Lodging
Where we Stayed
★★★★☆
Notes
- Super safe area
- 7 mins walk to South Kensington Station
- Clean, comfortable, quiet
- A little small but good for 2 people, 3 would be a crowd
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Trip Summary
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Itinerary Summary
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Mostly shopping and exploring around South Kensington > Chelsea > Knightsbridge > Westminster > Covent Garden
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Detailed Itinerary
Itinerary
Day 1
Day 1
Activity
Time
Area
My Notes
Suggestions/Things I Would Do Differently if I Went Back
Approx Travel Distance
6:00 PM
South Kensington
If you arrive London earlier than I did, definitely walk around the South Ken area. There’s a lotta cute shops around which I didn’t get the chance to explore
8:30 PM
South Kensington
My Notes: We accidentally had some boujee KBBQ but it wasn’t that great
There’s a Halal Guys around the area do that instead!!
10:00 PM
South Kensington
Honestly there’s nothing much open but it’s cute and safe to walk around
Day 2
Day 2
Activity
Time
Area
My Notes
Suggestions/Things I Would Do Differently if I Went Back
Approx Travel Distance
9:00 AM
South Kensington
We stopped at a Pret nearby. Got the coffee and bircher’s muesli. I’m obsessed with the bircher’s muesli
There’s also a Blank Street Coffee near the tube
11:00 AM
Chelsea
We had Granger & Co Chelsea
Try the other suggestions in the London Bookmarks
~ 8 min walk from Draycott
1:00 PM
Knightsbridge
Shopping at Harrods
~ 15 min walk from Sloane Square
2:30 PM
SOHO
More shopping
You can take the tube/uber to save some time
~ 35 min walk from Harrods
4:00 PM
Covent Garden
Even more shopping!!
Covent Garden Market is a pretty popular market. We didn’t go in but you could!
~ 9 min walk from Leicester Square
7:30 PM
Covent Garden
We did Lion King. I liked the production but didn’t like the storyline as much. Definitely more suitable for a younger audience and I’m too grown…
~ 10 min walk from Dishoom
Day 3
Day 3
Activity
Time
Area
My Notes
Suggestions/Things I Would Do Differently if I Went Back
Approx Travel Distance
10:30 AM
Westminster
Uber to Buckingham Palace. We skipped the tour and just took photos outside
You could probably buy a ticket and go in for a tour but we didn’t. The change of guards happen at 11AM on certain days but we didn’t bother
1:00 PM
Southwark
Take the tube/uber if you’re lazy (or hangry)!
~ 30 min walk from London Eye
4:00 PM
City of London
It’s free! Book your tickets in advance
~ 15 min walk from Tower Bridge
6:00 PM
City of London
Shops are mostly closed but if you catch it on a weekday this place is flooded with Corporate Bros in suits on Happy Hour.
~ 3 min walk from Sky Garden
7:00 PM
City of London
We had Le Relais de Venise l'Entrecôte
Try the other suggestions in the London Bookmarks
10:00 PM
City of London
We went to Duck and Waffle
But our Uber driver recommended Sushi Samba it looks really good
Day 4
Day 4
Activity
Time
Area
My Notes
Suggestions/Things I Would Do Differently if I Went Back
Approx Travel Distance
1:00 PM
Marylebone
If you’re sicko shopping at this rate check out the Alternative Activities below.
