Built as a fortress by William the Conqueror beginning in the 1070s, the UNESCO-listed Tower of London is one of the city's most iconic landmarks. Once a palace for monarchs, a formidable state prison ...

This time of year, travel publications regularly publish their “top destinations” lists. We’re not being critical of the practice, of course; it’s a tradition we jovially participate in as well. But ...

Though you won't find Eeylops Owl Emporium, Flourish and Blotts, Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes or Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions in London's streets, that doesn't mean you can't indulge in the ...

An excellent experiential holiday gift, covering art, architecture, history, food and drink, a guided city tour offers the ideal introduction to a new place. A guided city tour offers the ideal ...

There was a time when a perfunctory potter round the key sites with a dusty guide serviced by an even dustier script was the summit of our city-tour ambitions. Now, driven by a new breed of innovative ...

London's bewitching right now, as it twinkles with Christmas lights. You could walk around them all, or you could hop on a bus and watch the illuminations pass you by; several special bus tours ...

Standing on a strip-lit London Underground platform, I’m staring at the billboards across the tracks. Primary colours jump out above grimy rails. To the left is a placard for cheap holidays in the sun ...