Tag: London sightseeing

  • How to book a tour of Big Ben

    How to book a tour of Big Ben

    Did you know that you can take a tour inside Big Ben? Londonopia tells you how. Getting Tickets: The Chase for Clock Tower Glory Here’s where the fun (read: bureaucratic rigmarole) begins. You can’t just waltz up to Big Ben, flash your Oyster card and expect to enter. For reasons best left to history and…

  • London’s Hidden Rivers

    London’s Hidden Rivers

    Every Londoner knows the River Thames, London’s most iconic river but beneath its modern streets lies a hidden world of forgotten rivers, streams, and waterways. These forgotten watercourses, once the lifeblood of the city, have been buried, paved over, or redirected to accommodate the city’s growth and development. Here Londonopia delve into the history of…

  • London Visitors Guide: Top places to visit

    London Visitors Guide: Top places to visit

    Londonopia’s guide to London’s must-see tourist attractions. Big Ben Big Ben is probably the world’s most famous clock. Big Ben is one of London’s best-known landmarks, and looks most spectacular at night when the clock faces are illuminated. Trafalgar Square & Nelson’s Column Trafalgar Square, London is London’s largest square. Piccadilly Circus Piccadilly Circus is…

  • London’s Scariest Tourist Attractions

    London’s Scariest Tourist Attractions

    London is one often greatest cities to live and visit but with over 2000 years of history it has also born witness to a lot of horror.If you like your tourist attractions to be scary then here are our favourites. The London Dungeon The London Dungeon is London’s scariest tourist attraction. At the London Dungeon…

  • Columbia Road Flower Market

    Columbia Road Flower Market

    Columbia Road Flower Market  is probably the most photogenic of all London’s markets.Each Sunday this small London street, lined by Victorian houses and shops, is transformed into a spectacular flower market selling everything from tulips and orchids to huge bamboo plants and orange trees. It is a fantastic riot of colour, and the plants and…