WhyWaitForever - London

This web site is for Londoners and for visitors to London. The hotels, the attractions, the shops, the theatre and the museums in this most cosmopolitan of cities are waiting for you. WhyWaitForever?

In Doctor Johnson's words "when a man is tired of London, he is tired of life". London is the capital of the United Kingdon, a city of over 8 million people on the River Thames. Its most famous areas are The City, Westminster, Trafalgar Square, The West End, Piccadilly, Soho, Covent Garden, Chelsea, Kensington and Knightsbridge. Whichever area you choose, there will be a hotel for you, sights to see and fun things to do.

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Westminster

Westminster is the heart of government. The most popular places to visit in this area are the Houses of Parliament with Big Ben, Downing Street, Whitehall, the Cenotaph, Horse Guards, St James Park, Green Park, Westminster Abbey, Westminster Cathedral and the Tate Gallery.

The West End

The West End is popular for shops, the theatre, palaces, museums and parks. Every visitor should see Buckingham Palace and the Mall, Trafalgar Square, St James Palace and Clarence House, home of Charles and Camilla. Don't miss Piccadilly and its famous shopping arcades such as Burlington Arcade. North of Piccadilly behind the Royal Academy are Bond Street and Mayfair.

An easy walk from Piccadilly Circus up Regents Street takes you past Carnaby Street and on to Oxford Street, the most famous shopping street in the world. At one end of Oxford Street is Marble Arch and at the other end is Tottenham Court Road. At the bottom of Carnaby Street nearest Piccadilly is Old Compton Street and Soho.

Going east from Piccadilly Circus through Leicester Sqare, past China Town takes you to Trafalgar Square. Here are the National Gallery and the National Portrait Gallery. As you stand in the portico of the National gallery you can look across Trafalgar Square down Whitehall past Horse Guards, 10 Downing Street and on to Westminster Abbey.

Going east from Trafalgar Square past Charing Cross and along the Strand leads you to theatres and Covent Garden. If you go further east past the Aldwych you will find the Royal Courts of Justice, Fleet Street and on to St Pauls. In Fleet Street is the boundary between the City of Westminster and the City of London.

The City of London

This is a one mile square area containing the oldest part of London. The Guildhall, the Bank of England, St Pauls, the Old Bailey and the Barbican are well worth seeing. Crossing London Bridge to the south side of the River Thames is The Borough. The inns mentioned in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales line the road.