The best interactive map of London with all the sights and practical info

Want to discover London but don’t know where to start? London is a truly enormous city, about 15 times the size of Paris, no less. OK, luckily most of the places to see are concentrated in the centre (around ten big neighbourhoods), but the centre alone is already pretty imposing!

So to help you organise your stay, here’s this interactive map of London.

In this article, I’ll explain how to use it, how to get around it, what’s on it, and how to make it useful for your stay in the capital. Let’s go!

When you go to London, you usually wonder where to start, which are the nice places to see, the tours, which accommodation to pick… but above all which activities to do, which museums to see, how to prioritise and organise all that!

To make your life really simple (and mine too, while I’m at it), I’ve put together on one map:

• the best places to visit
• the activities to do
• the most interesting guided tours
• accommodation, by neighbourhood, by category, there’s something for everyone
• the high-up viewpoints
• loads of useful info!

In short, all this so you have a single tool that’s clear and visual to plan your stay, without info scattered all over the place.

And this map is alive, it’s going to evolve, depending on any extra info I find, but also on what you think would be worth adding!

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Overview of the London map

In practice, here’s what you’ll find on this map:

• Museums
  • London’s main museums. There really are a lot of them, the most interesting ones are free but you have to book your time slot to get in
• Places to see
  • I’ve marked the iconic squares, the neighbourhoods to see, the essential streets, the places you absolutely have to pass through
• Places to stay in London
  • in every London neighbourhood, you’ll find good places to stay, for every price range, every need, and apartments too. With photo, price and rating
• The activities not to miss
  • Going to see Harry Potter, taking a cruise on the Thames, having a drink at the highest viewpoint in London, here are the activities you have to do in London!
• Restaurants
  • OK, I’ll admit this isn’t the region where you eat the best. But honestly, there are local restaurants worth trying! Just watch out, the bill can sting!
• Guided tours
  • because London has a very rich history and loads of anecdotes, I’ve made you a list of interesting guided tours, like the Jack the Ripper theme, haunted London, the Harry Potter-themed tour.
• What to see outside London
  • From London, you’ve got a whole bunch of great day trips. You can go to Stonehenge, to Oxford, to the little villages, see the cliffs… discover all the options!
• Practical info
  • A few useful bits of info on taxis, transport, flights, the airport, discount cards

⭐️ Click here to open the map! ⭐️

The map of London’s museums

On this map, there’s a big section devoted to museums. First because there are lots of really interesting ones (British Museum, Science Museum…) but also because many of them are free! On the other hand, their opening hours are fairly short. And since they’re popular, you always have to book a time slot before you go to the best-known ones. Especially in high season, it’s essential.

So to help you choose, for each museum you obviously have the location, but also the practical info (opening hours, price if any, tube station) as well as what you’ll find there, the museum’s “star pieces”, like the Rosetta Stone at the British Museum.

The map of the most beautiful places to see in London

This map is mainly made up of places to see, legendary squares, viewpoints, little streets to discover, neighbourhoods. In short, quite simply the most beautiful places in London!

For each one, you have a short description and a photo to give you an idea and maybe make you want to go and see it.

Where relevant, I can add a guided tour linked to the place so you can learn more about it.

Tours and activities to do in London

Visiting the monuments is great, really. But it costs an arm and a leg. For visits to places like St Paul’s Cathedral and the Tower of London, but also great activities like the Harry Potter studios, a cruise on the Thames or The View from The Shard, I’ve put in the essential info (price, opening hours) but also the rating and a photo so you can get a rough idea before booking. And there’s also the booking link in the description card.

4 recommended places to stay in the heart of London!

Find your dream accommodationin London!

How to use the London Google Maps map

OK, it’s pretty simple. First of all, you need to know that this map, made with Google Maps, is organised in LAYERS. A layer is a set of points of interest that I’ve grouped by theme, and each layer is independent of the others.

That is, you have a layer for museums, a layer for tours, a layer for accommodation, for example. Why? Because it means you can select them and display them one by one.

So if, for example, the accommodation layer doesn’t interest you, or you only want to see the most beautiful places to see, you can hide layers by unticking the corresponding boxes (see the example just below, it’s dead simple)

Obviously, it works just as well on a mobile phone as on a computer. Very handy.

So in one click, this map lets you see only what interests you. And get all the corresponding information.

In conclusion

And there you go! I think I’ve put as much information as possible into this map, everything you normally need to be able to discover the best of London. OK, if you don’t manage to do everything, that’s normal! It’s huge, this superb city needs lots of visits and that’s what gives it all its charm. Because you spend a lot of time just wandering around discovering nice little spots and enjoying the city’s fairly relaxed vibe.

I’m starting to write quite a bit about London, the articles are coming bit by bit. Here are the resources available right now that might interest you:

• What to do in London – discover the most beautiful places and the best activities
• How to get to London from Paris – there’s the Eurostar but that’s not all! here are the different options!

The other maps on the Vincent Voyage site

Because I find them super handy, these interactive maps are a concept I’m trying to develop as much as I can. Because it really helps you plan your trip and optimise it, even when you’re already on the road. Well, it works for me! So I hope it does for you too 😀
It lets you see straight away where the places not to miss are, without wasting time. Well, I think so!

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