~ 15 min walk from Hyde Park
2:30 PM
Marylebone
Major shopping street if you still have money to spare at this point
Selfridges is also in the area if you want to check it out
5:00 PM
Nottinghill
We were too tired at this rate and headed straight to dinner
But I would suggest you Uber/Tube yourself to Nottinghill it looks really cute. There’s also a really popular street market with vintage goods, street eats, souvenirs
~ 20 min drive from Marylebone
9:00 PM
Good pubs are everywhere in London, should be a fun experience regardless which one you pop into
Day 5
Day 5
Activity
Time
Area
My Notes
Suggestions/Things I Would Do Differently if I Went Back
Approx Travel Distance
8:15 AM
South Kensington
Our flight to Amsterdam was at 10:30 AM so this is where we left the city
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
6:00 PM
7:30 PM
8:30 PM
10:00 PM
9:00 AM
1:00 PM
~ 15 min walk from Sloane Square
3:30 PM
~ 4 min walk from Piccadilly Circus
4:00 PM
~ 9 min walk from Leicester Square
5:30 PM
~ 6 min walk from Covent Garden
7:30 PM
~ 10 min walk from Dishoom
10:00 PM
2:30 PM
~ 35 min walk from Harrods
12:30 PM
~ 3 min walk from Granger Co Chelsea
11:00 AM
~ 8 min walk from Draycott
9:30 AM
9:30 AM
10:30 AM
11:30 AM
~ 15 min walk from the Palace
12:00 PM
~ 5 min walk from Westminster Abbey
12:30 PM
~ 8 min walk from Big Ben
1:00 PM
~ 30 min walk from London Eye
3:00 PM
~ 15 min walk from Borough Market
4:00 PM
~ 15 min walk from Tower Bridge
6:00 PM
~ 3 min walk from Sky Garden
7:00 PM
10:00 PM
2:30 PM
5:00 PM
~ 20 min drive from Marylebone
9:00 PM
7:00 PM
1:00 PM
~ 15 min walk from Hyde Park
11:00 AM
~ 20 min walk from Joe & the Juice
10:00 AM
Activity
Time
Day
Area
My Notes
Suggestions/Things I Would Do Differently if I Went Back
Approx Travel Distance
6:00 PM
Day 1
South Kensington
If you arrive London earlier than I did, definitely walk around the South Ken area. There’s a lotta cute shops around which I didn’t get the chance to explore
8:30 PM
Day 1
South Kensington
My Notes: We accidentally had some boujee KBBQ but it wasn’t that great
There’s a Halal Guys around the area do that instead!!
10:00 PM
Day 1
South Kensington
Honestly there’s nothing much open but it’s cute and safe to walk around
9:00 AM
Day 2
South Kensington
We stopped at a Pret nearby. Got the coffee and bircher’s muesli. I’m obsessed with the bircher’s muesli
There’s also a Blank Street Coffee near the tube
11:00 AM
Day 2
Chelsea
We had Granger & Co Chelsea
Try the other suggestions in the London Bookmarks
~ 8 min walk from Draycott
12:30 PM
Day 2
Chelsea
Shopping
~ 3 min walk from Granger Co Chelsea
1:00 PM
Day 2
Knightsbridge
Shopping at Harrods
~ 15 min walk from Sloane Square
2:30 PM
Day 2
SOHO
More shopping
You can take the tube/uber to save some time
~ 35 min walk from Harrods
4:00 PM
Day 2
Covent Garden
Even more shopping!!
Covent Garden Market is a pretty popular market. We didn’t go in but you could!
~ 9 min walk from Leicester Square
7:30 PM
Day 2
Covent Garden
We did Lion King. I liked the production but didn’t like the storyline as much. Definitely more suitable for a younger audience and I’m too grown…
~ 10 min walk from Dishoom
10:30 AM
Day 3
Westminster
Uber to Buckingham Palace. We skipped the tour and just took photos outside
You could probably buy a ticket and go in for a tour but we didn’t. The change of guards happen at 11AM on certain days but we didn’t bother
1:00 PM
Day 3
Southwark
Take the tube/uber if you’re lazy (or hangry)!
~ 30 min walk from London Eye
4:00 PM
Day 3
City of London
It’s free! Book your tickets in advance
~ 15 min walk from Tower Bridge
6:00 PM
Day 3
City of London
Shops are mostly closed but if you catch it on a weekday this place is flooded with Corporate Bros in suits on Happy Hour.
~ 3 min walk from Sky Garden
7:00 PM
Day 3
City of London
We had Le Relais de Venise l'Entrecôte
Try the other suggestions in the London Bookmarks
10:00 PM
Day 3
City of London
We went to Duck and Waffle
But our Uber driver recommended Sushi Samba it looks really good
1:00 PM
Day 4
Marylebone
If you’re sicko shopping at this rate check out the Alternative Activities below.
