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Travel tips for London

Use contactless credit cards or Apple Pay on the Tube—never buy paper tickets

A single paper Tube ticket in Zone 1 costs £6.70 cash. Tapping your contactless bank card, phone, or Oyster card costs o…

Horizon 22 & Sky Garden: free observation decks instead of £40 for The Shard

Horizon 22 at 22 Bishopsgate is Europe’s highest free public viewing platform (standing 254 meters high). Book free tick…

World-class national museums in London have 100% free admission

The British Museum, National Gallery, Tate Modern, Victoria and Albert Museum, and Natural History Museum are completely…

Stand strictly on the right side of Tube escalators

The left side of London Underground escalators is reserved for commuters walking or running up. Standing still on the le…

Walk the Thames South Bank from Westminster to Tower Bridge

This 4km pedestrian path takes you past the London Eye, Tate Modern, Shakespeare’s Globe, Borough Market, and HMS Belfas…

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