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London for Beginners: Budget Guide to the Perfect City Break

This is the city that has everything: shopping, culture, sports, entertainment and good food. And the best part is that most attractions in London is gathered in the center. The best way to get to know the city is to walk, since there are an awful lot to see. You may want to take a neighborhood per day, preferably Leicester Square, Soho, Westminster and the City of London.

If you have a lot of activities planned in different parts of the center, the subway, or the “tube”, is the best way to travel. You will go cheaper with a rechargeable Oyster card, an electronic card that you pull over a reader when you walk into the station. The card can be used as both one week or single tickets. You can get along well with Zones 1 and 2.

The best experiences are free

Many of the best experiences in London are completely free: the giant Hyde Park, the guard change at Buckingham Palace, the archaeological treasures in the British Museum, a walk across Tower Bridge or the crowds at the squares Trafalgar Square and Piccadilly Circus.

Many of the world’s best shows

In the West End and the round Shakespeare’s Globe, you can see some of the best theater performances in the world. Some second round of shows, you can experience on the home arenas of London Law Chelsea, Arsenal, Fulham, Queens Park Rangers, Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United. If you are not afraid of heights so you can take a tour of the giant round London Eye.

A paradise for shopping

London is a paradise for those who want to shop. Best areas for shopping, Oxford Street, Regent Street, Bond Street and Soho. Looking for books, you should look up Charing Cross Road and if you’re curious about the world’s most luxurious store so you go to the district of Knightsbridge where Harrods is located.

Take a pint in a medieval pub

Find yourself away from the main tourist streets if you want to visit an authentic English pub. Some pubs have been on the same site since the 1200s. If you order a “pint”, try to get a real taste and go for a ‘real ale’ (cask beer). Typical pub food is “bangers and mash” (sausages and mashed potatoes), different types of pies and fish and chips. If you are there for the weekend, try a traditional Sunday Roast.