Brits for a Week
We recently took the kids to London and Paris for two weeks. I absolutely loved our itinerary in London, and wanted to share it with y’all. You can cover a lot in a week, but the key is to plan ahead. Get your tour guides lined up, your lunch/dinner reservations booked, and your museum tickets purchased. Keep in mind, most of our dinners were in Mayfair since our apartment was located there. Here you go...
Day 1
- Arrive and hit the ground running
- Harrods
- Lunch at Bubbledogs - make reservations
- Top Shop, Selfridges, and Oxford Street - window shop
- Dinner at Roti Chai
- Grocery shopping on the way home
Day 2
- Buckingham Palace & Changing of the Guards
- Big Ben
- Lunch at Florentine Restaurant & Bar - make reservations for their famous English Breakfast
- Churchill War Rooms - purchase tickets ahead of time to avoid the lines
- London Eye - get their champagne package - you get a specific time and get to cut the lines.
- Walk across London Bridge
- Dinner @ Nobu - make reservations
- Mr. Fogg’s Residence (a cute bar - w/out kids)
Day 3
- British Museum – opens at 9:30
- Sketch - afternoon tea - make reservations
- Kensington Palace and Hyde Park – ice cream and biking
- Burgers & Lobster – early dinner before the show
- Half a Sixpence Show 7:30PM – amazing local musical
Day 4
- Stonehenge - get a tour guide and get there early. A 2-hour tour is perfect.
- Salisbury - cute little town
- Highclere Castle - pick up lunch from the town of Salisbury and have a picnic at the castle
- Gymkhana for dinner - make reservations
Day 5
- Get a tour guide for these few spots
- Westminster Abbey - with a tour guide
- St. Paul’s Cathedral
- Tower of London
- Borough Market for lunch – some of the more popular places
- Richard Haward Oysters
- La Tua Pasta (fresh pasta)
- Horn OK Please - chickpea dosa, aloo tikkis
- Gourmet Goat - mediterranean kebabs
- Brindisa Chorizo Grill
- Walk across Tower Bridge
- Trafalgar Square – ice cream
- National Portrait Gallery – if you still have time
- Dinner at Dishoom - make reservations
Day 6
- Oxford - get a tour guide to show you around and then drive you to Harry Potter Studios
- Harry Potter Studio – make reservations early (this place books up very fast)
The trip was a blast and the kids got to see/do so much. Enjoy!!
