United Kingdom Seven days is the depth tier. Days 1-5 cover the 5-day plan (icons + Greenwich + Notting Hill). Day 6 adds a Windsor Castle day trip — 30 minutes by train, the world's longest-occupied royal residence. Day 7 is Hampstead Heath + Camden Market + a long lazy afternoon at a North London pub, OR Bath as a more ambitious 1.5-hour train day trip. The 7-day pace allows leisurely pub afternoons, gallery time you'd skip on a shorter trip, and an evening river boat ride for sheer pleasure.
A full week is enough to actually understand London. Three days for the major districts, three days for nearby regions, and one day for the offbeat neighborhoods most tourists miss. The back half of the trip is more about texture than checking landmarks — your photos get more diverse and you walk away with a three-dimensional sense of the city.
7-Day Total Budget at a Glance
Budget
$595
Per person, flights excl.
Mid-Range
$1,120
Per person, flights excl.
Luxury
$2,280
Per person, flights excl.
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Day-by-Day Detailed Schedule
Royal & Riverside
Westminster · South BankActivities
- 09:00 Westminster Abbey 1.5-2 hours
Coronation church.
Cost: $40 / £30 - 13:00 Borough Market 1.5 hours
Lunch grazing.
Cost: $15-30 / £11-22 - 15:00 Tate Modern 2 hours
Free.
Cost: Free - 18:00 London Eye sunset 1 hour
30 min.
Cost: $45 / £33
Meal Recommendations
Lunch
Borough Market
Southwark · $15-30 / £11-22
Multi-stall
Dinner
Anchor Bankside
South Bank · $30-50 / £22-36
Riverside pub
Mostly walking.
DAY 1 Estimated Spend (per person, flights excl.)
Museum London + West End
British Museum · Covent GardenActivities
- 10:00 British Museum 2-3 hours
Free.
Cost: Free - 13:00 Dishoom Covent Garden 1.5 hours
Bombay café lunch.
Cost: $20-35 / £14-25 - 16:30 National Gallery 1.5 hours
Free.
Cost: Free - 19:30 West End theater 2.5 hours
Hamilton/Lion King.
Cost: $50-180 / £35-130
Meal Recommendations
Lunch
Dishoom
Covent Garden · $20-35 / £14-25
Black daal
Dinner
Plum Valley
Chinatown · $25-45 / £18-32
Pre-theater Cantonese
All walkable.
DAY 2 Estimated Spend (per person, flights excl.)
Tower + East End
Tower · Spitalfields · Brick LaneActivities
- 09:00 Tower of London 3 hours
Crown Jewels.
Cost: $48 / £35 - 13:00 Spitalfields Market 1.5 hours
Lunch.
Cost: $15-30 / £11-22 - 15:00 Brick Lane street art 2 hours
Banksy + Shoreditch.
Cost: Free - 19:00 Tayyabs dinner 1.5 hours
BYOB Pakistani.
Cost: $20-35 / £14-25
Meal Recommendations
Lunch
Bleecker Burger
Spitalfields · $12-20 / £8.50-14
Bleecker Black
Dinner
Tayyabs
Whitechapel · $20-35 / £14-25
Lamb chops + karahi
All East End walkable.
DAY 3 Estimated Spend (per person, flights excl.)
Greenwich Day
Observatory · Cutty Sark · Maritime MuseumActivities
- 09:30 Thames Clipper to Greenwich 30-45 min
30 min boat.
Cost: $11 / £8 - 10:30 Cutty Sark 1 hour
1869 tea clipper.
Cost: $22 / £16 - 13:30 Royal Observatory + Meridian 1.5 hours
Two hemispheres.
Cost: $22 / £16 - 15:30 Greenwich Park view 1 hour
Skyline view.
Cost: Free
Meal Recommendations
Lunch
Greenwich Market
Greenwich · $10-20 / £7-14
Street food stalls
Dinner
Brindisa Borough
Borough · $30-50 / £22-36
Spanish tapas
Boat out, DLR back.
DAY 4 Estimated Spend (per person, flights excl.)
Museums + Notting Hill
V&A · Portobello · Hyde ParkActivities
- 10:00 V&A or Natural History Museum 2 hours
Free.
