You're going to visit London for the first time? Yeah, things to see are really a lot and you have to make a selection, because maybe you have also decided to only stay a few days and you do not have many time available. You realized that to sleep in London is not quite cheap and if you're still hesitant on whch hostel to book, we suggest you to read this article on design hostels in London, because, in reality, you can sleep low cost also in the British capital.
But if you do not care about the design hostels, then perhaps you could choose the PubLove @ The Exmouth Arms
and Clink 78, both two hostels in London with affordable prices and very well positioned.
But if you want to have a few more options to choose, here you can see all the hostels in London and choose the one that you prefer.
But let's get to the things to see in London the first time that you set your foot on its streets, but careful, here the buses have 2 floors, remember to always look first to the right when you cross the streets.
BIG BEN
Famous clock tower in London, although the name actually refers to the bell of 13 tons and a half that strikes the hours, made to install by Benjamin Hall.Unfortunately you can not go up, unless you are resident in the United Kingdom.
LONDON EYE
Who wouldn't take a ride on the Ferris wheel a few steps from the Thames River? It is actually a relatively recent construction, was in fact built and installed in 2000, but it allows you to enjoy a spectacular view of London.
BRITISH MUSEUM
Admission is free, being a state museum, and inside it presents evidence of the culture and history of the whole world, it is one of the most famous museums and definitely a "must see" when you go to London the first time.
NATIONAL GALLERY
The same applies to the National Gallery, which represents the largest collection of paintings in the world. Admission is free also here, from 10am to 6pm daily and Friday until 9pm.
TOWER BRIDGE
This is the most famous drawbridge in the world, here we suggest you to take a nice walk on the impressive glass walkway that connects the two neo-Gothic towers.
NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM
The Natural History Museum is housed in a building built in 1870, it contains more than 70 million finds and above all it's famous for the reconstruction of the skeleton of a Diplodocus, which you can see right away in the museum's lobby.
CHANGING OF THE GUARD AT BUNCKINGHAM PALACE
The Bukingham Palace, residence of the Queen and her family, it consists of 227 rooms and some of them are open to visitors, although the palace is open only in summer, from August to September, when the royal family move to the summer residence of Windsor .However, if you have the occasion to go around at 11.30am in front of Buckingham Palace, you will see the famous changing of the guard.
WESTMINSTER ABBEY
As you may know, this abbey is home of coronations of British royalty and is a UNESCO heritage. Here there is the corner of the poets (Poets' Corner), where remarry poets such as Shakespeare, Browning, Chaucer, Dickens and Kipling.
Inside there is also the chair of King Edward, the one where today they still sit at the time of the coronation rite.Do not forget to give yourself an hour to take a long walk in one of London parks.
WHAT TO EAT IN LONDON
Just to give you some more ideas about things to eat in the English Capital, in addition to the things to see for the first time, we suggest you to read this article devoted to dishes to taste in addition to the classic Fish & Chips.
Cover Photo By E Dichtl
