London Guide !
Information about London - the most vibrant, most exciting and, probably, the most culturally diverse city in the world ! It is impossible to guide you in detail around every one of London's numerous sights and attractions, huge range of restaurants in London or its complex nightlife. To help you decide on which hotel to choose, London Town Hotels are happy to be able to offer you a London guide around the main sights to see, events in London and exhibitions coming up. Perhaps most important of all, we give you details on how to get into and around London, close to our central London hotels, by the fastest means. Please follow the relevant links below
Historical London
London has many fine and important historical sights to see, from ancient to relatively modern. Some are simply excellent examples of the magnificent and diverse architecture in London in many varied styles from different times, whilst others commemorate the fallen from past wars and the heroes or heroines involved.
London Museums & Galleries
With London hotels so close to most of the major museums in London, this is a must see page that will give you a good understanding of what to expect to see at each museum and, handily, which of our london hotels is closest to each museum, how to get there and how long it will take !
London Parks
London has large areas of parkland and can really boast about its size and variety of parks. London's parks are beautiful, spectacular and restful. You would never imagine city such as London to have so much green and open space until you actually land here.
London Attractions
Here you will find details of London Sights to see in summary. Find out that Westminster Abbey is not officially called Westminster Abbey at all ! Many of the details include links to many of the attractions official web sites, where these give more details.
London Exhibitions
If you are coming to London for one of many exhibitions, this is a "must read" page. Full of handy details on each exhibition centre and how to get there from each of our london hotels. So, if you are unsure about Earls' Court, Olympia, ExCeL or some of the smaller exhibition and conference centres and which of our London hotels might be closest - all the details you need are here.
London Shopping
From world famous Harrod's store in elegant Knightsbridge to central London's street markets, such as Portobello Road, London is known for the wide range of shopping it offers, particularly in fashion and jewelry. Find out about the prime shops to visit in each of the main shopping streets as well as the speciality of each street market here !
London Airports
London has the unusual benefit of being serviced by five airports. These are London Heathrow, Gatwick, Luton, Stansted, and the City Airport. The most well-known is of course Heathrow airport which serves over 180 destinations in 90 countries. The airport is currently under construction to include a fifth terminal. Luton and Stansted airports have experienced high growth since the arrival of budget airlines. Gatwick and the City Airport are also experiencing growth.
London Transport
Transport into and around central London is amongst the most extensive in the world and everyone of our London hotels is located close to a tube (underground) station and several bus routes. Car Parking, as in the centre of most major cities, is more of a challenge but ample car parks are there, if you know where to look. Find out here.
More London information
The pages on this web site aim to provide the most extensive resource covering everything you might need to know for your stay at one of our London hotels. Tourist Information Centres, Events happening in London, UK where to find the best theatres and cinemas showing what you want to see, the location of places of worship, libraries, hospitals, Post Offices and Embassies and Consulates are just some of the details you will find here. There are also details on the local London telephone system as well as some important telephone numbers you may need.
We really want you to get the most out of your stay in London and have gathered these details to help you plan your stay in London as far ahead as you want to. We really welcome any suggestions as to further details that you would like to see here and do please use our "Contact Us" link to suggest anything that you feel is missing. Your comments on how useful you find London information we have provided are also very welcome !
We aim to keep all London information up to date at all times.