Cost: Free - 14:30 Portobello Road 2 hours
Antiques (Sat) + shops.
Cost: Free - 17:00 Hyde Park walk 1.5 hours
Albert Memorial + Serpentine.
Cost: Free
Meal Recommendations
Lunch
South Kensington pub
South Kensington · $25-40 / £18-28
Anglesea Arms
Dinner
Core OR Notting Hill pub
Notting Hill · $35-380 / £25-270
Splurge or casual
Tube South Kensington → Notting Hill Gate.
DAY 5 Estimated Spend (per person, flights excl.)
Windsor Castle Day Trip
Windsor · St George's Chapel · Long WalkActivities
- 08:30 Train Paddington → Windsor & Eton Central 45 min
30 min via Slough (change once). Off-peak return £15.
Cost: $22 / £16 - 10:00 Windsor Castle 3 hours
World's longest-occupied royal residence. State Apartments, St George's Chapel (where the Queen is buried), Round Tower exterior.
Cost: $45 / £32 - 13:30 Lunch in Windsor town 1 hour
Crooked House Tea Room or pub lunch on the High Street.
Cost: $20-35 / £14-25 - 15:00 The Long Walk 1.5 hours (full) or 30 min photo
3-mile straight tree-lined avenue from castle to Copper Horse statue — England's most filmed approach.
Cost: Free - 17:00 Train back to London 45 min
30 min back to Paddington.
Cost: Already on return ticket - 19:00 Dinner in London 2 hours
Hawksmoor (steakhouse) or hotel area gastropub.
Cost: $45-80 / £32-58
Meal Recommendations
Lunch
Crooked House Tea Room or High Street pub
Windsor · $20-35 / £14-25
Light pub lunch — save appetite for London dinner
Dinner
Hawksmoor (any branch)
Central London · $45-80 / £32-58
Steakhouse — 32-day-aged sirloin + beef fat chips
Paddington → Windsor & Eton Central. Off-peak return £15-20. Buy ticket day-of at the station or online.
DAY 6 Estimated Spend (per person, flights excl.)
North London + Camden + Pubs
Hampstead Heath · Camden Market · North London pub cultureActivities
- 10:00 Hampstead Heath walk 2-3 hours
Wild, hilly, 320-hectare park — Parliament Hill viewpoint has the postcard London skyline. Kenwood House (free) at the north end has Rembrandt and Vermeer.
Cost: Free - 13:00 Lunch at The Holly Bush 1.5 hours
Hampstead historic pub since 1807 — wood-paneled, fireplaces, Sunday roast is the move.
Cost: $30-50 / £22-36 - 15:00 Tube to Camden Town 15 min
Hampstead → Camden Town, 5 min (Northern Line).
Cost: $4 / £2.80 - 15:30 Camden Market 2 hours
Stables Market + Camden Lock — vintage, street food, music memorabilia. Birthplace of the Camden punk scene.
Cost: Free - 18:00 Regent's Canal walk to Little Venice 1 hour
1-hour towpath walk through Regent's Park — narrowboats, willows, the Macclesfield Bridge.
Cost: Free - 20:00 Final London dinner 2.5 hours
Last night splurge — Hawksmoor, St John, or Gymkhana. Or a casual pub if you've had enough.
Cost: $45-150 / £32-105
Meal Recommendations
Breakfast
Hotel or Hampstead café
Hampstead · $10-20 / £7-14
Coffee before the Heath walk
Lunch
The Holly Bush
Hampstead · $30-50 / £22-36
Sunday roast if Sunday; otherwise standard pub fare
Dinner
Hawksmoor / St John / Gymkhana
Central London · $45-150 / £32-105
Final-night splurge
Northern Line: Hampstead → Camden Town → King's Cross/back to hotel area.
DAY 7 Estimated Spend (per person, flights excl.)
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Packing Checklist
- ✓ Umbrella + waterproof layer — 7 days guarantees at least 2 rain days
- ✓ Walking shoes broken in — you'll do 100km+ over the week
- ✓ Layers + light jacket year-round, heavy coat Nov-March
- ✓ Travel-sized laundry detergent — 7 days exceeds packing capacity for most
- ✓ UK plug adapter + portable battery — phone-heavy navigation drains fast
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