London essentials in 3 days

 Are you going to spend 3 days in London with a group of students? This is our personal London guide.

London in 3 days is always such a treat and it gives your students plenty of time to see all the classics you simply cannot miss and get the feel of that “London vibe”.

We are sure this itinerary is a great fit to you and you will make the most of it.

FIRST DAY:

On the first day we enjoyed throughout Bankside, along the riverwalk, visiting the Southwark cathedral, the Clink Prison, the Golden Hinde (first English ship to sail around the world) the Tate Modern, Shakespeare’s Globe, the London Eye, Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament, etc. It is amazing to know we are with 1000 years of history beneath our feet!

Don’t forget to tell your students that there are 104 bridges in London, Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre is exactly the same as the original 1599 theatre, but only dates from 1997 and Tate Modern is the world’s largest modern art gallery, in an old power station!

We decided to have dinner in the eclectic Covent Garden, as it is a safe paved area full of restaurants and supermarkets.

SECOND DAY:

We spent the second day in the best place for shopping, Camden Market. We invite teachers to have a cup of tea with a piece of carrot cake in the cosy Miss Poppy Cakes Cafe. It is definitely a tiny dreamworld!

We let our students have lunch in Lancaster Square, an entertainment pedestrianized area.

In the afternoon, we recommend you to visit a museum. Our options are the Science Museum or the British Museum. Both are free must-see!

Dinner was in Camden again and teachers had lunch in an outdoor restaurant called Le Pain Quotidien. They served organic bread, pastries, vegetarian dishes, tartines and salads. Taste their tasty hummus (eggplant or chickpeas) accompanied with a glass of white wine!

THIRD DAY:

And what to do on our last day? We recommend not missing the Queen’s official London Home. Explain your students it has 775 rooms! The Queen has about 50.000 guests a year to parties and events -sorry, invitation only! Nevertheless, your students can see the Changing of the Guard. Check dates, times and details of the regiments and bands scheduled for the Changing of the Guard ceremony at Buckingham Palace clicking directly on the link. 

And how can we know if the Queen is home? If the British Flag (Union Flag) is flying above the residence, then Her Majesty is not in residence. If you are lucky and see the Royal Standard flying above the Palace, then the Queen is home! 

Later on, we did some last minute souvenir shopping in Oxford Street, Regent’s Street, Carnaby Street and wandered along Chinatown and Trafalgar Square.

It is very hard to say goodbye to London, so we just said, “We will be back soon”.