18 September: Visit Samuel Johnson's house on his birthday. Today the house is open to the public, and offers a fascinating insight into the life of the great wig-wearing depressive.
13 December: Sing carols around the tree. The carols take place in the evenings in mid-December, raising funds for charity. Proceedings start at around 5pm.
15 December: See the Christmas lights. The traditional lights were introduced in 1959, and since the 1980s a famous person has been invited each year to switch them on.
29 December: Find Thomas Becket's memorial on the day of his death. Born in Cheapside in the 12th century, Thomas Becket is a saint remembered on 29 December, the day he was brutally murdered in 1170.
The square here was laid out by Inigo Jones in 1630, on land once used by the monks of Westminster Abbey as a garden, but confiscated by Henry VIII during the Reformation.
Recommended: I love it here! It reminds me of a mundane muggle version of the secret wizard mall 'Diagon Alley' in the Harry Potter series. Be sure to check out 'Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes'. *chuckles* Read more.
One of the world's great museums. To avoid the queues, use the 'secret' entrance on Exhibition Road.
The glass and iron hall built here for the Great Exhibition of 1851 was nicknamed ‘the crystal palace’ by Punch magazine. In 1854 it was moved piece by piece to south London and rebuilt.
Even if you are not visiting one of the many exhibitions and events organised here throughout the year, come to sit in its beautiful and quiet neoclassical courtyard away from London’s busy streets.
Nothing beats the view of the city from this giant Ferris wheel. On a clear day, get a glimpse of Windsor Castle
To mark the 50th birthday of the Royal Air Force in 1968, Flight Lt. Allan Pollock flew his Hawker jet under the walkway of Tower Bridge. This unauthorised stunt won him a court martial.
‘Soho’ is thought to come from the hunting and battle cry of the Duke of Monmouth, a local landlord. He used it at the Battle of Sedgemoor where he was defeated in 1685, and later executed.
For centuries the riverside district was dominated by industrial plants, but bombings in World War II ruined the area. The Festival of Britain transformed South Bank a cultural hub in 1951
Soho is home to Europe’s largest Chinatown, which developed in the 1970s. Earlier generations of London’s Chinese population had centred around the docks of Limehouse.
This museum houses more than 80 vehicles including the first tubes, horse-drawn trams and the earliest motorised buses, plus iconic posters from the last 100 years.
‘Billionaires Boulevard’ tells you all you need to know about local property prices. Indian steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal, the richest man in Europe, bought Nos.18-19 for £70 million in 2005.
4 November: The evensong service is held at St Paul's Cathedral every day, allowing visitors of all faiths access to inside London's famous Cathedral, to see it as it was meant to be seen.
