Set in a stunning park, and sitting precisely on the Prime Meridian of the world, the Royal Observatory is a great way to spend an afternoon in South London.
This cathedral has the largest dome in the world after St. Peter's in Rome. Built between 1675 and 1710 this is one of the essential sights of London. Read more.
Currently the third tallest Ferris wheel in the world (the tallest when built in 1999, but now behind Singapore and Nanchang), it moves at 0.6mph, and you can see 25 miles from the top.
Westminster Abbey was built by Edward the Confessor and completed just before his death in 1065. Since William the Conqueror all the kings & queens of England have been crowned here.
This is the widest street in London. The black mark on the clock above the gateway to Horse Guards marks the time when Charles I was beheaded in this street in 1649.
