One of the world's great museums. To avoid the queues, use the 'secret' entrance on Exhibition Road.
Somerset House contains a formidable art gallery (the wonderful Courtauld), a beautiful fountain court, a terraced café and a classy restaurant. Leer más.
Upstairs, the chronological displays begin with 'London Before London', where artefacts include flint axes from 300,000 BC, found near Piccadilly, and the bones of an aurochs. Leer más.
The British Museum began from the collection of naturalist Sir Hans Sloane which he left to the nation on his death in 1753. Now it houses 7 million objects including more than 100 Egyptian mummies.
All good stuff, but our favourite section is the first-floor gallery by the escalator (Room 32). Remarkable 20th Century portraiture from the likes of Sutherland, Spear and Freud. Leer más.
This museum houses more than 80 vehicles including the first tubes, horse-drawn trams and the earliest motorised buses, plus iconic posters from the last 100 years.
One if the best venues for hire in Central London. They supply great coffee and friendly staff. The tip is to book it :)
Tate Modern gets all the attention, but the original Tate Gallery has a more inclusive brief. It opens until 10pm every Friday and Late at Tate Britain takes place on the first Friday of each month. Leer más.
In 2012's Skyfall, James Bond first encounters Q in Room 34 of the National Gallery as he sits admiring JMW Turner’s masterpiece "The Fighting Temeraire"
Bloody massive. The pizza place and Italian is good but the Subway here doesn't toast your sandwich! Avoid!
Definitely try the butter beer on the outside lot. It's pretty sweet, but totally amazing.
London’s most exciting market has it all: antiques, food, streetwear and even typically British bits and pieces.
Fabulous cinema - my favourite in London. Go for amazingly comfortable seats (and the chocolate brownies).
Simply one of the best comic book stores in the world. As well as having loads of other stuff. If u visit london you simply have to come here. I've done a couple of signings here too.
It goes without saying you should be getting a 1/2'n'1/2. But make sure one half has their tomato base and the other has garlic. Your tastebuds will say "thanks bud!"
A reconstruction of the famous Elizabethan open-air theatre where Shakespeare worked, true to the spirit of the original, celebrating and educating about Shakespeare’s work.
On the site of the notorious prison, this museum relays the history of Southwark as well as hosting some deeply unpleasant-looking torture devices. Leer más.
Go for the sofa in row G, seats 7 & 8 - directly opposite the aisle, so an unimpeded view of the screen :)
"Princi's food, which runs from tiny sweetish pizzetini (60p) topped with a pungent smear of dried anchovy to full meals such as braised beef in barolo wine, is very, very good..." Leer más.
Heard today that the tributes left by fans of the recent series of Sherlock were removed. Doesn't look like this anymore :-(
Love the spongy seats. Listen out for sciency types having a chinwag. The free wifi is great, but they're clamping down on over-use, especially at lunch time.
