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City of London
Practical London guides tagged City of London.
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Things to do
Sky Garden London: Free Tickets, Booking and Opening Hours
Sky Garden is free, but its timed tickets come out every Monday, three weeks ahead. How to book, the ways in once they have gone, the hours, the terrace, sunset times and the free viewpoints nearby.
Stay
Where to Stay in the City of London: St Paul's, Tower Hill, Liverpool Street and Spitalfields
City of London hotels from a £60 Z room on Fleet Street to The Ned and the Four Seasons at Tower Bridge, sorted by corner of the Square Mile, with the station, the price and why weekends are the time to book.
London areas
The London Banksy Route: Ten Originals from St James's to Stoke Newington
A numbered route past ten original Banksys still standing in London, from the 2026 statue on Waterloo Place to the 2001 Royal Family in Stoke Newington — on foot, with one Tube ride and one Overground train where the walk would otherwise drag.
London areas
City of London Area Guide: St Paul's, the Tower and the Square Mile
Half a million people work in the Square Mile and about eight thousand live there, which makes it a crush on a weekday and empty on a Sunday morning. St Paul's, the Tower, the Roman remains and the skyline viewpoints that cost nothing.
London areas
A Walk Around the City of London: Bank to Tower Bridge in Eleven Stops
A numbered walking route through the Square Mile, from the Bank junction to Tower Bridge, taking in Leadenhall Market, a bombed church that became a garden and a free view from the 58th floor. With what is open on which day.
Things to do
What's On at the Barbican: Concerts, Theatre, Film and How to Visit
Every upcoming concert, play, film event and talk at the Barbican, updated daily, plus the £4 booking fee you avoid by buying at the desk, the £6 tickets for 16 to 29s, the bag rule, and where to eat before a show.