~ 15 min walk from Hyde Park
2:30 PM
Day 4
Marylebone
Major shopping street if you still have money to spare at this point
Selfridges is also in the area if you want to check it out
5:00 PM
Day 4
Nottinghill
We were too tired at this rate and headed straight to dinner
But I would suggest you Uber/Tube yourself to Nottinghill it looks really cute. There’s also a really popular street market with vintage goods, street eats, souvenirs
~ 20 min drive from Marylebone
9:00 PM
Day 4
Good pubs are everywhere in London, should be a fun experience regardless which one you pop into
8:15 AM
Day 5
South Kensington
Our flight to Amsterdam was at 10:30 AM so this is where we left the city
Alternate Activities
Places that we didn’t get to go but you sure can!
Alternative Activities
Tour Kensington Palace
Kensington
Suggestion: [Day 4] Skip Marylebone if you’re sick or broke from all the shopping
Visit the Tate Modern
Southwark
Suggestion: [Day 3] If you want to skip any of the other stuff
Spend a day at Harry Potter World
Leavesden
Suggestion: If you have another day to spare because it’s an hour drive away from the city
Visit The Shard
Southwark
Suggestion: [Day 3] If you want to skip any of the other stuff
Visit The British Museum
Holborn
Suggestion: [Day 4] Skip Marylebone if you’re sick or broke from all the shopping
Tour Buckingham Palace
Westminster
Suggestion: [Day 3] Spend a longer time here and skip Sky Garden
Battersea
Nine Elms
Suggestion: [Day 4] Skip Marylebone if you’re sick or broke from all the shopping. There’s(decommissioned coal-fired power station turned entertainment hub) andwhich looks really fun!
More Shopping at Bicester Village
Bicester
Suggestion: If you have another day to spare because it’s an hour drive away from the city
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Holborn
Suggestion: [Day 4] Skip Marylebone if you’re sick or broke from all the shopping
Leavesden
Suggestion: If you have another day to spare because it’s an hour drive away from the city
Kensington
Suggestion: [Day 4] Skip Marylebone if you’re sick or broke from all the shopping
Bicester
Suggestion: If you have another day to spare because it’s an hour drive away from the city
Nine Elms
Suggestion: [Day 4] Skip Marylebone if you’re sick or broke from all the shopping. There’s Battersea Power Station (decommissioned coal-fired power station turned entertainment hub) and Battersea Park which looks really fun!
Saved Bookmarks
Split into tabs for Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Café, Desserts, Shopping, Attractions
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Rapid Reviews
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♡ = Love → = Indifferent ✖ = No
Day | Restaurant | Meal | ㅤ | Notes |
1 | Dinner | ✖ | Food was good but v expensive and not sure if it was worth that | |
2 | Brunch | → | Typical brunch food nothing revolutionary | |
ㅤ | Tea | ♡ | THE SCONES WERE SO DAMN GOOD | |
ㅤ | Dinner | ♡ | Probably the best meal we had that trip but coming from Malaysia I’ve had better Indian food here before but still good nonetheless | |
3 | Lunch | ♡ | Satisfactory | |
ㅤ | ㅤ | ♡ | We were still full from lunch so I only had the chocolate strawberries ngl I’ve never had sweet strawberries before so this was worth it for me. If anything I say skip the chocolate just get the strawberries lol. | |
ㅤ | Dinner | ✖ | Maybe it’s just me but I seriously don’t get the hype T.T The steak was mid and yes it was double portioned but ??? it wasn’t even that good for me to want seconds… | |
ㅤ | Dessert | ✖ | Honestly went there for the view. The dessert waffle was OK but I don’t think their actually famous for that 😂 | |
4 | Breakfast | ♡ | I like it but I’m biased I used to work there.. | |
ㅤ | Lunch | → | I only had coffee and the overnight oat cup it was good for what it was I can’t comment further | |
ㅤ | Dinner | ✖ | I really didn’t know what I was expecting the food was good but the portion was so smalll? We got the most expensive wagyu because it was our lAsT NIghT and it was 4 tiny slices…… and some tiny apps. I was hungry after dinner. | |
ㅤ | Dessert | ♡ | I dont know why but this hit the spot. |
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