London Book

	Introducing
	Introduction	1
	The Neighbourhoods	2
	Days Out in London	15
	Roots of the City	27
	Growth of the City: Architecture	47
	The Guide
01	Travel	61
	Getting There	62
	Tour Operators	64
	Entry Formalities	65
	Arrival	66
	Getting Around	67
02	Practical A-Z	73
	Climate	74
	Crime and the Police	74
	Disabled Travellers	74
	Electricity, Weights and Measures	76
	Embassies and Consulates	76
	Health, Emergencies and Insurance	76
	Internet	77
	Media	78
	Money and Banks	79
	Opening Hours	79
	Post Offices	80
	Smoking	80
	Students and Pensioners	80
	Telephones	80
	Time	81
	Tipping	81
	Toilets	81
	Tourist Offices	81
	Women Travellers	82
	Working and Long Stays	82
03	Westminster	83
	Parliament Square	86
	Whitehall	93
	Pimlico	96
	Victoria	98
04	Trafalgar Square and Around	99
	Trafalgar Square	102
	Leicester Square	109
	Piccadilly Circus	110
05	Buckingham Palace and the Royal Parks	111
	Buckingham Palace and Around	114
	St James's Park and the Mall	117
	Green Park	118
06	St James's, Mayfair and Regent Street	119
	St James's	122
	Piccadilly	125
	Mayfair	126
	Regent Street	128
07	Soho and Chinatown	129
	Soho	132
	Chinatown	135
08	Covent Garden and Around	137
	Covent Garden	140
	Charing Cross Road	145
	To the Embankment	146
09	The Strand, Holborn and Fleet Street	147
	The Strand	150
	The Inns of Court	153
	Holborn	159
	Fleet Street	160
10	Bloomsbury and Fitzrovia	163
	Bloomsbury	166
	Fitzrovia	174
11	Marylebone and Regent's Park	175
	Oxford Street	178
	Marylebone	178
	Baker Street	179
	Regent's Park	180
12	South Kensington and Knightsbridge	183
	South Kensington	186
	Kensington Gardens	195
	Hyde Park	196
	Knightsbridge	198
13	The South Bank	199
	The South Bank	202
	Southwark	204
14	The City	213
	St Paul's and Around	216
	Outside the Old City Walls	221
	Around the Bank of England	224
	Around the Tower	229
15	Outside the Centre: North London	233
	St John's Wood	234
	Clerkenwell	235
	Camden	235
	Islington	236
	Highgate	237
	Hampstead	240
16	Outside the Centre: West London	243
	Notting Hill	244
	Kensal Green Cemetery	245
	Holland Park	245
	Little Venice	246
	Chelsea	246
	Kew	250
	Richmond	253
	Twickenham	254
	Hampton Court Palace	255
17	Outside the Centre: South London	257
	Lambeth	258
	'Pool of London'	259
	Rotherhithe	260
	Greenwich	260
	Thames Barrier Visitor Centre	266
18	Outside the Centre: East London	267
	Spitalfields	268
	Shoreditch and Hoxton	271
	Wapping	271
	The Isle of Dogs	273
19	Walks	275
	Royal London	276
	Taverns, Stews and Players	279
	Hampstead and Highgate	283
20	Day Trips	287
	Listings
	Where to Stay	295
	Eating Out	311
	Nightlife	339
	Entertainment	354
	Shopping	364
	Sports and Green Spaces	374
	Children's London	381
	Gay and Lesbian London	386
	Festivals and Events	393
	Reference
	Language	396
	Index	401
	Maps
	Unmissable London
	The Neighbourhoods	2
	Westminster	84
	Trafalgar Square and Around	100
	Buckingham Palace and the Royal Parks	112
	St James's, Mayfair and Regent Street	120
	Soho and Chinatown	130
	Covent Garden	139
	The Strand, Holborn and Fleet Street	148
	Bloomsbury and Fitzrovia	164
	Marylebone and Regent's Park	176
	South Kensington and Knightsbridge	184
	The South Bank	200
	The City	214
	The Suburbs	234
	Royal London	276
	Taverns, Stews and Players	280
	Hampstead and Highgate	284
	Day Trips	288
	Westminster, Victoria and Pimlico Hotels	296
	Bloomsbury and Fitzrovia Hotels	300
	West London Hotels	306
	Covent Garden and Soho Restaurants	320
	West London Restaurants	332
	Colour Street Maps
	The Underground
	Off the Beaten Track