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Getting Around
An A-Z London street map is essential for getting around London and is available from most bookshops, newsagents or for purchase online.
Driving in London is difficult, with frequent traffic jams and few parking spaces and a Congestion Charge operates in central London: Monday-Friday - 07.00-18.00.
The best way to get around London is by public transport. Rail services and underground services are fast and frequent and the maps and travel directions are clear. Buses are good for short journeys. Underground and bus route maps are available from London Transport information centres and also for download at www.tfl.gov.uk. UK students qualify for transport discounts once they start studying.
Cultural Activities
London has been called the cultural capital of the world and supports an impressive variety of artistic activities. Most national newspapers have good entertainment listings' guides detailing lots of events and activities, as does the London Evening Standard daily newspaper. Weekly magazines like Time Out are also good sources of information.
The Society of West End Theatres (SWET) operates a half-price ticket booth at Leicester Square which sells tickets for same-day performances at reduced rates. It opens at midday for matinees and 2.30pm for evening performances.
There are hundreds of places to visit in London, some of which are free to enter! There is a great selection of museums (British Museum, National Gallery, Tower of London, Tate Modern, Victoria and Albert Museum, Natural History Museum, Science Museum), churches (St Paul's Cathedral, Westminster Abbey, and Westminster Cathedral), parks and gardens (Kensington Gardens, Holland Park, Kew Gardens, Richmond Park, Greenwich Park). With so much to do, you can be kept busy for months!
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The Houses of Parliament & Big Ben
London is a diverse, multicultural city with all the attractions of a major capital. It has many museums and galleries and rivals any city in the world for theatre and concerts. London sets the trend – in music, in fashion and in food and is an exciting place to live.
Safer than many capital cities, London is the largest city in Western Europe and offers limitless heritage.
London is composed of: 32 London boroughs and the City of London also known as "the City" or "the Square Mile" which is Europe's largest central business and financial district with a daily working population of over 300,000.
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