Londonwas rated themost populardestination in the
worldby theGlobal DestinationsCities Index2015
Some 18.82million international visitorswill visit the
UKcapital in2015, spending£13.3bn (NOK174bn)
It’s thebiggestcity in theEU,with8.6million residents
Norwegianflies toLondon from46destinations
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Brixton
Multi-ethnic, fast-gentrifying
Brixtonstill hasa real buzz,
with theBrixtonVillageMarket
crammedwithcool little
eateriesandboutiques.
brixtonmarket.net
Greenwich
Oneof London’s fourWorld
Heritagesites (alongsideKew
Gardens, theTowerof London
andpartofWestminster),
under-ratedGreenwich is
worth the (boat) trip for its
observatory, themeridian line,
greatmuseums, amarket and
thenearbyO2centre.
Hackney
It used tobe rough, but
modernHackney is agem, from
quaintColumbiaRoad,with its
raucousSundayflowermarket,
to thehost of beautiful and
tastycurios tobe foundaround
BroadwayMarket, especiallyon
aSaturday.
columbiaroad.info
Soho
The seedy, anythinggoes vibe
hasdissipated somewhat,but
modernSohohasarguably
thegreatest concentrationof
great, varied restaurants in the
world. TrySpuntino,Ceviche,
BaoorKoyaBar for starters.
spuntino.co.uk, cevicheuk.com,
baolondon.com, koyabar.co.uk
SouthKensington
Manyof London’smostpopular
museums for kids are in
upmarket SouthKen, including
theScienceMuseum– founded
in 1857, andcurrentlyhosting
thegreat
Cosmonauts
exhibition–and theNatural
HistoryMuseum (1881),with its
fantasticdinosaurs.
science
museum.org.uk, nhm.ac.uk
Areastotry
Illustrator Jenni Sparks created
thismapaspart of a seriesof
art prints for Evermade that
includesBerlin, New York and
Paris. They’reavailableat the
website
evermade.com
Thepostcard
TheLondonEyeon theSouthbank
is still going strong, even if it’sbeen
joinedbyahostof newplaces to
get viewsacrossLondon, likeThe
Shard’s viewingdeckat244m,
20FenchurchSt’sSkyGardenor
Greenwich’sEmiratesHighLine
.
londoneye.com, theviewfromtheshard.com,
skygarden.london,emiratesairline.co.uk
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