London by Masters, Tom -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Contents The Authors Getting Started

When to Go Festivals & Events Costs & Money Internet Resources

Background

History Londinium Lundenwic The Normans Medieval London Tudor London Elizabethan London The English Civil Wars The Restoration: Plague & Fire Wren’s London Georgian London Victorian London From Empire to World War Wwii & The Blitz Postwar London Punk London The Thatcher & Major Years Blair’s Britain The Era of Boris Arts Literature Theatre Music Visual Arts Cinema & Television Dance Environment & Planning The Land Green London Urban Planning & Development Government & Politics Local Government National Government Media Newspapers Magazines New Media Broadcasting Fashion Language Timeline

Neighbourhoods

Itinerary Builder How to Use This Table The West End Soho & Chinatown Covent Garden & Leicester Square Holborn & The Strand Bloomsbury Fitzrovia St James’s Mayfair Westminster Whitehall Marylebone The West End Walk The City Smithfield & St Paul’s Bank Tower Hill The City Walk The South Bank Waterloo Bankside & Southwark Borough & Bermondsey The South Bank Walk Hyde Park to Chelsea Chelsea & Belgravia Knightsbridge, Kensington & Hyde Park Victoria & Pimlico The Hyde Park Walk Clerkenwell, Shoreditch & Spitalfields Clerkenwell Shoreditch & Hoxton Spitalfields Sundays at Spitalfields & Shoreditch The East end & Docklands The East End Docklands Wapping & Whitechapel Walk North London Regent’s Park Camden King’s Cross & Euston Hampstead & Highgate Islington Muswell Hill & Crouch End Stoke Newington Hampstead & Highgate Walk West London Greenwich & Southeast London Greenwich Charlton & Woolwich Dulwich & Forest Hill Eltham Bexleyheath Deptford & New Cross Walk South London Lambeth Brixton Battersea & Wandsworth Clapham Kennington, Oval & Stockwell Brixton Walk Southwest London Fulham Putney & Barnes Chiswick Richmond Kew & Brentford Twickenham Hampton Wimbledon Richmond Walk

Shopping

Opening Hours The West End The City The South Bank Hyde Park to Chelsea Clerkenwell, Shoreditch & Spitalfields The East End & Docklands North London West London Greenwich & Southeast London South London Southwest London

Eating

History & Specialities Vegetarians & Vegans Practicalities The West End Soho & Chinatown Covent Garden & Leicester Square Holborn & The Strand Bloomsbury Fitzrovia St James’s Mayfair Westminster Marylebone The City The South Bank Waterloo Borough & Bermondsey Hyde Park to Chelsea Chelsea & Belgravia Knightsbridge, Kensington & Hyde Park Victoria & Pimlico Clerkenwell, Shoreditch & Spitalfields Clerkenwell Shoreditch & Hoxton Spitalfields The East End & Docklands Whitechapel Bethnal Green & Hackney Mile End & Victoria Park Wapping Docklands North London Camden King’s Cross & Euston Hampstead & Highgate Islington Stoke Newington West London St John’s Wood & Maida Vale Paddington & Bayswater Notting Hill & Portobello Earl’s Court Shepherd’s Bush & Hammersmith Greenwich & Southeast London Greenwich South London Brixton Battersea & Wandsworth Clapham Kennington, Oval & Stockwell Southwest London Fulham Putney & Barnes Richmond Kew

Drinking

The West End Soho & Chinatown Covent Garden & Leicester Square Holborn & The Strand Bloomsbury Fitzrovia Mayfair The City The South Bank Waterloo Bankside & Southwark Borough & Bermondsey Hyde Park to Chelsea Clerkenwell, Shoreditch & Spitalfields Clerkenwell Shoreditch Spitalfields The East End & Docklands The East End Docklands North London Camden King’s Cross Hampstead & Highgate Islington Dalston Stoke Newington West London St John’s Wood & Maida Vale Notting Hill & Westbourne Grove Earl’s Court Shepherd’s Bush & Hammersmith Greenwich & Southeast London Greenwich South London Brixton Battersea & Wandsworth Clapham Southwest London Fulham Putney & Barnes Chiswick Richmond Twickenham

Nightlife

Clubbing Comedy Jazz Clubs Rock & Pop

The Arts

Classical Music Dance Film Opera Theatre Off–West End & Fringe

Sports & Activities

Health & Fitness Gyms Swimming Yoga & Pilates Activities Spas Spectator Sports Football Cricket Rugby Union & Rugby League Tennis Athletics Horse Racing

Gay & Lesbian London

Shopping Drinking & Nightlife The West End Clerkenwell, Shoreditch & Spitalfields The East End & Docklands North London South London Further Resources

Sleeping

Accommodation Styles & Costs Longer-Term Rentals Reservations & Bookings Where to Stay The West End Soho & Chinatown Covent Garden & Leicester Square Holborn & The Strand Bloomsbury Fitzrovia St James’s Mayfair Marylebone The City The South Bank Waterloo Bankside & Southwark Borough & Bermondsey Hyde Park to Chelsea Chelsea & Belgravia Knightsbridge, Kensington & Hyde Park Victoria & Pimlico Clerkenwell, Shoreditch & Spitalfields The East End & Docklands North London Camden King’s Cross & Euston Hampstead & Highgate Regent’s Park West London St John’s Wood & Maida Vale Paddington & Bayswater Notting Hill & Portobello Earl’s Court Shepherd’s Bush & Hammersmith Greenwich & Southeast London Greenwich Southwest London

Excursions

Classic Towns Seaside Castles Oxford Information Eating & Drinking Cambridge Information Eating Brighton Information Eating & Drinking Sleeping Broadstairs, Margate & Whitstable Information Eating Rye, Romney Marsh & Dungeness Information Eating Canterbury Information Eating Windsor & Bray Information Eating Kent Castles Information

Transport

Air Bicycle Boat Bus Car & Motorcycle Organised Tours Taxi Train Tram Underground