United Kingdom

Five days in London

Long enough to leave the centre. Five days in London with one day that is not about London at all.

  • 4 nights
  • Couple
  • Balanced pace
  • Mid-range budget
Plan your own London trip

Every place here was checked on 2026-10-20 or later, and each one says where it came from.

The plan, day by day

5 days

Day 1

Arrival day

8 of 24 hours planned

  1. 09:30

    You arrive

  2. 13:0014:00

    Lower Marsh Market

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    street in Waterloo, London, UK

    Opening hours: Mon–Fri 10:00–15:00 · Sat–Sun closed

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap · Wikidata · Wikivoyage

  3. 14:3017:00

    Royal Opera House

    Picked because you chose culture & museums and local experiences + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    opera house and major performing arts venue in Covent Garden, central London (3rd theatre on the site, opened 1858)

    Covent Garden · Bow Street, WC2E 9DD London

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap · Wikidata · Wikivoyage

  4. 17:00

    2h open

    17:00 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 19:0020:30

    The Cross Keys

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    building in Chelsea, London, United Kingdom

    Lawrence Street 1

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap · Wikidata · Wikivoyage

  6. 20:3023:00

    Royal National Theatre

    Picked because you chose culture & museums and local experiences + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    theatre company in London, Great Britain

Day 2

11 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Baban's Naan

    Picked because you chose food + balanced energy

    • 45m
    • Meal

    Blackstock Road 51A, N4 2JW London

    Opening hours: Mon–Sun 10:00–20:00

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Young V&A

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    national museum in Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom

    Cambridge Heath Road, E2 9PA London

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap · Wikidata · Wikivoyage

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    Brat

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    Redchurch Street 4, E2 7DD London

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap

  6. 14:3017:00

    British Library

    Picked because you chose culture & museums and local experiences + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    national library of the United Kingdom

    Euston Road 96, London

    Opening hours: Mon–Thu 09:30–20:00 · Fri 09:30–18:00 · Sat 09:30–17:00 · Sun 11:00–17:00

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap · Wikidata · Wikivoyage

  7. 17:00

    2h open

    17:00 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  8. 19:0020:30

    Master Wei Xi'An

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    Cosmo Place 13, WC1N 3AP London

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap · Wikivoyage

  9. 20:3022:00

    Highgate Cemetery

    Picked because you chose local experiences + balanced energy

    • 1h 30m
    • Local experiences

    place of burial in north London, England, UK

Day 3

12 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Pembroke Lodge

    Picked because you chose food + balanced energy

    • 45m
    • Meal

    mansion in Richmond Park, London, England, UK

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3011:00

    Wimbledon Common

    Picked because you chose local experiences + balanced energy

    • 1h 30m
    • Local experiences

    open space in Wimbledon, south-west London

  4. 11:00

    2h open

    11:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    Chez Bruce

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    restaurant located at 2 Bellevue Road in Wandsworth, London, England

    Bellevue Road 2, SW17 7EG London

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap · Wikidata · Wikivoyage

  6. 14:3017:00

    Ham House

    Picked because you chose local experiences + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • History

    historic house museum in Ham, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, England, UK

  7. 17:0018:30

    Richmond Park

    Picked because you chose local experiences + balanced energy

    • 1h 30m
    • History

    Royal Park in London, England, UK

    Sawyer's Hill, TW10 5HS Richmond

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap · Wikidata · Wikivoyage

  8. 19:0020:30

    The Ledbury

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    restaurant in the United Kingdom

    Ledbury Road 127, W11 2AQ London

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap · Wikidata · Wikivoyage

  9. 20:3022:00

    Kew Gardens

    Picked because you chose local experiences + balanced energy

    • 1h 30m
    • History

    botanical garden and world's largest collection of living plants in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames

Day 4

12 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Bar Italia

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 45m
    • Meal

    Late-night Italian café in the Soho district of London

    Frith Street 22, W1D 4RP London

    Opening hours: Mon–Sun 00:00–24:00

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap · Wikidata · Wikivoyage

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    HMS Belfast

    Picked because you chose culture & museums and local experiences + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    1938 Edinburgh-class light cruiser

    The Queen's Walk, SE1 2JH London

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap · Wikidata · Wikivoyage

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    M. Manze

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    Tower Bridge Road 87, SE1 4TW London

    Opening hours: Mon–Thu 10:30–17:45 · Fri 10:00–18:45 · Sat 10:00–19:45 · Sun 11:00–14:45

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap

  6. 14:3017:00

    Charles Dickens Museum

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    author's house museum in London, United Kingdom

    Doughty Street 48-49, WC1N 2LX London

    Opening hours: Mon–Tue closed · Wed–Sun 10:00–16:00

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap · Wikidata · Wikivoyage

  7. 17:00

    2h open

    17:00 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  8. 19:0020:30

    Benares

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    indian restaurant in London, United Kingdom

    Berkeley Square 12a, London

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap · Wikidata

  9. 20:3023:00

    Banqueting House

    Picked because you chose culture & museums and local experiences + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    former palace consisting of banquet halls, later Whitehall Chapel in London

    Whitehall SW1A 2ER

    Opening hours: Mon 10:00–13:00 · Tue–Thu 10:00–17:00 · Fri 10:00–16:00 · Sat–Sun 10:00–17:00

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap · Wikidata · Wikivoyage

Day 5

Departure day

5 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Cafe del Marsh

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 45m
    • Meal

    Lower Marsh 44, SE1 7RG London

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap · Wikivoyage

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Wallace Collection

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    art museum in London, England, UK

    Manchester Square, W1U 3BN London

    Opening hours: Mon–Sun 10:00–17:00

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap · Wikidata · Wikivoyage

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    The Pepper Tree

    Picked because you chose food + balanced energy

    • 1h
    • Meal

    Clapham Common South Side 19, SW4 7AB London

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    Sources: OpenStreetMap · Wikivoyage

  6. 14:30

    You leave

Sources

  • Wikidata
  • © OpenStreetMap contributors