Heathrow Airport 1 hr 2
Victoria and Albert Museum (36 min)
Blockbuster exhibitions and permanent decorative arts collection, with design shop and ornate cafe. Hyde Park (30 min)
Huge green space, home to Diana Memorial Fountain, with boating and swimming in the Serpentine lake. London Bridge (30 min)
Concrete pedestrian and traffic bridge that gave a major railway station its name. Museum of London (18 min)
Artifacts and interactives chronicle London's turbulent history from pre-Roman to modern times. Tower Bridge (26 min)
Panoramic views from high level walkways and behind-the-scenes access to original lifting machinery. Shakespeare's Globe (27 min)
Oak-and-thatch replica of original Elizabethan theatre, showing Shakespeare plays in the open air. Natural History Museum (36 min)
Landmark museum of animals and natural phenomena, with hands-on exhibits and animatronic dinosaurs. Westminster Abbey (30 min)
Protestant abbey hosting daily services and every English and British coronation since 1066. ZSL London Zoo (20 min)
Major city zoo and research centre helping to conserve numerous species in naturalistic habitats. Big Ben (28 min)
16-storey Gothic clocktower and national symbol at the Eastern end of the Houses of Parliament. lastminute.com London Eye (27 min)
Huge observation wheel giving passengers a privileged bird's-eye view of the city's landmarks. Tower of London (25 min)
Centuries of bloody history around a medieval castle, home to Crown Jewels and iconic Beefeaters. The National Gallery (28 min)
Trafalgar Square art museum whose masterworks trace the development of Western European painting. Millennium Bridge (26 min)
Elegant steel suspension footbridge crossing the Thames from the Tate Modern to St Paul's Cathedral. Central London (27 min) | 
