DESTINATIONS - LONDON, ENGLAND

Discovering London England - 

We highly recommend pre or post cruise stay in London as part of a cruise that begins and/or ends in Southampton, Dover, or Tilbury, England
 
Airports:
 
The top two airports serving London are London Heathrow and London Gatwick.
 
London Heathrow is located about 20 miles west from the center of London and London Gatwick is located approximately 28 miles south of the London city center.
Each offers a range of transfer services into London including public and private transport. 
 
London City airport also offers some short-haul flights.
 
Hotels:
 
There is a very wide range of hotels in terms of size of hotels, location and price points.  Please contact us for recommendations.
 
Things To Do:
 
The vast majority of museums have free entry.  They are very popular and depending on the day of the week and the time of year can be very crowded. 
 
If you are staying for a few days we recommend considering visiting one or many more of the following places.
 
Big Ben
 
Tower of London
 
British Museum
 
Victoria & Albert (V&A) Museum
 
Churchill War Rooms
 
St. James Park
 
Natural History Museum
 
Hyde Park
 
Regent’s Park
 
Covent Garden
 
Buckingham Palace
 
London Eye
 
The Royal Mews
 
Imperial War Museum
 
Madame Tussauds
 
Harrods
 
Kensington Palace
 
Entertainment:
 
Time permitting, London offers an array of musical and theatre performances many of which are located near Piccadilly Circus.  We highly recommend purchasing tickets ahead of time but you can also take your chance and try to obtain discounted tickets on the day of the performance.  Another venue is Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre where you can see a play performed outdoors.
 
Restaurants:
 
There are thousands of choices at a very wide range of price points and featuring cuisine from all around the world.