    Picked because you chose culture & museums and history + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    British clipper ship

    King William Walk 43, SE10 9HT London

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

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    Benares

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    indian restaurant in London, United Kingdom

    Berkeley Square 12a, London

  6. 14:3017:00

    Natural History Museum

    Picked because you chose culture & museums and history + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum in London, England, UK

    Cromwell Road, SW7 5BD London

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

  7. 17:0019:30

    Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology

    Picked because you chose culture & museums and history + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    university museum in London, United Kingdom

    Malet Place, WC1E 6BT London

    Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue–Sat 13:00–17:00 · Sun closed

  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 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

    Red House

    Picked because you chose culture & museums and history + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    Grade I listed historic house museum, former home of William Morris

    Red House Lane, DA6 8JF

  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

    Churchill War Rooms

    Picked because you chose culture & museums and history + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum in London

    King Charles Street, SW1A 2AQ London

  7. 17:0019:30

    Charles Dickens Museum

    Picked because you chose culture & museums and history + 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

  8. 19:3021:00

    Tiger Tiger

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    British nightclub chain

    Haymarket 29, SW1Y 4SP London

  9. 21:0023:30

    His Majesty's Theatre

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    theatre in London, England, UK

    Haymarket 72-78, SW1Y 4QL London

Day 4

Departure day

5 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Cafe del Marsh

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 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

    Royal Observatory

    Picked because you chose culture & museums and history + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    observatory in Greenwich, London, UK

    Blackheath Avenue, SE10 8XJ London

  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. 14:30

    You leave

Sources

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