Guidebook for London
Arts & Culture
Wallace Collection
Manchester SquareIconic building. Take the tube to St Pauls on the Central line and walk across the Millennium bridge to get there. Fantastic views. Brilliant gallery and lots of the rooms are free entry. Have a look at what special exhibitions they have - it's best to book tickets in advance for these or you will usually have to queue.
2008 locals recommend
Tate Modern
BanksideIconic building. Take the tube to St Pauls on the Central line and walk across the Millennium bridge to get there. Fantastic views. Brilliant gallery and lots of the rooms are free entry. Have a look at what special exhibitions they have - it's best to book tickets in advance for these or you will usually have to queue.
Essentials
The Fruit Garden
21-23 Melcombe StGreat health/general food store. Good fresh fruit and vegetables.
Tesco Express
179 Shoreditch High St General food store - small but does the basics.
Good for basics and if you have forgotten anything late at night!
7 locals recommend
Marks and Spencer
Good for basics and if you have forgotten anything late at night!
General supermarket - v good quality. Excellent meat and fish.
73 locals recommend
Waitrose & Partners Marylebone
101 Marylebone High St General supermarket - v good quality. Excellent meat and fish.
W H Smiths - sell all newspapers and magazines is just inside Marylebone train station - just a few minutes walk away.
20 locals recommend
WHSmith
180-182 Streatham High RdW H Smiths - sell all newspapers and magazines is just inside Marylebone train station - just a few minutes walk away.
5 minutes walk away. Can do dry cleaning for next day if you ask. Reasonably priced and friendly service.
London Laundry and Dry Cleaning
33 Melcombe Street5 minutes walk away. Can do dry cleaning for next day if you ask. Reasonably priced and friendly service.
Parks & Nature
Good for running, people watching, visiting the rose garden, feeding the ducks, Benugo's restaurant/cafe in the middle of the park (10 minutes walk)
1607 locals recommend
The Regent's Park
Good for running, people watching, visiting the rose garden, feeding the ducks, Benugo's restaurant/cafe in the middle of the park (10 minutes walk)
Climb up the hill and get a great view of London! Then climb down the hill and head for Primrose Hill high street - great shops and restaurants.
790 locals recommend
Primrose Hill
Primrose Hill RoadClimb up the hill and get a great view of London! Then climb down the hill and head for Primrose Hill high street - great shops and restaurants.
Shopping
Marylebone High Street has great clothes shops, a Waitrose food store, fantastic restaurants and bars, pubs, furniture stores, a brilliant book shop (Daunts). Basically everything you could want!
117 locals recommend
Marylebone High Street
Marylebone High StreetMarylebone High Street has great clothes shops, a Waitrose food store, fantastic restaurants and bars, pubs, furniture stores, a brilliant book shop (Daunts). Basically everything you could want!
Famous department store - interesting food hall, all major clothing labels/handbags/jewellery/make up etc. A fun shopping experience!
554 locals recommend
Selfridges
400 Oxford StFamous department store - interesting food hall, all major clothing labels/handbags/jewellery/make up etc. A fun shopping experience!
Designer outlet shopping (over 120 boutiques) - about 45 minutes by train from Marylebone. Extremely popular/busy - go early, it opens at 9am every morning apart from Sunday.
217 locals recommend
Bicester Village station
Station ApproachDesigner outlet shopping (over 120 boutiques) - about 45 minutes by train from Marylebone. Extremely popular/busy - go early, it opens at 9am every morning apart from Sunday.
Food Scene
Quiet and excellent service. Fun to have a drink at the bar. Expensive but good for a special treat! The fish dishes and black pudding are excellent.
30 locals recommend
Fischer's
50 Marylebone High StQuiet and excellent service. Fun to have a drink at the bar. Expensive but good for a special treat! The fish dishes and black pudding are excellent.
Great fish and chips - v fresh and good value. Just on the other side of the station. Famous for good quality - the Princess of Wales used to get her driver to pick them up from here.
50 locals recommend
The Sea Shell
49-51 Lisson GroveGreat fish and chips - v fresh and good value. Just on the other side of the station. Famous for good quality - the Princess of Wales used to get her driver to pick them up from here.
Awesome steak and chips restaurant. You may have to queue unless you go earlier in the evening. A bit pricey but great atmosphere and you can stay for ages.
52 locals recommend
Le Relais De Venise L'Entrecote
120 Marylebone LnAwesome steak and chips restaurant. You may have to queue unless you go earlier in the evening. A bit pricey but great atmosphere and you can stay for ages.
Lovely breakfast place - always busy. Also sell croissants, coffee and bread etc to go. Also do good/healthy lunches.
151 locals recommend
Le Pain Quotidien
70 Parsons Green LnLovely breakfast place - always busy. Also sell croissants, coffee and bread etc to go. Also do good/healthy lunches.
Excellent Thai restaurant - and good value. Busy in the evenings.
68 locals recommend
Drink, Shop & Do
9 Caledonian RdExcellent Thai restaurant - and good value. Busy in the evenings.
Pret A Manger
35-37 King's RdGood for breakfast and lunches - with healthy options.
Best coffee/hot chocolate/milkshakes in the area. AMT is the kiosk in the middle of Marylebone station.
AMT Coffee Marylebone
Melcombe StreetBest coffee/hot chocolate/milkshakes in the area. AMT is the kiosk in the middle of Marylebone station.
Tommi's Burger Joint
342 King's RdBrilliant quality burger bar. Great atmosphere.
Entertainment & Activities
Great cinema on Baker Street - has just been refurbished.
36 locals recommend
Everyman Cinema Baker Street
96-98 Baker StGreat cinema on Baker Street - has just been refurbished.