Free museums, enormous parks, and a different city every few Tube stops. Expensive to sleep in, and cheap to spend a whole day in.
British Museum, first hour
Free. The Rosetta Stone before the tour groups own it.
Borough Market graze
Closed Sundays. Toastie queue is worth it exactly once.
South Bank: Westminster → Tower Bridge
The whole postcard in 5km, river on your left.
Generator London
Dorm bed · per night · Russell Square — bar, café, and half of backpacker London.
The Hoxton fallback — premier inn KX
Private room · per night · Private-room base by the Eurostar platforms.
Europe · 16 days · loop · passes through London
The Western Loop
London → Paris → Amsterdam → Berlin → Bruges → London
$1,406
plus flights · Dec 2026 dates