London Neighbourhoods โ€” Where to Explore

A guide to London's most interesting neighbourhoods, from Camden's markets to Notting Hill's pastel streets.

Camden

Alternative markets, live music and canal-side food stalls.

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Notting Hill

Pastel townhouses, Portobello Road Market and indie boutiques.

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Shoreditch

Street art, warehouse bars and East London's creative scene.

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Greenwich

The Prime Meridian, a maritime quarter and a relaxed riverside market.

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Soho

Restaurants, theatre, Chinatown and the heart of West End nightlife.

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South Bank

The riverside walk linking the London Eye, Tate Modern and Borough Market.

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Covent Garden

The piazza, street performers, the Transport Museum and the theatre district.

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Hackney

Broadway Market, Victoria Park and East London's creative cafรฉ scene.

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Mayfair & Belgravia

Bond Street, Shepherd Market, and London's most elegant Georgian streets.

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Bermondsey

Maltby Street Market, the Beer Mile, White Cube gallery and the antiques market.

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Islington

Upper Street restaurants, Camden Passage antiques and the Almeida Theatre.

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Brixton

Brixton Village market, live music venues and South London's most vibrant neighbourhood.

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Chelsea & Knightsbridge

Harrods, the King's Road, and Chelsea Physic Garden.

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Marylebone

Daunt Books, the Wallace Collection and Marylebone High Street.

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St James's

The park, the pelicans, the Mall and Jermyn Street.

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Dalston & Stoke Newington

Ridley Road Market, Green Lanes Turkish restaurants and Abney Park Cemetery.

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Southwark

Borough Market, Bermondsey Street, Tate Modern, the Globe and the Shard.

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Whitechapel & Spitalfields

Brick Lane, the Sunday Upmarket, street art and East London's layered history.

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Putney & Richmond

The Thames towpath, Richmond Park deer and Kew Gardens โ€” southwest London at its best.

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Hampstead & Highgate

The Heath, Kenwood House, Highgate Cemetery and a proper North London village feel.

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Knightsbridge

Harrods, Harvey Nichols and London's most concentrated luxury shopping.

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Primrose Hill

The best free panoramic view of London and a genuine village feel.

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Canary Wharf

The towers, the dock basins, Crossrail Place roof garden and the DLR.

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Fitzrovia

Charlotte Street restaurants and a calm central London neighbourhood.

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Fitzrovia

Charlotte Street restaurants and a calm central neighbourhood.

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Clerkenwell

St John restaurant, the Charterhouse and London's design quarter.

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Wapping & Bermondsey

Maltby Street Market, the Beer Mile and London's best-kept riverside secrets.

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Angel & Islington

Upper Street's restaurant scene and Camden Passage antiques.

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Marble Arch & Edgware Road

London's Arab quarter โ€” Lebanese restaurants and shisha cafes.

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Battersea & Vauxhall

Battersea Power Station's redevelopment and the park alongside it.

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Elephant & Castle

Latin American food quarter and Mercato Metropolitano.

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Earls Court

Good-value Zone 1 base near South Kensington's museums.

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Wandsworth

The common, the riverside and a quiet stretch of the Thames Path.

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Tooting

South London's best South Indian food and Tooting Bec Lido.

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Bethnal Green

Young V&A, Columbia Road Flower Market and Victoria Park.

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